Does anyone use either of these for dual-boxing? If so, have you found any tips/tricks that work well for dual-boxing?
Does anyone use either of these for dual-boxing? If so, have you found any tips/tricks that work well for dual-boxing?
I'm interested in this as well I see alot of pluses for myself using a blekin game pad. Anyone have experience with it?
I've used a Nostromo n52 for a long time now. I've essentially got 90% of my in combat nukes / main actions bound to it, Mounting, Movement via the D pad. out of combat stuff is bound to a second page.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Enndoh',index.php?page=Thread&postID=206341#post2 06341
Nice! I'm definately picking one up next week on payday lol.
I've actually been 5-boxing with BOTH of these devices for a couple of months now, the Nostromo n52 (which I've actually had for a couple years now) and the Steelseries WoW Mouse which I just bought as soon as I was able to find one. Here's my thoughts:
The mouse itself is not a very well made device, physically. The button layout takes alot of getting used to, as does hand positioning. Also, after about a month and a half, the buttons started squeeking when I pushed them.
Now, those issues aside, this combo is F(*&ING AMAZING!!!!! Having those programmable buttons on the mouse is glorious!!!! I have it set up now between the two, I never have to touch the keyboard! I cant say enough good things about using these two together.
If I could ever find a better mouse with as many programmable buttons as the Steelseries WoW mouse, I would consider it, but right now, this is the best you can get, and I will NEVER go back to a standard 5-button mouse again!
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Na the best gaming mouse is made by razer ;p coming in at a close second is the logitech g5
i like my g7 mouse
had the g7 then the g5. now using the g9 and owns both :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Drecan',index.php?page=Thread&postID=206424#post2 06424
dont have the steelseries yet but was using the n52 but i heard something about the diagonal directional keys being against the ToS so went back to mainly using the g15. i could've unbound it but got so much used to the g15.
I don't recall there being a diagonal button on the n52/n52te. It's all bound to WASD, and you're physically pressing a button bound to W and a button bound to A if you're wanting to turn in a circle.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Darelik',index.php?page=Thread&postID=206436#post 206436
I had mine bound to QWES. I can't stand keyboard turning. That's what the mouse is for.
I used my n52te for approximately 1 week and gave up on it. I may try leveling a new character with it, so I get used to it from the beginning. But looking like a choad in battlegrounds or raids because I'm not used to where the keys are is painful as hell.
edit: Update -- just installed the n52te drivers and application. Looks like there are a total of 8 directional buttons. Looks like I was wrong. You can still "disable" the diagonal buttons, though and be legit as far as WoW's ToU goes.
I opted for several X-Keys over the n52 but I did buy the SteelSeries MMO Mouse, two of them actually (one for me and one for the wife); we are up to our third RMA on them! So here's my impressions of the mouse,
Since owning these we've had them die in several ways. The first one I brought started playing up within a month of use; on a daily basis it would lock up and had to be unplugged before it would work again, mouse button 5 also died. The second one was my wife's and it has died too; whilst its buttons work and the system recognizes mouse clicks it does not move the cursor. I tried both of them on multiple systems and had the same issues. The mouse I received from my first RMA is also exhibiting button fatigue, with the right button becoming intermittent; overall the build quality of these seems quite poor. I've just switched to the Razer Mamba and after the 1.07 firmware update it's been working well for me, my wife is talking about buying one for herself rather then doing the RMA of her dead mouse.
- Has the most buttons of any mouse to date, period.
- Buttons are much more accessible then those of the Razer Lachesis, though still not ideal.
- Buttons feel cheap; there is no positive feedback when pressed and they tend to rock a lot.
- Metal finish tends to rub along edges of mouse surface, I've actually worn mine down to the plastic in some places; this really annoys me as it was this multilayer metal finish that delayed production and caused a global outage of the mouse.
- The two main buttons may become sticky and feel like extra pressure is needed to trigger them.
- Mouse is excessively large; people with smaller hands may find it difficult to use
- The macro functionality of this mouse is extremely limited; I ended up using it to trigger key bindings, but even then it does not allow for a button (like ctrl or alt) to be held down as a modifier.
- As someone else pointed out the primary mouse buttons start to squeak (how appropriate for a mouse) after a short period of use.
I also own the SteelSeries 7G keyboard and several Ikari mice and I've had no issues with these at all; it seems they have had issues with the MMO mouse only. I've owned the Razer Lachesis too but would not recommend it as the placement of the side buttons make them almost unusable. The Mamba has been an excellent mouse thus far and I've simply moved some keys around on my X-Keys and added a few to the UI; the loss of the extra buttons was not a big deal for me, the loss of a functioning mouse was.
Frankly I would recommend against the SteelSeries MMO mouse.
-Aldercy
yep. disabling them will do the trick but not knowing about the 'extra' directional buttons being against the tos(s)/tou could land one in a hot tub of blue water. at least it takes time for blizz to 'detect' and respond to n52 users and by the time they're ready to hit said user with a phat banshtick, this user would've already given up on the n52. lolx.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Ellusionist',index.php?page=Thread&postID=206634# post206634
I personaly cant get on with the N52 which is a shame as I get them free(gogo friend working at belkin) i guess i should just stick with it but i feel soo clumsy when ever i get the thing out.
Same here on the n52te. Tried it for FPS games and wow and just can not get comfortable with it. I might give it another try as an extra set of keys but not confidant it will work. The razor software was absolute crap when it was first released as well and that was a big turn off for me when I first tried to use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Effex',index.php?page=Thread&postID=207747#post20 7747
I have had the MMO mouse for about 2 weeks now and love all the buttons. I have not had any issues with them (yet). I actually have a pretty big hand and the mouse just does not fit comfortably in it. It is to the point where it is actually causing my arm to hurt even after a short 20-30 minute session. I will probably return it this weekend because of this. The macro functionality was also a disappointment and nothing special really even compared to the base logitech setpoint software. It also walks a VERY fine line in regards to the tos and is emabarrisng when you dump a macro to raid chat in the middle of a fight because you are moving and spamming other things at the same time.