Anyone use Trackballs for GunZ?...

Pirate · 11-26-2005, 09:57 PM

ok.. for GunZ I use Microsoft's optical trackball... I've used these a long time ago, so I'm used to them. The reason I have one now is because I literally did not have enough space to move a mouse around in my keyboard tray! Now I have a new desk.. but the trackball stays.

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseand...ls.aspx?pid=012

Well, I think it's worlds easier to use (and more efficient) than a mouse because: 1. you don't have to move your hand around, just quick flicks with your thumb, 2. with this particular trackball there are smaller buttons very close to the left and right buttons.. I use the mouse re-binder to map Melee to the Secondary Left Click and I map the two guns to Right Click and Secondary Right Click. Attack is still Left Click. I can reach these with ease and my left hand is free to dash and hit shift quickly for the Butterfly...you just have to clean the three contact balls on the inside that the trackball rolls around on after a few games to get rid of the crud buildup :P (speaking of which... -_-)

left hand for WADS, shift, and spacebar. Right hand for Attack, weapons 1 2 3. slash shooting is a breeze.. you also have a good steady aim.

then I switched to a mouse with extra buttons just to check the diff.. the trackball won for me. I found that the trackball is much better for shooting games, but a mouse is much better for those isometric or 2d-ish strategy games... maybe because the trackball is moving in a 3d space but a mouse is moving on a 2d plane... hmm... whatever.

anyone else tried this? I know someone else that can use a trackball easily and another person who hates it.

~~vethor~~ · 11-26-2005, 10:03 PM

i've played a few fps's on trackballs before, and as long as the sensitivity is adjusted right, they're fine. it takes a while to get used to after using a conventional mouse, but it's not too bad to use.

***ValorduX*** · 11-26-2005, 11:57 PM

Wow, wouldn't aiming while SSing be hard? Well, much easier than if you were to use a touchpad from a laptop :P

NSman · 11-27-2005, 03:26 AM

People who use trackball a lot are used to it. For anyone who just started using a trackball, of course it would be hard but only because they haven't been using it.

Soclsrndi- · 11-27-2005, 03:36 AM

i still <3 my 10$ optical mouse over anything in this world, why cause its cheap and still good

dyserq · 11-27-2005, 04:24 AM

Well ... i think the trackballs would be pretty hard to use, i would rather stay with my laser mouse, i am just more accustomed to it

Pirate · 11-27-2005, 08:24 AM

hmm.. that's kinda what I thought everyone would say.

no, SSing isn't very hard to aim at all. I just think it comes in handy for gunz in particular if you are used to it.

Carth · 11-27-2005, 09:24 AM

Hehe trackball.

</random comment because I'm hyper>

***ValorduX*** · 11-27-2005, 10:59 AM

Now that I think about it, after getting used to it, it shouldn't be that bad. But that's basically when your finger doesn't slip when rolling it(mine used to every once in a while when I tried to do something quick).

Pirate · 11-27-2005, 01:10 PM

I think it's easier to move the sight around quickly and not have to keep track of where your hand is on the mousepad.. I mean, I was trying to hit this one guy who was dashing like mad around me and I had a mouse.. my hand got tied up in knots and I had to re-center... it isn't an issue with the trackball. Maybe I just got too used to the trackball and I'm no good with a mouse anymore!

but seriously.. it just seems more efficient for a fast paced shooting game. Come to think of it, a mouse is better for the slow fps (compared with GunZ) like Battlefield, HL2, Wolfenstein.

Nayruu · 11-27-2005, 05:20 PM

i use trackball and im playin ok for now. gets annoying though to scrape the unknown crust that forms in my mouse monthly ( :blink: eh.. that came out wrong )

im planning on getting an optical mouse for christmas though

Pirate · 11-27-2005, 09:18 PM

Quote:

i use trackball and im playin ok for now. gets annoying though to scrape the unknown crust that forms in my mouse monthly ( blink.gif eh.. that came out wrong )

y0 queerio

you don't use a trackball :lol: I've seen it. you're thinking of a mouse with balls...er...a ball.. whatever. those are the mice where you have to scrape the crust off their ball...umm :unsure:
*hyped*

moving on. :blink:

Nayruu · 11-28-2005, 06:02 PM

>.<... my mouse got balls + it tracks my cursor movent = trackball (my analogy)
yours is a trackball too.. but it was built by a retard XD

