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Mad Catz M.M.O.7 Gaming Mouse for PC and Mac — Create Your Perfect Gaming Interface
Level up your gaming hardware with the Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse. Mad Catz took all of the standout features and technology from the world's most adjustable gaming mouse - - the FPS-revolutionizing R.A.T. - - and then enhanced control and comfort to create the ultimate weapon for MMO gamers. Whether you play World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2 EVE Online, The Lord of the Rings Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic, or RIFT, the Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 delivers powerful macros and programmability to support any MMO.
Assign 90 Programmable Commands for ANY Game
15 programmable buttons team up with a 3-position mode switch and a 2-position shift button to forge 90 user-definable in-game commands. Combine the programmable buttons with standard left and right mouse buttons and it all adds up to 17 buttons with which you can punish your competition.
Unique 5D Button Enables 5 Commands with a Single Control
Use the 5D Button to click up and down, left and right, and press in. Gain the competitive advantage by always knowing exactly where each and every mouse button resides - - without the hassles of training aids or the need to actually look at the mouse to locate a feature. Perfect positioning under your thumb provides lightning-fast access to your most important gaming commands. Mimicking the size and shape of the Precision Aim button found on its rodent brethren, R.A.T. owners will feel right at home.
Intuitive World of Warcraft Plug-in
The talented developers at Mad Catz have crafted an add-on that enables you to drag and drop spells, inventory items and macros directly to the buttons of the mouse. No more lengthy setup - - just jump in and quickly create the perfect configuration without the need to change any of your existing action bar settings.
Powerful Mad Catz Programming Software
Mad Catz' proprietary programming software gives you total control over the M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse's unique features. Adjust macros and set keybindings, tweak cursor sensitivity, create custom profiles for each game, and assign commands to your programmable buttons and modes. Easy, quick, and the all power you need right on your computer.
Fully Adjustable RGB Backlighting
Choose one of 16 million RGB colors to backlight the left and right mouse buttons. Whether you want an added touch of lighting to your rig, or indication of ActionLock button status, the included programming software allows you to adjust the backlighting to suit your preference.
Dual ActionLock Buttons Enable Fatigue-free Gaming
When you're several hours into a raid and your fingers start to feel the effects, a single click of an ActionLock button delivers much-needed relief. Each ActionLock button gives constant input to the main left or right mouse buttons when locked. Activate one for fatigue-free camera movement and character control, or unlock it to resume obliterating your foes as normal.
Perfect Your Grip for Extended Gaming Sessions
How do you hunt? Whether you 'palm' the mouse or 'claw' it, the Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse can quickly and easily adapt by adjusting in length to suit your hand size and grip style. In addition, the Thumb Panel moves forwards and backwards to provide a comfortable platform from which all thumb buttons are easily accessible.
True 6400 DPI 'Twin-Eye' Laser Sensor with 4 Custom Settings
The Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse's new-generation 'twin-eye' laser sensor reads each axis separately and tracks up to a stunning six meters per second with pinpoint accuracy. Pro gamers who prefer low sensitivity with high movement speed will always experience correct tracking and precision. Four user-definable DPI settings range from 25 to 6400 and the DPI button lets you easily cycle through your custom settings.
Custom Weight System
Like it light or heavy? Maybe you change the weight to suit your game? No matter, the Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse has you covered. Add or subtract one of the five 6-gram weights in an instant to give yourself the perfect weight for a perfect feel.
Interchangeable Pinkie Grips and Palm Rests
- 3 Pinkie Grips / 3 Palm Rests:
- One Pinkie Grip / One Palm Rest featuring the same soft-touch finish as found on the body of the Mad Catz M.M.O. 7.
- One Pinkie Grip / One Palm Rest with a rubber inlay for enhanced grip.
- One Pinkie Grip with a 'wing shaped' design which allows you to rest your pinkie finger during play for increased comfort.
- One Palm Rest that is 4mm thicker to increase the height of the mouse.
- Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 Gaming Mouse
- 5x Removable 6g Weights
- 2x Extra Palm Rests
- 2x Extra Pinkie Rests
Product Includes:
- USB 2.0 Connectivity
- Works with 64-bit & 32-bit Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later (requires Intel processor for Mac)
- Requires internet connection for driver download
Product Specifications:
Product Description
Mad Catz took all of the standout features and technology from the world's most adjustable gaming mouse - - the FPS-revolutionizing Mad Catz R.A.T. - - and then enhanced control and comfort to create the ultimate weapon for MMO gamers. Whether you play World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2,Star Wars: The Old Republic, EVE, The Lord of the Rings Online, The Secret World, or RIFT, the Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 delivers powerful macros and programmability to support any MMO.
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66 of 67 people found the following review helpful
By enders4you
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Here is my short video review on this amazing mouse. I have had the Rat 7 mouse since release and this is just the upgrade that I was looking for. It's almost the same at the Rat 7 but with added buttons. The build quality is great using light materials with a thin rubber coating. Everything is adjustable and fits well for those that palm or claw. Compared to the razer naga, I dont like the number pad system as its just to many buttons cramped in one area. I like them spread out like the cataclysm mouse, which is what i used before using the mmo 7 mouse. I'm currently playing the Witcher 2 and it's so much easier to use with macros and not having to look at the keyboard all the time. The software is easy to use and the wow plug in is something of a hit or miss. The official site has a video that explains it but I'm not a wow player so I could care less about it. Thank god that the software does not have a wow theme. Over all if you love playing RPG's this is one of the best mice I have played with in a long time.
53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
By jedge
Color Name:Matte black
I've had this mouse about a week now and have been playing SWTOR and am absolutely loving it.
Before this, i was using the Razer Naga and before that a Logitech MX Revolution (wireless). The M.M.O. combines the best things i liked about my 2 past mice and has a few new (at least to me) features that i probably couldn't play without now. The Logitech was awesome but too limited. The Razer i hated at first, then started to like but never really accepted.
1) Buttons: Lots of buttons = mmo love. Yes the Naga has just as many, but that grid pattern never made sense to me... it never was intuitive. I was never able to use it without the "trainer" pads. I LOVE the buttons on this mouse. M1 and M2 have excellent response and feel. M3 is the scroll wheel click and is great. M4 and M5 are the two edge thumb buttons which i at first thought felt too sharp and plasticy but after a few days they're very solid perfectly placed, i don't even think about them which is perfect. That ends the standard buttons, the rest need to be configured in the software to work. Lets look at the top-switch next, a 5-way button that is awesome, all 5 presses are completely customizable! Yes it is small but you can adjust the whole thumb section back and forth so you can position it perfectly under the part of your thumb that is most sensitive, love it. Will it wear down over time like a laptop trackpoint nub?, i don't think so, the plastic is hard enough to avoid wear but still be comfortable. There is a button forward and one behind the 5-way, both programmable and easy to use. There is a button on the thumb rest, awesome idea, perfect placement. With so many buttons for just your thumb you'd think it'd be easy to accidentally press them since you have to grip the mouse with your thumb too. Not at all, all the button have excellent resistance and the whole panel is adjustable, i can pick up the whole mouse with my thumb and pinkie and it's rock-solid. The mouse has two scroll wheels, the normal one is excellent, just like a Razer scroll, but not as good as a Logitech. The second one is the orange knob under your palm, and accessible to your thumb if you lift your hand. It's not very useful, but clockwise and counter-cw movements can be reassigned in the software to anything, i use it as my "companion/pet attack" and "companion/pet retreat" toggle. The next 5 buttons aren't customizeable. DPI button is just below the scroll wheel and is very stiff which is fine. I've never had this feature on a mouse before, right now i just toggle between low and medium dpi, but i love it and don't think i could live without it now. There are 4 levels of dpi that are customizeable in the software. The index finger button is for Mode and has 3 cycles (and 3 corresponding colors). This button is pretty stiff which is good and i haven't really used it much. By default all 3 modes are the same, but if you go into the software you can set up 3 entirely unique button customization profiles. That's a bit much for my brain to deal with, but i think it would be extremely useful if you were playing multiple mmos for example. On the right is a "Shift" button for your ring-finger. Again you can assign an entirely new set of custom actions for every button for when SHIFT is pressed. Again that's a bit more than my brain can handle now, and i wish there was an indicator to show when SHIFT is active, but as i get more comfortable i can imagine using it constantly. This mouse really is for the mmo hardcore. Finally, there are two inset left & right mouse buttons which enable a press->hold feature and changes the button lights (you can see it in the videos). I've tried to use this feature and it is baffling. Autorun is so easy to simply assign to ANY other button... can someone please explain to me why anyone would want to use this feature?!? Sadly these two buttons aren't customizeable, but they're also very subtle and i've never accidentally pressed them.
