Force feedback on gamepads

[Pseudopsia]

Your controller battery life is much better than my wireless xbox 360 controller for windows. I'm lucky to go a month playing at that rate.

I don't have any haywire issues though. I do notice the camera analog stick doesn't return to neutral position sometimes with FFXIV 1.0, so sometimes the camera rotates very slowly till I correct it.

I'm glad I bought one, I don't like fiddling around with PS3 controller and settings. I turn it on and it just works. However this is the price we pay.

[VitoScaletta]

Did the rumble work in wireless mode too? I have been wanting to buy a compatible USB Bluetooth adapter to make it wireless, but I have not done so yet.

Rumble, six axis, everything. Although sixaxis wasnt in 1.0, but it might be in 2.0. I'm surprised at hearing problems with ps3 controller and/or motionjoy, it has more customization options than the ps3 itself. I haven't tried it wired yet actually, maybe thats where the problems stem from, I sync'd my ps3 controller with my pc at least a year ago, it hasn't been plugged in since.

[Sirakitty]

i also used a ps3 controller for ffxiv but motionjoy was stupid, it disconnected my controller all the time and it gave me bluescreens. Now im using a xbox controller, it took me a lil while to get used to it but now its just as good

[Zenaku]

i also used a ps3 controller for ffxiv but motionjoy was stupid, it disconnected my controller all the time and it gave me bluescreens. Now im using a xbox controller, it took me a lil while to get used to it but now its just as good

I did not want to mess with ps3 controller and drivers and such so i got a lot of 3 party controller. But even the good one the rubber inside always broke so the x and stuff never work right. Too i just got myself a PC wire xbox controller and never look back it took me a while also to get use to the xbox layout but it sure out last any of my old controller that for sure.

Overall i think xbox controller was best pick due to the fact that about every game that use controller. Can use a xbox controller without issue like the walking dead game and such. Most games i had to find a way to make it work for other controllers.

[Linkurrra]

Rumble, six axis, everything. Although sixaxis wasnt in 1.0, but it might be in 2.0. I'm surprised at hearing problems with ps3 controller and/or motionjoy, it has more customization options than the ps3 itself. I haven't tried it wired yet actually, maybe thats where the problems stem from, I sync'd my ps3 controller with my pc at least a year ago, it hasn't been plugged in since.

Sweet, can you share what type of bluetooth hardware you use? I know MotioninJoy lists a few, but I always feel more confident in my purchases when I know it worked for somebody else.

[Jacien]

What controller did you use? I'd like to get my hands on a controller that will be compatible with XIV. The PS3 controller on PS3 obviously was not or at least not in the configuration I was using it in.

With MotionInJoy, you can make the computer think your PS3 controller is a 360 controller. So it'll work perfectly with PC games that have 360 settings. Or you can have it work as a normal USB gamepad. It's really flexible.

I use a PS3 controller for Dark Souls for example (and I texture swap the 360 buttons with PS3 buttons!)

[3Jane]

Might be interesting to see if there will be support for extra programmable buttons on the Razer Onza.

[VitoScaletta]

Sweet, can you share what type of bluetooth hardware you use? I know MotioninJoy lists a few, but I always feel more confident in my purchases when I know it worked for somebody else.

Motionjoy has an 'official' one from a third party site, if you're into waiting a month for things to ship from overseas, but I got one from ebay awhile ago works great also, its a trendnet TBW-105ub($10)

[Soukyuu]

Actually all you have to do is hit Local, then hit enable.

The local one is limited feature-wise (no pressure sensitive keys), and for it to work you have to actually download it.

I don't get why you need to restart it everytime either? The only time i open ds3 tool is when i boot up pc, other than that it runs indefinitely.

Exactly. Why should I have to start it every time the PC boots? You don't have to install the drivers every time you plug in hardware, you plug it in and it works. With the DS3 driver, you're forced to start the program at least once per boot, because the creator wants you to open the ad-filled page. The rest of the "software" works pretty half-assedly too. Settings are often not saved and it resets to ps1 analog mode. Or, my favorite, you set it to PS3 mode, enable analog and the pad disconnects. But the DS tool still thinks it's there! Yay!

yes its permanent but the command only works on business, pro, enterprise, and ultimate editions. Depending on your build number of home it will say it works and does nothing, or it will say the command is invalid.

Good to know, thanks. I'm running Pro since it's the edition I'm getting from the universtiy. Too bad the driver doesn't have BT support though...

[Naraku_Diabolos]

This is not a real xbox 360 controller, It's actually a controller for windows PC. No xbox live. I think logictech makes controllers for windows as well.

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/gaming/controllers

Logictech just announced a few days ago that they are not making anymore gaming periphirals for systems.