Razer vs. SteelSeries PC Gaming Gear Battlemodo: Which One Made Me a Better G4M3R?
Not to be a prick, but I’m a better gamer than probably 80 percent of you. At any given first-person shooter, I will probably kill you more than you kill me, and by a decent margin. The point is, I’m good—but I’m no pro. I’ve actually always been sceptical about “pro” gaming gear, and the sliver of an edge you might gain by paying a lot more. I put complete setups from both SteelSeries and Razer—using my beloved, well-worn five-year-old Logitech gear as a control—through a rigorous multi-day Battlemodo to definitively answer a single, fundamental question: Will pro gaming gear make me a better gamer?
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Go and buy a Razer Copperhead, grab yourself a decent felt mousepad (I was never a fan of the metal/glass/plastics -_-) and a set of Icemat Siberias, and then tell me how much of a better gamer you are. You play TF2? TF1 ftw. And you’re better off benchmarking your skill in 1.6 rather than TF, just a thought. BTW: I fucking roll you, but that means nothing cause this is the interwebs ^^
Am I the only one who thinks arrogance doesn’t attract/keep readers?
As far as I know, Razor Lycosa is better suited towards the FPS Crowd due to the low profile of the light keys. However RTS gamers (or Warcraft III players at least) generally prefer the SteelSeries because it offers more accuracy when skipping between sections of the keyboard. If I recall correctly, SteelSeries suggested that they were going to release an FPS keyboard (the original 6g was created for O2Jam lol…)
Also, regarding setups I think the mousepad is likely to provide the most difference. Both keyboard and mice are largely user preference in terms of ergonomics/layout though mousepads can be used with any gear really. I have a fUnc 1030 which is worn down on both sides and will need a new mousepad soon.
Billeh:
To judge from most of the blogs I’ve seen, yeah, you are pretty much the only one.
I agree with Billeh.
Lame review. What about mouse weight? Any mention of lag? DPI? Mousepad surface friction? What about if the mouse cable interfered with the mouse movement? I opt for smaller cables for that reason.
Anyone else notice that the style he’s familiar with won over the alternative? Biased much?
wow this review sucks!!! his a noob fo sho!