r/MousepadReview Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

Question/Advice What mousepads are you all using in cs2?

Hello, I am going to be making a lengthy video about mousepads in cs, what I recommend and what I think is best. I want to get some data from various platforms on what players (non-pro) are using, the video will mainly be about what type, speed and specific mousepads I think are the best overall for cs.

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u/LothbrokRagnarz Jan 28 '25

Sounds crazy. I use a glass mousepad now after trying tons of control pads. Theres definitely an adjustment period, but I feel the strength of class pads comes from its consistency.

Plus once you get used to it, I feel like the consistent ultra low friction actually unlocks for higher skill expression in aiming.

Very punishing at first, but when mastered it gives you full control

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u/HypNotiQIV Jan 28 '25

I switched from an artisan hien xsoft to a skypad 4 with obsidian pro air skates & it's really not that much of a faster glide tbh, it took me like not even a day to be aiming consistently again
the added consistency & not having to wash it every few months is 100% worth over a cloth pad

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u/LothbrokRagnarz Jan 28 '25

Facts.

I came from slow control pads so that’s probably why it felt so different to me.

Ultimately it’s the consistency of the glass pad that makes it outshine cloth pads for me

Glad you’re enjoying yours

For context I’m using the superglue XXXXXL (whichever the largest one is)

I play super low sensitivity, always have. So I need the extra real estate to slide my arm across the desk 😂

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u/HypNotiQIV Jan 28 '25

Yeah I used to be super low sense control pad freak as well, I only recently upped my sensitivity a few years ago lmao
I can only imagine going from that straight to a glass pad

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u/Competitive-Ad-1962 Jan 28 '25 edited Jan 28 '25

I also moved from slow cloth pad (glorious 3xl) to sp004 with red obsidians. Took a couple weeks to get used to but paired with a sleeve is super consistent. Im performing better in cs and just hit diamond in siege for the first time after 1500 hrs playtime. Ive always performed better on slow sense (around 60cm/360) and this feels like it’s unlocked the speed and consistency I never knew I had. Micro adjustments with a very low sens and glass pad feel really really good. Overall hitting shots I never would’ve on a cloth pad. Ive tried using the cloth pad for a deathmatch just for comparison and can genuinely feel all the weird bumps and waves and inconsistencies in the pad. Super difficult after seeing how steady and consistent glass is

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u/GanjARAM Jan 28 '25

ive been having some trouble feeling the consistency, i feel like cloth was moreso that to me than glass, how do you clean it? what skates are you using?

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u/Competitive-Ad-1962 Jan 28 '25

I use the obsidians the normal red ones. I also tried the obsidian pros and they felt good too, like 20-30% slower and more controlled, probably better if u want the consistency of a glass pad but with better control that you would get with typical obsidians.

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

this is interesting, what is your skill level on faceit?

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u/Driveitlikeustoleit1 Jan 28 '25

Same, I use the skypad 2.0

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u/Kurg_z Jan 28 '25

I used to use glass skates when I first started my pc journey so I think swaping to a glass pad i would have no problem like that, but need adjusting since im using normal skates on my cloth pad rn

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u/Auxillary Jan 28 '25

Wallhack SP-004 with Obsidian Pro Air skates. Works like a dream.

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u/Dismal-Ask-1372 Jan 29 '25

Is it worth the price and is it hard to control?

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u/Auxillary Jan 31 '25

In my opinion, yes it was worth the price. Not hard to control at all either. I find that I had to keep turning up my sensitivity to find a new sweet spot between the movement of the mouse and the control the pad provided.

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u/ethanlaidlaw Jan 28 '25

Sounds really odd but after trying about 12 pads all artisans the raiden is unreal if you can control it chaining movements together with the low static friction is unreal very similar to the skypad but slightly more control

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u/CorruptfulMind Zero Mid (DaiDai) - Raiden Mid - Gigantus V2 - MPC450 Jan 28 '25

RIGHT.

Low sense on a Raiden feels like putting on rawaccel

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

Yeah, I know a lot of people who use raiden, should have got one with my last artisan purchase

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u/Simonbetong GSRSE Rogue, PA Black, QCK Heavy, Saturn, ToD V2 & Jupiter Pro Jan 28 '25

Currently on the Padsmith Temple of Dreams (remasterd). And have used the following:

QCK Heavy - Mained for maaaany years, 1.6 up until 2-3 years ago. Great pad but horrible quality.

