Razer Releasing Two Naga Special Edition Mice
Razer is adding two Special Edition models to its Naga gaming mice.
Wednesday Razer revealed two new additions to its Naga line of gaming mice, the Razer Naga Maelstrom Special Edition and the Razer Naga Molten Special Edition. Both are geared for MMO gamers by offering seventeen "MMO-optimized" buttons for macro functionality--twelve of which reside in a thumb grid--and both will cost a beefy $79.99.
"The Razer Naga Maelstrom Special Edition and Razer Naga Molten Special Edition feature an exciting new look to the original award-winning and massively popular Razer Naga that shifted the balance between keyboard and mouse by putting an unprecedented number of in-game commands in one place," the company said in a press release. "A multi-button thumb grid and Razer’s MMO game interface add-on combine to place every command the MMO gamer needs in the palm of their hands."
The Naga Maelstrom SE features a whirlpool of blue light emanating from its swirling core and blue backlit buttons. The Naga Molten SE is the exact opposite, featuring red backlit buttons and lava-red fissures cutting a jagged, lighted path across the mouse. However the differences stop there, as both mice sport a 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor, a 1ms response time, optional MMO-specific software add-ons and more.
According to Razer, both models will be available at participating resellers worldwide in November. The mice will also become available on Razerzone.com in the same timeframe.
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I like them both but $80 is pretty steep for a mouse, no matter how blingy. $50 would be better
I realize the mouse is designed for MMO games... and MMOs typically require more buttons than other games. But I play many MMOs, and if I had that many buttons on my mouse I would have no need to use my keyboard.
Do people seriously need a mouse with 17 buttons on it? I just don't get it.
12 buttons on the side....Man, I don't even use the extra buttons on my keyboard (besides the calc. and volume.)
Now...maybe if you set the 12 buttons as the numeric pad, and you work on accounting... you pertty much won't use the numeric pad...
I play WoW casually, and I'll tell you how I could use that many keys. I have the first 5 numbers, QERT FG ZXCV all bound to abilities, some with additional shift combo binds. That's 15+ buttons, and when you consider that you also have to contort around WASD to use them, moving some to this mouse starts to look pretty sensible. It's definitely overkill for most games, though.
Also, these keys would be great to use as control group hotkeys in RTS games. It's a real hassle reaching all the way to 9 and 0 to select something.
I realize the mouse is designed for MMO games... and MMOs typically require more buttons than other games. But I play many MMOs, and if I had that many buttons on my mouse I would have no need to use my keyboard.Do people seriously need a mouse with 17 buttons on it? I just don't get it.
I think the idea is to have the quickest access possible to your macros. You're still likely to be moving around using the keyboard - so you need your right hand to hit your macros and keep the screen aligned to the ideal position at the same time.
Think PvP in WoW and you'll get a good feel for where they're headed with this.
i can put them all as shortcuts to porn sites cause i usually have only one hand available anyway
The Naga is to small for my hands. I ended up getting a logitech g700.
overpriced products for the uber rich
$80 don't sound over price to me. Most of these gaming mice (steelseries, logitech...) are price similar.
I don't need all them damn buttons !
After purchasing a G500 recently I took it apart and removed all the extra buttons (even the near worthless dpi adjustment ones) they kept getting in the way of regular mouse usage.
i can put them all as shortcuts to porn sites cause i usually have only one hand available anyway
Jerk.
(Just kidding man, actually I like your comment) +1 rep
i can put them all as shortcuts to porn sites cause i usually have only one hand available anyway
This comment is pure win. Has to be said.
You guys aren't thinking when you say you don't need all these buttons. First of all place your left hand on the keyboard in your normal FPS-WASD position. Now put your right hand on your mouse. Now, go to http://www.wowhead.com and look up the abilities for any class in WoW and tell me how you are going to use all of those abilities from the keys available to you in 'shooter position' on the keyboard. The buttons help... a lot.
You know, I never realized how quickly I would use those buttons, but I'm addicted and can't see owning another mouse for MMO gaming.
After a week, you'll notice the increased response time vs keyboard hotkeys.
Then again, I've been a razer fanboy ever since I got one for Christmas when I was 19.
These were slated to go on pre-order today but now they are gone from Razer's web site *cry* I hope they are still releasing them...