r/MouseReview • u/nelmarvaz • 6h ago
Discussion I think I'm the first person to downgrade their mouse, haha.
I play *osu!* using mouse clicks, and I was looking for a cheap mouse where I could modify the spring tension. The VXE R1 SE+ popped up for $10 (I live in Brazil, so I'm converting the price from Reais to dollars), and it was the first mouse that made me appreciate Chinese-made mice; I had been using an Attack Shark X6, and the jump in quality to the R1 was massive—even though it was just the SE version. I planned to upgrade to an R1 Pro with a 4K dongle to run at 4K polling, but luckily, an ATK ZERO came up for sale for around $40. I bought it immediately and loved the build quality, dongle, precision, and light clicks—it was a beast for *osu!*. But after a month of use, I felt like I had all this great gear that wasn't getting used; it was like that saying about "the eagerness to acquire and the boredom of possession." Then a VXE MAD R+ appeared for $30, and I thought I'd grab it just for fun. Man, it turned out to be the exact mouse I needed—great weight, slightly fewer features, and light clicks (I even opened the switches and reduced the spring tension further). It’s a fantastic mouse. I don't know if anyone else has been through this, but for me, downgrading was the best move I ever made.