/cs/ - Counter-Strike

If you use Raw Input in the game settings, the Windows sensitivity slider will only affect your interaction with the 2D UI. Your aiming in 3D is unaffected. In my case, I use the G400 at its native DPI of 800, and so with Raw Input 3D has no problems, but for the UI I have my Windows sensitivity slider bumped up two notches. This makes the cursor jittery while moving, but for clicking big UI buttons it doesn't make a difference.

The pros that use 400 are typically doing it for legacy reasons, easy for them to set up their settings across games and systems. They are used to the settings, so why change?

They generally favor low sensitivity because the large mouse movements make for smooth, accurate shots. In theory there is no reason why a high sensitivity pro could not exist, but they would likely have to be even more skilled at their aim to compete with low sensitivity pros.

You want a high DPI (not too high though), low in-game sensitivity and a large mouse pad for the best movement.

>>339
If you can find out what the hardware native DPI of your mouse is, it is best to use that to achieve the absolute minimum amount of errors in the tracking of your aim.

If you have software that lets you choose your DPI, setting it to a number higher than the native results in a subdivision of the pixels in the sensor, but it can't be perfect and will create errors. The software will try to correct for these errors, but purists like me don't trust it to get the job done right.

My G400 has two native settings, 800 and 3600. I could either use 3600 and lower my in-game sensitivity for 3D motion and lower my Windows sensitivity for 2D motion, or I could do the opposite and use 800 and raise the in-game and Windows sensitivity to reach my comfort zone. I am currently using the latter, and have great results. I might have to try the former sometime soon though.

Here's a video where a Logitech Engineer talks about sensors and tracking and stuff.

>>344
I saw the video, I was trying to say what the Frenchman was saying. Higher DPI leads to higher accuracy but if it's too big it causes jittering, so it good to have it semi-high but not too high,or at the native DPI of your mouse.

My mouses lowest DPI setting it probably the best for me, but my mousepad isn't big enough for me to use it (currently waiting for my QCK+ to arrive). I think higher DPI and lower sensitivity is the best but up to a point.

>using Logitech
>not Zowie
Stay pleb, board owner.

>>345
I got nothing against Zowie mice. I know they have perfect sensors just like Logitech offers, and I assume decent build quality. I hate their naming conventions though and can never tell the differences between their mice. Also at the time I bought my G400, Zowie mice were strangely hard to find available, and the G400 was on a great sale.

>>346
I'm joking man, the G400 is a great mouse

Does it generally make sense to have your sensitivity higher if you move the mouse with your wrist and not arm?

Currently using a Zowie FK1 @1600dpi with 1.25 sens ingame. I used to to have 2.6 sens @800dpi, but changed when I found out FK1 has 1600 native dpi.

>>361
You should move it with your arm and make aim corrections with your wrist ideally

>>361
>Does it generally make sense to have your sensitivity higher if you move the mouse with your wrist and not arm?
I am also a wrist player, and by nature it lends itself to using higher sensitivity settings. I use 800 DPI and 2.95 Sens.

I've tried playing via arm movements but I find it way too tiresome. It's probably due to the height/shape of my desk and chair.

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>>344
I was under the impression that mouse had a native DPI of 400. Shit I thought my mouse's native DPI was 400 as well but now I don't really know for sure.

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Zowies are great mice but imo overpriced for your standard consumer and far harder to find than they have any reason being.