What kind of deformed monstrosity is that?!ajb924 said:It's weird, but I actually like using a trackball for gaming. My friends can't stand them, but I think it's easier to play with.
It's a trackball mouse!pwnzerstick said:What kind of deformed monstrosity is that?!ajb924 said:It's weird, but I actually like using a trackball for gaming. My friends can't stand them, but I think it's easier to play with.
I don't think I'll be re-learning a whole new control method now, it was hard enough getting the hang of a regular mouse!ajb924 said:It's a trackball mouse!pwnzerstick said:What kind of deformed monstrosity is that?!ajb924 said:It's weird, but I actually like using a trackball for gaming. My friends can't stand them, but I think it's easier to play with.
It doesn't move, you put it on your desk, place your hand on it as if it were a normal mouse, but you put your thumb on the big red ball. To move the cursor you move the ball around with your thumb. It's great once you get used to it. And as long as you don't get food on it it won't get stuck.
Yea, it does take a while to get used to. Only reason I use it for gaming now is because I got my first computer that was compatible with games with one, so I had it from the get-go. But, it took me a while to get used to simple tasks on the internet. Trust me though, once you get used to it it's so much easier. It's a lot easier to move the crosshair slight bits to the left and right that make the difference between headshot and giving away your posistion.Outright Villainy said:I don't think I'll be re-learning a whole new control method now, it was hard enough getting the hang of a regular mouse!ajb924 said:It's a trackball mouse!pwnzerstick said:What kind of deformed monstrosity is that?!ajb924 said:It's weird, but I actually like using a trackball for gaming. My friends can't stand them, but I think it's easier to play with.
It doesn't move, you put it on your desk, place your hand on it as if it were a normal mouse, but you put your thumb on the big red ball. To move the cursor you move the ball around with your thumb. It's great once you get used to it. And as long as you don't get food on it it won't get stuck.
Though I can honestly say I've never seen anything like that before, so in that respect it's pretty cool!
It's hard to imagine it being accurate when the ball is so tiny, I just imagine it being clunky like an analogue stick. Or am I missing something? Not having to lift the mouse of the pad would be handy though...ajb924 said:
The ball is actually pretty big. You remember those bouncy balls "Super Balls" or something like that right? They're a bit smaller than that. And the ball doesn't move like the scoller on a mouse. There are some sort of trackers that track how you move it. It isn't clunky at all, it's actually really free. It's sort of hard to explain, but when you go to Best Buy or whatever just ask if they have any samples you could see.Outright Villainy said:
