Why am I just about the only person I've ever met who uses a trackball to game? I don't see the upside to using a standard mouse, but everyone is still shocked when I tell them I use a trackball.
How/why is a standard mouse better?
Why am I just about the only person I've ever met who uses a trackball to game...
James Edwards
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Logan Jackson
So that uses your index finger on the ball? How does it compare to thumb ball versions?
Daniel Rogers
I switched to a trackball because of wrist pain. I love this thing but it still feels a little awkward for FPS. Great for everything else though.
Dominic Jackson
I've used the thumb ones before and they feel really awkward and terrible like I don't have precise control over them. I'm sure I would get used to it after a long time, but this one uses index finger and middle finger (at least the way I use it). I have both on the ball at all times. Mostly aimed with pointer finger but my middle finger rests against the side and I add/remove pressure on the side of the ball as a sort of brake to fine tune my aim if you understand.
My first computer mouse was one of those huge motherfucker trackballs like the one you pictured, with the ball in the middle for what I assume is your palm. Great for reducing strain on your wrist, I've never had much issue with FPS games other than my sens needs to be MUCH higher than other people's.
Standard mouses have always given me the same feeling I get when I try to throw a baseball with my left hand, nothing works right. Also I have fucking huge gorilla hands so I need large peripherals and this mouse I found last year is phenomenal, I already have 5 of them, 4 still in box in case they ever stop making them. Pic is the one I used to use for ~15 years before I found this gorgeous fucker.
Hunter Green
Yeah I did take about 2 weeks to get used to the thumb ball. They tend to feel highly sensitive when you first start out. They are precise enough after you are seasoned, but if I need extra precision I'll pinch the ball with my thumb and index finger.
Luke Collins
>How/why is a standard mouse better?
having about a dozen times more space to work with, thus speed and accuracy
Dylan Green
>Why am I just about the only person I've ever met
Jordan Davis
A trackball has infinite "space" though. As long as you can perform a complete 180 in both directions without taking your fingers off the ball, you don't need more space than that. Why would I want to be moving my arm around my desk if I don't need to?
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Adrian Edwards
>A trackball has infinite "space" though
retard
>Why would I want to be moving my arm
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Elijah Long
I got a wireless mouse for my left hand might consider a left hand trackball.