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Dota 2 Gaming Mouse Products - 30% off Promotional Offer @ Australia eSports

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Dota 2 Gaming Mouse Products - 30% off Promotional Offer @ Australia eSports
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AssociatedLchochochosen1 on 07/07/2017 - 22:35 australiaesports.net (624 clicks)
Last edited 08/07/2017 - 12:41 by 2 other users
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The Australia Esports Federation (AEF) are giving a special offer for the month of July to promote their Dota 2 themed mouse and mousepad products. There are 5 mouse and mousepad designs based on Dota 2 heroes. The mouse is based on a Razer design with quality to match. The mousepad is uses a PVC hard top design to provide precision tracking for optical and laser mice.

All profits from this promotion and future sales go towards supporting the Australian Esports community.

EDIT: Thank you for everyone who has provided feedback, it is actually very helpful to me, as I'm trying to promote a new product. So I received a lot of comments regarding the specs of the mouse products. I have updated the website with more detailed specs for all the products.

Furthermore, I understand that this is a new product that people are unsure about. However, I have 100% confidence in these products because we have tested them extensively with professional gamers and randomly selected volunteers. I have not received a single bad review of the product after people have started using them.

So if anyone who purchases this product and doesn't like it, then you can return the product and receive a full refund (if the product is undamaged). If you are in Melbourne, then you can just take it back to our office in North Melbourne. If you are interstate, then you will have to post if back, but I am willing to pay half the return postage fee. In addition, if you don't like it, I encourage you to post your honest reviews here for everyone to see.

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  • gimli on 07/07/2017 - 22:37
    +2

    Lol

  • nubix on 07/07/2017 - 22:42

    but it's not a razer product?

  • Jenny Death on 07/07/2017 - 22:44

    Friend, your link is only to the image. Also by based off a "razer design" do you mean a knock-off? Is it a liscenced product?

    • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 07/07/2017 - 22:50
      -1

      It's not a knock-off product. It's designed independently, you're allowed to base some features off existing designs. It is not a Razer, it is a licenced product under the AEF brand.

      • Jenny Death on 08/07/2017 - 00:22

        Friend, i mean is the use of DOTA liscenced?

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 00:25

          DOTA is community owned, it's open source. The characters were created by IceFrog as part of a War3 mod engine that's still free to download and use.

  • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 07/07/2017 - 22:44

    Nope, not a Razer product. The design is similar but not identical ;)

  • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 07/07/2017 - 22:45

    I think I fixed the link, does that work now?

  • SoresuMakashi on 07/07/2017 - 22:47
    +1

    The mouse is based on a Razer design with quality to match.

    That's not much of a compliment lol

    Edit: Yes OP, link works now

  • Baebs on 07/07/2017 - 22:58

    $79 for an unbranded "gaming" mouse that rips off the Razer Deathadder design - what a joke.

  • Benno123 on 07/07/2017 - 23:38

    "Designed in Australia"
    Didn't think Razer designed their products here. You learn something every day!

    • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 00:11

      LOL you guys. It is geniunely designed in Australia. I keep saying, it is not a Razer. We designed the shape of it similar to a Razer, but even that's not exactly the same. We did however ensure that the performance is similar to that of a Razer within a similar price range.

  • wumpushunt on 07/07/2017 - 23:44

    Sorry, this sounds very suss

  • Xeonelite on 07/07/2017 - 23:51

    What sensor does it use? Why buy this over a well known and tried brand like Zowie or Steelseries if you don't even give any proper details???

    • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 00:07

      This is an indie product for people who like Dota 2 themed products. It's not to compete with any other type of standard gaming mouse. The cost of getting customised art on it makes it slightly more expensive than other mouse of the same specs.

  • Changskies on 08/07/2017 - 00:13

    So is Dota2 chars on mouse and mousepad licensed? also you're clearly saying your mouse is 'based' on Razer, you sure you are not actually breaching their CR - any of their whatever trademarked shape, rubber or something else ridiculous? I mean great to see you run some kind of own initiative in a country where esport is not popular but… you're ticking all the boxes yeah?

    • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 00:17

      The Dota 2 art on the products were designed by an artist from Melbourne. He is very talented and we own all the IP for that art. The mouse itself is not breaching any of Razer's IP. In fact, I don't even know what they use on their mouse because all that information is proprietary anyway.

      • cwang22 on 08/07/2017 - 00:41
        +1

        Valve appreciates the community of Subscribers that creates fan art, fan fiction, and audio-visual works that reference Valve games ("Fan Art"). You may incorporate content from Valve games into your Fan Art. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section or in any Subscription Terms, you may use, reproduce, publish, perform, display and distribute Fan Art that incorporates content from Valve games however you wish, but solely on a non-commercial basis.

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 01:52
          -1

          Valve does not own any art that wasn't created by them. They do not have the right to restrict IP that belongs to another party. To do so would inhibit and restrict the creative and intellectual freedom of artists in general. This is under Australian law and would be similar in most western conference countries.

          Basically, Valve can make a statement like you've shown, but it doesn't mean their claim is legal or enforceable in Australia.

          Valve has known the existence of the AEF for almost 1 year now. We've run many tournaments under their game client. They know about our website and they know about our products. They have shown no intent to object to these products whatsoever.

      • MunkyAU on 08/07/2017 - 12:20

        You're ripping off Valve's Dota 2 art designs for the heroes… You're kidding yourself if you think you're within your rights sell that.

