So I've sort-of been trending towards PC gaming, not in the hardcore camp outside a store for a graphics card way, but I bought a little APU-based mini PC that has been surprisingly good late last year.
It's hooked up to my TV (I will not do desk gaming) and I'd like to play some things that are really not controller friendly, like Age of Empires, Deus Ex, Stalker series, maybe some old Sim City etc. Was thinking a trackball would be nice since I can lounge around without needing a flat space to sit it. It's a weird market though, there's different types yet not much to choose from. Seems like maybe stuck with Logitech, which the way I've been not thrilled with their stuff lately I'd be as happy trying out one of the capital letter Chinese brands that won't be much different.
Anyone that's done this for light (or heavy) gaming have any suggestions? I haven't used a trackball since my laptop had one over 25 years ago.
I've used trackballs some, have an older logitech thumb-ball one ( this one ). It works well enough, though I don't use it too often. Don't have experience to recommend or not recommend other brands though.
The one thing I will say - if you do get a trackball mouse, ease yourself into it SLOWLY. The first time I used that one, my thumb and wrist were fouled up for a bit, just because my body was not at all used to the new motions. No permanent damage or anything (got better after a couple days and over time usage produced less and less pain), but don't get it and just immediately jump into a multi-hour gaming session without expecting issues.
I tried one of those way back when I was first looking for a trackball and it was not at all a pleasant experience. I got rid of that one fairly quickly.
Good tip, I don't tend to game long sessions anyway. I get antsy sitting down that long without moving about. Even if I'm gaming an entire weekend away it ends up being hour on-hour off.
Some people grip things so tightly too, I always find kinda funny when I see some controller broken because the player damn near squeezed and smashed it to death. I'm very light touch on everything.