Mouse mats, or mouse pads, or slippy slidy slabs, whatever you want to call them, are an integral part of a seriously competitive PC gamer's arsenal. Don't believe me? Just watch that video above and see how passionate some people, such as our Jacob, can get about them.
Or, as he says: "the most pressing, the most crucial" of PC gaming issues because "mouse pads matter". I do genuinely urge you to watch that video above, if only for the passion one human can generate about the best mouse pads. And the slight breakdown 19 seconds in.
Jacob's a believer, but what about the PC Gamer readers at large, what do you think? So, we asked: Do you use a mouse mat while gaming? And, thankfully, the answers show that 83% of you are using a proper mouse pad, whether that be a big boi, standard cloth pad, plastic, or pro-level glass.
English (US)