Need new gaming mouse pad!

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Hi all, I need your help.

I am quite a hardcore gamer and recently my Steelpad S&S has started showing its age in quite a lot places where the surface has been worn out too much so I now need something to replace it. I also recently borrowed a friend's spare steelseries Qck+ but didn't like it because it was cloth and didn't provide the same friction and smoothness I am used to from plastic pads.

I want to try something different but I am not sure what as I didn't get on with the Steelseries Qck+. I wouldn't mind considering a cloth pad again just as long as it could offer something comparable to my S&S for accuracy. I am hoping for an easy transition as I don't really want to spend time getting used to the surface for ages.

So this brings me to my question for you all; what mouse pad should I get?

I've been reading a lot of reviews but they haven't really been that helpful in providing the info I need and coming across moreso as a sales pitch rather than an actual review. And because I can't 'try out' any pads in any local computer shop, this is why I am kinda relying on the information I am finding out on the net.

So hardcore gamers, don't be shy, share your experiences! :)
 
Have the Razer Destructor which is a hard pad but excellent glide and low noise. Have also used their Goliathus Control cloth mat. Nice too but not as precise as the Destructor, I think.
 
Have you ever tried any other plastic pads and how does the Destructor compare?
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I've tried other hard pads before yes, but they were fairly cheap 'n' cheerful. I bought the Destructor after reading a ton of reviews and no regrets. When you give the mouse a gentle shove it continues to glide on it's own! It is by far the best pad I've ever used but certainly worth considering the comments here by others who've used good alternatives. One word of warning though, it works best with decent PTFE skates. My old Sidwewinder was total crap on this pad and noisy as hell. Using a DeathAdder now and it seems to be a sweet combo.
 
Don't get a glass pad, very tempermental.

Steelseries Experience I-2 for example, is great for my microsoft basic optical but it is utter garbage for the Steelseries Kinzu I bought (yeah their own mice fail on it), incredibly rubbish tracking.

Also have a QCK and a Steelseries 4D - the smooth side of the 4D is lovely and smooth. Registers absolutely **** all for optical mice though. You need to use the rough side if you want your cursor to move at all.

The rough side of the 4D and the cloth surface of the QCK are just as accurate I've found, main difference is that when you use a plastic mat you can hear your mouse rasping across the surface. Cloth mats are essentially silent.
 
Ziggy4 said:
I've tried other hard pads before yes, but they were fairly cheap 'n' cheerful. I bought the Destructor after reading a ton of reviews and no regrets. When you give the mouse a gentle shove it continues to glide on it's own! It is by far the best pad I've ever used but certainly worth considering the comments here by others who've used good alternatives. One word of warning though, it works best with decent PTFE skates. My old Sidwewinder was total crap on this pad and noisy as hell. Using a DeathAdder now and it seems to be a sweet combo.
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Seems like a good switch from the Steelseries S&S then. The only thing that bothers me slightly is whether my mouse will be suitable for it. I am using at the moment a cheap branded Laser mouse which I fear may/not work on it. I plan on upgrading to something better at some point but I am not sure when.

Hotwired said:
Don't get a glass pad, very tempermental.

Steelseries Experience I-2 for example, is great for my microsoft basic optical but it is utter garbage for the Steelseries Kinzu I bought (yeah their own mice fail on it), incredibly rubbish tracking.

Also have a QCK and a Steelseries 4D - the smooth side of the 4D is lovely and smooth. Registers absolutely **** all for optical mice though. You need to use the rough side if you want your cursor to move at all.

The rough side of the 4D and the cloth surface of the QCK are just as accurate I've found, main difference is that when you use a plastic mat you can hear your mouse rasping across the surface. Cloth mats are essentially silent.
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I used to use an Icemat pad back in the day when I owned both a Logitech Mx500 and a Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 and both even with mouse skatez were horribly unreliable on it - so I see where you are coming from!

Steelseries 4D was the mousepad I had just before the S&S and while it was good it wasn't anywhere near as accurate as the S&S - which is probably why I don't think much to the QcK!

The trouble is I am one of those gamers who uses the wrist to move the mouse (wrist resting at edge of desk area) to aim, so I need to be able to move the mouse very quicky in a flicking type of movement as I am mid-high sensitivity gamer. I think this may also probably be why I didn't get on with a cloth pad like the QcK, as they are more accustomed to gamers who rest their arm on the pad and sweep the mouse to aim using their forearm.

I keep hearing good things about new cloth pads though, like the Razer Goliathus/Mantis which offers comparable speed and accuracy as hard plastic pads but I have yet to hear from a gamer who's agreed with that comparison apart from a random person reviewing the pad.
 
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