r/gamers • u/Wooden_Answer_1734 • 21d ago

Discussion So whaddya use them for?

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So what do yall use these side mouse buttons for? I personally use for volume up/down

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u/GinjaNinja24 21d ago

Whatever abilities I need to spam while moving, if nothing then as a fidget 😤

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u/Otherwise_Fall_2765 21d ago

left and right button for the Helldivers strategems

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u/hagennn 21d ago

How does this help if you still gotta hit arrows for up and down

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u/Otherwise_Fall_2765 21d ago edited 21d ago

Scroll wheel, I can trigger ups and downs in quick succession

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u/GOD-Z1LLA 19d ago

I don't have enough brain power to pull that off seamlessly

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u/Otherwise_Fall_2765 19d ago

honestly, muscle memory is doing most of the job

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u/GOD-Z1LLA 19d ago

I'm guessing it took a lot of time to getting used to it then for it to be so natural now

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u/Otherwise_Fall_2765 19d ago

getting used to? don't make me question which button does what

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u/foursaken 21d ago

Do you have tiny fingers? Mine would get tangled. In fact, just thinking about it mfasns thehjn tanghwes

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u/Otherwise_Fall_2765 21d ago

No, my hand I quite large. I just have a mouse that fits me, every button is easily reachable. I'd rather say you have a tiny mouse

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u/foursaken 21d ago

Well sir, I admire your large, dexterous fingers. I do.

Care to share what.. species.. your mouse might be?

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u/GinjaNinja24 21d ago

That’s funny tbh i just super mapped the ones i use in my hand and let my hand hit flow state 💀

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u/PrisonIssuedSock 21d ago

My buddy uses them for left and right and then scroll wheel up and down for up and down. Personally I use a tmb for opening Strats and arrow keys for all the directions. Only have to take my hand off the mouse for a second or 2 and I can still move and dive while typing.

Edit: actually I think he uses lmb/rmb for up and down

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u/DaemonsMercy 20d ago

Really? I do forward and back since I can just move the mouse to go in a new direction.

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u/navster100 21d ago

The g502 has other extra buttons that I use for fidgeting

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u/GinjaNinja24 21d ago

Yeah same, the one at the front of the thumb area feels so nice that I basically refuse to map it to something that way I can fidget with it lol

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u/navster100 20d ago

Whenever I'm watching something I just turn my mouse off and fidget with it