Mad Catz’s R.A.T. DWS, which we reviewed in recent months, is probably the most widely read hardware review in LEVEL history. While R.A.T. DWS, which combines a very unique design with interesting features, continues to stand before us as a magnificent object of desire especially for simulation lovers despite its high price, this time we have R.A.T. 2+ , one of Mad Catz’s entry-level models, and to my surprise, it is a very unique model.
Design
While the R.A.T. 2+ has more traditional lines than DWS in terms of design, it’s a mouse that embodies the usual Mad Catz excesses. Featuring hard lines, sharp lines and limited customizability, this model appeals to more “casual” players.
The first thing that stands out for the R.A.T 2+ is that it has a large RGB illumination that we are not used to seeing in Mad Catz products. Although it is a single region, it can offer a light show that looks extremely beautiful in an area large enough to fill your palm. The RGB flow is quite fluid and smooth, it’s not like it hangs out, the gutter flows light show.
The front body is attached to the palm rest at the rear with a transparent leg that also contains its own unique skates. As it stands, there is a huge gap between the two bodies of the mouse. When you look from the front up, you can see your mouse pad.
The second feature that stands out is that the R.A.T. 2+ is a really small mouse friends. The 109(116)x70x40mm mouse does not appeal to large-handed users, regardless of the way you hold it. You can also adjust the palm rest and extend it by 7mm. You just need to pull and push a little strongly. No rubber or coated plastic is used on the side supports, and the grip feeling is not bad due to the 67-gram weight of the mouse. Although the supports on the side are screwed, there are no alternatives out of the box, unlike DWS.
The third feature is that there is no function key on the sides. That’s why I had to change the mouse while playing War Thunder. In some games, I didn’t call at all. It’s entirely up to you, but for myself, I find mice that don’t have function keys incomplete.
R.A.T. 2+ uses a rough hard plastic coating.
We did not have the chance to check which switches were used in the mouse, which was produced in two different colors, black and white, but we can say that it had a life span of 5 million clicks . In this respect, it is certain that they are not very competitive. The craftsmanship of the mouse is good, although there is a small slack of right-left pulses on the main buttons, it does not click much. The material quality is also extremely successful. There is no illumination and right-left clicks on the mouse wheel, it has 24 steps and a degree of hardness in its consistency, which we can call neither hard nor soft. So your finger doesn’t build muscle like early Zowie mice.
Performance
Let’s come to the technical side. R.A.T. 2+ meets minimal player requirements. The Pixart PMW3325 type sensor used in the mouse supports 20G acceleration and 100 IPS speeds, has a polling rate of 1000Hz . Mad Catz has never dealt with software acceleration or anything, the maximum sensitivity that R.A.T. 2+ supports is 5000dpi. You know that the 3325 sensors support 10000dpi with software acceleration, of course, after the “native” level, the accuracy of the sensor decreases and also, oh friends, who should do what after 3200dpi?
After all, the sensor we have is the minimum sensor required if you say “I’m a gamer”, it is not inferior to this, especially if you are playing Valorant or something, you make a spin show. R.A.T. 2+ will meet the performance requirements of 98% of the players in this regard. So he got positive votes points from us.
The shape of the skatezs used in R.A.T. 2+ is a bit strange. On the other hand, these PTFE skatezs (not Virgin grade), which cover a fairly large area, albeit with interesting geometric shapes, do not do a bad job. They’re tougher than DWS, so their break-in period takes a little longer. But once they “complete the grinding,” they don’t perform badly at all. Unfortunately, no spare sets come out of the box.
The most important problem of this mouse, in my opinion, is the cable. Since braided cable is not used and the 1.9 meter long cable carries the floor marks exactly when you take it out of the box, I recommend using one cable holder. Yet sometimes I see cables that are so hard-braided that I’d rather have them that way.
In terms of software support, R.A.T. 2+ managed to get a positive score from us. The Flux software is quite detailed and obviously a bit of a mouse like R.A.T. 2+, which has a small number of buttons, but you can easily adjust all the settings.
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Is it taken?
So a difficult question would undoubtedly be nice if there was a distributor here who sells at local prices. But Mad Catz has never been a company that works with large stocks, and this mouse plays between $ 40-55, has high specifications and reasonable prices for enthusiasts. At the time of this writing, the cost of bringing R.A.T. 2+ was around 740 TL including cargo and customs. That’s high for a mouse with these features, but Mad Catz’s audience is a pretty niche audience, so it’s important to remember.
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POINTS: 80
+Very light and ergonomic. Software support. Material quality and workmanship.
-No function keys. Paracord-like cable is not used. In our country, its price is somewhat high.
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