Mouse (pads) part 3

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What mouse pads do you recommend?

Many people find their choices to be unique.

Some say use Superglide skates.

Others are okay with fabric pads, maybe Artisan Japanese ones or Qck for quality.

Some say solid pads are great.

Some dive into glass mouse pads.

I’m personally very unaware of what all is there to know about the pros and cons, neither am I aware of what I personally would actually prefer in terms of speed vs balance vs control.

Here are a few of the options which were recommended to me:

1) affordable Glass mouse pad
matrova.com

Vein Balance to Speed Pad – Smooth Surface, High-Performance Mouse Pad

Check the Vein pad with a smooth surface for fast, precise control. Its Pu base provides excellent desk adhesion for consistent performance.
matrova.com matrova.com

2) Logitech solid mouse pad
www.logitechg.com

Gaming Mouse Pad - Hard Surface - G440 - Logitech G

G440 Gaming Mouse Pad features ultra-low friction, making it an ideal surface for subtle, quick movements. Learn more about Logitech Gaming.
www.logitechg.com www.logitechg.com

3) Control mouse pad
gamesense.gg

Radar Original Spiral 3mm

Detect your enemies with the Gamesense Radar. Your aim has never been this precise and accurate. Created with control in mind, yet quick enough to defeat multiple opponents. Double-stitched with an anti-slip rubber base. Designed to win.
gamesense.gg gamesense.gg

I’d love to learn more and see people discuss what they think.
 
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Honestly, any mousepad that is just cloth without any plastic type coating. You can clean these and they will last you YEARS when taken care of correctly. I myself swear by Aqua Control by X-raypad or Artisans, but Artisans are quite expensive compared to X-raypads due to them usually being imported where I live. I have had an Aqua Control+ for around 4 years now and it has just now started to really degrade in surface quality. I have cleaned it at least 10 times though.

Pro tip: Do NOT get a white mousepad. Biggest mistake of my life, it is good if you want to see how dirty your pad is but I doubt anyone really wants to see that.

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After looking into this more, I’ve dialed my options to either going for either:

WallHack VA-005 = Glass pad

Artisan Zero XL = Cloth pad
 
MalekIsWeird said:
After looking into this more, I’ve dialed my options to either going for either:

WallHack VA-005 = Glass pad

Artisan Zero XL = Cloth pad
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Please go Artisan, glass pads are stupid in my opinion. Annoying to bring with you in case you need to, they can break, they get dirty with your dirty fat fingers, they are expensive.
 
Medium said:
Please go Artisan, glass pads are stupid in my opinion. Annoying to bring with you in case you need to, they can break, they get dirty with your dirty fat fingers, they are expensive.
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while I understand glass is not perfect, this reply feels less informative and more biased if anything.

Cleanliness? water and microfiber wipe, done

Fragile? sure if you throw it, but most people are reasonable enough to handle any equipment with care.

Price? If I buy a mouse pad and use it for years, I’m not bothered. I paid $130 for the Superlight 2 I have and I’m happy with it.

A few important things I learned through my research is glass pads are scientifically designed to be clean, long term and low maintenance. No sweat sticking/absorbing, no wrestling the pad, no concern with temperatures affecting the way the pad feels, no hotspots of clean vs dirty. Just a consistent and raw experience, which for me, is intriguing as I am climbing ladder in Ranked playing THE FINALS. Speed and tracking competency is important, which is something I know Artisan Raiden may be really good for, but that does not mean Glass is suddenly out of the equation.

I don’t feel comfortable just answering a Prejudiced plea without any actual correct reason against, but I am open to discussing and I appreciate your opinion.
 
MalekIsWeird said:
while I understand glass is not perfect, this reply feels less informative and more biased if anything.

Cleanliness? water and microfiber wipe, done

Fragile? sure if you throw it, but most people are reasonable enough to handle any equipment with care.

Price? If I buy a mouse pad and use it for years, I’m not bothered. I paid $130 for the Superlight 2 I have and I’m happy with it.

