A hard pad provides less friction and a smoother surface for your mouse to glide across its surface, making it a better option for high sense gamers that favour a claw grip or use a lot of wristy movements when gaming.<\/p>\n
This is because the hard surface makes it easier to control micro-movements, therefore allowing larger movements in-game with small and speedy mouse movements on the pad.<\/p>\n
However, hard pads are often more expensive and harder to find in larger sizes \u2014 the variety available online in South Africa is very slim.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re a gamer that has sweaty hands, then you might experience skidding of the mouse as the hard surface is not porous and won\u2019t absorb the moisture \u2014 if you experience this, you can use a small cloth to wipe off any moisture between rounds.<\/p>\n
Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n Soft mousepads are the most common pad amongst gamers and are typically made of synthetic cloth.<\/p>\n These pads’ spongy materials make them more comfortable to use for extended periods since you can rest your wrist and hand on them. They also offer much more surface friction ,which gives gamers more control over their mouse with precision.<\/p>\n Your movements will be slower on a soft pad, but it\u2019ll be easier to make small movements with pinpoint accuracy, as they are more forgiving regarding micro-adjustments.<\/p>\n A soft pad is a good option for gamers who favour a palm grip and require forearm placement to make large movements across the mousepad \u2014 meaning this type of pad is good for low to medium sense gamers.<\/p>\n Casual gamers therefore should get a soft mousepad if they’re not too confident in their mouse adjustments and are worried about an overcorrection \u2014 which would be the case on a hard pad if they are not precise with their mouse movements.<\/p>\n Due to the flexibility of the material, soft pads are also easy to transport, as you can simply roll them up and put them in a carrier bag.<\/p>\n However, while a soft pad is cheaper and easier to find in large sizes \u2013 unlike its counterpart \u2013 it\u2019s much harder to clean, as the gaps in the woven fibres collect a lot of dirt and dust.<\/p>\n They are also less durable, and the feel of the surface friction tends to change as the pad absorbs sweat and oil from your hands over time.<\/p>\n Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n These are the differences you should consider when choosing between a hard and soft mousepad for gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251,"featured_media":125455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3],"tags":[10519,2664,26286,15397,26287],"class_list":["post-125452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-pc","tag-comparison","tag-gaming","tag-hard-mousepad","tag-pc","tag-soft-mousepad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/251"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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