2) Build Quality: Out of the box this mouse feels like a 1980's Transformer (and looks like one). Metal superstructure surrounded by hard plastic decorated with lighter plastic and some rubber. I didn't like it at first but it's amazingly customizeable. Over the last few days i've switched out every piece i can and adjusted the thumb and palm and esp. the pinkie rest a dozen times and think i have it good now. I'm getting used to it much faster than when i switched to the Naga, but i don't think it'll ever be as comfortable as my old Logitech.
3) Weight: One of my biggest pet-peeves with the Razer Naga is that it is so light. One of my biggest pet-peeves with my Logitech wireless is that it was too heavy. This mouse has an adjustable weight system and is a bit of a tank out of the box. But since it's brand-new the feet pads are super-slick so it moves easily. As the pads wear down and my grip adjusts i think i'll end up taking 1-3 weights out and it'll be perfect.
4) Wired: Wireless would have been cool. But the braided cord on this mouse (and my last Razer Naga) never give me any problems. Better reliability.
5) Software: Like the mouse, the software can be a bit overwhelming as first, but then that's part of the fun. No problems at all downloading and installing. My advice is to not change things until you know what they are, once you start using the mouse it'll make sense. It's not as polished as the Razer software and sometimes you're not sure where the arrows are pointing, but it's simple and concise and does everything you need.
6) Lights: This mouse has 4 lights. The small red DPI indicator is on the left and easy to see. The Mode indicator is on the mode button next to the left-click and is hard to see but bright. And the LEDs under the left and right click buttons which are customizeable. I wish there was a light that indicated whether SHIFT is active or not. Overall just as good as the Naga's lights.
7) Packaging: Pretty cool looking on display. Box contains the mouse and the case with parts to switch out. Instructions are just a pamphlet and you download the software, which is fine by me.
8) Esthetics: Love it or hate it, i like it. It's mostly black like every other mouse. The lights are subtle. I think the angles and "empty space" look cool. The orange makes it really stand out from other mice (esp. in the Cyborg line) but i'd have to agree it's a bit garish. Maybe if the orange wasn't so shiny and plasticy it might look more pro, but overall it's cool.
9) Extra Parts: You get 3 palm rests: The thin grippy one is the best. You get 3 pinkie rests, again the thin grippy one is probably best but i kinda like the one that duplicates the thumb-rest... it lets your pinkie play a bigger part in gripping the mouse and i kinda like that, hmmm.. There's also a little container for un-used weights, redundant?
CONS: So overall very positive, but not perfect. 1) Biggest flaw = can't reassign the two inner left & right click buttons so they're completely useless! 2) Can't reassign the SHIFT or MODE button, sure you'd handicap the mouse greatly by doing so but i'd still like the option. 3) Cost is very high and i don't think it'll be on sale anytime soon, but so are the other pro-grade mmo mice. 4) No tilt-scroll wheel. I fell in love with this feature on my Logitech, why doesn't anyone else include it?!? 5) Customizeable lights don't match the software (i.e. red looks like orange). 6) 6400 dpi is ridiculous for an mmo, i hope it didn't add too much to the cost.
Overall, this is the best mmo mouse on the market currently. Everything works as advertised, even the "gimics" actually are useable on a daily basis, even if it takes your brain a bit of time to catch up. My two favorite things about this mouse are the button placements which JUST WORK and are intuitive, and surprisingly the adjustable weight system. The price makes it a luxury item but compared to other hobbies mmos are pretty cheap so i don't mind indulging once in a while.
Before this, i was using the Razer Naga and before that a Logitech MX Revolution (wireless). The M.M.O. combines the best things i liked about my 2 past mice and has a few new (at least to me) features that i probably couldn't play without now. The Logitech was awesome but too limited. The Razer i hated at first, then started to like but never really accepted.
