Regular Use and Gaming Performance
When it comes to the design of the Razer Lachesis mouse I find that it feels nicer in my hand but has a bit more of a getting used to curve than a regular type mouse. The Lachesis is slightly longer than mice that I normally use and it took some time to get used to but now that I have been using it more often, I find that it fits my hand better and allows for easier manipulation with less movement.
Off the bat I wanted to try out the mouse and its on the fly DPI changing that is supposed to help gamers when it comes to FPS (first person shooters). I chose EA’s Battlefield 2142 as my FPS since it was the only FPS based game I have installed on my computer at the moment. Switching between DPI settings I found that it did make the game’s experience better especially when I was trying to get those distance sniper shots without the mouse zooming around the screen too fast. Switch weapons, switch DPI setting and wham! It’s much easier to control and much easier to get an accurate shot without the mouse moving around too much.
After taking out an enemy I needed to switch back to the assault rifle which means changing the DPI setting to a higher value so it will track faster across the screen. Easily done with the click or two of a button and allows me to run and shoot at everything around me quickly. It also allowed me to spin around 180 degrees with minimal mouse movement.
Now one thing I’ve always enjoyed is a good MMORPG or massive multi-player online role playing game and since I’ve temporarily retired from World of Warcraft I thought I would give Lord of the Rings Online a go again and examine how the Razer Lachesis mouse would handle moving the mouse around clicking on the various closely placed items without miss-clicking. The response was good without really needing to change the mouse’s DPI settings on the fly and there were no miss-clicks on the various action buttons. The mouse went where I pointed it. I played for a couple of hours and my hand did not get sore from the design of the Razer Lachesis, which is good because hand cramps while gaming will eventually get you dead.
For those who do not game but want a high precision mouse for applications such as Photoshop where fine mouse movements might be needed, or a mouse that is quick to respond and won’t loose movement periodically, will be glad to find that the Lachesis did not fail my little movement tests. My test was pretty simple and involved taking a blank document in Photoshop, moving the mouse around quickly, stopping it suddenly and then moving it in a different direction. With previous mouses I find that occasionally the mouse movements were missed, not with the Lachesis though. There were no issues with moving the mouse around with various pens and brushes. This test was done with and without various pens drawing on the document.
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