Cloth or plastic?

[Gamerboy1996]

Hello people! i want to buy a gaming mouse pad, mostly for shooters (fps games) but there is not much info about what to pick, some suggest cloth (soft) mouse pads, some say hard (plastic) so which one should i choose?))

[TrigrH]

2 minutes ago, Gamerboy1996 said:

Hello people! i want to buy a gaming mouse pad, mostly for shooters (fps games) but there is not much info about what to pick, some suggest cloth (soft) mouse pads, some say hard (plastic) so which one should i choose?))

Hard pads generally wear out quite quickly, most people recommend cloth pads.

 

Depending on the sensitivity you play should help you determine the size and type of surface (control, speed etc). 

[dizmo]

There's far more to it than just cloth and plastic, the type of cloth can also matter.

However, if you're not competing professionally, I don't think it really matters what you pick. Chances are it isn't going to make that much of a difference.

[SPARTAN VI]

I always eventually get some sort of fraying on the edges with cloth pads, meanwhile I've had a Steel Series 4HD hard mousepad that looks and feels the same as the day I bought it back in 2013. These things are so indestructible I bought another one for work and one for my wife. 

[Doobeedoo]

Kinda depends on you. Most use cloth and there are many different ones to choose. Hard pads different types, I use glass one. You'd probably be fine what fits you the first try.

[Gamerboy1996]

On 5/9/2022 at 6:39 AM, TrigrH said:

Hard pads generally wear out quite quickly, most people recommend cloth pads.

 

Depending on the sensitivity you play should help you determine the size and type of surface (control, speed etc). 

thanks

[Gamerboy1996]

On 5/9/2022 at 7:07 AM, dizmo said:

There's far more to it than just cloth and plastic, the type of cloth can also matter.

However, if you're not competing professionally, I don't think it really matters what you pick. Chances are it isn't going to make that much of a difference.

Yeah i think it's true! thanks

[Gamerboy1996]

On 5/9/2022 at 7:10 AM, SPARTAN VI said:

I always eventually get some sort of fraying on the edges with cloth pads, meanwhile I've had a Steel Series 4HD hard mousepad that looks and feels the same as the day I bought it back in 2013. These things are so indestructible I bought another one for work and one for my wife. 

Nice! i bought mine from corsair MM300, i guess i will buy your mouse pad model for my parents))