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--- Quote from: 97thruhiker on May 26, 2006, 01:48:39 pm ---Has anyone ever used one of these?
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I've got an N50, but never could get used to it.
I play FPS games with the mouse in my left hand, and a 10-key in my right.
That provides the best feel to me, as I use a 10-key by touch, and the buttons are aligned "properly", rather than staggered.
The Nostromo devices are left hand only, and I just couldn't get used to mouse right, despite using mouse right for work, 8-10 hours a day.
Doom and Descent had a large impact on my play-style, and I used a joystick on the left for those.
When the mouse driven games began coming out, it felt much more natural to me to keep the mouse in my left hand.
I AM left-handed, which may have a large impact on that as well--although my Dad plays mouse left as well, and is right-handed.
That may be my fault for introducing him to all those games, using my pre-set player profile though.
escher:
--- Quote from: 97thruhiker on May 26, 2006, 01:48:39 pm ---Has anyone ever used one of these?
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I always look at it when at the store but have always been hesitant to buy it.
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I had an n50, and sold it quite quickly. I don't know if my hands aren't proportionally average or what, but it was easily the most uncomfortable thing I've ever used.
Kremmit:
If you do build around an arcade trackball, definately buy some of GroogyGameGear's Trackball Boosters for it. My biggest complaint with Arcade trackballs as Windows mice is that the resolution is too low, so you have to roll the ball too far for the desired amount of movement. The boosters are upgraded, higher-res encoder wheels that will fit Happ, Betson, and Wico trackballs (I dunno about Ultimarc or others) and the improvement is definately noticeable.
I'd also consider a 2.5 inch ball instead of the 3 inch, if you're planning on hitting buttons with the same hand that's on the trackball- shorter reach that way.
Jazzbo:
Another n50 fan here. Haven't really gotten into the n52 so much but if they would put a real mousewheel on the n50, whoooooo hoo!
Someone did a cab where they hacked up a Logitech MarbleMouse optical trackball. This is a trackball that can go toe-to-toe with a mouse in FPS play and it can be hacked right out of its housing altogether so buttons (full-size, even) could be placed almost right up where they would be on the real unit. Someone did a cocktail cab with these and it didn't look terrible. You need to expose a lot of the ball though.
I never got into using the mousebuttons to fire anyway, so I have no idea what the impact would be on that. I've always used mine for forward/back.