It's a solid mouse that does a great job on the down-low, for those who aren’t looking for anything fancy. After blogging about FIFA for a number of years, he turned his attention to the vastly superior Football Manager series and is absolutely not obsessed with it.

The coating is still the same matte UV coating from XM1 and XM1r, which offers a perfect grip even with sweaty hands. When he's not sending his hapless assistant manager off to press conferences, you can find him building the perfect party in Divinity: Original Sin 2 and planning his next small form factor PC. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Although the XM2w has a 335 mAh battery, with less than ~63g, the overall weight is about 7g lower than the XM1(r)'s.

The Endgame MPC Cordura mousepad was also reviewed along with the XM2we, and it offers an extremely high-quality finish, with lovely edge stitching that makes it immediately a step above other mousepads, such as the options from Vaxee, which we think were a bit of an afterthought to their hardware. It has a tracking speed of up to 400 IPS and acceleration of 50G, perfect for those high-octane esports competitions. The outer shape remained identical to the claw grip shape that made the XM1 famous, but on the inside, every single aspect was re-designed.

The Endgame Gear XM2we is pitched as a budget wireless gaming mouse: a no-frills pointer for humble gamers who just want to pull off their super-wicked 360° no scopes without a flashing braindance of RGB disco lights intruding into their peripheral vision.Following this tenant, the Endgame Gear XM2we is equipped with a Pixart PAW3370 sensor, with a resolution of up to 19,000 CPI. Thanks to a hybrid design bottom shell, it's possible to easily install either large or small skates with the smaller skates fitted by default.

Sporting a design akin to the popular enthusiast mouse, the Lamzu Atlantis, Endgame Gear’s choice of shape is a fresh one.Each of the side buttons also gets that premium treatment, with a very short throw which makes each tap satisfying. Utilising the XM2we Configuration Software, you can adjust the CPI from 50 to 10,000 by increments of 50 CPI, or by 100 CPI between 10,000 and 19,000 CPI.