1) Buttons: Lots of buttons = mmo love. Yes the Naga has just as many, but that grid pattern never made sense to me... it never was intuitive. I was never able to use it without the "trainer" pads. I LOVE the buttons on this mouse. M1 and M2 have excellent response and feel. M3 is the scroll wheel click and is great. M4 and M5 are the two edge thumb buttons which i at first thought felt too sharp and plasticy but after a few days they're very solid perfectly placed, i don't even think about them which is perfect. That ends the standard buttons, the rest need to be configured in the software to work. Lets look at the top-switch next, a 5-way button that is awesome, all 5 presses are completely customizable! Yes it is small but you can adjust the whole thumb section back and forth so you can position it perfectly under the part of your thumb that is most sensitive, love it. Will it wear down over time like a laptop trackpoint nub?, i don't think so, the plastic is hard enough to avoid wear but still be comfortable. There is a button forward and one behind the 5-way, both programmable and easy to use. There is a button on the thumb rest, awesome idea, perfect placement. With so many buttons for just your thumb you'd think it'd be easy to accidentally press them since you have to grip the mouse with your thumb too. Not at all, all the button have excellent resistance and the whole panel is adjustable, i can pick up the whole mouse with my thumb and pinkie and it's rock-solid. The mouse has two scroll wheels, the normal one is excellent, just like a Razer scroll, but not as good as a Logitech. The second one is the orange knob under your palm, and accessible to your thumb if you lift your hand. It's not very useful, but clockwise and counter-cw movements can be reassigned in the software to anything, i use it as my "companion/pet attack" and "companion/pet retreat" toggle. The next 5 buttons aren't customizeable. DPI button is just below the scroll wheel and is very stiff which is fine. I've never had this feature on a mouse before, right now i just toggle between low and medium dpi, but i love it and don't think i could live without it now. There are 4 levels of dpi that are customizeable in the software. The index finger button is for Mode and has 3 cycles (and 3 corresponding colors). This button is pretty stiff which is good and i haven't really used it much. By default all 3 modes are the same, but if you go into the software you can set up 3 entirely unique button customization profiles. That's a bit much for my brain to deal with, but i think it would be extremely useful if you were playing multiple mmos for example. On the right is a "Shift" button for your ring-finger. Again you can assign an entirely new set of custom actions for every button for when SHIFT is pressed. Again that's a bit more than my brain can handle now, and i wish there was an indicator to show when SHIFT is active, but as i get more comfortable i can imagine using it constantly. This mouse really is for the mmo hardcore. Finally, there are two inset left & right mouse buttons which enable a press->hold feature and changes the button lights (you can see it in the videos). I've tried to use this feature and it is baffling. Autorun is so easy to simply assign to ANY other button... can someone please explain to me why anyone would want to use this feature?!? Sadly these two buttons aren't customizeable, but they're also very subtle and i've never accidentally pressed them.
2) Build Quality: Out of the box this mouse feels like a 1980's Transformer (and looks like one). Metal superstructure surrounded by hard plastic decorated with lighter plastic and some rubber. I didn't like it at first but it's amazingly customizeable. Over the last few days i've switched out every piece i can and adjusted the thumb and palm and esp. the pinkie rest a dozen times and think i have it good now. I'm getting used to it much faster than when i switched to the Naga, but i don't think it'll ever be as comfortable as my old Logitech.
3) Weight: One of my biggest pet-peeves with the Razer Naga is that it is so light. One of my biggest pet-peeves with my Logitech wireless is that it was too heavy. This mouse has an adjustable weight system and is a bit of a tank out of the box. But since it's brand-new the feet pads are super-slick so it moves easily. As the pads wear down and my grip adjusts i think i'll end up taking 1-3 weights out and it'll be perfect.
4) Wired: Wireless would have been cool. But the braided cord on this mouse (and my last Razer Naga) never give me any problems. Better reliability.
5) Software: Like the mouse, the software can be a bit overwhelming as first, but then that's part of the fun. No problems at all downloading and installing. My advice is to not change things until you know what they are, once you start using the mouse it'll make sense. It's not as polished as the Razer software and sometimes you're not sure where the arrows are pointing, but it's simple and concise and does everything you need.
6) Lights: This mouse has 4 lights. The small red DPI indicator is on the left and easy to see. The Mode indicator is on the mode button next to the left-click and is hard to see but bright. And the LEDs under the left and right click buttons which are customizeable. I wish there was a light that indicated whether SHIFT is active or not. Overall just as good as the Naga's lights.
