Some pro gamers change mouse pads every few months, and that makes me wonder how often I should change mine

Mouse pads are admittedly something I don't tend to think about too much. If it feels good under the palm and doesn't become a hindrance to my movement, I'll continue using it. But, alas, I'm not a pro, and it turns out they get through some of the best gaming mouse pads like an actual mouse gets through cheese. That's to say a lot.

Shared to TikTok by ESL Counter-Strike, one of the world's biggest leagues, it interviewed professional gamers and asked how often they swapped mouse pads. The most common interval was every one or two months. There were a few outliers at around a year, and one person who changed it six or seven years ago. Though I'm not entirely convinced that the last one wasn't just saying that for the meme.

Unfortunately, ESL Counter-Strike's video description is AI-generated, so we aren't getting much insight into why pros change so much. It's fair to assume, though, that it's related to the belie...