[section_title title=”Performance”]Performance
To test the performance of the mouse, I will be testing the in-game performance in League of Legends and Battlefield 4.
Starting with mouse’s acceleration, the Level 10M has it enabled and can be disabled if needed in the Windows control panel. I personally like mouse acceleration as I can control the cursor a lot better; if I need to click something fast or spin round I can do so with a quick flick with little to no effort at all.
League of Legends
League of Legends is probably my favourite game currently and with this being a mouse geared towards those who enjoy eSPORTS, LoL certainly falls under that category. Straight off the bat I went into the software to assign the mouse buttons to different things. I didn’t exactly find this process the easiest and I don’t rate the software highly but I did manage to do it so it can’t be that bad. After entering my first game, the first thing I noticed was how long the mouse felt in my hands compared to my CM Storm Havoc. With the mouse being modelled and designed around BMW, I would have expected a little better in terms of comfort but I focused on my game. One thing I did notice was the side buttons needed to be pressed directly in the centre and I occasionally missed them. This isn’t a big worry and I did get used to it and I actually like the feel of the buttons; rubber as opposed to plastic. I can’t say my hands usually sweat during gameplay so I am wondering if the ventilation is a little bit of a gimmick. It might appeal to those who do have sweaty hands but because I’m not a nervous Nerris when gaming, I will leave it up to you.
Overall while playing League of Legends, the mouse did feel great after adjusting to the shape and size of it and I can honestly say it is built like a tank. It isn’t too heavy and is made from quality materials.
Battlefield 4
With League of Legends having been a MOBA, I thought playing with the Level 10M on Battlefield would test how versatile the mouse itself is. The Level 10M doesn’t have adjustable weights which is a minor disappointment as the mouse did feel quite heavy in my right hand. Although I do prefer a mouse with a bit of weight, not everyone has the same preference so if you are a big fan of lightweight mice then you might have to look elsewhere.
When I actually got into some gameplay, I did enjoy the feel of the mouse and with acceleration automatically enabled; it gave me one less thing to worry about. After binding things like knife and grenades to the side buttons, I did feel I had a slight advantage over some people; especially those with just bog standard 3 button mice but as most gaming mice have side buttons these days, it’s a pretty standard feeling. I found the weight of the mouse easy to manage on my Akasa mouse mat also with the weight of mouse being the way it is; on the slightly heavy side. Spinning round was a joy with the acceleration and having changed DPI a couple of times, I felt a forward/backwards switch would have been better as I usually had to scroll through them 2-3 times if I missed my desired setting.
Overall, bar the DPI switch issue (which is just me being picky), everything seemed good. Have I mentioned how well built the mouse is? I think I have but I’ll say it again, it is top quality stuff with a nice feel to it.
