The short version: there is no universal best sensitivity. Among pro players you will find both 20cm/360 and 60cm/360, and both play great. But for any one person, at a given stage, there is a range that clearly suits them better. This article is about how to find it.
What cm/360 Is
cm/360 means: how many centimeters the mouse travels on the pad for your in-game view to turn exactly one full circle. It merges two variables — mouse DPI and in-game sensitivity — into a single number, so it can be compared across setups.
The formula is: `cm/360 = 360 / (DPI × in-game sensitivity × degrees per count) × 2.54`. You do not need to work it out yourself — the Settings page on this site gives you the result directly from the DPI and in-game sensitivity you enter.
Low vs High Sensitivity
The tradeoff is blunt, and there is no free lunch:
| Low sensitivity (over 40cm) | High sensitivity (under 25cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Precision | High — the same hand error moves your view less | Low — every hand tremor gets amplified |
| Turn speed | Slow — needs a big arm swing | Fast — a small wrist move turns you around |
| Long-session comfort | Good — mostly arm, hard to tire out | Poor — the wrist stays tense, and it wears on you over time |
| Suits | Static targets, long range, pre-aiming | Close range, fast turns, wide tracking |
For most people the sensible range is 30–50cm/360. Below 20 it gets very hard to hold spray control steady; above 70 you will not keep up with close-range lateral movement.
How to Find the One That Fits You
- Set your DPI first, then never touch it again. 800 or 1600 are the common picks. Every adjustment after this changes only in-game sensitivity.
- Start from a middle value, something like 40cm/360. The Settings page on this site will work backwards to the in-game sensitivity you should enter.
- Use the tracking mode to test your lower limit: if you keep falling behind when the target strafes and you have to lift and reposition the mouse over and over, that is too low (or your mousepad is too small).
- Use the micro-adjust mode to test your upper limit: if you keep overshooting small targets and have to correct back and forth, that is too high.
- Change one thing at a time, about 5%, then practice for 3 days before judging. The "this feels better" you get right after a change is usually an illusion — it is just novelty.
When You Should Adjust It
Sensitivity is not something you set once forever, but adjustments should be triggered by a clear reason, not by a bad day:
- New monitor or resolution — the change in field of view changes how mouse travel feels
- New mousepad size — a smaller pad means you have to raise sensitivity, or you run out of space
- Wrist or arm starts hurting — usually a sign that posture and sensitivity do not match; fix the pain first
- Your playstyle changed — if you are taking more close-range fights, you can raise it a little
- One mode has felt clearly hard for weeks while the others are fine — that points at the sensitivity for that range of motion
Conversely, these are not reasons to change sensitivity: a bad day, a losing streak, or seeing someone else do well on some number.
How It Relates to Practice
Sensitivity sets the efficiency ceiling of your practice, not the height you can reach. On a less than ideal sensitivity, as long as you keep it fixed, you can still get very good — some actions will just cost you more effort.
What actually drives progress is the quality of your practice: whether you are training a specific skill on purpose, whether you look at your data, whether you keep grinding when you are tired. All of that matters far more than sensitivity.
Work out your current cm/360 and see which range it falls in.
Open the sensitivity converter