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17-Key Mouse Geared For MMO Gamers

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3:51 PM - August 20, 2009 by Kevin Parrish

Razer's 17-key mouse is geared for MMO players.

Over in Cologne, Germany, Razer is presenting its latest devices at the Gamescom 2009 convention, one of which is the $79.99 Razer Naga mouse geared for MMO gamers. What makes this device stand out above the others on the market is the embedded, customizable 12-button thumb grid--in addition to the 5 buttons already present on the mouse--designed to keep the fingers on the mouse rather than hunting down spell keys assigned to the keyboard. According to the company, this design also eliminates excessive clicking on-screen.

"The Razer Naga’s add-on software, in conjunction with the supported titles, enables gamers to save unlimited profiles and program thousands of different in-game commands for each character you choose to play without the hassle of remapping every time you re-spec," the company said. "The ergonomic form factor gives players comfort and optimized control to every button."

While we haven't tested this device, Razor said that leading MMO players and community sites such as Curse.com have given this super-mouse a thorough beating before making an appearance at Gamescom. To catch a glimpse of this mouse in action, Razor uploaded a demo video over on YouTube here. Gamers who are naturally left-handed may be out of luck, or forced to learn to use of a mouse with the opposite hand.

In addition to the Naga, Razor also introduced the $49.99 Megasoma hybrid gaming mouse mat. This pad is optimized for both optical and laser mice, and even features an illuminated embedded logo to distract your eyes while being hammered in a brutal online deathmatch. Yay.

Source : Tom's Hardware US

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Hellbound 08/20/2009 10:11 PM
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holly hell..........

hellwig 08/20/2009 10:13 PM
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A num-pad on a mouse, Genious! Not that I play a lot of games that require a mouse and the num pad, but still, if I did, this would be an awesome mouse. Still though, if that picture is representative, the keys are a bit far back on the mouse, that's going to cause thumb strain.

Anonymous 08/20/2009 10:14 PM
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What next? The entire keyboard oriented around a mouse? lol

Toddosan 08/20/2009 10:15 PM
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ZOMG!! that would be perfect for me.

Blessedman 08/20/2009 10:16 PM
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haha win7 a keyboard with an optical sensor on it that you move around (hmmmm)

major7up 08/20/2009 10:16 PM
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Seems a bit excessive...

Kithzaru 08/20/2009 10:21 PM
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I've used a Razor keyboard and liked it, never used one of their mice though this one looks interesting.

I say, keep it up Razor, give Logitech and SteelSeries some healthy competition.

Sparkuss 08/20/2009 10:26 PM
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How about the next step further for MMO's, many which involve hand to hand combat. When is a smart person going to hack a Wii style motion controller to a PC game,deatchmatch WoW anyone?

Kill@dor 08/20/2009 10:26 PM
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Good luck pushing #12...

ThisIsMe 08/20/2009 10:27 PM
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I think they call it "Naga" because they now you'll need the extra arms and hands to operate it.

balister 08/20/2009 10:27 PM
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Not sure how well this would work as most people wouldn't have use for the buttons on the mouse since most use a game pad keyboard (Nostromo N52, Logitech G13, or an Ideazon Fang). Using a game pad keyboard gives you the ability to setup your WASD with weapon buttons (1 - 0 - +) Shift, Ctrl, Alt, and a variety of other keys.

If Razer has done this years ago before the game pad keyboards came out from Nostromo and Ideazon, they may have had something, but not, most people aren't going to have much use for this mouse if they already have a game pad keyboard.

dragonfang18 08/20/2009 10:28 PM
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Can I make phone calls with it? Looks like a mamba mated with a phone.

andboomer 08/20/2009 10:42 PM
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My prediction: soon you will see the mouse industry go the way of the razorblade industry -

"Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades"

rambo117 08/20/2009 10:56 PM
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Toddosan :
ZOMG!! that would be perfect for me.


i know right? would kill to have this >: )

JumpKickJoe 08/20/2009 10:56 PM
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Major7up :
Seems a bit excessive...



Fa reel.....

thisisme :
I think they call it "Naga" because they now you'll need the extra arms and hands to operate it.



Now i could see ppl healing and hurting their team at the same time with all the mistaken clicks... those buttons look kinda close and they seem kinda painful...i'm trying to move my thumb on my mouse here and it would put a strain on your thumb.


deathblooms2k1 08/20/2009 10:58 PM
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This seems amateurish, why didn't they put 12 buttons on the other side of the mouse for your little finger to press. I would feel ripped off having only 17 buttons when I know there is clearly potential for 29 or even 31 of you place 2 more on the opposite corner.

P_haze420 08/20/2009 11:08 PM
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LOL WUT?!

Maxor127 08/20/2009 11:10 PM
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They're catering to all of those overweight gamers yesterday's article talked about. Now they can play WoW with one hand and eat with the other and never have to reach for the keyboard again.

Burodsx 08/20/2009 11:40 PM
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Before long they'll be turning the keyboard into a giant mouse. Introducing the mouse-board!

Shandris 08/21/2009 12:01 PM
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$50 bucks for a mouse pad... a bit much?

rambo117 08/21/2009 12:01 PM
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deathblooms2k1 :
This seems amateurish, why didn't they put 12 buttons on the other side of the mouse for your little finger to press. I would feel ripped off having only 17 buttons when I know there is clearly potential for 29 or even 31 of you place 2 more on the opposite corner.


but what could you possibley do with 31 buttons? :P

ca87 08/21/2009 12:09 PM
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two hands mouse anyone?

ca87 08/21/2009 12:11 PM
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oh, forgot to add that this mouse might cripple u!

Anonymous 08/21/2009 12:24 PM
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This is not a very good idea. For one thing, the buttons are poorly placed. There's no way you can press all those with your thumb and not strain your hand. Also, they are too close to avoid error.

I use a gamepad for the MMORPG that I play. All of the quickslots are assigned to the function keys on the keyboard as well, so no need for hunting.

ttangx 08/21/2009 12:49 PM
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win7 :
What next? The entire keyboard oriented around a mouse? lol



Don't they already have that? The huge keyboard that's also a mouse?

Anonymous 08/21/2009 12:59 PM
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This looks harder to use and more uncomfortable then normal MMO setup. MMO's need WAY more then 12 hotkeys anyway. It's much easier to use wsad to move and click icons with the mouse IMO. Who comes up with these goofy ideas? Bet he doesn't play any MMO's

ubernoobie 08/21/2009 1:12 AM
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hmm g15(early 2007) + this mouse = how the fuck do u keep track of all these buttons?

kittle 08/21/2009 1:25 AM
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looks interesting, but in the pic all those buttons are where my thumb would be. I dont know about the rest of you, but my thumb doesnt bend back that far to be able to click those buttons.
Mabye if you have tiny 14yr old hands or skinny asian hands it could work, but not for me.

rambo117 08/21/2009 1:31 AM
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ubernoobie :
hmm g15(early 2007) + this mouse = how the fuck do u keep track of all these buttons?


practice? =\

audioee 08/21/2009 1:32 AM
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This just goes to show where my head is at...

It looks like camel toe...

I also want a QWERTY mouse. One mouse to control them all.

jaragon13 08/21/2009 1:35 AM
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I say fuck it, I'd hit the buttons whether or not I intended to or not. Also, ugly. Not like I play WoW but I know a guy with a Ideazon Merc and Logitech G15 and uses all the function keys....


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