Originally posted by Quizzical

The best gaming mouse for you is one that works right (of which there are many; if it's wired and laser, it probably qualifies), feels comfortable to use (a matter of opinion), and has the right number of buttons where you want them (also a matter of opinion).  I like my $15 mouse better than some much more expensive ones that I've used.

Will have to agree with this. One of the reasons the Naga is so perfect for me is because I use the Wolfking Timberwolf Keyboard.

Simple design but perfect key placement for me, the naga gives me the numberpad my Wolfking is missing.

This way I can have the 0-9 keys mapped and usable and the Num 0-9 keys mapped and usable without having to take my hands off of or away from any important keys.

It's a shame you can't play test a mouse >_>

I got my Naga quite a while ago and it's still working flawlessly.

Took about 4 hours of playing before my thumb learned the muscle memory for where I wanted it to be at a specific time but once I got hold of it it felt natural and now I feel nerfed without it.

Originally posted by slicknslim88

It's a shame you can't play test a mouse >_>

Actually some you can :P

Bestbuy still carries some of the gaming mouses. Don't like it, return it.  I tried out that WoW gaming mouse and found it to be a pile of dung, returned it and got my Naga lol.

I went through 2 razer nagas and both crapped out on me from playing eq2 and rift. I replaced them with a cyborg rat 7. It's a real solid mouse. Took some gettng used to due to its high dpi. "Have it about 3 months now and it still runs like it did from the box.

Originally posted by slicknslim88

Originally posted by heartless

Do you want a mouse with a lot of different buttons? Because if you want a decent mouse but without a gazillion buttons, you can't go wrong with an MX518. My 518 has lasted me years, it's virtually indestructable. It'll probably survive a nuclear war. And it's relatively cheap. You can probably find one for $40 or so.

Yeah, having a mouse with a lot of buttons would be nice.  I've been playing my computer games with a 3 button, with mouse wheel mouse.  It's criminal I know, I've been having to press key's for my abilities!!  It's dreadful!

The buttons are a gimmick, in my opinion. They don't make you a better gamer nor are they more convenient than using the keyboard. They come in handy if you have a whole crap load of keybinds and macros but for the most part, are not needed. Plus more buttons = more stuff that can break.

Personally, when choosing a mouse the most important aspects are comfort and durability and of course dpi.

Originally posted by kaco

I went through 2 razer nagas and both crapped out on me from playing eq2 and rift. I replaced them with a cyborg rat 7. It's a real solid mouse. Took some gettng used to due to its high dpi. "Have it about 3 months now and it still runs like it did from the box.

oh lord now that was an awful mouse :(  glad it's working out for you but that was one purchase I truly regretted. I hate Mad Catz products. Terrible company imo.

Originally posted by heartless

Originally posted by slicknslim88

Originally posted by heartless

Do you want a mouse with a lot of different buttons? Because if you want a decent mouse but without a gazillion buttons, you can't go wrong with an MX518. My 518 has lasted me years, it's virtually indestructable. It'll probably survive a nuclear war. And it's relatively cheap. You can probably find one for $40 or so.

Yeah, having a mouse with a lot of buttons would be nice.  I've been playing my computer games with a 3 button, with mouse wheel mouse.  It's criminal I know, I've been having to press key's for my abilities!!  It's dreadful!

The buttons are a gimmick, in my opinion. They don't make you a better gamer nor are they more convenient than using the keyboard. They come in handy if you have a whole crap load of keybinds and macros but for the most part, are not needed.

Personally, when choosing a mouse the most important aspects are comfort and durability.

Huh? You're saying that having skills on buttons is less efficient shift+key, alt+key etc?

I can't remember the last MMO that i didn't run out of single key press binds.

Originally posted by Kabaal

Originally posted by heartless

Originally posted by slicknslim88

Originally posted by heartless

Do you want a mouse with a lot of different buttons? Because if you want a decent mouse but without a gazillion buttons, you can't go wrong with an MX518. My 518 has lasted me years, it's virtually indestructable. It'll probably survive a nuclear war. And it's relatively cheap. You can probably find one for $40 or so.

Yeah, having a mouse with a lot of buttons would be nice.  I've been playing my computer games with a 3 button, with mouse wheel mouse.  It's criminal I know, I've been having to press key's for my abilities!!  It's dreadful!

The buttons are a gimmick, in my opinion. They don't make you a better gamer nor are they more convenient than using the keyboard. They come in handy if you have a whole crap load of keybinds and macros but for the most part, are not needed.

