GPX2 Review After 2 Years of Use

Overall this is a solid mouse. I have used this mouse as my main mouse for almost 2 years, with no signs of wear/degradation. Battery life is also very good.

I got this mouse for two reasons. One, it is a well-trusted and reputable mouse, well used by esports professionals (30% of Valorant pros used this as of late 2024). According to pro settings it is still the most popular mouse used by pros across all games. This is a testament to the quality and ergonomics. Pros who play 8hrs a day wouldn't be using something that commonly causes injury and/or frequently fails. Two, it has a very conventional shape. Having a mouse with a common shape is important because it means you can transition to most other mice easily. If you only use a very rare or unusual mouse shape, if that company goes out of business you are screwed because you are only used to that one mouse.

When I first got the mouse I was a little worried because it felt slightly less solidly built compared to my prior mouse, but no actual issues. The price is a little high (understandable, due to name recognition) so try to wait untill this mouse is on sale like I did, or buy a Chinese clone.

Unfortunately with this mouse there are 3 objective flaws (not including the price).

Weight: At 60 grams the "Superlight" is actually near the heavier end of lightweight gaming mice. Of the 699 mice capable of 8k polling, the Superlight ranks 610th according to eloshapes. That means 87% of top-tier lightweight gaming mice are lighter than this product. This is frankly terrible.

Mouse feet/skate slots: I do not like that this mouse has indented slots for the mouse feet/skates. The newer trend is flat base mice, where the user can place any custom skates wherever. The Superlight's slots encourage/almost forces users to buy skates that are specifically designed for this mouse. People who have many mice and generic skate packs are going to be screwed over by this.

You don't technically need skates that completely fill the slot areas. However if you have skates that are much smaller then the slot area (i.e, dot skates) and play on a very soft mousepad, the skates may sink into the mousepad. This means the skates are no longer supporting the mouse above the pad, which will cause the plastic base of the mouse to slide directly against the mousepad, which will create huge amounts of extra friction.