Technically, there's room to do that but given that they have to make the thumb button casing and button placement 'one size fits all' I understand why the made the 'd-pad' small. That would require the thumb button casing to be taller though which would result in the buttons being spread further apart. This only reinforces my stance that the 'd-pad' needs to be bigger though. Obviously they can't make the 'd-pad' any more loose than it already is or it would be 'sloppy' and would result in numerous accidental presses. Resting your thumb on it like you would on an analogue pad on a N64/Gamecube/Wii, PSX/PS2/PS3, Saturn, or X-box/360 controller just doesn't provide the 'grip/tension' needed because of how small the 'd-pad' on the MMO 7 is. It's somewhat 'stiff' and that is only problematic if you need to press it forward as you need to actually alter your thumb placement in order to press it forward. The Naga would have been an absolute nightmare for me based on this. My thumb is literally in contact with all the thumb buttons at once though. To give you an idea of how much larger my hands are compare to Jimbodan, I can actually mash all the thumb buttons at once though my dexterity does aid in that a bit when it comes to the back two buttons. It's rather tiny for my thumb and I'm going to have to seriously rethink my intended usage for it (strafing/additional movement). Speaking of buttons, I really wish the 'd-pad' was a larger button/joystick. I'll just have to play around with a bit but, I'm glad I went with something that as a range of adjustments to it I have a feeling I am going to have to wind up 'clawing' the mouse rather than allowing my hand to splay out in a more natural position. Actually, it's more like the 'humpback palm rest was made for the left hand rather than the right hand. I'm guessing it was designed for smaller hands though where the Thenar muscle and the Trapezoid, Trapezium, and Scaphoid bones (the padded area of your palm where the thumb and wrist tie together) would rest on the palm pad rather than being in contact with the desk/mouse pad surface. I like the height of it and really need it but, it's higher on the right than it is on the left and it should really be the opposite of that. I may switch out the 'humback' palm rest for one of the others though. I went with the 'humpback' palm rest for it extended out as far as possible and he wide pinky rest. The back and forth slider adjustment helped get the buttons in a more comfortable position. There appears to be enough cable slack to allow the adjustment to have been left so it was either a 'stability/longevity' issue or a cost measure issue. I may look at the RAT's to see how the adjustment works and then see if I can alter something but, I don't know that it would be worth the risk of losing the warranty. I could honestly use another 1/4' or so in mouse width to give my thumb a more neutral position but, it is what it is. This effectively keeps the thumb button housing parallel to the mouse body at all times. I have a hunch that extra plastic was cast around the thumb buttons case in between where it slides over the metal post that has the screw and the body of the mouse. I don't have a RAT but, it's clear something was changed in the design. However, I had hop based on Jimbodan's post about the screw still being there. On that note, you can not adjust the 'angle' of the thumb buttons like you can on the RAT series. I'm giving this it's own thread as it doesn't really belong in the Jimbodan's MMO & or Naga poll thread since this is an in depth review rather than which mouse one would prefer.

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