Small review of the Key-83 Mid

Just received the Key-83 so i figured i should leave a small review at the very least. I went with the mid seeing as i'm generally more of a fan of firm pads because i unintentionally press into soft pads causing inconsistency issues. If you are someone that accidentally presses into their pad i would absolutely go with the mid. You can still very easily press into the mid for extra stopping power. The stopping power combined with the decent speed and low dynamic friction feels great.

My biggest issue with the pad and the main reason i probably will not get much use out of it is that there is too much static friction for someone like me. Making small adjustments is already difficult for me in the first place, but is something i have made an immense amount of progress on after using a Hien. The key-83 completely negates any of the improvements i've made in that category. If anyone has used the Pulsar ES2 pad, the 83 is similar in that regard.

Feels great to the touch, almost cold and synthetic. I imagine this pad will last a long time before completely wearing out. It doesn't work very well with my Pulsar sleeve for two reasons. One obviously being that the sleeve just doesn't glide on it at all, and the other being that the pad doesn't stick to the desk well enough so it just immediately slides around as soon as i make my first movement when wearing a sleeve. I do not have this issue without the sleeve.

Out of the box the speed seems a notch below a worn in Hien soft but with much much more stopping power. I'd recommend this pad to someone looking for a decently quick pad that retains a lot of stopping power. I imagine it would sit well with tac shooters but honestly i could see it doing well in every genre of game. If you need very low static friction or already have trouble with micro-adjustments I would say just go with the Hien or from what i've gathered the Hayate Otsu also fits the bill.

All in all it seems like a great pad but is not for me.