7) Packaging: Pretty cool looking on display. Box contains the mouse and the case with parts to switch out. Instructions are just a pamphlet and you download the software, which is fine by me.
8) Esthetics: Love it or hate it, i like it. It's mostly black like every other mouse. The lights are subtle. I think the angles and "empty space" look cool. The orange makes it really stand out from other mice (esp. in the Cyborg line) but i'd have to agree it's a bit garish. Maybe if the orange wasn't so shiny and plasticy it might look more pro, but overall it's cool.
9) Extra Parts: You get 3 palm rests: The thin grippy one is the best. You get 3 pinkie rests, again the thin grippy one is probably best but i kinda like the one that duplicates the thumb-rest... it lets your pinkie play a bigger part in gripping the mouse and i kinda like that, hmmm.. There's also a little container for un-used weights, redundant?
CONS: So overall very positive, but not perfect. 1) Biggest flaw = can't reassign the two inner left & right click buttons so they're completely useless! 2) Can't reassign the SHIFT or MODE button, sure you'd handicap the mouse greatly by doing so but i'd still like the option. 3) Cost is very high and i don't think it'll be on sale anytime soon, but so are the other pro-grade mmo mice. 4) No tilt-scroll wheel. I fell in love with this feature on my Logitech, why doesn't anyone else include it?!? 5) Customizeable lights don't match the software (i.e. red looks like orange). 6) 6400 dpi is ridiculous for an mmo, i hope it didn't add too much to the cost.
Overall, this is the best mmo mouse on the market currently. Everything works as advertised, even the "gimics" actually are useable on a daily basis, even if it takes your brain a bit of time to catch up. My two favorite things about this mouse are the button placements which JUST WORK and are intuitive, and surprisingly the adjustable weight system. The price makes it a luxury item but compared to other hobbies mmos are pretty cheap so i don't mind indulging once in a while.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Bwappo
Color Name:Matte black|Amazon Verified Purchase
Special thanks to all the reviewers here who led me to (and cautioned me about) this mouse. The MMO7 provides incredible utility and comfort, but required me to spend significant effort finding the perfect balance between all of the adjustable ergonomics. You cannot pull this mouse from the box and expect to hit the ground running. After taking the time to really fit the hardware and software to my needs, I came away with a mouse that easily surpassed my experiences with several gaming mice, including my previous favorite, the Razer Naga Hex.
To save you time and help you make the most of this mouse, I discuss my calibration process after the hardware and software review.
The mouse itself:
The MMO7 is small! The width of my thumb can simultaneously touch the buttons next to the horizontal scroller, and the button on the left wingplate. That said, I never accidentally clicked a button -- they have good placement (and high tension). By contrast, the MMO7 is very wide, which I found surprisingly comfortable for this particular mouse.
Button tension is high for all the side buttons -- no accidental button presses here. I prefer the low-but-precise tension of the Naga Hex's buttons, but I do fine with the MMO7's buttons. The left and right click (and left and right action buttons) as well as the "shift" button on the top of the right-side panel have somewhat less tension. Meanwhile, the "mode" button on the left/top flare panel (to the left of the left-click button) is impossible to click without really holding the mouse tightly -- I could never use that button in the middle of doing anything else.
Once I got my hand position calibrated, I didn't run into problems accidentally pushing the action buttons. For the record, a firmware update now grants the ability to disable the action buttons. Go get the update if you haven't already. Apparently, a software update is on the way that will let us actually reprogram the action buttons.
Both scroll wheels "click" with good tension (no smooth/free scrolling).
Pressing the "shift" button at the top of the right-side panel required a counterpress from my thumb, so it wasn't practical to use with a couple of buttons on the left panel of the mouse. Palm-style grippers may have better luck.
I like my mice lightweight, so I took out all the weights, which definitely changes the inertia of the mouse.
The overall build quality feels solid, with a remarkably sturdy hat switch. I'm not sure if the other buttons feel a bit flimsy by contrast or because the high button tension makes the plastic buttons feel like they have more give.
