R.A.T 5 Tracking Issues?

[DoritoMan256]

Does anyone else have the issue on the rat 5 mouse where every so often the mouse just starts having weird tracking issues like skipping?

[Prysin]

Does anyone else have the issue on the rat 5 mouse where every so often the mouse just starts having weird tracking issues like skipping?

or only going horizontally on a single line?

 

yeah. applies to ALL madcatz products.

 

Ive had RAT 7, RAT 7 MMO, RAT 9... they all feature the same bugs. Including the one you mention.

It is a driver issue. And Saitek/Madcatz doesnt seem the least stressed about fixing it, because ive owned their products for nearly 3 years now and the same issues are still there.

 

 

easy fix: unplug your mouses USB cable. wait 5 sec, plug it back into The same port.

If you use a different USB port, Windows might go all "trying to learn what dis is, searching for drivers" bullshit... which gonna take more time then it is worth.

[DoritoMan256]

or only going horizontally on a single line?

 

yeah. applies to ALL madcatz products.

 

Ive had RAT 7, RAT 7 MMO, RAT 9... they all feature the same bugs. Including the one you mention.

It is a driver issue. And Saitek/Madcatz doesnt seem the least stressed about fixing it, because ive owned their products for nearly 3 years now and the same issues are still there.

 

 

easy fix: unplug your mouses USB cable. wait 5 sec, plug it back into The same port.

If you use a different USB port, Windows might go all "trying to learn what dis is, searching for drivers" bullshit... which gonna take more time then it is worth.

Yeah i get the same except going vertically on a single line. I know about the usb fix but its most annoying when im in game and suddenly my mouse messes up. I didnt listen to all the warnings about madcatz and i dont think ill be buying from them again.

[Prysin]

Yeah i get the same except going vertically on a single line. I know about the usb fix but its most annoying when im in game and suddenly my mouse messes up. I didnt listen to all the warnings about madcatz and i dont think ill be buying from them again.

their products have their flaws. so does ALL products.

really though, aside from the tracking issues, Madcatz products are some of the better ones. Their macro system is excellent, they look like something a mad scientist would use, but their good products.

 

Saying "ill never buy madcatz" again is well... bad idea. If you play MMO games like me and need lots of buttons and doesnt want a mouse looking like a fucking keyboard with a lazer underneath it, then madcatz is one of the few brands to have you covered...

[DoritoMan256]

their products have their flaws. so does ALL products.

really though, aside from the tracking issues, Madcatz products are some of the better ones. Their macro system is excellent, they look like something a mad scientist would use, but their good products.

 

Saying "ill never buy madcatz" again is well... bad idea. If you play MMO games like me and need lots of buttons and doesnt want a mouse looking like a fucking keyboard with a lazer underneath it, then madcatz is one of the few brands to have you covered...

"If you play MMO games like me and need lots of buttons and doesnt want a mouse looking like a fucking keyboard with a lazer underneath it,"- Razer Naga

Btw nice pc build!

[Prysin]

"If you play MMO games like me and need lots of buttons and doesnt want a mouse looking like a fucking keyboard with a lazer underneath it,"- Razer Naga 

 

still keyboard with lazer.

 

also applies to Roccat Nynth, Corsair Scimitar, Madcatz MMO TE and a few others...

 

[DoritoMan256]

still keyboard with lazer.

 

also applies to Roccat Nynth, Corsair Scimitar, Madcatz MMO TE and a few others...

 

Yeah i dont really play mmos so i think my next mouse will be a corsair sabre. All i really play is fps games.

[kent1147]

Yeah i dont really play mmos so i think my next mouse will be a corsair sabre. All i really play is fps games.

 

Corsair Sabre is a decent "basic" gaming mouse.

 

You really can't go wrong with most mice from the major mouse manufacturers, as long as you get something that has an optical sensor (not those garbage high-DPI laser sensors). 

[DoritoMan256]

Corsair Sabre is a decent "basic" gaming mouse.

 

You really can't go wrong with most mice from the major mouse manufacturers, as long as you get something that has an optical sensor (not those garbage high-DPI laser sensors).G

Good point

[kent1147]

On a related note, I'm partial to Logitech. I absolutely love their stuff.

If you want a wired mouse, check out the Logitech G303. It uses the Pixart Avago AM010 sensor, which is considered to be the top-of-the-line among the family of "perfect" optical sensors. The family of sensors includes the Avago S3090 / S3095 / S3398 / AM010; Pixart PMW-3310. They're all basically minor variants of each other in some form or another... and you couldn't go wrong with any of those.

I don't know how much you care, but the Logitech G302 was also "Designed for MOBAs" with mouse-button switches that have a certain actuation force and spring. It sounds like a bunch of marketing fluff to me... but hardcore CS:Go players (who are among the most hardcore of the "sensor nerds" in terms of finding the perfect mouse sensor) swear by this mouse.

If you want a wireless mouse, you can't go wrong with the Logitech G602. It's about as close to a perfect wireless mouse as you can get. Fantastic optical sensor (Avago AM010); long battery life; great weight profile; stores profiles on-mouse. Battery life of this mouse is about 1 month of 8-10 hours per day of gaming, using 2x AA Alkaline batteries. However, I actually suggest you spend the extra money to get 2x AA Lithium batteries in this instead. The lighter and longer-lasting AA Lithium batteries will change the weight profile of the mouse from a heavy rear-balanced mouse to a lighter center-balanced mouse, and give you about 3 months of battery life.

P.S. The Corsair Strafe uses the Avago S3988 sensor... another one of the family of "perfect" optical sensors. Can't go wrong with that mouse either.

[DoritoMan256]

On a related note, I'm partial to Logitech. I absolutely love their stuff.

If you want a wired mouse, check out the Logitech G303. It uses the Pixart Avago AM010 sensor, which is considered to be the top-of-the-line among the family of "perfect" optical sensors. The family of sensors includes the Avago S3090 / S3095 / S3398 / AM010; Pixart PMW-3310. They're all basically minor variants of each other in some form or another... and you couldn't go wrong with any of those.

I don't know how much you care, but the Logitech G302 was also "Designed for MOBAs" with mouse-button switches that have a certain actuation force and spring. It sounds like a bunch of marketing fluff to me... but hardcore CS:Go players (who are among the most hardcore of the "sensor nerds" in terms of finding the perfect mouse sensor) swear by this mouse.

If you want a wireless mouse, you can't go wrong with the Logitech G602. It's about as close to a perfect wireless mouse as you can get. Fantastic optical sensor (Avago AM010); long battery life; great weight profile; stores profiles on-mouse. Battery life of this mouse is about 1 month of 8-10 hours per day of gaming, using 2x AA Alkaline batteries. However, I actually suggest you spend the extra money to get 2x AA Lithium batteries in this instead. The lighter and longer-lasting AA Lithium batteries will change the weight profile of the mouse from a heavy rear-balanced mouse to a lighter center-balanced mouse, and give you about 3 months of battery life.

P.S. The Corsair Strafe uses the Avago S3988 sensor... another one of the family of "perfect" optical sensors. Can't go wrong with that mouse either.

Ive ended up getting some cheap chinese mouse for days when my rat 5 wont work but since the issue comes and gos most of the time ill use my rat 5 most likely.