Consider the RSI-prone gamer. I would like to have healthy hands and wrists in older age and still use the computer.

There’s like that one vertical gaming mouse from a bunch of different brands on amazon, I’ve bought it, it’s not terrible. I ended up going back to a normal mouse because it just didn’t feel like I could be precise enough for gaming.

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Yeah it seems like everything is the exact same crappy jellybean off the shelf mouse put into different cases. Even the sensors in the high end vertical mouses like the MX master are only as good as just a regular desktop mouse.

Seems like capitalism just hasn’t made this market yet. Maybe in a few years when gamers start getting older.

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Alternately: have you considered converting to trackball?

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Are they good for gaming? Considering giving Xonotic (FPS) a try and I switched to a trackball some time ago due to wrist concerns.

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Yes?

You gotta practice and set one up right for it but I never had a problem with trackballs and gaming. The biggest difference is that you’re using a different set of muscles for coarse/fine motion.

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Didn’t even know vertical mice were a thing until this post, they look cool.

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does this count? J-Tech Digital Ergonomic Mouse with Wireless Connection, Removable Palm Rest, Thumb Buttons, Rechargeable Battery, 800 DPI, Compatible with Windows and MAC OS

It doesn’t have 16 buttons and I don’t think it does macros but I would Counter-Strike with it.

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You can do a mod where you insert the pcb from a favorite into a different shell. I wouldn’t try that with a wireless one tho.

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