I have a Corsair Scimitar Pro so this is more a mouse question than an Overwatch question, but I just can’t for the life of me get it right. I want to be able to turn quickly but have the crosshairs nice and fixed. When I increase the dpi the crosshair or cursor becomes very unstable and seems to fly around all over the place, even if I click ‘Enahnce Pointer precision’. I just don’t seem to be able to get anywhere near what I’m after. I can get it right easily if I don’t have iCUE running, but then my mouse buttons won’t work. The minute I start iCUE, the mouse speed and precision goes to absolute **** and seems totally impossible to get anywhere near right. Maybe I just need to get a Razer or something.
It all depends on the type of aim you have (arm or wrist) and the space you have. Plus then what makes you comfortable.
It does sound like you’re setting the dpi and sensitivity too high for your comfort though.
There is no “right” answer for what the settings should be. I have high dpi (1600) but very low sensitivity (between 1.8 and 2.5 depending on hero and mood).
iCue is known for having a lot of issues.
I tried a corsair mouse and didn’t like the software at all. Too many issues with it.
I took my corsair mouse back to the store and went straight back to Logitech G502 Hero and Ghub after a few days.
I’d personally turn off mouse pointer precision in Windows, but that’s just me.
I’ve also set the pointer speed to about 6/11.
When it comes to DPI settings, i use a DPI range of 800-1600 (Recommended range is 800-1600DPI) that i can swap between using a button on my Logitech G502Hero mouse, with an in-game sense range of 6-12 depending on the heroes i play.
You just need to play around with the in-game sense on each hero (Unless you’re a one-trick player) until you get a feel for what’s right for you, and the same goes for your DPI settings. Just keep in mind the recommended DPI settings of 800-1600.
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My mouse too, but with 200DPI and 10 sensitivity. I always try to keep the same sensitivity for each hero and even for different games.
Sometimes I use that tricky button that if we hold it reduces to a custom DPI (1200 I guess) while snipping.
Hmm well my dpi is currently about 12,000 if I’m not mistaken! I mean to be precise I have this:
Stage 1 100
Stage 2 8,700
Stage 3 9,800
Stage 4 12,000
Stage 5 12,000
Sniper 12,000
Then I have sensitvity just under half. This now feels not too bad. Thanks @Roku for giving me the idea of having high dpi and low sensitivity. Hadn’t thought of that for some reason.
This said, when I say it’s not too bad, I mean it is too bad. It’s not too bad ingame, but out of game when navigating options screen, cursor is painfully slow.
12,000 is probably WAY too high for you. Un;ess you have the game on less than 1.0 sensitivity.
What space do you have for your mouse? A standard mouse mat, or big desk one?
If you are just using a normal amount of space for a mouse, doing general office stuff… 1,600 should suffice as DPI.
That’s because of the iCue software.
Way too high. You’re gonna be skipping way too many pixels and overextend your aim when trying to hit any moving targets with that high of a DPI, plus you don’t need that many different DPI settings either.
Best thing is to get used to the 800-1600 DPI range and set your sense for each hero to a level you’re most comfortable with using and do it while you’re in the practice range so you can test it out immediately.
Go into settings and set your pointer speed in windows to about 4 clicks from the left and turn off enhanced pointer precision, as it is kind of more like a hinderance than anything in FPS games, as it messes with your true aim and muscle memory.
My personal settings is 800-1200-1600. Those are the three DPI settings i swap between depending on which heroes i use in each role. Then i’ve done what some people might consider tedious, and set each hero’s sensitivity, ranging from 6-12. But then again, i’ve got a pretty big mousepad. A HyperX XL cloth mousepad, which by the way i highly recommend, just like i highly recommend the Logitech G502 hero. I use the wired version, though i might upgrade to the wireless one soon.
Think of your DPI as an extention of your sensitivity which is your eDPI. eDPI is your DPI x sensitivity.
800 DPI + 12 sens = 8x12 = 9600 eDPI, as an example. You don’t want it to be too high overall, because if it’s too high, you’ll overextend your aim and miss a lot of pixels. You also don’t want it too low, especially in this game, as opposed to Valorant where super low eDPI = better.
It’s all about finding your sweet spot, as that’s different from person to person, but typically it’s easier to find that sweet spot within the recommended ranges.
Yeah it was way too high. I was judging by how fast my cursor was moving, which was slower as I had reduced the sensitivity. Thanks all. One further question I have though is that people are just giving 1 number for dpi. My mouse software has 6 separate numbers. I suppose I want all of them between 800 and 1600, right? Do I want differeces between each number though, within the given ranges?
I have 2.
1600 for ow, then adjust sensitivity in game. And 800 for everything else.
Problem is, there’s a chance you’ll accidentally press it in game and screw yourself over.
You’re saying the stages 1-5 in iCUE each represent a game? That doesn’t seem right. No I won’t press accidentally press ‘it’ in game. Not sure what you even mean by ‘it’. There’s no keybind that brings up iCUE.
Problem is that whilst it’s easier to aim with lower dpi, it’s harder to keep up with players that are moving round you quickly as I struggle to turn quickly enough, so not sure exactly what dpi to use. I have 1200 for every stage at the moment, apart from 2 which are 1400 and maximum sensitivity. The aiming isn’t too bad but seems a bit slow to turn character and track opponents that aren’t dodging from side to side etc.
No. That is just how I use a similar system. I have preferred DPI for different things I am doing. So it is a nice thing to have.
But I also have it so when OW loads, it uses a different profile where that button is deactivated. Because I have a habit of accidentally pressing it.
