Optical or Ball mice??? which do you think is better for gaming?

[ekundo]

i use logitech mx510, whoops some serious ass, wired aswell, comes in a funky blue

[Tumble]

Wireless mice should be called hamsters IMO.

I like my hamster, thanks

[Howard]

Lmao, my hamster is cool as well

[RVF500]

For my own part gimme a trackball for gaming. Just works for me and i don't end up with a sore wrist after hours of addictive fps

[unrealrocks]

I mainly use a Hamster because I mostly just browse the internet

For gaming when I used to seriously game I used a Logitech ball mouse which I found the best mouse I'd ever used - even to this day, apart from the BS2k which I've tryed a few times and like alot. I prefer some extra weight - although I found the tracking on the MS Mice I've tryed very good, theres no weight behind the movement.

[Spud1]

M$ optical wireless mouse

performance seems just as good as my 3rd gen wired optical one, and seems much better than the MX700 i had for a few weeks =) helps havin an alienware fUnC pad tho

[Stewart]

Boomslang 2100 is ugly as hell

Still the world's best gaming mouse though, me old mucker.

I think it looks Ok, nothing special, but not as bad as some.

[schrickvr6]

corded intellimouse explorer here,i did have a boomslang and tried to give it a chance but i just don't like them....my biggest problem with it was the positioning of the ball at the back of the mouse....also had to send 2 back cos of faulty buttons

[0iD]

MX700 or MX500. Have them both (home/work). Simply the best i've used.

[GAteKeeper]

MX700 here, But i still like my Explorer v1s (both now with broken cables)

GAteKeeper

[IBM]

Vote in for the Logitech MX700, although I wasn't into FPS last time I used a ball mouse, so not an honest comparison. I envy ekundo his MX510 though, would love to give it a shot on Far Cry, but love the work of art that is the MX700 too much to swap.

[Agent]

Still the world's best gaming mouse though, me old mucker.

I think it looks Ok, nothing special, but not as bad as some.

I dont know how people can play with it.
I tried it for a few weeks and it was PANTS.

Give me a good optical anyday. MS v3 or MX510 will do me nicely

[Rythmic]

With agent on the boomslang - can't stand them.

I'm normally prefer wires - but I just can't fault the MX700 - plays as if it's wired anyway.

[Willy]

MX500 - Won't be giving it up for a long time, it's just excellent.

[Kumagoro]

Maybe some of you should play your friends and try out the different mice to see if it makes a difference...

Play the game see who wins swap the mice and see if there is much difference in the scores you get.

[turkster]

Just got an IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0 and its loverly .
It replaces a cheap ball mouse so ther is probably no contest.

Ha i'm better at Far Cry now.