Force feedback on gamepads

[Klefth]

Same here. I was using MotionJoy with a PS3 controller, but ended up buying a wireless Logitech F710 and have never looked back. Rumble works with FFXIV and the F710 too. ^^

Hmm... What's the battery life and the wireless range like on that one? And the D-pad? I've seen that one around a lot, but it's those things that have kinda kept me away from it.

[Mikita]

Same here. I was using MotionJoy with a PS3 controller, but ended up buying a wireless Logitech F710 and have never looked back. Rumble works with FFXIV and the F710 too. ^^

Hmm... What's the battery life and the wireless range like on that one? And the D-pad? I've seen that one around a lot, but it's those things that have kinda kept me away from it.

I've been using it for several hours every night and I think I change the 2 AA batteries once every few months.

I'm not sure about the range, or anything unusual about the D-pad. But going from the PS3 controller to this Logitech controller didn't really take any adjustment or feel unusual.

My only complaint about the F710 (DoomCky mentioned this as well) is that every once in a while it seems to go a bit haywire for a second -- usually on something with constant input like the joysticks. To me this is most noticeable if it happens while swinging the camera around. Even after releasing the camera control, it keeps moving in the same direction for about a second longer. Oddly though, I haven't noticed this with the running control joystick, meaning I'd keep running even after letting go... just the camera.

I'd say this 1 second of 'crazy camera' happens maybe once or twice a week. It hasn't been a serious problem for me even with an action combat RPG like PSO2 (that said, I have never been good at fast action, twitch reflex types of games where this type of thing could be more of a problem?). While a little annoying when it happens, it's not enough to put me off using this controller and to me it's still better than fiddling with trying to make the PS3 controller on a PC.