You should be aiming so that if you move your mouse from the left to right in the area you have you can do a clean 360 spin. So that should be a mark of if your DPI/Sense combo is too high.
My man, do yourself a favor and stop playing shooters with such a bulky and heavy mouse. You’re going nowhere with that. Go for something that weighs 45G-75G that is smaller and not a MMO mouse, lower your DPI and ingame sensitivity and play with it for a couple of weeks and you’ll never want to go back. If the buttons are an issue for you, go with a mouse that has 2 side buttons which almost every FPS mouse has nowadays. I personally use the obvious left/right click and one side button, plus the keyboard for the rest and that works great.
And yes your DPI is way too high. Most people that play this game seriously, play at around 1600DPI with 2-3 ingame sensitivity. Or lower DPI but slightly higher ingame, for example 800DPI and 4 ingame sensitivity. It depends on the role and the heroes you play a bit. Mercy, Winston players etc don’t need that much aim and have everything turned up a bit but regardless of that, what you’re doing now is just crazy.
Thing is I really don’t like using keys for anything. I use a lot of buttons so 2 buttons wouldn’t be enough, but I take your point that it may improve my ability to aim so much that it might be worth it. I feel like I should be able to make this work though maybe. Let’s just say I’m trying to make the best of a suboptimal situation in the worst case, but hopefully it doesn’t need to be suboptimal. In any case, just trying to get dpi as good as I can for my current mouse, particulary for Tracer. I asked a Tracer who was doing better than me what dpi they had earlier and it was ‘about 800’. If I have that dpi, turning seems painfully slow so still not quite sure what to have. I think I have 1000 at the mo and haven’t been doing amazingly; slightly better, but maybe I could have a better dpi still.
Of all the characters, Tracer is pretty demanding in having the right gear. If you play her than there’s no way on earth you can do that properly with that mouse but in the end if you’re happy with your games, rank and comfortable in how you play than ofcourse go for what you have. I tell you this though, if you play a month with a decent, and more important, suitable mouse and put some effort into changing your ways, you don’t want to go back in a million years. That even factors in you adjusting to using some buttons with your keyboard instead. Realistically swapping to keyboard won’t be that big of an issue because you can probably use one side button on your possible future mouse, which only leaves you with Q (ultimate) that you only use once in 1-3 mins and another ability which you for example can use the keyboard Shift button for. So you have to swap 2 abilities to keyboard and one of them even not used that often. I’d say that that is pretty doable to learn.
The down side of having low DPI/ingame sensitivity is indeed turns being more difficult. It’s a well known downside but comparatively the benefits of low DPI/ingame sensitivity way outweigh the downsides. To play Tracer really well you have to do quick 180’s which probably mean slightly higher DPI/ingame sensitivity than for example playing Soldier, McCree, Widow etc but definitely don’t go too high. I hope the Tracer that told you he plays on 800DPI also told you his ingame sensitivity because DPI alone without the context of ingame sensitivity means nothing.
No they didn’t tell me their sensitivity as it was just at the end of a match that I asked so I didn’t have time. It’s a good point tho. They could have been playing on minimum sensitivity for all I know and I’m using max. By the way, sensitivity is what is called ‘Mouse speed’ under pointer options, right?
On the buttons front, it’s not just abilities that I like to use buttons for. It’s voice lines etc. too, but I take on board that I could much prefer the type of mouse you suggest.
I mean with Tracer, right click uses ability 1 so I’d only need 2 side buttons; one for recall and one for ult.
Exactly this indeed.
I think you’re referring to Windows options here? No that’s not what I mean, I mean: Overwatch > Options > Controls > Mouse > Sensitivity. Do mind that you can set different ingame sensitivity for the different heroes.
So you have DPI in your mouse software settings and you have ingame sensitivity. I believe Overwatch even ignores any Windows settings (not to be confused with your DPI setting in your mouse software, that’s ok to use) because Overwatch uses a thing called ‘raw mouse input’.
Using the second side mouse button might prove difficult on normal/FPS mice since they’re positioned so far forward and not really placed well. But yeah if you can make that work for yourself that would be nice. Using the lower (first) side button on normal/FPS mice is very doable.
Ah ok. Good to know how to adjust sensitivity now. Thanks for all your help.
@Roku You have to be joking me. You have 2.5 sensitivity with 1600 dpi? That has to be a mistake. A full swipe of my mouse from left to right on those settings barely turns my character 10 degrees, let alone 360. I guess you mean 25 sensitivity, right?
Also when I google ‘dpi for tracer’ the first result that comes up is 400 edpi. WIth the 2.5 sense and 1600 dpi that Roku above uses, that would be 4000 edpi. Even with 4000 edpi, a full sweep of my mouse from left to right turns my character about 10 degrees, which makes it impossible to turn my character even close to how quickly I want to be able to. This gets more confusing the more I look into it.
EDIT: So I just bought a Razer Viper and I do prefer that it’s lighter but I still find 4000 edpi way too low for turning although I get that it makes aiming easier. Also I do miss the having all the extra buttons for communication. I guess I could just get a 17 button Razer if I want to and God permitting. I think it’s just the Corsair that’s heavy. Really don’t like having to use Q for ult but I guess I can get used to it, again God permitting.
I am struggling with keybinds tho. For example, on Junkrat tho I used to have side button 1 for ability 1 and 2 for 2, but now I have to have 1 for melee attack and 2 for 2. I have Q for ult and E for reload so not sure where to put ability 1. I should probably have 1 for abiltiy 1 but then not sure where to put melee attack. I used to have it as side button 4.
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