How was it using this back then?

super annoying, had to clean it several times per gaming session

Based obsessive bro.

>More reliable, since it relied on the movement of the ball, and not the laser which could make mistakes.
>things that bizzaro Yea Forums said

really? I remember all the 90s geeks who were into gaming praising laser mouses over ball mouses. They all claimed laser mouses are almost always more precise.

I agree, fellow weirdo.

i sliced the rubber of one once, had a cool steel ball inside

Bullshit. They didn't need to be cleaned THAT often.

I'm a high sensitivity player, the laser doesn't make mistakes unless you've got awireless mouse, a shittymouse, a weird surface, or a shitty mobo/usb bus.

Dont respond to zoomers pretending to be boomers.

They were terrible, but there was a nice feedback when moving them that laser mice don't have. Like a dragging feeling instead of everything being silky smooth.