Ice Leopard ROCCAT has always been synonymous with brand and high-end, although it originated in Germany and entered the Asian market relatively late, but it has been recognized by many players for its comfort and excellent design, especially its KONE Magic Leopard series mouse, which is favored by players for its comfortable hand feel and hardcore hardware configuration. Just recently, ROCCAT Ice Leopard released a new product of the Kone Magic Leopard series - Kone XP gaming mouse, which has a cool 3D RGB lighting effect, smooth and comfortable ergonomic design and other functions and unique design, and then follow the author to experience this gaming mouse.
Packaging and design
From the packaging point of view, ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP gaming mouse has not made any special changes, still continue the previous packaging style, but from the outer packaging of the pattern and English can also be seen, the characteristics of the product are prominent. The front mouse lighting effect is attractive, and the text next to it indicates that it is a 3D RGB light effect.
The two sides of the outer package and the back of the mouse are also introduced, such as 19 LED tubes, KRYSTAL 4D rollers, pure PTFE heat treatment foot stickers and PHANTOMFLEX cables, etc., so that users can quickly understand the product. Of course, these are all in English, and the font is small, few people stare at it, unpacked inside to provide a product quick start manual, convenient to better understand the mouse button function.
Ice Leopard's other peripheral products generally introduce black and white colors to meet the needs of different players, ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP is no exception, we are evaluating the polar white color (the other is obsidian black color).
The ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP gaming mouse continues the styling design of the Kone series, using the classic right-hand ergonomic design and thumb placement grooves, while slightly improving on the basis of the classic, making the design more comfortable than ever.
The body size is about: 126mm× 72mm×40mm, to be honest, as far as the author's use is concerned, it is more suitable for male players. A mouse that does not emit light is a mouse without a soul. The Kone XP Gaming Mouse 3D RGB lighting system consists of 19 RGB LEDs, combined with a translucent top shell, to make the lighting effect more colorful. The RGB lighting effect translucent shell extends from the tail of the mouse to the main key part, and the Titan Optical Switch with the main key has a life of 100 million hits, the trigger pressure of the button is moderate, and the rebound response is fast. The frosted ABS material shell feels delicate and wear-resistant, and it will not affect the performance for a long time.
ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP game mouse is configured with a total of 15 physical buttons, there are 4 side keys in the middle of the mouse, 2 DPI adjustment keys next to the left main button, and the fingerrest part is Easy-Shift[+] shortcut key, through which 29 custom button functions can be extended, and the degree of control freedom is very high.
In terms of rollers, the ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP still uses a highly configured 4D Krystal roller, which supports left and right swing clicks. The roller is also semi-transparent, which can diffuse the RGB light and present a unique light effect. The scrolling damping of the scroll wheel is larger than that of the average mouse, which can improve the accuracy of the operation in the game from the actual experience, for example, I can not slip too fast through the roller in CS GO, resulting in a weapon change error, but it is more difficult to navigate the page or long document.
In addition, although the mouse cable of ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP is very long, it is made of PhantomFlex woven material, which is extremely soft and does not produce friction and resistance, and is equipped with a small mouse retracting cable to ensure that the line will not be messy, and the length can be relaxed at any time. Kone XP also uses a first-class pure PTFE heat treatment mouse pad, moving the mouse silky smooth, in the cooperation of the two, the author almost did not feel the presence of the line when playing the game, with a wired mouse to experience a wireless existence.
The sensor is located in the front position of the middle of the mouse, using the same Kone Pro Air Owl-Eye "Eye of the Night Owl", the official data shows that it has 50G acceleration and up to 19,000 DPI, achieving fast and accurate trajectory tracking, and powerful performance.
Driver settings: Lighting effects and buttons are customizable
ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP gaming mouse comes with its own AIMO lighting engine, can instantly present 16.8 million colors of brilliant lights, up to 15 physical buttons can provide 29 kinds of button function combinations, normal people who remember so many functions, fortunately through the ROCCAT SWARM driver software that simple and intuitive setting interface, can allow players to easily manage the mouse hardware parameters.
The settings page is customizable, including not only the regular wheel speed, double tap speed, Windows pointer speed and DPI gear, but also the functional design of 15 buttons and the numerical adjustment settings. Players can adjust it to their individual needs, and with the built-in on-board storage, there is no need to change the computer and use the driver to reset.
I believe that everyone, like me, is most interested in the lighting effect part, and the adjustment of the lighting effect is in the lighting interface. The interface provides a total of 5 preset lighting effects of waves, full light, heartbeat, breathing and flashing, and players can also adjust the brightness and color of the lighting, adjust their own personality lighting effects, and find their favorite lighting visual effects. At the same time, the ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP gaming mouse can also realize the linkage with the AIMO lights of compatible devices, and the scientific and technological atmosphere is full, and the game competitive experience is more immersive.
In the advanced settings interface, various setting options are relatively more professional, such as players can set the mouse return rate, LOD height, straight line correction, sound response and other more detailed aspects of the function, whether it is e-sports enthusiasts, or more enthusiasts can be satisfied. Together with the profile manager and macro manager, players can also set and save individually for different use scenarios of different games, further improving the user experience. Through these settings, it can be found that the ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP gaming mouse focuses on providing a personalized experience.
Use actual measurements
In fact, from the setting of 15 buttons, it can be seen that the weight of the ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP gaming mouse is not small, in fact, about 101 grams, although it does not adopt the more popular lightweight design, but its main users are MMORPG or RTS gamers, such a weight is completely acceptable, and whether it is for the game experience or daily life use, there is no impact at all. Personally, I prefer a relatively heavy mouse, which always feels more textured and makes me more immersive when playing games.
To be honest, the multi-button design is more convenient for gunfight games, and the author personally prefers this type of game, so I mainly tested the roccat ice leopard Kone XP gaming mouse through CS GO.
Through the settings, the author will use items, call maps, switch weapons and other operations that require a keyboard to map all on the mouse, at first it must be unfamiliar, before playing the game inertia or dominate the game process. But after adapting, I found that the accessibility function was quite convenient to use through the buttons, and the speed could be faster than before, which did improve the game experience to a certain extent.
It's also worth mentioning that this mouse supports DC clicks, which is perfect for gamers like Minecraft who need DC combos.
summary
The ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP gaming mouse is outstanding in both appearance and performance. In the entire Ice Leopard family, the Kone series has always maintained a strong innovation vitality, in the 3D RGB lighting effect, ROCCAT Kone XP has carried out a certain degree of innovation; and for many of the design advantages of the previous generation, it has also been absorbed to varying degrees, such as the mold of Kone Pro Air, the multi-side keys of KONE TYON, etc. If you are not very concerned about the weight of the gaming mouse, and want the mouse not only to have a good performance in daily life, but also to accompany you in the game to "kill the four sides", then such a good feel, reliable quality ROCCAT Ice Leopard Kone XP gaming mouse is a good choice. The gaming mouse is also on sale, and interested players can pay attention to it.