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hi all ive noticed that in some games in win 8.1 there is serious mouse lag . this makes some games almost unplayable now. this is a serious issue especially since many gamers upgraded for the benefits ingames but now cant play do to the mouse lag issues.
for me its in call of duty 4 aka modern warfare 1. there are numerous articles now about this issue and with certain games .
http://fr.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/1oor43/windows\_81\_warning\_for\_gamers\_issues\_with/
http://www.pcgamesn.com/windows-81-mouse-lag-reportedly-renders-some-pc-games-close-unplayable
as you can see this isnt a isolated issue and needs fixing asap. especially with many big titles just coming in the next few weeks on pc !
how can this be sent higher up so this issue is resolved ? thanks.
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We have issued a fix to address most of the “mouse lag” issues associated with gaming in Windows 8.1, which vary based on the game, input methods used, etc. More details on the issue and available resolutions are available via KB 2908279, and affected customers can go to the Microsoft Download Center to install the update
I don't care what mouse, system, updates, whatever... I am not a computer guru, just a simple user.
Mouse worked smoothly until I downloaded Win 8.1 yesterday.
It's hard to believe that Microsoft "overlooked" something as simple as "do mice work."
Fix it, MIcrosoft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep in mind that there are two separate issues: For some FPS games there's apparently some sort of mouse lag.
For World of Warcraft, about every 5th mouse click or so it's as though someone decided to randomly point your character in a new direction.
It renders the game nigh unplayable in any competitive manner, whether that's PVP or PVE.
For some people turning off the high DPI scaling helps - a little. For others, nothing helps.
Thing is, this isn't even a new issue. It's been around since Windows 7 and Windows 8 but is was rare - you might get it twice a night if that, and half the time I just assumed I must have twitched or something.
With Windows 8.1 though... oh boy. It's awful. Really, really awful. Here's a link to the wow forum post on it. http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/10102720358
I did a bing search and it appears this issue is getting a lot of media coverage, which is a good sign. I also posted a few tweets already about the issue:
Good idea in letting other companies know. I also use a Razer mouse, the Deathadder 3.5G and I suffer from this lag issue. The majority of games work perfectly smooth (because they have a raw mouse option or one built in) but for titles that don't, they run terrible. Even "MarkC's" mouse lag fix didn't work for me.
The games it that lag I have to use a 360 pad which isn't ideal but I have no choice.
Microsoft Come on!!!!
Crud, that's the same mouse I have. I'm in the process of installing Windows 8.1 this week, so I will be sure to file a report with Razer about the issue.
I'll put in a tweet about it, too, if that will help (praying to the twitter gods...)