Personally, when choosing a mouse the most important aspects are comfort and durability.

Huh? You're saying that having skills on buttons is less efficient shift+key, alt+key etc?

I can't remember the last MMO that i didn't run out of single key press binds.

I seem to do fine without them. I didn't say it's less efficient but it's not really more efficient either. Not everyone has a highly mobile thumb anyway and most MMOs do not require you to keybind absolutely everything since a lot of the stuff is situational.

Originally posted by heartless

The buttons are a gimmick, in my opinion. They don't make you a better gamer nor are they more convenient than using the keyboard. They come in handy if you have a whole crap load of keybinds and macros but for the most part, are not needed. Plus more buttons = more stuff that can break.

Personally, when choosing a mouse the most important aspects are comfort and durability and of course dpi.

No, they are incredible amounts more convenient. 

Logitech G9x im telling you =)

i just bought a Logitech G500

I've been using a Microsoft Sidewinder X8 - Wireless and usable while charging(it uses a single AA battery). A good mouse overall but its not as accurate as a Wired mouse for FPS, but if you are not into FPS i highly recommend it. 

I used to have a Naga, very cheap made ... AWSOME for mmos, i never had a mouse that beat it, but what a cheap product. You feel the low quality material, mine lasted 9 months. Never again i will buy a Razer product, they give shit about material quality. Their features are awsome but poorly crafted, not worth it.

IMO this is my favorite gaming mouse. Feels amazing in my hand:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826580002

Originally posted by heartless

Do you want a mouse with a lot of different buttons? Because if you want a decent mouse but without a gazillion buttons, you can't go wrong with an MX518. My 518 has lasted me years, it's virtually indestructable. It'll probably survive a nuclear war. And it's relatively cheap. You can probably find one for $40 or so.

My 518 died after about 4 years, thats when i bought a naga. If your thumb can handle the little buttons, a Naga is the way to go for MMO's.

I love my deathadder, comfortable and 5 buttons (2 thumb) is perfect for me. I see no reason for more buttons.. its what your other hand is for.

I know im going to get laughed into ridicule by confessing this, but i bought 3 years ago the wow mouse , its got buttons in places i didnt know buttons could exist and it still works as first day. Laugh if you want, but its true.

The mark is Steelseries i think

Originally posted by freston

I know im going to get laughed into ridicule by confessing this, but i bought 3 years ago the wow mouse , its got buttons in places i didnt know buttons could exist and it still works as first day. Laugh if you want, but its true.

The mark is Steelseries i think

It is what it is, if you liked it and still find use out of it then its obviously money well spent. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

Originally posted by heartless

Do you want a mouse with a lot of different buttons? Because if you want a decent mouse but without a gazillion buttons, you can't go wrong with an MX518. My 518 has lasted me years, it's virtually indestructable. It'll probably survive a nuclear war. And it's relatively cheap. You can probably find one for $40 or so.

I've actually killed 2 Mx518's. The first time the optical thing actually died within the warranty period so Logitechs awesome support sent me a new mouse. The second one lasted a long time but eventually the cord had a break in it somewhere. I then swapped in the old optical broken mouse's cord and it lasted a few more months before dying. I then got a goodwill mx500 as a spare.

The MX518 is nice but the buttons above and below the mouse wheel are a pain to hit. Unless you want to ebay you probably won't find one for $40, the price on these things just keeps increasing because they aren't made anymore. Sorry, it's a nice mouse but not worth $70+.

I recommend the Logitech G700. It can be wired or wireless. The 4 buttons by your thumb are very easy to hit and know which button you're pressing. The 3 buttons by the left mouse click are easy to hit as well and again easy to tell which you are pressing. The mouse tilt buttons take a bit to get used to but come in very handy. The scroll wheel smooth/ratcheted is very nice and I probably can't live without it anymore. The design is very comfortable and fits my hand very nicely. Knowing the Logitech warranty and having dealt with it before is just another added bonus. The only drawback I've found is that the batterylife is maybe 1-2 days of hard use, but just plug it in every night :P.

I think you can get it for $70 on Amazon, but if you feel like taking a chance and talking to Logitech support you can get a 50% off code to order on their site. That's what I did, $45 for a 13 button mouse! At that price there isn't another mouse out there that can beat it.

I have had the G9 for about 6 years and the mouse is absolutely fantastic. All of the buttons still work, the mouse feels great and has plenty of options without being ridiculous about its buttons/configuration. Macros, keystrokes, dpi, program profiles etc. It's a great mouse.