Pistol Mouse huh?

Jeffey · 2005-02-22, 03:03 AM

I saw this banner ad on one of the articles on PSU and decided to take a look at it: http://www.monstergecko.com/index.html

I'm just curious if anyone has happened to use this thing, or knows anyone who has. It looks pretty cool and I have to say I'm considering buying it

GreyFlcn · 2005-02-22, 03:59 AM

I wouldn't

Grab a logitech MX510 instead
Now thats a good mouse

Or maybe a MX1000 if you like that type of thing.

Ohh, or a nostromo52 speed pad.

Jeffey · 2005-02-22, 05:50 AM

I have no issues with the ergonomics of mouses.. mice. I just want to know if anyone has used this particular model, or somthing like it in terms of being aimed at FPS games.

Mag-Mower · 2005-02-22, 06:30 AM

get the Razer Viper mouse, i think thats what its called, its cool! go here
its a review of the mouse

Jeffey · 2005-02-22, 03:02 PM

does anyone happen to know if its possible to use this as my regular PC mouse?

Doppler · 2005-02-22, 03:30 PM

I'm intrigued enough by this that i might order one. I dont play an awefull lot of FPS but still.

Jeffey · 2005-02-23, 12:08 AM

they make a vague mention of a 30 day trial, prolly a full refund if you return within 30 days. I think i will try it out =P

Jaged · 2005-02-23, 12:37 AM

Maybe its just me but that mouse looks like crap. How exactly is holding something that shaped like a pistol supposed to enhance your preformance in any way? Its not, its just supposed to be "cool", but I have a strong feeling it would just be awkward to handle and clunky and end up getting you fragged more. Now I haven't used it and I don't plan to so I could be wrong, but it looks like a useless gimic to me.

Jeffey · 2005-02-23, 02:13 AM

well if you read over the whole description an stuff, it's an ergonomics thing.

With a conventional mouse, to turn your character, (move the mouse left and right) you turn your wrist side to side,

Now with the pistol mouse you have your hand sideways to grip the pistol, this way in order to turn side to side you bend your wrist in what would normally be up and down.

Take a second to compare these movements with your wrist now, hold onto your forearm so you dont move it and alter the results - you'll find that the 'side to side' movement only grants about a 45 degree movement range in each direction, and the 'up and down' yields 90 degrees or so of movement.

I've decided to order it and try it out, (30 day money back guarantee) I'll get back to you with my first hand info when I get it, I'm going to order tomarrow.

Baneblade · 2005-02-23, 04:11 AM

That mouse is a gimic. I tried it at a convention and never looked back.

You might as well use a joystick, it actually works better.

Jeffey · 2005-02-23, 04:43 AM

well ide assume it takes a little getting used to

can you give some details?

Baneblade · 2005-02-23, 06:50 PM

All it is is a regular mouse with a plastic pistol attached to the top. It's awkward, and takes too much effort to remember it isnt the one you used with Duck Hunt.

Jeffey · 2005-02-23, 09:12 PM

duckhunt was the own

Baneblade · 2005-02-24, 04:08 AM

Amen, just know that this mouse is just like any other mouse cept top heavy. You have to move it the same way, which to me defeats the whole point of it.

Electrofreak · 2005-02-24, 04:39 AM

Optical trackball for the win.

I've used both optical mice and trackballs for years, and in an FPS, the trackball is way better. Response times are quicker etc. I don't need to "paw" the mouse back into position when turning around, I dont need to worry about moving it around and the cord getting stuck on things, all I need to do is give that big marble a flick of the index finger and I'm pointing exactly where I want to.