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So about 4-5 months ago my Razer Naga Chroma had a problem with two of the side buttons (1 and 7) requiring significantly more force than intended to actuate. I wasn't surprised that the mouse was having problems, as I usually have to replace Razer mice after a couple years or so, and this one was reaching the end of its life. The search for a new mouse began, and unfortunately I had built an unhealthy reliance on the 12 side buttons and Razer Synapse software for the MMOs I play. I was unable to find a "regular" Razer Naga on the market, other than 3rd party amazon sellers charging upwards of $150. My only options were this overpriced mouse with the interchangeable side buttons which I have absolutely no use for, or going with a different company. Boy do I regret going with the former. When I first received the mouse, it was mildly frustrating that the layout and feel of the buttons, as well as shape, size, weight of the mouse and scroll wheel had changed drastically (for the worse) since my last Naga. I've been using Razer Nagas for 8 years and have never complained about the changes (and they've gone through a lot since the Razer Naga Epic back in 2010,) but these are terrible. Since day 1, the scroll wheel (which now scrolls in huge clicky steps,) has had this extremely frustrating problem where it scrolls down after finishing a scroll up, and vice versa. This is a huge problem in everything I do on my computer, from video games to browsing the internet. Trying to use an ability bound to scroll down, only for it to also use the ability I have bound to scroll up. Trying to scroll up on a webpage, only for it to scroll back down a notch after I reach the top. This is awful, and it happens all the time, but that's not the only problem with this mouse. After only a couple weeks of use, the side mouse buttons would completely stop working. I was infuriated with this, but I found that taking off the side panel, blowing it off and replacing it fixed the problem. This I could deal with, as long as it only happened a couple times a month. But it's started to happen every other day now. It's very frustrating when you're in the middle of a game and half of your keybinds are unusable because of your poorly designed mouse! Though this may just be a personal problem, this is the first mouse out of the Razer lineup where I've experienced severe pain in my right hand. I believe this is due to poorly designed ergonomics and the increased weight of the mouse. This mouse has taken 50 steps back from the mouse they released 8 years ago. It's crazy! Now for the most recent problem. The last straw, and why this will be the last time I purchase something from Razer again. Yesterday I noticed in World of Warcraft that my character was constantly stuttering while moving by holding both mouse buttons. I figured that it was some kind of FPS lag, but no, the mouse already has the infamous Razer double clicking problem. About half of my left clicks are registered twice now, which makes this mouse completely unusable. It's hard to believe that even though I've taken such great care of this mouse, it's already falling apart where it sits. This experience has really made me reflect on how Razer has intentionally let the quality of their products decline over the years. They build their products to fall apart by the time they release their next model, just so you're inclined to upgrade. I remember enjoying my Razer Naga Epic for over 4 years without any problems, and buying the next version because I was EXCITED for it. In fact my brother still uses that same old mouse for occasional gaming, and the only thing that doesn't work is the scroll wheel click. Unfortunately the only time I shop for Razer products any more is because my old one broke, and being that kind of consumer is not for me. I appreciate the quality and durability of products I purchase, and unfortunately this product completely lacks both. Hopefully I can find a quality durable mouse from somewhere else that meets my needs, but I would rather taper my dependence on those side buttons than ever purchase a mouse from Razer again.