In today's Guild Sores, MMORPG.com's David North talks about the sleek sexy shininess of a true gaming mouse and its implications for running a "successful" guild. Check out Guild Sores: I Remember My First Gaming Mouse and then let us know about your experiences with them in the comments.

This might be the best one I've read so far.  Keep working on it.  They're definitely getting better.

There is something inarguably cool about gaming mice. Is my Death Adder really that much better than a Best Buy brand Rocketfish mouse? Yes. It's more than the fact that nobody can walk over to my desk and use my mouse because they can't control the wildly speeding cursor. A good gaming mouse just feels better as soon as you use it. I don't think most users get to experience this, unless they play games and want to.

Once  I actually realised the value of a gaming mouse and how at the flick of my finger I can have so many options without running my fingers across the keyboard I was sold.

5000 DPI babe!, i can move it through 2 screens without moving my hand more than 1 cm! Feel the power!

Now seriously, i thought i could do with 5$ mouses till end of my life, than i bought Razer imperator for 19.99 ( box was damaged and that was last one so the reduced price) so i though i can spere whole 20 $. now i am in love with iti even got roccat  mouse pad ( cos its sexily blue) and i felt to the dark side.

After playing MMOs with my Razer Naga I really can't see me playing them without it... it's perfect.

*hand hug*

Nerdlove.  OMG.

Keep up the good work, Dave.

ah.... remember the old ball mice, having to clean all the gunk outta the rollers?

Now if some one would just make some of them awsome looking right handed gaming mice for a southpaw I would be $70-$120 poorer

At least they have the ambidextrous ones.

I too remember my first gaming mouse with great fondness.  It was a Razer DeathAdder; Guild Wars SE.  I got it on sale when the local CompUSA was closing up.  I fell in love with it within an hour, alas so did my wife.  Three months later I went to play Guild Wars with her to find my mouse missing, it was hooked up to her computer.  Within the hour NewEgg saved the day, her mouse was on it's way; another Guild Wars DeathAdder.  Six years later, she is still using it!  I am now using a Black Edition DeathAdder.

I gave up on the mouse,after i did my ligaments in my right hand so went the trackball route and not looked back since just recently brought a very sexy Kensington slimblade from Ebay for an absolute steal as well !! 

Oooer sexy !! 

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I remember my first mouse, I called it Miss Beasty. It makes me warm and cuddly when I think of her..

Logitech WingMan... ball mouse - three buttons - no wheel.  Yeah, baby...

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/wingmanmouse/default.asp

Obvious it is not a gaming mouse but what do people think to the Microsoft Arc Touch?

I use a Logitech Gaming Mouse G500 and have been very happy with it. I will use the Arc Touch for travel and the laptop.

I had tried the Razor Naga but didn't like it. I finally settled on the Logitech G500. I fits in nicely with my Steelseries Merc Stealth Keyboard.

Right now I have my own microsoft Sidewinder. My 3rd one too, they kept improving it over the years. I just wish it came made for a lefty, too!

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I gave up on the mouse,after i did my ligaments in my right hand so went the trackball route and not looked back since just recently brought a very sexy Kensington slimblade from Ebay for an absolute steal as well !! 

 

 

Oooer sexy !! 

 

Exactly!

I'm never going back to any gaming mouse or any other mouse after buying this baby:

Now I only have to somehow force my work to buy these for everybody...

I love my Razer Naga!!!!!  It has a slight learning curve to it in regards to the side buttons, but once you get the hang of it (and that does not take very long at all), and build a lil muscle memory, its a dream.  I can't imagine gaming with out it!!!!