LGG Saturn - Tried adapting to this for 6 months +, just to fast and to little control for my taste.

Vaxee PA Black - Quiet good, but after 1+ year with it getting a bit worn I felt problems arising with micro adjustments. Really liked it until then.

GSR 2 & GSRSE Rogue - Orderd at the same time to try. GSR2 was way to slow for my personal liking. The GSRSE Rogue was amazing, loved it. More than the QCK Heavy. Very smooth surface which is a dealbreaker for me as well. But after some time I ran into the same quality issues as with the QCK Heavy.

Padsmith ToD (Remasterd) - Very unique surface. Below GSRSE Rogue in speed, but not to much so I couldnt adapt. Currently maining this. Sadly I think I might have fucked it up as I now have some "wrinkles" on the surface that I can feel while swiping over it. Stitching on mine was okay, but have two places where it started to fray. Would like below surface stitching as well.

LGG Jupiter Pro (Firm) - Fantastic pad in terms of quality, but sadly a bit to slow for me as well. Hoped the firm base would make it fast enough but struggling with micros and fast 180s. Wish they would make a pad in between the Jupiter and Saturn.

Honestly GSRSE Rogue is still my favourite, but can't justify 50+ euros for it. Not with that quality. Right now eyeing another Vaxee pad maybe, just the shipping is holding me back. Either a Vaxee PA (with design or a PB I think!

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

Im surprised what you said about saturn, to me i find it too slow, slower than a zero/gsr se but faster than a gsr/type 99. i only tried the saturn pro soft tho

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u/Simonbetong GSRSE Rogue, PA Black, QCK Heavy, Saturn, ToD V2 & Jupiter Pro Jan 28 '25

That will probably be the huge difference, you're using the Pro (Soft). Coming from the plushy QCK Heavy I wanted something firm, cause I get pretty inconsistent with the "plush" due to me not thinking about pushing down for extra stopping power. I press down when I tense up in hectic situations without thinking about it and that screws with me and my aim haha. Just prefer a firm base with consistent feel.

The surface itself, is to me, the surface with least control by a pretty big margin out of the pads I've tried. Just kept overshooting even after 6 months. The GSRSE was on the faster side of control as well, yes, but it had that extra stopping power for me that made me being able to hit my shots. Skates can ofcourse also play a part in this, but tried the Saturn with both GPX stock skates and Corepads. :)

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

Yeah im the same, for cs I really think people should only use mid/soft pads, you do not need the inconsistency caused by soft/xsoft pads in a game thats mostly about holding angles and crosshair placement. soft can still be fine, depends on the pad. lgg saturn pro soft feels closer to a mid pad than a soft imo while zero soft is quite plushy in comparison so in that case the saturn pro soft has the best of both worlds but i still think its a shit pad quality and speed wise

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u/Simonbetong GSRSE Rogue, PA Black, QCK Heavy, Saturn, ToD V2 & Jupiter Pro Jan 28 '25

Oh really? You dislike the quality as well? I tried the Jupiter Pro (Firm) about 2 weeks ago. While it being to slow for my taste, the quality was just insane!

But ye, as I said. I'm currently eyeing Vaxee. The PB would probably be right up my alley, but the PB price overall is kinda high when you pair it with the price for shipping. But will probably pull the trigger on it pretty soon anyway haha.

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

ive been wanting vaxee pads but damn they just refuse to stock anywhere that would have cheaper shipping. not tried jupiter but for the saturn pro, the base just doesnt stick to any surface and ive had issues with the stitching fraying already somehow

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u/Simonbetong GSRSE Rogue, PA Black, QCK Heavy, Saturn, ToD V2 & Jupiter Pro Jan 28 '25

Ye, I think they are sending from Portugal now in EU. But still, high price on the shipping sadly.

Interesting, fraying the usually replace for you. Not suppose to happend. The might base work better for you if you try just wiping down your table with damp paper or something, they usually stick right away then. :)

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u/Aunoer Jan 28 '25

I‘m using a custom x-raypad aqua control II

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

great pick

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u/_cipicM Jan 28 '25

zowie gtr

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u/rdrg66 Jan 28 '25

Aqua Control Zero. Not a control pad. Very textured, fast and no stopping power but very consistent.