The software:
I hate bloatware. Razer's Synapse software surprised me with its intuitiveness and relatively simple configuration, and Steelseries' software for the WoW mouse worked decent enough. But Cyborg's MMO7 software raised my standards: everything I need, nothing I don't, configurable button by button. This is currently the only mouse software on the market that can separately bind each of the left and right modifier keys (e.g. left shift, right shift), which opens up all kinds of possiblities for games that recognize this (e.g. World of Warcraft macros). Thanks to Cyborg's software, I can use the left modifier keys on my keyboard to choose between different abilities, and the right modifier keys (currently bound to directional presses on the mouse's hat switch) to choose between targets.
Cyborg included a "test" feature to see the raw output of the mouse (clicks, unclicks, and scrolls from everything currently bound). Why doesn't every gaming mouse have this? It makes building and testing setups so much easier.
I didn't try any of the downloadable presets for any games -- I much prefer building my own.
Quick tips:
The dpi button only cycles in one direction through the four settings you choose. If you want the button to switch between two settings, then set two alternating settings at one dpi and the other two alternating settings at the other dpi i.e. high/low/high/low, to simulate this feature.
Write down your precise ergonomic settings! When friends fiddle with this attention-getter, you'll kick yourself for not writing down how many "clicks" of the palmrest and "turns" of the thumbplate you used to find the perfect balance for your hand, after all the time you put into it.
In a nutshell:
The MMO7 gave me exactly what I sought for my games: a much wider, more intuitive, and more accessible range of options. But I had to spend the time to find the "sweet spot", the right configuration where I could smoothly use most of the mouse's offerings. Was it worth the money (and more importantly, the time)? After only two weeks, and after several previous mice that were "close but not quite", I can already say yes.
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Calibration:
(caveat: I use the "claw" style grip -- "palm" style grippers may need a different approach).
From an ergonomic standpoint, the 5-way hat switch on the side acts as the anchor point for everything you do with this mouse. Go into the profile editor, to the programming tab, and set each of the four hat switch directions plus the "push in" button direction to work as numbers 1 through 5 on your keyboard. Pushing forward on the hat switch will work the same as pushing "1" on your keyboard, and pushing in the hat switch itself will yield a "5". Save your settings. Now open Notepad (in Windows) or Simpletext (on a Mac), and let's get started.
Push forward on the hat switch, and a number appears in Notepad. Do it a few times. Did your mouse pointer stay put, or (like me) did it slide up and to the left? If it slid, that means either you need additional "squeeze" on the mouse from your ring finger to counterbalance your thumb motion, or your hand is too far down the mouse. Work with these two aspects until you can consistently get the "hat switch forward" motion to produce numbers comfortably, and without moving the pointer.
Next, push back on the hat switch a few times, and other numbers appear in Notepad. Did the pointer stay put, or did it drift to the lower right like it did for me? To get more "squeeze" for this motion, the joints below your ring and pinky fingers should fold in to counterbalance your thumb motion. If the palmrest gets in the way, adjust the palmrest inward/up a notch or two. If those two finger joints don't encounter enough resistance, adjust the palmrest outward/down a notch or two, or trade out the palmrest for either the rubberized one or the higher one.
Now, alternate between the two hat switch presses, forward and backward. As the numbers appear in Notepad, see where your pointer goes. Remember, the mouse is supposed to work for you, not the other way around. If a particular button press doesn't work comfortably, adjust the palmrest to get better leverage or adjust your hand to get better squeeze balance. I had to switch out the pinky panel with the rubberized version to keep from sliding all over the place. Take some time to find the sweet spot where the back-and-forth hat switch motion is comfortable.
Time for the next pair of motions. Pushing down on the hat switch worked pretty well for me, but pushing up? Gads. If the pointer balks to the lower right, or even if (like me) you actually get lift on your mouse, your console controller skills kicked in -- that's your wrist trying to help. Wrist action works great for game controller buttons, and for mouse movement, but not for mouse buttons. Get ready to learn an important mouse skill.
To press up on the hat switch, counterbalance the motion by pressing down on the mouse with the two knuckles at the base of your pointer and index fingers. The muscles activated are similar to when you want to "snap" your finger and thumb on that hand (e.g. jazz), but very subtle, and includes the knuckle below your pointer finger. If you try too hard for this motion, you'll feel like your wrist and hand got constipated. This is a very subtle motion -- practice alternating between up and down presses on the hat switch, slowly at first, and you'll soon amaze yourself with how relaxed the rest of your hand and wrist can remain while you bang out a bunch of hat switch presses. If the front end of the mouse lifts, then adjust the palmrest inward a notch. I imagine "palm" grippers will have an easier time with the "hat switch up" motion.
