Being a gaming mouse, it feels almost compulsory to start with that.
We tested the mouse with Battlefield 1, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, War Thunder and RuneScape. Unfortunately, the sensor lets the mouse down quite a lot, especially around the £50 mark. The main issue we had was accurate tracking; if you’re trying to nail a headshot from a few hundred yards, you need the sensor to be rock solid and consistent, which this wasn’t. On the other hand, using the mouse in RuneScape, which doesn’t require the accuracy or twitchy aiming of an FPS title, the mouse was much more usable. Perhaps Patriot could’ve improved upon this area by using a lesser-DPI sensor instead of chasing the highest DPI rating on the front of the box.
Comfort is an extremely strong point for this mouse, though it’s decidedly aimed towards palm-grip users. The deep thumb-groove paired with the shaped edge for the 4th and 5th finger allow use for hours on end – an important factor for MMO players where the action can go on for incredibly long periods of time. Something we did notice was the mismatched surface of the mouse can increase pressure on specific points on the hand – discomfort wasn’t particularly noticeable, but we believe it could develop over time.
The macro buttons above the thumb are well-placed and within comfortable reach. The same cannot be said for the buttons left of the left-click; for these to be reached, you would need to hold the mouse in a strange manner.
As promised within the introduction, we set out to find what difference the weights can make to the mouse. We tested using no weights, then forward and rear biased, then loaded the entire mouse up. The overall consensus is, not much. We believe the difference would be somewhat more noticeable if the mouse was on a more standard PTFE glide, but the ceramic pads offer such a tiny amount of friction that the increased weight is purely translated into inertia only, with barely any added friction, at all.
Following on from the ceramic feet discussion, one major downside that we noticed, again, due to the sheer lack of friction, is that the mouse is way too easy to move when clicking any of the buttons. It takes a lot of getting used to, but if zero friction sounds like your cup of tea, this should suit well.
Despite the lack of effects on offer within the software, the RGB lighting looks brilliant on the V570. The 7 zones of lighting provide a decent canvas to put your mark on. However, if it’s RGB you’re after, in a flowing fashion, the standard “Wave” function built into the software looks beautiful.
We tested the mouse with Battlefield 1, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, War Thunder and RuneScape. Unfortunately, the sensor lets the mouse down quite a lot, especially around the £50 mark. The main issue we had was accurate tracking; if you’re trying to nail a headshot from a few hundred yards, you need the sensor to be rock solid and consistent, which this wasn’t. On the other hand, using the mouse in RuneScape, which doesn’t require the accuracy or twitchy aiming of an FPS title, the mouse was much more usable. Perhaps Patriot could’ve improved upon this area by using a lesser-DPI sensor instead of chasing the highest DPI rating on the front of the box.
Comfort is an extremely strong point for this mouse, though it’s decidedly aimed towards palm-grip users. The deep thumb-groove paired with the shaped edge for the 4th and 5th finger allow use for hours on end – an important factor for MMO players where the action can go on for incredibly long periods of time. Something we did notice was the mismatched surface of the mouse can increase pressure on specific points on the hand – discomfort wasn’t particularly noticeable, but we believe it could develop over time.
The macro buttons above the thumb are well-placed and within comfortable reach. The same cannot be said for the buttons left of the left-click; for these to be reached, you would need to hold the mouse in a strange manner.
As promised within the introduction, we set out to find what difference the weights can make to the mouse. We tested using no weights, then forward and rear biased, then loaded the entire mouse up. The overall consensus is, not much. We believe the difference would be somewhat more noticeable if the mouse was on a more standard PTFE glide, but the ceramic pads offer such a tiny amount of friction that the increased weight is purely translated into inertia only, with barely any added friction, at all.
Following on from the ceramic feet discussion, one major downside that we noticed, again, due to the sheer lack of friction, is that the mouse is way too easy to move when clicking any of the buttons. It takes a lot of getting used to, but if zero friction sounds like your cup of tea, this should suit well.
Despite the lack of effects on offer within the software, the RGB lighting looks brilliant on the V570. The 7 zones of lighting provide a decent canvas to put your mark on. However, if it’s RGB you’re after, in a flowing fashion, the standard “Wave” function built into the software looks beautiful.
