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New Fatal1ty Gaming Mouse
steven williamson writes to tell us that Hexus has a quick look at Jonathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel's approach to a new gaming mouse. At first glace it doesn't seem to have much to offer beyond your average optical mouse. A few of the features are a "four finger" setup with regards to mouse buttons, a mere 1600 DPI but that should be plenty for most, and an exchangeable weight to give it just the right heft.
So then why is this on the frontpage of Slashdot?
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Best joystick I ever had was an Amiga Power Stick (Atari variety) -- the ones they sold to finance the development of the chipset which eventually became the heart of the Commodore Amiga. They were the best.
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"At first glance, the Fatal1ty gaming mouse doesn't look too different from any pther mouse..."
Looks like the spell checker got pwned by fatal1ty too!
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Seriosly what's with all the advertisments posing as stories? The admins might as well put up pop-up ads instead of having them pose as stories.
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The article says that other mice have adjustable weights, however I was unaware of this. Can someone provide a list of mice with this feature?
Ok, this is just pathetic. Not only is this "review" an advertisement -- it even fucking says it right under the headline!!!!!
Right there in a graphic "Advertisement".
News for nerds, my ass.
Well... a few generations of procreation within your family tree may yield the ability to manipulate a 5 finger stick.
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Oh, and please lose those mouseover keyword thingies. They come in at about a 9.5 on the Annoy-O-Meter scale
This mouse was clearly not designed to be used equally with both hands... if you're left handed, it's going to be a bitch to use. (Correction, if you use your mouse with your left hand, it's going to be a bitch to use.)
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> Well... a few generations of procreation within your family tree may yield the ability to manipulate a 5 finger stick.
I knew a guy who could manipulate five joysticks at once.
He was born with five cocks. Not only was he a great gamer, but as a fringe benefit, he said his pants always fit like a glove.
*sarcasm* Wow... a fancy mouse! *sarcasm*
e gory=1&subcategory=208&product=14000) sound system in the same booth was very powerful, and I could feel the chaingun rounds pummeling my chest!
I saw and touched it at the Creative booth at CES 2006. IMHO, it's just another Fatal1ty gimmick, mostly useless bells and whistles. The one touch sensitivity feature was kind of interesting, but seeing as how I only ever adjust the sensitivity ONCE in most games and don't change it much, it is not that practical. The weights might be handy if multiple people game on the same PC, but when I played with it I didn't find a reason to change the weight in the middle of my Quake 4 gaming, for example. I didn't seem to notice the extra accuracy too much. I did feel that the mouse was a little bit small though, somehow didn't have a place to really rest the hand comfortably.
A little off-topic, but the Creative X-Fi (http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?cat
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The fatality line of motherboards from Abit comes to mind.
This is probably /. suicide, but my IntelliMouse Optical does the job perfectly. Two side buttons, left and right click, and a clickable roller. It even works on sandwiches.
If you find yourself needing a 6 buttoned, a 4-way roller equipped, tilt sensor loaded, dual laser surface scanning, custom weighted hand cooling mouse then you are taking it too seriously.
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While Fatal1ty is capitalizing on his new-found fame, it should be known that Fatal1ty recently lost his self-titled tournament at CES.
Which begs the question: Do we really want to buy a mouse named after someone who loses games? I mean, if you really want to do that, then I will soon announce my WriterMike Mouse. From Zero-To-Throwing the Computer Out The Window in 7.5 seconds.
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How would it help you switch weapons? What endless possiblities with the buttons? By the looks of it, or what I can gleam off the weak article, it has adjustable weight (how hard is it to control a mouse, really?), a fourth button somewhere (there's a little red thing on the left side, but the article describes a button high and to the right), and a scroll wheel.
Other than the weight changing, which I doubt is worth the high price tag that this is likely to earn, this mouse has nothing special going for it. Take the 5+ year old Intellimouse Optical that I'm using, which was one of the first optical mice that didn't require a special mousepad. It has a clicking scroll wheel, and buttons on the left and right sides which are large and easy to press. That's five buttons and a scroll. The endless possilbities!
Honestly, I don't have a clue about what the parent is on about, or the point of this article at all.
