Gaming track ball mouse

[relapse808]

I have been using the "thumb" trackball(ball on side) for about 10 years and will never go back to anything else. I am wondering why no company has made a "gaming" version of this mouse. They make tons of regular gaming mice and I know its a niche market but I would love to see one with more buttons and better DPI settings.

 

[LeninGHOLA]

Because you're an anomaly. It would be interesting to see just how many people use a trackball for gaming, though.

 

[TED]

I do --- http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/trackballs/devices/189

 

[dderidex]

I was kind of surprised to see Logitech put out a new model of their 'thumb' trackball kit. Compared to the old one I'd had experience with, this adds two more buttons, a laser sensor, and it's now wireless.

 

[Shantarr.Dalrae]

I don't believe they can match the level of control of a traditional mouse and gamers want every nanometer of 'edge' they can get.

 

[relapse808]

I dont agree personally with the accuracy part. I find myself being very accurate with my thumb and used to whoop ass in instagib CTF in unreal with these mice(used the microsoft one back then). I would like to see a model like the new blue logitech M570 trackball with more buttons and better DPI settings. I use the previous black and red version of the M570 now.

 

[MavericK]

I know someone who has wrist problems but loves gaming so he's looking into getting one of these after I suggested it. Personally I couldn't see myself using one for gaming.

 

[J W]

I use the new one with the blue ball. I don't know, I've always seemed to do okay with trackballs in online shooters. I probably do better now with a trackball than I did way back when with a regular mouse. I'm almost always in the top half of whatever I'm playing, and I occasionally am at the very top.