11-26-2005, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pirate Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 27	ok.. for GunZ I use Microsoft's optical trackball... I've used these a long time ago, so I'm used to them. The reason I have one now is because I literally did not have enough space to move a mouse around in my keyboard tray! Now I have a new desk.. but the trackball stays. http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseand...ls.aspx?pid=012 Well, I think it's worlds easier to use (and more efficient) than a mouse because: 1. you don't have to move your hand around, just quick flicks with your thumb, 2. with this particular trackball there are smaller buttons very close to the left and right buttons.. I use the mouse re-binder to map Melee to the Secondary Left Click and I map the two guns to Right Click and Secondary Right Click. Attack is still Left Click. I can reach these with ease and my left hand is free to dash and hit shift quickly for the Butterfly...you just have to clean the three contact balls on the inside that the trackball rolls around on after a few games to get rid of the crud buildup :P (speaking of which... -_-) left hand for WADS, shift, and spacebar. Right hand for Attack, weapons 1 2 3. slash shooting is a breeze.. you also have a good steady aim. then I switched to a mouse with extra buttons just to check the diff.. the trackball won for me. I found that the trackball is much better for shooting games, but a mouse is much better for those isometric or 2d-ish strategy games... maybe because the trackball is moving in a 3d space but a mouse is moving on a 2d plane... hmm... whatever. anyone else tried this? I know someone else that can use a trackball easily and another person who hates it. __________________ pwning Ninjas every day. C:\DOS C:\DOS\RUN RUN\DOS\RUN

11-26-2005, 11:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
*ValorduX* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 2,130	Wow, wouldn't aiming while SSing be hard? Well, much easier than if you were to use a touchpad from a laptop :P __________________ The Big List of Guides PM me if you would like your crosshair/screenshot/replay on the main site

11-27-2005, 03:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
NSman Gunzfactorian Hero Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: West Coast Posts: 3,790 NSman's GamerBio	People who use trackball a lot are used to it. For anyone who just started using a trackball, of course it would be hard but only because they haven't been using it. __________________ http://www.gunzfactor.com/forums/437725-post17.html <= My contribution to the Gunz community.

11-27-2005, 03:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Soclsrndi- Gunzfactorian Soldier Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: California Posts: 713	i still <3 my 10$ optical mouse over anything in this world, why cause its cheap and still good __________________

11-27-2005, 08:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pirate Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 27	hmm.. that's kinda what I thought everyone would say. no, SSing isn't very hard to aim at all. I just think it comes in handy for gunz in particular if you are used to it. __________________ pwning Ninjas every day. C:\DOS C:\DOS\RUN RUN\DOS\RUN

11-26-2005, 10:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~vethor~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,916 vethor's GamerBio	i've played a few fps's on trackballs before, and as long as the sensitivity is adjusted right, they're fine. it takes a while to get used to after using a conventional mouse, but it's not too bad to use.

11-27-2005, 04:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
dyserq Citizen's 1,000 Post Avatar Contest Winner Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 113	Well ... i think the trackballs would be pretty hard to use, i would rather stay with my laser mouse, i am just more accustomed to it

11-27-2005, 09:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
Carth Gunzfactorian Soldier Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 974	Hehe trackball. </random comment because I'm hyper> __________________ http://img64.imageshack.us/my.php?im....jpg[/img]

11-27-2005, 10:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
*ValorduX* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 2,130	Now that I think about it, after getting used to it, it shouldn't be that bad. But that's basically when your finger doesn't slip when rolling it(mine used to every once in a while when I tried to do something quick). __________________ The Big List of Guides PM me if you would like your crosshair/screenshot/replay on the main site

11-27-2005, 01:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pirate Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 27	I think it's easier to move the sight around quickly and not have to keep track of where your hand is on the mousepad.. I mean, I was trying to hit this one guy who was dashing like mad around me and I had a mouse.. my hand got tied up in knots and I had to re-center... it isn't an issue with the trackball. Maybe I just got too used to the trackball and I'm no good with a mouse anymore! but seriously.. it just seems more efficient for a fast paced shooting game. Come to think of it, a mouse is better for the slow fps (compared with GunZ) like Battlefield, HL2, Wolfenstein. __________________ pwning Ninjas every day. C:\DOS C:\DOS\RUN RUN\DOS\RUN