QPad HeatoN

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Dawn of War 2

Dawn of War 2 is a fast paced Real Time Strategy title that involves controlling a multitude of units, and micro managing them to counter whatever your opponent throws at you, while launching your own assaults. Throughout this game I found the HeatoN to be fantastic, with no accuracy or speed issues at all. The sheer size of the thing means there is absolutely no chance you’ll go over the edge, even during the most frantic of mousing. The glide across the surface is incredibly smooth for a plastic surface too; QPad did a great job here.

Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead isn’t the most frantic of shooters, but still has it’s hectic moments along with some of the best visuals in any game out there at the moment. With that in mind, the QPad performed beuatifully, with zero lag from the mat while I scooted my mouse about. It’s accuracy was also spot on, and I had no issues at all with picking off enemies with headshots at reasonable distances.

Couldn’t really ask for better.

Comfort

Comfort wise I will admit, I wasn’t expecting stellar performance from the HeatoN, as traditionally I’m a cloth guy. I like a nice cushion under my hand and wrist while I play, and normally plastic isn’t as comfortable; I often find gaming perspiration can build up on the surface. However, oddly the HeatoN didn’t suffer from this much at all. It feels far more comfortable than the average plastic pad, and despite a little bit of sweat building up, it was far less noticeable than any other mat of this material I’ve tested before.

To put it simply, I’m almost converted to plastic. Not quite, as cloth is still my favourite, but I’ve yet to try a more comfortable plastic pad than this one.

Cost

Unfortunately the QPad HeatoN is let down a little by the price. Costing a massive, 45 euros – which equates to around £40 – this is probably the most expensive mouse mat I’ve ever used. It’s fantastic, but it ‘aint cheap.

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