Gaming Mouse Trail

[KingAsix]

So I just changed my mouse settings cause I like the mouse trail...It's cool, but is there any purpose for it. Just thought I ask.

 

[gameboy13]

There is absolutely NO purpose for it except for looks.

 

[KingAsix]

LMAO!!! Ok just checking

 

[ProtoKun7]

Yeah, only cosmetic.

I don't have it enabled now, but I used to on some computers.

 

[Urza]

It's an accessibility feature for those with not so great vision.

Increases the visibility of that little bugger ten fold.

 

[KingAsix]

I guess it can increase visibility....


*400th Post..YAAH!!!*

 

[BiscuitBee]

I always understood it was to increase visibility on older laptops with horrible LCD screens (which were the 'best' at the time, of course).

 

[Originality]

As mentioned, it improves visibility. Originally it was designed for computers (not just laptops) with crappy screens/refresh rates, since fast moving mouse pointers can be hard to see when the screen is dark/flickering/slow at refreshing (often all related). The other aspect is that some people have bad visual acuity and find it harder to see/track fast moving objects like a mouse pointer. Trailing the mouse makes it much easier to see, even on crappy screens, even if your eyes aren't the sharpest.