79% of you think the new Razer mouse feature counts as cheating

I doubt 180 will work, though. Hehe!

Although I don't think 180 will work. hey hey

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Last week, I asked if Razer's "Perfect 180" feature on the new Basilisk V4 Pro gaming mouse counted as cheating. For the uninitiated, the feature allows an almost instant 180 degree rotation to be mapped to a mouse button in the software. In other words, one click, one Insta-twist to face whatever (or whoever) is behind you.

316 of you answered the survey (where were the rest, sleeping?), and the results are unsurprising. 79% of respondents said yes, while 21% said no, absolutely fine.

Does Razer's 'Perfect 180' gaming mouse feature count as cheating?

From 316 participants in the survey, the results are expressed as a percentage:

Or just "no". I add a little flavor to it. Looking at the comments, many seemed to echo TrexLaser's sentiments, saying, "Anything that moves the mouse for you is cheating."

However, some took a more subtle approach. Terito697174 says that the real problem may be in spotting cheaters, as over-rapid targeting is often the only way for other players to reasonably assess whether they're up against an unfairly advantaged opponent.

Salvador Pardinas makes a good point: "I can understand it as an access option for people who normally can't do a 180 on their own. But other than that it's just cheating."

Of course, people of different abilities may find the 180 mouse button rotation a very useful thing. However, Razer doesn't seem to offer it right now, as the feature blurb on the Basilisk V4 Pro product page describes it as "built for low-sensitivity gaming" and not as an accessibility option.

Commentator Fujako delivers a veritable blast from the past: “Welcome to the 2000s, Razer. Intellipoint software says hello."

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I had forgotten all about Microsoft's SideWinder gaming mice from back in the day, which via the Intellipoint mouse software could change the side button to perform 180-degree or full 360-degree rotations. "The quick turn never really took off back then for some reason," says Fujaku. Erm, I'm not entirely sure why. Was it not as useful as we think?

However, the sentiments of the majority have been clarified. I doubt Razer will scrap this feature regardless, but I'll definitely be looking out for players who are active in multiplayer from now on.

I think to myself, "I know what mouse you're using." Also, "How am I supposed to compete with that?"

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Andy built his first gaming PC at the age of 12, when IDE cables were a thing and high resolution wasn't. 26 years later (yes he's old), he now spends his days writing and reviewing graphics cards, processors, keyboards, mice, gaming headsets and more. You name it, if it's PC gaming hardware, he'll write words about it, with reviews and all.

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