After a week of use during normal mouse movements through the day, I stopped thinking about it and at some point the feeling what initially thought a bit rough went away.

I never owned an old Hayate but it's a *very* smooth glide horizontally, similar or less friction than the less textured hardpads I own (like Razer Destructor 2 or fUnc f. Sorry I misunderstood you; for some reason I always feel like I have to get ready for a fight when I post the littlest thing here. Mine is the soft version and it does the same thing, so it's probably common to all their 'fancy' backing. I can't tell you how refreshing this is not having to go through a 24-48 hr flattening ritual before using. Otsu is soft to the touch, though not as soft as one thinks of a soft pad in 'feel' you get from it.

MaxGaming (MaxFPS AB) uses cookies and similar techniques to give you the best user experience possible. I wasn't 100% sure that it wasn't just the tiny pores in the rubber sticking to the desk because it only happens when I mouse over the pad with some pressure, so I got in nice and close and yes it's static alright.

I swiped around like I was trying to start a fire for about a minute and I didn't feel anything static-y afterwards. When first laid down upon desk it immediately laid flat again which I see is now reminiscent of Artisan pads. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . I wonder if they can fix that by making the pattern have more spacing or increase the size of the shape on the backing.MaxGaming (MaxFPS AB) uses cookies and similar techniques to provide personalized content, relevant marketing and a better experience of our site. Analytics and statistics These cookies are used to gather information about the user experience on our site. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

There is no doubt that the ARTISAN mouse pad is of the highest quality in the world in terms of the two sensations of "stopping" and "sliding", which are inseparable for players. Gaming is a different creature being much more active in movement the problem for me is the part of my palm, bottom right corner, that lays flat on the surface during fast swiping.I'm sure the size and the way they ship mouse pads flat would be too costly and / or have chance of bending. Sensor tracking on Otsu is as superb and no harsh feeling when fast swiping, even when most of arm lays on top of pad. From the point of laying it down, feeling the texture, quality of rubber base, sensor response and over all using it. Man, if Artisan would create a machine washable mousepad like the puretrak that would be great but then again I don't the foam backing they use could survive in a washing machine. Hien really has a nice balance and I see myself enjoying the Mid Hien even more, but will wait for their XL sizes.