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tal, (edited ) do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse
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corsair.com/…/scimitar-pro-rgb-optical-moba-mmo-g…

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OP didn’t expand on it, and his photos didn’t show it, but this mouse apparently has a bunch of thumb buttons, which is a legitimately-rare feature (though it’s not the only mouse out there to have a bunch).

EDIT: Amazon has 786 “gaming mice” with 10 or more — a bit arbitrarily-chosen on my part — buttons, so I guess that there’s a reasonable crop out there.

Comrade_Squid,
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Makes it great for games like Arma 3 😍 and 3D cad.

Zorsith,

Logitech made the best (the g600) but it was discontinued and they show no signs of reviving it 😭

uninvitedguest, (edited )
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I have used the G604 for 6 years and the 6 side buttons are perfect for me - not too few, not too many, just right. Plus Bluetooth & Lightspeed to switch between devices.

I’ve printed it a replacement for its rubber cover, but now I need to look at cleaning/replacing the switches as they are starting to double click.

I bought the mouse for ~$68 on sale, the resale market for the mouse is nuts.

Bubs,

Had a Naga at first but refused to buy Razer after it broke (got quite a few years out of it). I’m on my second G600 and bought a third off eBay which is sitting on my shelf new and sealed. Of I ever get to the point that the third one dies, then I’ll maybe scavenge the first two for parts and repair one XD

Zorsith,

I saw something somewhere that they’re still selling them on ebay under the name “Logicool”, not sure how legit it is though.

Ive got 3 g600’s in rotation myself, i have yet to actually kill one and my main one has lasted me 5+ years

Bubs,

Thought you were talking about some scam with the name Logicool, but it’s actually the Japanese version of their brand. Seems to be legit too:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LogitechG/comments/1exw62n/the_logicool_g600t_japanese_ver_of_logitech_g600/

despoticruin,

Second best. The best is actually the reddragon one that’s $20 on Amazon.

I have used every mmo mouse on the market (currently on a scimitar elite, it’s the one op has but silver not yellow) and they are all decent mice, but each has a fatal flaw except the reddragon.

G600 click switches are awful and double click after weeks of use, I had to replace them twice, the final time with the switches out of the red dragon. That was fine for close to 10 years, but the side key caps fall off, they are barely glued on.

The scimitar has an awful encoder on the scroll wheel, I had to open the mouse to pack it with Vaseline to get it working properly, and disassembling the scimitar is a nightmare.

The reddragon has bad software, but it’s also supported by open source options for remapping and RGB, so it’s one flaw was by far the easiest to fix.

The g600 was the most comfortable to palm, but the side keys are in an awkward spot to palm the mouse, the scimitar is nice for the adjustable keypad, but it moves with time and tightening it too much will break the mouse. The red dragon has an odd texture on the far side, very rough, but otherwise the best for a claw grip.

Pieisawesome,

Razer is still making their Naga mouse with 12 side buttons. I believe they have a model that you can hot swap the side buttons to be the amount you want.

Of course Razer isn’t the most reliable brand…

fushuan,

As cool as the hot swap thing is, it’s incredible they don’t sell replacement parts, mine has some faulty buttons that post cleaning somewhat work, but I use them almost as much as the click buttons, and having such an easy replaceable part that’s not sold infuriates me to no end.

bunnyBoy,

I remember when they went from the old form factor in the 2012 version to the new ones where the buttons stick out more. I hated it at the time, but the side buttons are just so useful that I can’t see myself buying any other type of mouse.

TwilightKiddy, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse

Me with my tiling compositor, modal editor and Tridactyl in my browser: I refuse to use a mouse.

Comrade_Squid,
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Love tilling compositors, Swayfx then moved to Niri for a scrolling compositor.

TwilightKiddy,

Yes. Niri is my choice, too. Very convenient, especially when using a laptop with limited screen space as I do.

Nikls94, do games w Baldur's Gate 3 or Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?

I personally like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 more than Baldur‘s Gate 3. I didn’t play BG3 until like 10 minutes into chapter 2. It’s just not appealing to me. I also didn’t play Skyrim beyond exploring and the main quest.

Katana314, do games w What games have mastered "Both emotional extremes"?