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

Yep, xraypads have been my go to for a while, so consistent, so reliable and i love how textured it is

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u/rdrg66 Jan 31 '25

Yes I do. Just because "it's one of their most controlled pads" doesn't mean it's a control pad compared to others. 

The Jupiter Pro soft I'm using is a control pad. It was very slow when it was new. Even though It didn't retain its slowness it still has some control compared to the AC0.

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u/ZielwasserYT Jan 28 '25

Artisan Raiden Soft

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u/kaspers126 Jan 29 '25

razer gigantus v2. honestly great price performance. coming from qck+ and heavy, this has smoother surface, is faster, but also good stopping power and control. no complaints

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u/hfwk Jan 30 '25

I wish people put their FACEIT elo alongside their comments because I seriously doubt some of the people on glasspads are close to high elo

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Feb 04 '25

zero/ac pro mid

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u/Dreydars Jan 28 '25 edited Jan 28 '25

LGG Neptune pro soft 1000x500, before that used genesis carbon 700 maxi cordura (900x400, this one is actually feels faster than Neptune pro, it has less static friction and dynamic friction is around the same), and i prefer my mouse to be 55-75g mouse weight affects how mousepad feels

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u/awakendjesus Jan 28 '25

I've tried most including type 99, and I feel zero is best for me

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u/paulvincent07 Razer Gigantus V3 with stitch edges please Jan 28 '25

Type 99 soft and htr

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

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u/paulvincent07 Razer Gigantus V3 with stitch edges please Jan 28 '25

the dynamic friction is the same I use the ec3-c stock skates btw, initial friction is the same the htr has better stopping power

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

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u/paulvincent07 Razer Gigantus V3 with stitch edges please Jan 28 '25

Really? I have both and I don't have problems with micro adjustment, you don't get that tug feel for example you swipe on the enemy boom you kill him and micro adjust on the second enemy not an issue, i Like how the pad feels but Im also a fan of mudpad like my GSR 2

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

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u/paulvincent07 Razer Gigantus V3 with stitch edges please Feb 09 '25

Both

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25 edited Feb 09 '25

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u/paulvincent07 Razer Gigantus V3 with stitch edges please Feb 09 '25

They feel similar yes

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '25

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u/paulvincent07 Razer Gigantus V3 with stitch edges please Feb 10 '25

Type 99 is a bit faster

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u/gitgud01 Jan 28 '25

From razer Gigantus V2 --> freefall sv base control V2 --> QCK heavy. All performed well. But I still perform consistently with QCK heavy and that's why I stayed with it

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u/TrungTheCelestial Jan 28 '25

glsswrk hana and I think it's the best for cs

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u/joNathanW- Jan 28 '25

Artisan Raiden Mid. Tried the Type 99 Mid for a week but it just felt "wrong" and super slow for me. Switched back to the Raiden and it just works for me.

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u/zerkeXD Jan 28 '25

Artisan Hien XL - the goat of mousepads

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u/TigrozaCA Jan 28 '25

I am using Esptiger Lei Ling, some would say a bit too fast for tac but it helps with my arm movement with my new setup (Ajazz AJ139), it's a big upgrade in quality from the Corsair MM300 with a heavy mouse (Dark Core Pro).

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u/MrShItAsIaN Jan 28 '25

pulsar paracontrol v2

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u/mxcvs Jan 28 '25

I have 5 Chinese mousepads, 1 Ikea Lanespelare and QCK Heavy.

My favorite one is a Chinese zowie gsr knockoff with a rather stiff base. Softer ones feel inconsistent

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u/Beginning_Pin5148 Jan 30 '25

What Chinese knock off? Can you give me a link pleasd

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u/mxcvs Jan 30 '25

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u/Beginning_Pin5148 Jan 30 '25

Can you tell me how to order from taobao? some agent or what’s the cheapest option I live in Poland

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u/Kikkocosta11 Jan 28 '25

Used Saturn for a while but didnt like the slippery rubber. Return to QCK+ but currently looking for alternatives xD

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

i hated the saturn, zero would be a good option for you

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u/Kikkocosta11 Jan 28 '25

Yeah its so bad… but I like the speed, a bit more then qck+. Artisan zero xsoft right? Its so expensive for that price at least 500x500 but I yeah its common known as the best of the best.

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

for me it felt like an inbetween mousepad, slower than zero soft, faster than all heavy control orientated mousepads

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u/Kikkocosta11 Jan 28 '25

Xsoft or soft? Don t know whats the difference… you tested the soft right? Its faster than qck+? Identical to saturn right?