A few important things I learned through my research is glass pads are scientifically designed to be clean, long term and low maintenance. No sweat sticking/absorbing, no wrestling the pad, no concern with temperatures affecting the way the pad feels, no hotspots of clean vs dirty. Just a consistent and raw experience, which for me, is intriguing as I am climbing ladder in Ranked playing THE FINALS. Speed and tracking competency is important, which is something I know Artisan Raiden may be really good for, but that does not mean Glass is suddenly out of the equation.

I don’t feel comfortable just answering a Prejudiced plea without any actual correct reason against, but I am open to discussing and I appreciate your opinion.
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seems like you made your choice already, why even bother mentioning the artisan
 
Medium said:
seems like you made your choice already, why even bother mentioning the artisan
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Artisan was the contender for cloth as it is clearly the best out of that category.

I genuinely was considering them, but I am also not ignorantly following one person's word.

I watched several reviews / videos, talked to streamers on twitch (including pro players), discussed the topic in discord servers + this forum, and read up on what the manufacturers themselves say.

So no, my mind was not already made at the time, I was deducing what would work for me before I decide to put down about $100 on a peripheral I plan to use for years to come.
 
I got glass and a cloth and i like both

I feel like the glass one is way better for games for tracking like I used it a lot for games like apex finals whatever u know what I mean

Medium said that annoying things about the glass pads are that they can “break” yeah they can break but they are really strong, u would really have to be dedicated to break it if u wanted to

A glasspad may be more annoying to bring around aswell yeah but it’s not that crazy

What I found annoying about the glasspad was that in the summer for example I get somewhat sweaty like hands and writsts which made it harder to slide the mouse around, so I just use an armsleeve made for the mousepad, they feel fine u don’t really notice having it on it’s not really annoying or anything

The glasspad is also pretty loud which u should also think about

Glasspad is really easy to clean u jus use the microfiber cloth

I think if u play more like cs r6 valorant allat I would probably choose cloth pad it kinda has more stopping power

If u play more games where ur tracking I would go glass

Idk tho I’m an idiot I don’t know that much it’s just what I feel and think atleast

I don’t remember my clothpad but my glass is Skypad I’m pretty sure it’s the same brand as wallhack it was just the old name they had from when I bought it in 2023
 
i use a trusty 6 year old amazon one with my amazon "gaming" mouse

good combo, love the 15 unbindable buttons it has too
 
Busterr said:
I got glass and a cloth and i like both

I feel like the glass one is way better for games for tracking like I used it a lot for games like apex finals whatever u know what I mean

Medium said that annoying things about the glass pads are that they can “break” yeah they can break but they are really strong, u would really have to be dedicated to break it if u wanted to

A glasspad may be more annoying to bring around aswell yeah but it’s not that crazy

What I found annoying about the glasspad was that in the summer for example I get somewhat sweaty like hands and writsts which made it harder to slide the mouse around, so I just use an armsleeve made for the mousepad, they feel fine u don’t really notice having it on it’s not really annoying or anything

The glasspad is also pretty loud which u should also think about

Glasspad is really easy to clean u jus use the microfiber cloth

I think if u play more like cs r6 valorant allat I would probably choose cloth pad it kinda has more stopping power

If u play more games where ur tracking I would go glass

Idk tho I’m an idiot I don’t know that much it’s just what I feel and think atleast

I don’t remember my clothpad but my glass is Skypad I’m pretty sure it’s the same brand as wallhack it was just the old name they had from when I bought it in 2023
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I play THE FINALS and Arc Raiders.

There is a world where I can see myself picking up an Artisan Zero if I get back into Tarkov or other games that require less tracking and swap between my pads, but as of now, I am keen on the idea of optimizing my peripherals to what I actually play.
 
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Ezza said:
i use a trusty 6 year old amazon one with my amazon "gaming" mouse

good combo, love the 15 unbindable buttons it has too
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