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"Ball sensitivity"

I've been gaming on a trackball mouse for more than 10 years. Once you get the hang of it, its not bad. Plus if you plan on playing for a long time, it'll ease and reduce the stress (potentially if you have one) of CTS in the long run.

I use the Logitech MX Ergo for FPS and gaming in general. The protoarc is a cheaper alternative to the MX Ergo. I’ve tried the protoarc and there’s a few downsides compared to my experience with MX Ergo that just keeps me using the Ergo more. But nonetheless, it’s a cheap alternative and decent for any entry thumb ball users coming in! I’ve started uploading shorts recently so aiming isn’t impossible with trackball and with time and practice you can get close to or be better than your skill level with mouse!

I play first person shooters with a thumb trackball mouse and I am able to kill much more than I die. I do this because I grew up using trackball mice and never really liked using regular mice much.

I've been a gamer since the mid 1990's and most of that time was using Logitech TrackMan Marble Trackballs, or similar trackballs. The "marble" is only a 300 DPI trackball but I play the likes of world of warcraft and am best known for one of my healers there! I like these so much I have bought a box of them and have replacements for years to come! The only problem with the Trackman Marble is there are only 4 buttons! I would like to see a proper gamer version with 8 or ideally more programable buttons.

I wish this mouse had a sniper mouse like the MX ergo. It probably is just some dpi button but the location really makes it work

When using a thumb trackball mouse, you have to lift your thumb frequently and re-adjust; it is inevitable. You want to set your sensitivity so that you can just barely yaw 180 degrees at the most without lifting your thumb, any higher is excessive and will make it so that you will not be able to aim with any precision at medium to far distances.

what chair have u got and do u recommed this for 4-5 hours daily ?

It's also important to note that if you try first person shooters with a thumb trackball that you get one where the ball will continue to spin even after you lift your thumb off of it. This way I can set my sensitivity really low (like only being able to yaw 90 degrees without lifting thumb) and still be able to turn around fairly quickly by giving the mouse ball a little spin and stopping it at the right moment.

I have been using Razer and Logitech for years, unfortunately they only sell that in my country, the detail is that I have not felt the proper ergonomics of each one and I have had tensions when moving those traditional mice because of how big and small they are since they did not fit well my hand in any type of grip, currently I want to change to a trackbkall but the only thing they sell is the logitech mx ergo wireless trackball, do you recommend that I use it and get used to it. fast action shooter and mmorpg game, that logitech trackball would help me

What are your headphones

If it didn't make you much worse immediately, the skill ceiling is probably higher for you with this type of input. You might want to enable mouse acceleration when using a trackball.

As a person that uses a ballmouse commonly. I will say they sensitivity is something you need to figure out, But more times than not I play better than most of my friends due using a normal mouse

I played with the old school trackball back during the early 2k leagues

I use a wireless Logitech gaming trackball that looks quite a bit similar to this... It's all I ever use, I'll never go back to a regular mouse.

gotta say i love the production quality of your video

the best trackball mice are the ones with a bigger ball right in the middle between the two clicks. THAT is god tier once you get used to it

I used a ball mouse for a while when i had no space for mouse movements and it did ok. I still prefer gyro controls or a normal mouse for gaming tho

It depends on the mouse that one is very limited with only being able to use your thumb

I have years of experience because I’ve been playing with balls since childhood

Try again with a finger operated ball, like the Logitech Marble Mouse or the Gameball is you have more $$. BIG difference. I've been a tackball gamer for a couple decades and would never go back to using a mouse.

Try the wired m-xt3urbk from Elecom Japan on A-zon). It has 750/1500 dpi and a sixth button that is programmable. Ball is low on side and very comfortable. After learning to play on that I have not been able to go back. Everything else seems slow since you have to move your whole arm with a mouse.

Get a Logi MX Ergo Pro or ELECOM EX-G M-XT1URBK where you can press a button (Logi) or hold a third button (Elecom) to switch to low DPI mode for sniping.

Ive never seen a ball mouse with rgb

its vastly superior to waving hand mouse. if its your birthday, well then its a special occasion, no ?

You "spin" the ball, after a while you learn how far to send the ball before catching it with your thumb and can get very good at flick movements and 360 or 720 spins. It takes YEARS to develop the muscle control in the thumb and hand to use them for gaming primarily.

you should try the one on index finger

im always using a trackball mouse

Give yourself time to get used to it and you'll want to use nothing else eventually

Using a thumb trackball for gaming is obviously a ridiculous choice. You need one placed on top, between the RMB and LMB. Only then is it possible to step into the realm of gaming gods. DUHH.

I bought this yesterday because if this video. It is bad. Have you tried selecting a single letter in a text? It can not do it. The ball sticks. It is not smooth. I am returning it 2 hours after its arrival.

1:48 Aidan will be proud

Logi Trackball is better

I can tell that you have your sensitivity set not correctly for the type of mouse. You will not be able to do very well with a trackball mouse if you are not used to using one regularly.

Your graphics are kind of laggy. That looks to be your main problem.

Using the wrong style of trackball (thumb ball) homie. Need to go traditional (fingertip trackball), like a MTE, Sanwa Gravi, ProtoArc EM03, or GameBall (recommended and my daily driver).

You might just be bad. Or maybe you have your settings wrong. I can hop on Valorant with you if you want. I can help you with your settings.

so dirty desk..

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This dude looks AI genorated no offence💀💀

Mediocrity*

why do you look like that???

why do you lool like that?

Jesus christ, this guy is not very bright

Finger balls work better then thumb balls. Big difference between brands. Generally the bigger the ball, the better. Setting sensitivity is key, but once you get dialed in, moving a finger compared to moving an arm around is obviously better way to go. Reliability is a big thing, no batteries to go dead in the middle of gaming, with the mouse being stationary no need for batteries, no reason why the cord would bind up get in the way or run out of length like a regular mouse. Dust can build up under the ball and interfere with the lasers inside. I should pop the ball out once a day, blow it out run my finger around pulling any cat hairs out of it, but i forget, so about once a week it happens, and it takes 30 seconds to clean. I'm no pro but I have been told that a lot of pro gamers are using rollerballs. I have a Microsoft X08-70390 Trackball Explorer 1.0 USB. I saw a review once that claimed it was the best trackball/rollerball ever. It is out of production and that might explain why they range in price from $90-$140 USD. I have a second Rollerball The ELECOM HUGE. It's also very good, I gave up trying to program the keys though, can't remember why to be honest. So many people are resistant to the idea of rollerballs, its obvious to me they have become so use to a regular mouse that it feels alien to them and get frustrated too quickly to give them a chance.