Ongoing game controller issue on PC

**Before a moderator closes this ticket saying submit it under bug reports, a bug report moderator said this should be posted under technical support**

I've posted numerous times over the years about an issue that SE does not seem to want to resolve. Basically, if you use any game controller on a PC, and I've had multiple PCs over the years, there's an evolving issue. Roughly..

2.0-4.0: Controller would randomly continue input. So you'd run off a cliff edge or a button would rapidly press for a second. Issue does not occur using mouse and keyboard with game controller unplugged.
4.0-6.0: Opposite issue, controller would randomly become unresponsive. So you'd stand in something you don't want to stand in or miss a button on your rotation. Issue does not occur using mouse and keyboard with game controller unplugged.
7:0: The game stutters instead of having controller movement or button issues. The stutter COMPLETELY STOPS if you remove the game controller from the system and use a mouse and keyboard. Any and every controller I've tested does the exact same thing (tested 6).

The STEAM forums are covered in these issues and I've posted throughout the years on the SE forums, and SE doesn't seem to want to fix it. What happens is when a computer goes to see if any new devices are connected or when your system makes a virtual disk for any reason, FFXIV loses connection to the controller and currently causes a stutter. To reduce instances of the issue, you can go into device man and disable "Microsoft Device Association Root Enumerator", but it only reduces the instances, it doesn't fix the issues.

Other games do not do this, even the Dawntrail bench does not stutter. It's literally just FFXIV.

SE, please, for the love of everything, finally fix this issue. I can find other threads on these forums where people are posting about stutter or controller non response or over response issues. It's been 10 years. Please, fix it. I will post my system specs again, even though I have done so every single time without any resolution for 10 years.



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I've done everything the last post said to try. Closing everything, fresh install, nothing running in the background, install on various drives.. over 10 years those replies never helped. This is a programming issue in XIV that needs to be addressed. Nothing we do on our systems will address this until SE fixes it.

Final Fantasy XIV freezes all controller input while it is checking if a controller or any device was plugged in or taken out. Unfortunately this also happens every time a device in Windows is added or removed, no matter if it's a controller, generic hardware device, even if windows just checks to see if there's a new device, or even virtual device/disk.

Every time this happens controller input would be continuous without pressing anything (2.0-4.0), freezes for about 1-2 seconds (4.0-6.0) and now, the game freezes for a split second. This is especially annoying when using Game Pass since Windows randomly adds and ejects virtual drives for Game Pass games. The issue can be replicated by plugging in or unplugging any device. Please, fix it SE!

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