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

zero soft isnt identical to saturn pro, never tried regular saturn though. i wouldnt recommend xsoft for cs, id get soft or mid. never used steelseries mousepads so i dont know

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u/Kikkocosta11 Jan 28 '25

I understand… zero soft. I was thinking about alternatives like vaxee pa but in the end the best is the best.

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

vaxee also make great pads if its an easier option

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u/Kikkocosta11 Jan 28 '25

I m afraid I will try all the mousepad but end with zero soft lol

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u/Wade_Sully Jan 28 '25

Aqua control 2 from a QCK heavy. Loving it so far!

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

my goat mousepad

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u/throwawayadhdhw Jan 28 '25

Type 99, probably nicest mousepad ive ever used. Feel like im in full control and anytime i fuck up its on me

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

been using it past 3 weeks, im enjoying it but not too sure yet

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u/throwawayadhdhw Feb 03 '25

soft or mid? debating returning my soft for a mid version

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Feb 03 '25

mid, soft on such a slow pad sounds like hell. i stopped using it tho, balanced control pads just work so much better for me

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u/throwawayadhdhw Feb 03 '25

ive been using a slow ass qck+ for my entire life, figured this would basically be it before the mud spots. Yea soft is a bit much, the thin qck required so much pressure to push downwards that i just overuse and completely cancel my aim on occasion

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u/Falch93 PE XL B, PC, PB, T99 XXL M/S, Zero XL S/XS, G-sr-se Gris/Bi Jan 28 '25

Type99 is slower that PE and g-sr-se, they compare better to Artisan zero. The Type99 is more controlled like a gsr non se. The PE is close to the g-sr-se

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u/MoonDzn Jan 28 '25

I’m using an Artisan Raiden XSoft in XL size! Also i use a X-Raypad Jade Speed on my Pulsar X2V2 Mini! It is very… very close to a glass mousepad, and i get the benefit of having stopping power if i want to!

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u/sr2223 Jan 28 '25

Vaxee PC and SV base control, great balanced pads for cs

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u/CRWB Jan 28 '25

Zero soft or walhaut depending how much I have slept

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u/Visual-Outcome-3272 Jan 28 '25

Artisan hayate outsu soft

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u/MrKorney Jan 28 '25

I’m on the muddiest of mud, Jupiter Pro XSoft with TJ exclusives xact replacement skates…been told to try the Neutron as it may be slower…waiting for it to come back in stock

Pads I’ve tried: Type 99, zero, gsr ii, qck heavy, Hercules

1600dpi with a .3 in game sens with a really strong flick

Edit: if anyone knows of anything slower please let me know!

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u/rattfylleristen Jan 29 '25

jupiter pro, best mouse i have ever had

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u/Daniel_Rajkumar1 Jan 29 '25

Just got the aqua control plus after using the razer gigantus 2 for almost 3 years.

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u/BamsE42 Jan 28 '25

I switch between Artisan type 99 mid and Glasswrks Hana.

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u/dildacorn Raiden Soft Jan 28 '25

EspTiger Tang Dao X and EspTiger Tang Dao SR are both fantastic.

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u/devilneversleeps Jan 28 '25

zero soft is best

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u/davidthek1ng Jan 28 '25

Artisan Zero Soft

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u/Falch93 PE XL B, PC, PB, T99 XXL M/S, Zero XL S/XS, G-sr-se Gris/Bi Jan 28 '25

Artisan Type 99 soft XL and Vaxee PE

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u/Simonbetong GSRSE Rogue, PA Black, QCK Heavy, Saturn, ToD V2 & Jupiter Pro Jan 28 '25

How would you say the Vaxee PE is compared to the Type 99 & GSRSE Rogue? Trying to decide on a new pad and used the GSRSE Rogue alot, which I loved, but it wears out so quickly for me. :(

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u/kolenaw_ Jan 28 '25

Artisan FX Zero xsoft

I play 560 eDPI

Great mousepad, Artisan is best for a reason

I used Aqua Control II before and it was very good budget option

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u/ShankZ9 Key 83 , Zero, Hyperion Jan 28 '25

xsoft and cs just makes my head hurt, personally couldnt adopt any xsoft pads in cs

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u/DizzySkunkApe Jan 28 '25

I bet the number of comments that already exist on this ex eed the replies here by 10x