Teh Mouse Ball!

ViperGTS · 2004-02-10, 04:10 PM

My god...........this is pathetic. The mouse ball fell out and I have no Idea were it is. I know I should had and optical mouse......but my mom broke so many of them she wont buy them any more. Well any body else have this happen to them?

ps.-were get a new optical mouse today

kreeten · 2004-02-10, 04:48 PM

Haven't used a mouse that isn't optic in ages. In fact ive got five of em in a drawer. Sure is nice having a brother-in-law who is a bigwig at Samsung. So many free things.

dscytherulez · 2004-02-10, 04:57 PM

I hate ball mouses...I can't seem to control them NEAR as well as regular/optical mice.

MilitantB0B · 2004-02-10, 05:07 PM

I use trackballs exclusivly. I can't stand regualar mouses, optical or not.

Jabberwocky · 2004-02-10, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by MilitantB0B

I use trackballs exclusivly. I can't stand regualar mouses, optical or not.

even in first person shooters? wow that takes some serious skillz.

Neon Apocalypse · 2004-02-10, 06:56 PM

old school pwnage, i can barely use one in normal apps

MilitantB0B · 2004-02-10, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jabberwocky

even in first person shooters? wow that takes some serious skillz.

PH34R M3H!!!!!

Black · 2004-02-10, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by MilitantB0B

PH34R M3H!!!!!

Squick · 2004-02-10, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Jabberwocky

even in first person shooters? wow that takes some serious skillz.

Nah, quite the opposite... I am the same way, I exclusively use trackballs, now with optical trackballs it is even better. It took me upwards of a year to become ultimately proficient with a trackball, but now I see the incredible advantage in FPS games.

How many times have you had to pick your mouse up, has the optical portion "caught" a little while you were in the air? That does not happen with trackballs. Another big advantage is the ability to just flick the ball and raise your fingers a bit, and let it spin, then set back down when you do a 180, sounds complex, but that takes one major wrist flick and a lot of movement to do a perfect 180 nearly instantly with a mouse.

I have not been into competition-level FPS games since Quake3 first came out, but at the last competition I ever went to everyone was amazed that I used a trackball, and of course I was the only one that did. But I totally swept the competition without even a challange and won a brand new shiny Voodo 3 3500, the best video card at the time; I still use that in my DVR machine since it has a digital TV decoder in it.

I'm sure I would get schooled now thhough, I have not played any games other then flash games in close to a year

martyr · 2004-02-10, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by MilitantB0B

I use trackballs exclusivly. I can't stand regualar mouses, optical or not.

logitech marblefx and microsoft ie trackball, myself.

Rbstr · 2004-02-10, 08:57 PM

I just bought a Logitech MX500 today, and i have fallen in love with the comforty super accuracy

UncleDynamite · 2004-02-10, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Rbstr

I just bought a Logitech MX500 today, and i have fallen in love with the comforty super accuracy

Gotta love the Logitech MX! Unfortunately, now that I own one, I refuse to use any other type of mouse. Once you reach the top of the mountain, the only way to change is to go down.

Anyway, I'm impressed with anyone who can use trackballs. I never liked them, but a friend uses one for his games and he has insane skills with it. His accuracy is dead-on, I could probably never do the same with a regular mouse (even my beloved MX).

Hamma · 2004-02-11, 02:20 PM

Balled mouses suck.

Rayder · 2004-02-11, 02:41 PM

So you prefer those of the opposite gender Hamma?

EineBeBoP · 2004-02-10, 08:59 PM

I'm drooling over a wireless kb/mouse combo myself now..
Just a few more months...