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Can't figure out if this belongs in this forum or shold be in the OT - though, it has impact on my SMAC/X playing so here it goes 
SMAC/X is quite difficult to play without the use of a mouse IMHO - the same goes for several other games. Well, early in my start of gameplay I found out that my mousearm tended to get sore after only a couple of hours of playing. Since that annoyed me in at least two ways (less play and bad arm) I experimented a little.
The experiment was quite simple - I switched keyboard and mouse, and the result was amazing. I haven't had a sore mouse arm since, I can have my ashtray, glas of wine, bucket of peanuts etc in front of me - I even can rest my head in my left palm studying the screen without interference of the bulky keyboard
I admit that it sometimes gets a little funny when there are heavy keyboard/mouse actions - right arm controlling the mouse and left arm crossing to handle the keyboard
Still, despite that awkwardness I can play without ever worrying about any physical pains.
The question is if I actually use the mouse too much and could rely more on the keyboard. Please tell about your preferred gaming setup.
SMAC/X is quite difficult to play without the use of a mouse IMHO - the same goes for several other games. Well, early in my start of gameplay I found out that my mousearm tended to get sore after only a couple of hours of playing. Since that annoyed me in at least two ways (less play and bad arm) I experimented a little.
The experiment was quite simple - I switched keyboard and mouse, and the result was amazing. I haven't had a sore mouse arm since, I can have my ashtray, glas of wine, bucket of peanuts etc in front of me - I even can rest my head in my left palm studying the screen without interference of the bulky keyboard
I admit that it sometimes gets a little funny when there are heavy keyboard/mouse actions - right arm controlling the mouse and left arm crossing to handle the keyboard
Still, despite that awkwardness I can play without ever worrying about any physical pains.
The question is if I actually use the mouse too much and could rely more on the keyboard. Please tell about your preferred gaming setup.
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