Glorious - Model D Wired Mouse

Hey all, Longtime lurker here—been quietly reading posts on this sub for years, but I randomly felt compelled to write this after a bit of a personal breakthrough in-game. Maybe it'll help someone else who's been stuck in the same cycle I was. I’ve been playing Counter-Strike since 2001 (yes, I’m old), and over the years I’ve used more mice than I can count—definitely a bit of a mouse whore. My hands are fairly large (19.5 x 11 cm), but for some reason, I’ve always gravitated toward smaller mice. Let’s rewind for a second… My earliest memories were with that classic white Logitech Optical Mouse—didn’t take gaming too seriously back then, but I remember it being on the smaller side, and I guess that stuck. When I started getting more serious, I switched to the Microsoft Intellimouse 3.0 and that was honestly my golden era. My aim felt crisp, clutch plays were regular, and I never thought much about the mouse—it just worked. After that, I fell back into the small mouse rabbit hole: SteelSeries Kinzu, Razer Diamondback, etc. I still held my own, but I noticed something: I sucked with the AWP. I just accepted it—"Guess I’m not an AWPer." Eventually landed on the EC2-A for a long stretch. Never quite regained that 1.6-era magic, but I chalked it up to aging, life, priorities shifting… all that stuff. I kept going with small mice anyway—FK2, MM710, MM720 (honestly loved that one for pure comfort), and most recently the MM712. From 2017 to now, I’ve been on and off with CS. I’ll grind for a few months, then disappear for a while. Recently jumped back in and found my MM712’s sensor acting up. I had a few backups lying around, including an old Glorious Model D wired—a mouse I never gave much time because it was big, and hey, I’m a “small mouse guy,” right? Wrong. I booted it up, played a few DMs, and… damn. My aim felt locked in. Tapping was on point. I had way more control than I ever did with smaller mice. That “floating” feeling from smaller shapes? Gone. Micro-adjustments that used to mess up my spray? Gone. This thing just plants itself in my hand like a brick, and suddenly I’m palm gripping again like it’s 2005. Even the AWP, which I’ve always struggled with, started clicking—literally. Shots are connecting more than ever. For years I told myself, “I’m just not an AWPer,” but maybe I just never had the right tool in my hand. It made me realize: I’ve been prioritizing what feels comfortable over what actually performs best for me. The EC2 probably should’ve been an EC1. Who knows, maybe I’d be lifting a trophy at Katowice by now /s. I’ve had my eye on the Vaxee E1, but it’s more in line with the EC2 size—and now I’m thinking I’ve been going too small for too long. Might be time to go full circle and pick up the EC1-DW instead. I’m finally starting to understand that bigger might just be better… at least for my hands and how I play. Has anyone else experienced this? TL;DR: Big-hand guy who loved small mice realized he was nerfing his own aim for years. Turns out comfort doesn’t always equal performance. RIP to all that lost ELO.

Not yet. Still using the Glorious Model D ( OG version) no issues. I don't think the ec1 dw releases until next week or the week after in my region 🤔

The glorious brand is awesome. I currently have a Model D (wired). I lost my expensive ones in a flood not long ago and needed a cheap replacement, so I picked up the model D for 28 on Amazon.

Hey I feel this has been solved but I don’t have time to go through the comments, I’m 6’4 with very large hands and the only “competitive” style mouse I’ve found is the Glorious Model D+. I’ve been using it for about 2 years now after posting basically the same thing. Hope this helps.

Pulsar XLite wired is my current fave after using a wired Model D for two ish years

From what I've owned: 1. Zowie EC2A 2. Vaxee Outset AX 3. Logi G703 4. OG Rival 300 5. Zowie EC1A Honourable mention goes to Glorious Model D/D- Fond memories of using them all 🤝

I have the R1 Pro from VXE which I believe is a sister company or something (they use the same ATK software) but when I tried my old Glorious Model D- I noticed how much nicer the ergo shape felt in my hand so this mouse might be my next one.

Mine randomly stops moving the cursor for a second since it went out of warranty. Wouldn't buy again.

Logitech g pro wireless. I used to have the g502, also a great mouse. I have the glorious model O, and a few others as well, but I would not recommend any of them over the first two mentioned

glorious model O fits my hand nice

I don't know if they build mice with durability in mind anymore. I average a new mouse each year at this rate. I've owned the G502, Roccat Tyon, Glorious Model O, Logitech Superlight, Superlight 2 Dex, Deathadder V4 pro... One or two others I have forgot about. The only mice on that list that didn't cause me any issues were the G502 & Roccat Tyon. So every lightweight mouse I have owned has developed issues. Just seems to be how these increasingly absurd lightweight mice are. The Superlight decided to develop an annoying double click on one or more buttons, same with the Superlight 2 Dex. I'm permanently done with Logitech after that. The Deathadder V4 is my first ever Razer product, so wish me luck. EDIT: Small rant, but 60-80grams is perfectly fine for a mouse. Why the fuck do they use weight as a marketing thing, nobody needs a sub 50 gram mouse. Using half the materials just screams "I will break much quicker".