Please help me with my mouse and FPS gaming

Matth3w

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I'm struggling to get my mouse where I want it, ie - for FPS gaming. I have a Logitech G9 with Setpoint installed. I have a GTX460 card with a 1920x1080 monitor.

Right now I have the speed set to 3 and acceleration to 2, but the DPI cranked up to 3200. Polling set to 500.

My issue is, I can't seem to do well when looking through my sights. In other words, when zoomed in and say, trying to kill some camper that has his head just sticking over the barrier in Medal of Honor, it takes too long and usually gets me killed because I can't quite get an accurate bead on him.

It's basically like the mouse is somewhat jerky when I'm trying to be precise. I just ordered http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product because right now I'm playing on a table top.

Not sure what the problem is. I've tried various settings like polling at 1000, DPI high, low, you name it. Can't seem to find the sweet spot where the mouse scrolls smoothly no matter what.

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. TIA.
 

coldmeat

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When I went from a cheap logitech mouse to my Razer Diamondback 3g, I was experiencing the same thing. I just left it at whatever felt closest to what I had before, then just got used to it.
 

Matth3w

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Yeah, I understand what you're saying, but it's not smooth I guess is the bottom line.
 

Ben90

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First off I would turn off mouse acceleration. It will feel funny at first, but will make you a better player in the end. It seems you have a surface problem, your mousepad will fix that.
 

Rifter

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turn off mouse acceleration. Also lowering DPI(if your mouse allows DPI changes on the fly, if it doesnt buy one that does) when zoomed in helps alot. With my Razer i lower the DPI when im zoomed in on a scope and it helps smooth it out ALOT.
 

Ben90

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Also lowering DPI(if your mouse allows DPI changes on the fly, if it doesnt buy one that does) when zoomed in helps alot. With my Razer i lower the DPI when im zoomed in on a scope and it helps smooth it out ALOT.
I highly disagree with this. You want your sensitivity to be as consistent as possible, this "feature" is a complete gimmick. I haven't played a FPS competitively since CS 1.6, but there should be a cvar to change the zoom sensitivity.

Along with turning off mouse accel, you also need to fix your sensitivity. Just leave the driver speed at default and preferably use default windows sensitivity. If you must change it for certain reasons, make sure the multiplier comes out to a nice even number and only lower sensitivity, never raise it.

For DPI you should set to whatever is comfortable in windows and then change your sensitivity in game as long as the game uses direct input. There are a few out there that do not use direct input such as the Orange Box Engine. For the shitty I/O of the OBE I recommend lowering your DPI and increasing game sensitivity proportionally within limits (not to lose precision). Although for casual gamers this really isn't a big deal.

Also some mice lose perfect control by either lowering DPI or raising it. The G9s sensor is basically a higher resolution G5 sensor which lost perfect control slightly by raising DPI. Although to be honest its probably not noticeable as the G9 is already an extremely slow gaming mouse so unless you are having major problems with negative acceleration I wouldn't bother tweaking it. Other mice like the original Razer Deathadder lose perfect control at much lower I/S when lowering DPI.
 

JoshGuru7

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I agree it's probably a mousing surface problem. Let us know if you still have problems after getting used to the Razer mousepad.
 

lsv

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Maybe OP just sucks? Learn 2 Game LOL!L!!!!!!!!

/troll
 

Xplaced

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I would agree that the G9 not being smooth is most likely related to the surface it's on, but I'm just guessing. I had a G9, and I used the 3200 DPI setting and the windows pointer speed on the 3rd notch I believe. I almost say it was the smoothest mouse I've ever had. So I'm really surprised when you say it is twitchy. That's why I think it's possibly the surface, or who knows? It could even be a bad mouse I guess if it keeps doing it on any surface. I use a fairly regular mouse pad. It's the thin foamy type. Not the stiffer, thick foam mat.

I'd say most of what Ben90 says I would agree with, however I do think being able to adjust DPI on the fly up or down between say, 2 settings, can be useful and not gimmicky. It's only gimmicky if you don't use it. I think it is a legitimate tool if used properly though. For example, if I am using my mouse at 1000 DPI and I want to do something that requires very fine movement, clicking it down to 400 or even 200 DPI makes the fine movements really easy. All depends on if you need to change DPI or not really. My hands are not the steadiest so having lower DPI like 200 allows me to move the mouse a lot more without moving the pointer a lot on the screen.
 

HybridSquirrel

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call logitech and get a new mouse. i had the same problems. I got a free mouse and a coupon for 75% off my next logitech purchase. also, use a black soft cloth mousepad (like a qck+) if youre using a hard pad or just the desk it might not reg as well.