Razer Naga 2014 dying - what to replace it with?

datAnassi

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Hello everyone,

as it seems my trusty old Naga is shot and will soon probably stop working altogether. From time to time (and with drastically increasing frequency) the vertical axis gets stuck, making precision clicking basically impossible. I'm also absolutely sure that it's the mouse itself, I tried it on another computer and showed the same issues. Cleaning the sensor did not make any difference either. So I'll have to replace it, question is with what?

I'm looking again for a MMO style mouse with a 12 button thumb pad because I've gotten very used to having it and would not want to miss it for the world.
I'm not totally averse to buying a new Naga but from what I've gathered Razer products tend to have problems with reliability and manufacturing quality and I'm somewhat lucky that my Naga held on for as long as it did. Currently I own three Razer peripherals and the Naga is the first one to go after more than two years so I can't exactly confirm that but I'd like to think that the rumors are based on some fact at least. So replacing it with something else would probably be the way to go.
The Logitech G600 looks nice and feels nice (I tested it in a store), but it seems the ring finger button is very finicky and prone to click when you don't want it to. Another option I have looked at is the Corsair Scimitar, which seems awesome with it's moveable thumb pad. I have pretty large hands, so being able to push it forward a bit would be great. However it's missing the mouse wheel tilt, which, while not a deal breaker, is something that I'd prefer to keep if in any way possible.

So, do any of you guys have experience with any of those? If so, which one would you recommend? Or is there another option from a manufacturer that I didn't look at yet?

Thank you very much in advance.
 

Nordein

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I would check out the mice from Redragon and Utechsmart. I have no personal experience with them, but their MMO mice have extremely good reviews and are cheaper than most of the well known MMO mice.
 

datAnassi

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It seems to me that the Foxbat / Venus are the same mouse, just by a russian and international distributor respectively. I've read a few reviews and watched a couple of videos but they seem to be pretty cheaply made (you can see the palm LED through a gap on the side of the mouse...), so I think I'd skip out on them.

The Nyth seems to be awesome but it might be overkill since I don't need the customization, I have no problem going into games with the full side panel even if I don't need them and I know I'm too lazy to switch between games. It's also about 50% more expensive than the G600 / Scimitar / Venus / Naga bunch and I don't think I'm willing to fork over that extra cash for features I don't really need.