Something I realize I never touched on is the specific way emotional extremes tie in to specific characters.

Quite often, what I enjoy most about story-driven games is the way you either see characters change, or get to see different sides of them. The moment that the quirky and silly kid turns deathly serious and speaks directly. The moment that a calm, collected tactician falls into a panic attack and runs away. The moment that an emotionless assassin is pressed into laughter for the first time.

One specific game that gave this feeling in spades is JRPG “Trails in the Sky”. I think it sometimes forces its extremes a bit, but it’s very good at spending a long time building joy and normalcy before establishing how much trauma and violence exists in the history and near-future of the world.

But while JRPGs can bore people with their 50-80-hour runtimes, one game I think demonstrated that principle fantastically was “Elite Beat Agents” for the DS. Within the scope of a 5-minute pop song, a focal character may go to the lowest point of their life, and bounce all the way back to happiness. Pushing the idea along with a frenetic musical pace makes it more acceptable, but it shows the importance of taking someone to both extremes.

wdx, do gaming w Elite Dangerous
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I hate how I didn’t even see the post title and immediately thought of Elite

bampop,
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Me too. I bet some younger folks might have thought of Elite Dangerous though

WhiteRice, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse

The mouse of Theseus. You could look into 3d printing replacement part. Those soft touch coating get sticky after they start to deteriorate.

remon, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse

My Logitech MX500 (or might be MX510?) should be over 20 years old now. Still going strong. And it lasted through over 400 days of WoW played-time as well as thousands of hours of StarCraft and StarCraft 2.

dwindling7373,

That’s at least 500 clicks.

lost_faith,

wow, almost as old as my (combined) Microsoft trackball, that is about 26 yrs old. Where yours has a bald spot from your finget, my trackball has lost ALL texture, so smooth a slightly sweaty hand slides easily. I have no idea how many hours it has been (ab)used for, I was unemployed when I got it and spent most of the day on IRC and playing games, good times. Haven’t found a decent replacement yet, I think my time is running out

xylol, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse

They usually sell grippy pads for the top part and replacement skids

No idea how they glide theres no reviews www.amazon.com/…/B0DBMZ6VFL

Linearity, do games w CrankBoy - the original Game Boy game emulator for the Playdate console (my article)

Great read, I really enjoyed the story!

PerfectDark,
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Thank you!!!

I’m really glad you found it interesting :)

TehPers, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse

Been using this mouse for years. The scroll wheel is already spazzing out whenever I use it. Still, haven’t had any complaints about it other than that (except for needing iCue).

I don’t need all the side buttons anymore though, so I may go for something simpler for my next mouse. Still, it was the best mouse I could find with that many inputs available to it.

Comrade_Squid,
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for me its the dpi up button that some times sticks, scroll is fine though. ICue sucks, luckily Linux has ckb-next

also, what was it you originally needed the extra inputs for?

TehPers,

Originally needed them for modded Minecraft. I ran out of keys on my keyboard for all the keybindings that mods wanted.

Also tried using them in ffxiv, at least for the short period of time that I played it (fun game but I don’t have the time sadly).

GrumpyBike1020, do gaming w NHL Hockey Review - Game Informer Issue #1

Love this!! More please

CloverCorvus, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse
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I recently switched to a G502 hero, myself, after I had a Steelseries Rival 500 for the longest time. I miss the unique side-button layout on the Rival, but c’est la vie. Maybe I’ll find a similar, more ergonomic MMO mouse one day.

rmuk, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse

There’s not many objects that you use with the same regularity and intimacy as a mouse other than footwear and furniture. If they’re a bit off you get used to them to the point their flaws become part of their charm. I got my Microsoft Sculpt Mouse when they were brand new. It’s still going strong and I’ll be heartbroken when it eventually dies but, at the risk of jinxing it, it’s showing no signs.

who, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse

I just about always prefer repair to replacement. Even if I’m not in love with the thing, less expense and pollution is worth a little effort.

Kolanaki, do gaming w I refuse to by a new mouse
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I mentionee this elsewhere hours ago, but I used to have a mouse that served me so long, by the time it finally fully died, there was a BB sized hole worn through the plastic of the left button from my finger.

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