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One button mice really suck for gaming

My old multibutton mouse has fallen apart and I'm putting off buying a new one until my Bluetooth adapter arrives, so I can go wireless with the mouse at least. So briefly, I've returned to the Apple Pro Mouse, which is, near as I can tell, the crappiest mouse that's ever been designed for gaming.

No second button, so I have to resort to command-clicks or control-clicks in any game I play in order to do secondary weapons or other activities normally mapped to the second mouse button. No scrollwheel, so zooming or switching weapons in any game I play becomes a nightmare of remembering what key command on the keyboard will activate that feature.

God, this sucks. And on a long weekend, too.

Apple's one-button mouse philosophy I *understand,* but it's something I totally DON'T agree with. Even when I'm on the road with my PowerBook, I bring a multibutton mouse with me (and I'd use it here, except it's a portable unit that's a bit too small to game with comfortably).

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I'm in complete agreement here.

Yes very true dis.