long gone 8,930 November 23, 2013 Share November 23, 2013 (edited) Keep in mind that I am down south visiting family over Thanksgiving, and supposedly there's a Steam sale happening soon, so I won't be able to get your recommended mousepad immediately. So I got a new mouse recently, yay! Only thing is it's optical and hates my glossy mousepad. So, I've begun looking for a new mousepad as well. My only requirements are that: It's large: I need a lot of surface area for shooters, ok? It's matte: As in, not shiny. So that I can use my optical mouse properly without needing to rest it on my desk or a book. It has a hard surface: I don't find soft surfaces to be particularly durable, and probably would not be able to stand up to my mousing or gaming requirements. So yeah, help a fellow PC gamer overcome the limitations of his new mouse's sensor out here. Edited November 23, 2013 by Daring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
qwertyuiop 28 November 23, 2013 Share November 23, 2013 (edited) hey daring, i made a thread over at teamfortress.tv for mice/mousepads http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/11515-the-mouse-mousepad-thread i would personally recommend picking up a puretrak talent -- 19" by 14" and machine washable. that or a steelseries 9/4HD. be warned, they work better with laser mice so optical mice might be a problem. Edited November 23, 2013 by An__Lemon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long gone 8,930 November 23, 2013 Author Share November 23, 2013 hey daring, i made a thread over at teamfortress.tv for mice/mousepads http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/11515-the-mouse-mousepad-thread That Xtrac pad looks nice, it's just that I'm not a huge fan of soft pads. hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
qwertyuiop 28 November 23, 2013 Share November 23, 2013 That Xtrac pad looks nice, it's just that I'm not a huge fan of soft pads. hmm... perhaps a steelseries 4HD/9HD? don't have any experience with one and i've heard they don't work too well with optical mice but it might be something you would like. the monoprice mousepad i also have no experience with but it looks very nice and monoprice products are usually top notch. personally though, the puretrak talent or steelseries qck+ if you want a durable mousepad that would last a while. (they're both soft pads, however). the puretrak talent is also machine washable, so that's a big plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long gone 8,930 November 23, 2013 Author Share November 23, 2013 perhaps a steelseries 4HD/9HD? don't have any experience with one and i've heard they don't work too well with optical mice but it might be something you would like. the monoprice mousepad i also have no experience with but it looks very nice and monoprice products are usually top notch. personally though, the puretrak talent or steelseries qck+ if you want a durable mousepad that would last a while. (they're both soft pads, however). the puretrak talent is also machine washable, so that's a big plus. Sounds promising. Continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
qwertyuiop 28 November 23, 2013 Share November 23, 2013 Sounds promising. Continue. continue? uh. ok... what's your favorite color? what class do you main? would you rather fight 50 duck sized horses or 1 horse sized duck? just kidding. back on topic i think really past those recommendations it's your choice completely. if you want to look at invite player bios on tftv and buy whatever they use do ahead and do that. i know 90% of invite players use the qck+ or puretrak talent though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long gone 8,930 November 23, 2013 Author Share November 23, 2013 All right, I'll look into those then. I probably won't have the money to buy either until December, but I'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
Troblems 5,531 November 23, 2013 Share November 23, 2013 ^This. Sorry, couldn't help it. >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
FractalMoon 378 November 23, 2013 Share November 23, 2013 (edited) Here's a way to make your own. Take an old hardcover book (if you live near a college town half-price bookstores are your friend), rip one of the covors off and glue a piece of black paper to it. It's cheaper than a store bought mouse pad, and works just as well. NOTE : by hardcover book I mean a text book of some sort. Novels are too small. Edited November 23, 2013 by FractaLuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,060 November 24, 2013 Share November 24, 2013 I honestly just have some simple soft one that has some simple rain pattern on it. I really don't find any issues with it, but i guess its up to you really. Good luck regardless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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