In theory it’s still a gaming mouse, even if most of them will spend more time on the shelf than a mousepad, so I need to talk about whether it can play games. The surprising thing is that it’s not that bad. The shape is unusual, yes. Compared to a standard mouse, the Boomslang is lower sloped and wider. Looks like it was designed for a specific class halo To grip, they have two central fingers and a thumb on each side. It’s a strange and ancient feeling, but not a bad one.
By getting your hands on this mouse, you’ll have to rethink where everything goes. Your thumb curves under the main hump, and your pinky mirrors it on the opposite side. There’s enough real estate on the two main buttons for all three fingers to sit comfortably. If you’re like me, and you keep your middle finger on the right mouse button, this is exceptionally awkward. Instead, your middle finger actually wants to rest on the mouse wheel. After a few minutes it feels natural, but you will have to make adjustments.
To properly test this mouse, I paired it with some of the earlier heavy hitters. hello ce, counter attack, earthquake 2And half life. To achieve any agility, your hand is held in a fingertip-only grip, where your thumb and pinky slide into the crevices of the side button for added stability. The mouse wheel is set much further back than a standard mouse, so placing your fingers on the side of the mouse means your middle finger can’t easily use the mouse wheel. Instead, leave the palm of your hand hanging backward, with your fingers directly next to the wheel. I imagine everyone who uses it will have a new appreciation for how far ergonomics have come over the years.
The biggest struggle I had with this mouse was getting good controls. The larger head and weight mean it’s a little more prone to maintaining speed than most I’ve tested, wanting to swing like a battle axe when used with precision.
The strangest aspect of this mouse from a modern perspective are the side buttons. They sit in what I can best describe as the “side” of the mouse, curved under the front section and sitting exactly where your thumb and pinky instinctively want to be. They both have a weird, curved shape that follows the lines of the two halves of the mouse, and they require quite a bit of force to press, which means you won’t accidentally press them during regular use, but it also means they’re easy to forget.
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