Mad Catz R.A.T. TE Gaming Mouse

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/08/2014 04:51 AM | source: | 1 comment(s)

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. ("Mad Catz") announced today the R.A.T. TE (Tournament Edition), a new mouse designed for the professional and competitive gaming community. Expected to ship early 2014 for PC and Mac, the R.A.T. TE has been designed to appeal to the e-sports professional. With a newly developed Phillips Doppler-laser sensor, the R.A.T. TE provides reference quality tracking with speeds up to 8200 DPI.

Each feature of the R.A.T. TE has been engineered for mobility, performance and precision. Weight has been reduced to decrease inertia; speed and resolution have been radically improved for faster reaction times, and programmable button mapping has been optimized for popular e-sports games. In addition, customizable attributes such as 'Lift-Off' height calibration and dynamic surface detection have been added to create the ideal mouse for professional gamers.

"We launched our original R.A.T. line of gaming mice four years ago, and we're pleased to continue expanding this highly successful range with the announcement of the Tournament Edition model," said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. "The R.A.T. TE is another example of our ongoing commitment to building high performance hardware for the passionate gaming community."

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#4739473 Posted on: 01/08/2014 09:44 AM

I haven't seen a pro gamer using RAT mouse so far.

I had an opportunity to test RAT 9 for a few days, and unfortunately, it was a huge disappointment. While some people find it comfortable, I couldn't adjust it in a way that it had any chance to even compete with Razer Mamba or Logitech G700 in terms of comfort in palm/fingertip grip. For claw grip, it wasn't even close to G9x. Perhaps some Steelseries mice are even better in this regard, I haven't tried them. It was also very heavy, with questionable balance, and very difficult to lift off the pad (not to say that G700 can be lifted easily). I don't do that often, but it would make this mouse not an optimal option for a serious gamer. All that Tournament Edition sticker is just to sell it in my opinion, and not really use in any competitions.

While I support what I have typed above, I don't mean that everyone needs a pro-level mouse, or that pro gamers need a great mouse. The most of the people will do fine with virtually any mouse in terms of precision, and if you play more games, just pick a better one that's comfortable. Pro gamers pretty much have to use what their team's sponsor is giving. So for example if they're sponsored by Razer, they'll probably use Deathadder (and not the most expensive mouse).

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