My wife bought me a Logitech G5 mouse for Christmas. It boasts 2000 DPI sensitivity and it can change sensitivity on the fly using 2 buttons below the wheel. you can even specify sensitivity using the included software to up to 5 settings (expanding on 400/800/2000 which works even before installing drivers/software) so everyone is happy. It also includes Teflon pads to reduce friction and a weight cartridge to further customize your controls. The only drawback I can find is the price, but a little shopping around can save a few bucks even after the shipping. No, I dont work for Logitech.
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Amen. I bought mine for like $15 new. I've never had issues with it; it feels great in my hand. And if you need a ton of buttons to click on the mouse; you need to start learning to use your LEFT hand :)
Being ambidextrous is a big advantage in many things... though most "professional" gamers are pimply-faced 18 year old kids that weigh 120lbs with 9inch arms (though their right forearm is much larger than the left! I wonder why!??!?)
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I've thought of hacking together a mouse that had dual optical sensors for axial rotation in addition to the standard translation of a single sensor mouse. User interfaces for 3D CAD programs would benefit - twist to rotate the object. Gaming would benefit - you could circle strafe with one hand by making the twist of the mouse accelerate the strafe. OS GUIs would benefit - click on an object then turn the mouse to activate an option on the context menu.
Good idea, or invitation for wrist-strain lawsuits?
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I see there are quite a few "as a gamer" and "as a hardcore gamer" and even a bit of "I play games and..."
Here's my take on it:
I don't see a purpose to this mouse. Honestly, you can fit as many buttons in certain places as you want to, but it won't change a goddamn thing. Take a look at your Numpad. Do you honestly use those numbers while playing the game to switch between weapons or select a choice of a menu? As far as I know a lot of gamers use the keyboard. The standard is a 2 button + 1 wheel mouse, and people don't complain.
Then you have those keyboards that are specifically made for games, like WoW, Call of Duty 2, et cetera. Once again, it's pointless. A regular keyboard does the job as well as that one. You position a few buttons elsewhere to allow leverage, but it doesn't alter the skill of the person, it simply changes the positioning of their hands; their fingers move in an almost exact way as a regular keyboard (noting WASD config).
I expect them to come out with something like: "You'll get better if you play with this mouse!" or some advertising crap like that. I guess the proper way to put it would be: Just because it suits one person, doesn't mean it suits the rest. I'll stick with my 2 button + 1 wheel optical mouse. It does the job.
I think fatal1ty is going way over the top with this one. The t-shirts, the accessories, now the mouse? Come on. Ah well, every dog has his day.
I'll am awaiting someone with a bit more leverage like John Carmack, Chris Taylor or even Bruce Shelly to complain about something regarding computers... THEN I'll be impressed.
Im still waiting for the in-developement Fatal1ty officemouse. They say it will improve chart generationtimes by up to 10%.
Well I think Gayest Faggot in the World is officially the gayest alias in the history of gaming, but Fatal1ty is a close second.
Sometimes my arms bend back.
a mere 1600 DPI but that should be plenty for most
I'd be wary of buying such a mouse for use on a Linux/BSD system. I realize, though, that most gamers use Windows. It would seem that under many circumstances, there is no way to set the speed of a mouse in xorg/xfree86. Sure, you can set the acceleration, but if you happen to have, say, a shiny new Logitech Cordless MouseMan Optical (800dpi), the thing is so fast that you have to set the acceleration to be
Why is losing mouse acceleration a big deal? It means that you cannot move across the screen with a quick movement while maintaining the ability to make small movements easily. It turns out that in operating system like Mac OS X, they actually "decelerate" for very slow movements - it takes a greater distance to move one pixel. I had never noticed these things before.
This issue is already on the TODO list and in their bugzilla system submitted by someone else. The goal is eventually to have a much smarter system for mouse speed and acceleration, to suit all tastes. I hope it gets some attention (perhaps as an add-on to the new X11R7), as right now I went back to an older mouse that works with acceleration (but isn't optical).
My mouse is simply incredibly fast (and I can't imagine another reason than the doubled dpi from most mice) - plugging it into my Mac Mini showed it was much faster than a wired Logitech optical mouse, and the discrete settings Mac OS X offered for mouse speed proved either too slow or too fast. I think the bundled Logitech software allows for finer control of mouse movement, though.
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