When you find the sweet spot for using the hat switch in all four directions plus the press-in, something amazing happens: the other five buttons surrounding the hat switch suddenly appear at just the right places, and the horizontal scroll wheel becomes easy to thumb.
This leads us to the "action button" controversy -- the two small orange buttons to either side of the vertical scroll wheel. If you find yourself pressing them by accident, adjust the mouse. Move the palmrest inward/up, and move up the adjustable thumbplate with the tool. Once adjusted, my hand sat further up the mouse, and the "action buttons" sat in fantastic positions (within reach but not close enough for accidents). Moreover, (not by coincidence) the "shift" button on the forward right side of the mouse became usable.
Every time I sit down to play, I quickly go through all five button presses on the hat switch and keep an eye on my pointer, to get my hand into the proper position to use the mouse -- a quick mini-calibration of the process I described above.
I wish Cyborg included a "trainer" in the software, where you attempted to keep the mouse pointer in one place as you activated the different hat switch positions. Read more ›
To save you time and help you make the most of this mouse, I discuss my calibration process after the hardware and software review.
The mouse itself:
The MMO7 is small! The width of my thumb can simultaneously touch the buttons next to the horizontal scroller, and the button on the left wingplate. That said, I never accidentally clicked a button -- they have good placement (and high tension). By contrast, the MMO7 is very wide, which I found surprisingly comfortable for this particular mouse.
Button tension is high for all the side buttons -- no accidental button presses here. I prefer the low-but-precise tension of the Naga Hex's buttons, but I do fine with the MMO7's buttons. The left and right click (and left and right action buttons) as well as the "shift" button on the top of the right-side panel have somewhat less tension. Meanwhile, the "mode" button on the left/top flare panel (to the left of the left-click button) is impossible to click without really holding the mouse tightly -- I could never use that button in the middle of doing anything else.
Once I got my hand position calibrated, I didn't run into problems accidentally pushing the action buttons. For the record, a firmware update now grants the ability to disable the action buttons. Go get the update if you haven't already. Apparently, a software update is on the way that will let us actually reprogram the action buttons.
Both scroll wheels "click" with good tension (no smooth/free scrolling).
Pressing the "shift" button at the top of the right-side panel required a counterpress from my thumb, so it wasn't practical to use with a couple of buttons on the left panel of the mouse. Palm-style grippers may have better luck.
I like my mice lightweight, so I took out all the weights, which definitely changes the inertia of the mouse.
The overall build quality feels solid, with a remarkably sturdy hat switch. I'm not sure if the other buttons feel a bit flimsy by contrast or because the high button tension makes the plastic buttons feel like they have more give.
The software:
I hate bloatware. Razer's Synapse software surprised me with its intuitiveness and relatively simple configuration, and Steelseries' software for the WoW mouse worked decent enough. But Cyborg's MMO7 software raised my standards: everything I need, nothing I don't, configurable button by button. This is currently the only mouse software on the market that can separately bind each of the left and right modifier keys (e.g. left shift, right shift), which opens up all kinds of possiblities for games that recognize this (e.g. World of Warcraft macros). Thanks to Cyborg's software, I can use the left modifier keys on my keyboard to choose between different abilities, and the right modifier keys (currently bound to directional presses on the mouse's hat switch) to choose between targets.
Cyborg included a "test" feature to see the raw output of the mouse (clicks, unclicks, and scrolls from everything currently bound). Why doesn't every gaming mouse have this? It makes building and testing setups so much easier.
I didn't try any of the downloadable presets for any games -- I much prefer building my own.
Quick tips:
The dpi button only cycles in one direction through the four settings you choose. If you want the button to switch between two settings, then set two alternating settings at one dpi and the other two alternating settings at the other dpi i.e. high/low/high/low, to simulate this feature.
Write down your precise ergonomic settings! When friends fiddle with this attention-getter, you'll kick yourself for not writing down how many "clicks" of the palmrest and "turns" of the thumbplate you used to find the perfect balance for your hand, after all the time you put into it.
