Quote Originally Posted by 'Kicksome',index.php?page=Thread&postID=169803#pos t169803
I wonder if this mouse is any good if you just assign the buttons to keys combos?

How's the size, feel etc...?
If I keep it, this is how I'll use it. Of course, the macro software is a bit convoluted but I'm sure I could come up with some interesting binds like CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+b or something, and just use the in game menu->keybindings to make things more instant.

A friend of mine made a good point at work today -- what happens if you're in a raid or whatever, get a good string of crits and need to hit your "Stop all" macro so you don't pull threat? If the fight involves movement and you're using your WSAD keys, will you actually "/stopattack" as it types it out or will it turn into "/stopawwwwwwwttack"? Will you stop attacking fast enough to not pull threat? Will you stop attacking at all if you mash any keys before the speed-typer mouse is done typing? What about if you press your stopattack macro and then your assist macro in rapid succession (before the next one has finished typing) -- will the assist macro wait until the stopattack's typing buffer is completed or will they collide with one another?

Key tip: none of the packaging materials had any sort of tape or glue, so if I wanted to I could pack it all back up and it'd look like it never came off the shelf. Just in case you're worried about returns.

In any case, the mouse itself is very light -- it's a very plasticy mouse that LOOKS all metal and shiny but is, in fact, just plastic. The buttons themselves are "jiggly" which makes me think they won't stand up to long-term hard usage (after all, the w and s keys on my keyboard have long since been rubbed away thanks to excessive use). The buttons on my Microsoft ergo mouse were much more sturdy and didn't have the "wiggle" to them. Really, besides glowy flair the only thing this mouse has going for it is the fact that it's basically a right-handed Nostromo N52. I mean, it's lefty/righty, but the button position suggests more of a righty unless you've got an opposable pinky, and the fact that the Nostromo is left handed to begin with makes this a good companion for the right hand.

Basically, I give it an F for sales execution (pushing back release dates, long backorder), a C for hardware design (flimsy buttons, attractive design but somewhat uncomfortable for my hand size and the "wings" are clumsy, tossing ergonomics out the window), and a D for software design (overly-specialized software, tries to help you build macros "too much", why is it even WoW-specific and not game independent?).
If they wanted to improve, I'd make the software an integrated addon with WoW so that it can push your mousebutton macros directly to WoW's addon API (much like bar mods do) without exploding your chat window with speed typing. There's no use in touting a 3000+ dpi "uber fast reaction speed" mouse and then gimping it with text typing latency. I'd also ditch the cost of the fake metal finish and the misleading WoW branding and focus more on functionality and give those buttons better stability. I'd focus more on ergonomics, since if you're marketing this mouse towards a "hardcore gamer" they're going to be resting their carpal-tunnel prone wrists on this thing all day. Many device software recognizes when you've got a program open -- if this is honestly a "WoW" mouse, make those button macros work only when WoW is actually... well.. open. I have no use for a stopattack macro to be pasted into Notepad or Word.