MMO Gaming Mouse Roundup
Peter Donnell / 11 years ago
The Steelseries World of Warcraft Legendary is like a seriously cut down edition of the wireless mouse we just looked at, but it still has plenty of great features. The left side still features four buttons but they’re a little easier to navigate than the Wireless edition, the only difference is the switches are quite heavy and I can’t help but feel that they need to be broken in before they’ll feel “right”.
The back of the mouse features similar ergonomics to the wireless mouse but a much cheaper light up decal takes centre spot, there is again an extra button on the right side of the mouse too.
The underside features an optical sensor along with some large slip mats.
A full RGB scale can be used to set almost any colour you can think of to the back lighting, a nice feature but makes little difference when your hand it over the top of it of course.
The software is a little cluttered at first, but everything you need is on one screen, ten profiles, CPI adjustments, macros and an easy to set up button customisation window.
Performance
I’m not so sure about this mouse being Legendary, but it’s not without its charms, the lift-off distance is a whopping 2-3mm and that’s pretty darn high for a gaming mouse and cannot be adjusted, so this likely won’t be suitable for lift-off game play styles unless you want to be lifting the mouse pretty high each time.
The side buttons and mouse buttons offer a fairly decent layout but the switches feel a little stiff at times and this can get a little uncomfortable, at least until they’ve been worn in a bit more. Ergonomics are pretty good though and suit a palm rest play style quite well.
The sensor isn’t fantastic, and I found that while there was no issue with acceleration, there was deceleration, something I’ve never found on any other mouse ever and when moving the mouse at high speed I would actually fall short of my target, effectively telling me the sensor cannot keep up at high speeds, this was true across a wide range of DPI settings. Fortunately there was no angle snapping or prediction, just the deceleration.
Software is really good and I love having 10 profiles at my disposal and it’s rare you see this many presets, each with a customisable button configuration and colour setting.
Pros
- One of the cheapest MMO mice on the market
- Nice ergonomics
- Great software
Cons
- Sensor could be better
- Switches feel heavy
- High lift off distance
eTeknix says: “This mouse is far from impressive in terms of performance but it’s a good budget offering that will suit those who cannot afford something like the Wireless WoW mouse. Software is great and macro functions are robust but build quality of the switches and the sensor could do with some improvements.”