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 12:52
          -1

          The art designs of the heroes don't even belong to Valve. If you actually understand anything about Dota then you would know that these designs came from Warcraft 3. So if you're argument is true (which it definitely isn't), then Valve is in breach of Blizzard's art designs this whole time.

        • MunkyAU on 08/07/2017 - 14:12

          You're wrong. Obviously Valve is not infringing on Blizzard's copyright. Why do you think that is? Because they redesigned the look of the heroes. Valve owns these new designs. You are stealing these new designs and selling them.

          Art/visual design is NOT the same as the mechanical/gameplay hero design. You're free to put Faceless Void's spells into your video game, you are NOT free to put Faceless Void's face on your bootleg mouse.

          You shouldn't take Valve ignoring you as any kind of approval or permission. You're just not worth their time. I hope for your sake they don't change their mind on that.

          You're an art thief pure and simple.

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 17:52
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          @MunkyAU:

          How am I stealing new designs when my artist drew these pieces of art from scratch? They look as different to the game client models as Valve's models do to the Warcraft 3 models. Your argument is completely hypocritical.

  • alli0094 on 08/07/2017 - 00:17

    You can't just buy a $2 mouse and print some art on it and then charge $79. People who pay this much for a mouse look for certain specifications. Time would be better spent designing some exceptionally high quality stickers to stick on my G502.

    • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 00:19

      Buy a $2 mouse? You try and go buy a $2 mouse like this. You can't get this particular mouse anywhere because we choose and designed a lot of the components ourselves. If you can get a $2 mouse of this quality, then go for it, don't buy it from us.

      • IceCreamBandit on 08/07/2017 - 10:28

        You can't get this particular mouse anywhere because we choose and designed a lot of the components ourselves. If you can get a $2 mouse of this quality

        Then what makes up the 'quality' of this mouse that you've designed and produced? If you're going to brag about it, then give us specs etc.

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 11:11

          The specs are on the item descriptions on the website, like 4000 dpi, ergonomic feel etc. But perhaps I'll give you more details on things that aren't listed there.

          So one of the things is that the mouse and mousepad as a combo has been designed together so they mouse slides very well on the mousepad.

          The wire on the mouse is braided so there isn't any resistance or elastic tug back from the wire when you move it.

          The art on the mouse is laser printed into the plastic so it won't fade very quickly. We've been using one of the prototypes for like almost a year now, everyday and it hasn't visually faded in any way whatsoever.

        • IceCreamBandit on 08/07/2017 - 13:05

          @chochochosen1:

          like 4000 dpi

          DPI isn't everything. What if the sensor or components related to it are terrible?

          ergonomic feel etc

          Highly subjective. If all you've got is generic marketing talk about a product you supposedly designed and tested yourself, then I don't have much confidence in it.

          It's incredible difficult to drop $79 on something that has so many unknowns in terms of its quality, and you randomly attack other brands for 'ripping people off' in another comment.

          Has your mouse been wear-tested? Logitech gaming mice such as the G502 are rated at 20 million clicks and the feet can travel 250km.

          What does your 'professional grade' mouse offer in comparison to these actual specs?

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 13:15

          @IceCreamBandit:

          Of course the mouse has been wear-tested. The components are all tested at the manufacturer's level. We only test the user-friendliness of it.

        • IceCreamBandit on 08/07/2017 - 13:20

          @chochochosen1:

          Of course the mouse has been wear-tested.

          Of course it has. And your results are?

          The components are all tested at the manufacturer's level.

          Who was the manufacturer? Being honest with information like this makes your claims a lot more believeable.

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 13:37

          @IceCreamBandit:

          I'll get the wear-test results to you and everyone soon, I've asked my engineer and he's digging through the paper work later today.

          As for the manufacturer, there's no way I'm disclosing that information to you or anyone. Go ask Logitech or Razer to disclose who their manufacturer is and see how they respond. They won't do it, so neither will I.

          It's mostly irrelevant anyway, it's just a bunch of guys in a factory putting components together. In mouse manufacturing, you can switch manufacturers and it won't matter, as long as the components they're working with are the same. The components themselves come from separate manufacturers as well. Just a little insight on how this industry actually works.

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 22:55

          @IceCreamBandit:

          So I've got the test results from the manufacturer, so it is tested to 20 million clicks. However, I don't have the distance rating because that depends on what surface you're using it on.

  • AlexF on 08/07/2017 - 12:01

    OP would need to hyperlink to a few (relatively) unbiased reviews of quality and performance of this unknown OEM mouse before it could genuinely be considered worthwhile, never mind, a bargain. Form is nice but it don't make function.

    • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 12:45

      Well, this is the exact reason why established brands can just keep ripping people off and no one questions it. Reviews aren't going to happen if no one decides to buy it and provide reviews. So I've stated in the description now that I will be providing a full refund for anyone who purchases it and doesn't like it.

      • AlexF on 08/07/2017 - 14:06

        Lend (not give away) to a few acknowledged gamers and let them review after a few months of use.

        • Associatedchochochosen1 @ Australia eSports on 08/07/2017 - 17:37

          Hey AlexF, since you're being very helpful, would you like to receive one for free? All I ask in return is that you post an honest opinion of the product.

        • AlexF on 09/07/2017 - 00:58

          @chochochosen1:

          .. would you like to receive one for free?

          Thanks, but am not gamer. I wouldn't know how to review a gaming mouse.

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