What do you keep your mouse DPI at for shooters. Is it different for different types of games?

[Zed Clampet]

I read somewhere that a lot of pros used 800 dpi, so I tried that and it actually worked pretty well. But after I was done with that game, I found it really annoying to have to continuously sweep my mouse to turn around, so I moved it to 1200, and I pretty much keep it there now.

 

[March's Ghost]

It's a muddy area. Most has to do with how it feels to you and that can vary from game to game as each game can have its own sensitivity sliders that increase/decrease at different levels.

There is, unfortunately, no one-size-fits-all setup. You're ultimately going to find what you feel is best and then adjust each game's sensitivity to match.

 

[Zed Clampet]

It's a muddy area. Most has to do with how it feels to you and that can vary from game to game as each game can have its own sensitivity sliders that increase/decrease at different levels.

There is, unfortunately, no one-size-fits-all setup. You're ultimately going to find what you feel is best and then adjust each game's sensitivity to match.

I haven't noticed much variation from game to game, but the games I play almost never have sensitivity sliders. I did play a demo during Next Fest where just barely moving the mouse caused you to do a 360, but adjusting my mouse didn't have an effect on it, and it didn't have a slider, so I just gave up. I wouldn't use sensitivity sliders anyway. I'd make a new profile in my mouse software and change it there. That way I wouldn't have to change anything every time I played the game, as the software recognizes what game you are playing and just pulls up the profile for that game.

 

[Pifanjr]

I never touch DPI settings or sensitivity sliders unless the game is unplayable otherwise and I have a pretty big tolerance for what counts as unplayable.

I probably should care more when playing anything that requires accuracy, but I don't play many games that do.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Apparently I use 3200 for normal use in almost everything including most shooters. Occasionally I lower it to 1600 which is the next step down for my mouse, but anything below that is unplayable for me. It just feels so awkward to move my arm around so much. I dont think Ive ever touched an in game sensitivity slider.

I'm not great at shooters and barely play anything competitive, figures.

 

[Frindis]

I'm not sure what I use. I normally just change the in game settings like mouse, vertical/horizontal and scope speed.

 

[Alm]

I use 4500. I only change it if someone else uses my PC.

I found that I could do a 180 in first person shooters at 4500 with a flick of my wrist so I got used to that.

 

[neogunhero]

My mouse has profiles for multiple DPI settings, I deleted them all and only have one setting being used all the time. No idea what it is. All I know is that it's good for Windows, but bad for games. In nearly every game I play I have to increase the sensitivity.

 

[Johnway]

Honestly i stick to just one setting and its 4000dpi. Sure, i can change it on the fly, hell i have a trigger thing that reduces the sensitivity without needing to increase/decrease it.

The only problem is that the designers made that flappy thing too short, so my thumb never makes use of it... Plus changing the sensitivity hasn't done me any favors for any game. Shame really.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Compared to when I posted this, my mouse is not flying at 1400 dpi

 

[JoeGonsales]

Another factor is your mousepad space. If you have a huge desk pad, lower DPI feels better. But for most setups, something in the 1000-1600 range is the most versatile.