"Usually, pro esports players are hesitant to change up their peripherals, especially before a big tournament. Getting comfortable with a new keyboard or mouse can be especially daunting when, y'know, your entire job is on the line. But a new mouse is making waves in a Counter-Strike 2 tournament as players try to get any edge they can in the team-based shooter."
"Logitech's website boasts that the mouse is a "breakthrough in ultra-low click-latency technology." It uses something called a Haptic Inductive Trigger System (or HITS) instead of traditional switches to allow users to click with a lot less travel time while receiving customizable haptic feedback. Basically, it saves players even more time from the second they try to fire off a gun in an online multiplayer shooter to the instant the hit registers on the enemy player."
"How much time, exactly? Up to 30 milliseconds. That's 20 milliseconds less than the average time it takes a human to blink their eye. The X2 Superstrike effectively gets you a half-blink advantage over the competition if you're skilled enough to need it. It's probably not beneficial to casual players, but for competitive players, a more responsive mouse that can fire just a few ticks earlier can be"
Professional esports players typically avoid changing peripherals before major tournaments because adapting to a new keyboard or mouse risks comfort and performance. Logitech released the X2 Superstrike, a $180 gaming mouse that 13 of 50 remaining players at the PGL Cluj-Napoca Counter-Strike 2 tournament adopted. The mouse uses a Haptic Inductive Trigger System (HITS) to reduce click travel and deliver customizable haptic feedback, claiming ultra-low click-latency. The X2 can save up to 30 milliseconds—about 20 milliseconds faster than an eye blink—providing a measurable advantage in competitive play, though casual players are unlikely to see meaningful benefits.
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