In a nutshell:
The MMO7 gave me exactly what I sought for my games: a much wider, more intuitive, and more accessible range of options. But I had to spend the time to find the "sweet spot", the right configuration where I could smoothly use most of the mouse's offerings. Was it worth the money (and more importantly, the time)? After only two weeks, and after several previous mice that were "close but not quite", I can already say yes.
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Calibration:
(caveat: I use the "claw" style grip -- "palm" style grippers may need a different approach).
From an ergonomic standpoint, the 5-way hat switch on the side acts as the anchor point for everything you do with this mouse. Go into the profile editor, to the programming tab, and set each of the four hat switch directions plus the "push in" button direction to work as numbers 1 through 5 on your keyboard. Pushing forward on the hat switch will work the same as pushing "1" on your keyboard, and pushing in the hat switch itself will yield a "5". Save your settings. Now open Notepad (in Windows) or Simpletext (on a Mac), and let's get started.
Push forward on the hat switch, and a number appears in Notepad. Do it a few times. Did your mouse pointer stay put, or (like me) did it slide up and to the left? If it slid, that means either you need additional "squeeze" on the mouse from your ring finger to counterbalance your thumb motion, or your hand is too far down the mouse. Work with these two aspects until you can consistently get the "hat switch forward" motion to produce numbers comfortably, and without moving the pointer.
Next, push back on the hat switch a few times, and other numbers appear in Notepad. Did the pointer stay put, or did it drift to the lower right like it did for me? To get more "squeeze" for this motion, the joints below your ring and pinky fingers should fold in to counterbalance your thumb motion. If the palmrest gets in the way, adjust the palmrest inward/up a notch or two. If those two finger joints don't encounter enough resistance, adjust the palmrest outward/down a notch or two, or trade out the palmrest for either the rubberized one or the higher one.
Now, alternate between the two hat switch presses, forward and backward. As the numbers appear in Notepad, see where your pointer goes. Remember, the mouse is supposed to work for you, not the other way around. If a particular button press doesn't work comfortably, adjust the palmrest to get better leverage or adjust your hand to get better squeeze balance. I had to switch out the pinky panel with the rubberized version to keep from sliding all over the place. Take some time to find the sweet spot where the back-and-forth hat switch motion is comfortable.
Time for the next pair of motions. Pushing down on the hat switch worked pretty well for me, but pushing up? Gads. If the pointer balks to the lower right, or even if (like me) you actually get lift on your mouse, your console controller skills kicked in -- that's your wrist trying to help. Wrist action works great for game controller buttons, and for mouse movement, but not for mouse buttons. Get ready to learn an important mouse skill.
To press up on the hat switch, counterbalance the motion by pressing down on the mouse with the two knuckles at the base of your pointer and index fingers. The muscles activated are similar to when you want to "snap" your finger and thumb on that hand (e.g. jazz), but very subtle, and includes the knuckle below your pointer finger. If you try too hard for this motion, you'll feel like your wrist and hand got constipated. This is a very subtle motion -- practice alternating between up and down presses on the hat switch, slowly at first, and you'll soon amaze yourself with how relaxed the rest of your hand and wrist can remain while you bang out a bunch of hat switch presses. If the front end of the mouse lifts, then adjust the palmrest inward a notch. I imagine "palm" grippers will have an easier time with the "hat switch up" motion.
When you find the sweet spot for using the hat switch in all four directions plus the press-in, something amazing happens: the other five buttons surrounding the hat switch suddenly appear at just the right places, and the horizontal scroll wheel becomes easy to thumb.
This leads us to the "action button" controversy -- the two small orange buttons to either side of the vertical scroll wheel. If you find yourself pressing them by accident, adjust the mouse. Move the palmrest inward/up, and move up the adjustable thumbplate with the tool. Once adjusted, my hand sat further up the mouse, and the "action buttons" sat in fantastic positions (within reach but not close enough for accidents). Moreover, (not by coincidence) the "shift" button on the forward right side of the mouse became usable.
Every time I sit down to play, I quickly go through all five button presses on the hat switch and keep an eye on my pointer, to get my hand into the proper position to use the mouse -- a quick mini-calibration of the process I described above.
I wish Cyborg included a "trainer" in the software, where you attempted to keep the mouse pointer in one place as you activated the different hat switch positions. Read more ›
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