The Xbox 360 controller is an Xinput compliant controller... or at least it behaves that way on my system. Unfortunately, FFXI is looking for the older Directinput compliant controller.

I have a Logitech F710 Gamepad now. It has a switch on it to change it between the more current Xinput mode and the older Directinput mode. In Directinput mode, it works just fine with FFXI as is. If I try to use the Xinput mode with FFXI, it behaves very much like the Xbox 360 controller.

If SE can just add the ability to use Xinput compliant controllers (without taking away the ability to use Directinput mode) in FFXI, that should solve the problem.

FFXIV already has either mode available. It would be nice if FFXI could do the same.