Gearing up for WoW: The Razer Naga : World of Warcraft General Discussions

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We don't normally do hardware reviews. That's usually the domain of the guys over at our sister site, Register to unlock hidden link. But when Register to unlock hidden link broke out the $79.99 Register to unlock hidden link last August 19 at Register to unlock hidden link in Cologne, Germany (along with a Register to unlock hidden link), and previewed it a Register to unlock hidden link a few days later, we knew we just had to get our hands on it and take it out for a spin. This was Razer's first mouse aimed squarely at the MMO market, and at World of Warcraft players specifically. It isn't the first mouse that tried to appeal to the huge MMO player base -- Register to unlock hidden link unleashed a World of Warcraft mouse last year, although some players found Register to unlock hidden link and Register to unlock hidden link. In hindsight, we probably should've done our own review of that product. So when Razer announced that the Naga "wasn't going be just a great MMO mouse (but) the best MMO mouse," we weren't going to let the opportunity slip away.

Mike wrote an excellent Register to unlock hidden link on the Razer Naga when we were at BlizzCon which should give everyone a fair idea of what we're dealing with. Writing a product review for an MMO gaming mouse wasn't going to be a simple task -- one reason there aren't too many full reviews of the Razer Naga is because it takes a bit of commitment to do it. Unlike first person shooters or even real-time strategy games where about an hour or two of gameplay would be enough to give fair impressions of the mouse, properly assessing an MMO gaming mouse needs to be an immersive experience. It requires mapping keys and adapting one's personal playing style to accommodate the hardware.

As I'd mentioned in my Register to unlock hidden link that talked briefly about Register to unlock hidden link, the features of most modern gaming mice are far beyond what MMOs generally demand. You won't need 5600dpi, insane APM (Actions-Per-Minute) values, or even fancy technologies like Razer's Register to unlock hidden link buttons. If there's any indication that Razer is on the right track with the Naga, it's that they've loaded it with buttons. MMO players tend to press a lot of buttons. They also took the extra step of creating (or adapting) an AddOn that allows the mapping of keybindings from inside the game. When the Razer Naga finally arrived at my doorstep after a torturous tussle with an ineffectual DHL, I finally buckled down -- as Razer would say -- Register to unlock hidden link. Let's take a closer look at the Razer Naga after the jump.

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Author: SUPPORT@WEBLOGSINC.COM (Zach Yonzon)
Category: Gaming-MiceGaming-MouseGaming-PeripheralsGearing-up-for-PvPGearing-up-for-WoWHardware-ReviewMMOG-laser-gaming-mouseMMOG-mouseNagaProduct-ReviewRazerRazer-Nagarazer-naga-reviewReviewWorld-of-Warcraft-Mousewow-mouse
Publish Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST
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