Game Pad question?!

[nasomi]

I've had 2 logitech dual shocks for over 8 years and use htem nonstop, and they're still perfect. little dirty, and have cleaned them once or twice, but I reccomend them.

[Solonuke]

Whenever I'm using the wireless xbox 360 controller and it turns itself off, I can't turn the controller on and play with it until I've restarted the client. I read something about this not being an issue during the alpha/beta testing, so I'm hoping it will eventually be fixed (I'm assuming this problem goes with all wireless controllers) since I only have this problem with this game.

[Rau]

In the Config Program for FFXIV, try setting the calibration correction to 0.5


My wired Xbox 360 controller was doing what the OP was reporting while it was at 0.1, and it was endlessly annoying. After raising it to 0.5, controller works like a charm.

[Altera]

Im using a wired Xbox360 controller. Never had any issues with it. I have had other brand controllers, and never again. Logitech, Snakebyte etc just feels like they are less well built then PS3 Dualshocks or Xbox360 controllers.

I know if i had any of these issues you guys are talking about. Then I would open it up and clean it, maybe look for broken solderings or damaged wires etc. Ive done this ever since the Atari joystick/Amiga Zipsticks ^^

[CK11]

I just started having this EXACT same problem yesterday. Unlike the people who have derailed the OP with irrelevant problems that they experienced with other game pads from different manufacturers, I'm actually using the Snakebyte FFXIV controller, and specifically experiencing the right analog stick sensing some sort of constant phantom motion. The constant jitter appears to be very fine, but apparently it's enough to throw off my camera (90% of the time it's vertically) as this is happening very, very often. When viewing the game pad properties in Windows itself, the cross hair that displays the position of the right analog stick can be seen experiencing a constant jitter, and no amount of sensitivity adjustments in FFXIV Config OR Windows have any effect on this. It's an issue that didn't come on gradually -- it was just suddenly there when I began playing one morning, and despite computer restarts, unplugging the controller and plugging it back in, and official Snakebyte driver re-installation, the issue hasn't gone away. It's not dirt or build-up in the game pad, either -- although I can't prove this by taking the game pad apart, because I hope to keep the warranty intact if I need a replacement, it's a pretty safe assumption because my first time using the game pad was only five days before this issue started, and I keep clean hands and a food-free desk.

I'm completely out of ideas as to what else I can try, and I'm beginning to suspect that it's just the result of poor manufacturing, which is a shame, because I really like this controller's functionality with FFXIV otherwise. The reason that I suspect faulty manufacturing is that if you give a very slight, gentle pull on the two analog sticks, then you'll notice that the right (problem) one can be pulled very slightly outward, while the left one holds extremely firmly in place. I doubt that they actually designed the two analog sticks with the intention for them to be manufactured differently like this.

I'll be giving Snakebyte a call if I can't figure this out in another day or two. I'm interested to ask them just how common this issue is, and find out if it's only come up recently for people, as it has for both of us. That could also potentially be a sign of an underlying firmware or driver incompatibility that may be resulting from recent Windows updates or something, which wouldn't be a big shock seeing as only one version of the driver has ever been released, way back at the game pad's launch in September of last year.

Anyway, dear OP, if you've found anything out in the past week, or if you discover anything soon that may help shed some light on the solution to this issue, then please post. I'd really hate to give up on this otherwise wonderful game pad.

Sorry i took so long to reply, but i ended up given this controller another shot, since it was only 12.99 on amazon, that was a week after this post, this one seems to be working fine, but to be honest, i had that other one since CE realease, so need time to see if the same problem happens again...ill keep you posted!!

[Kopuno]

Don't fret. Same issue here, I found bashing it against something works for awhile..

[PikachuLink]

So i have the Snakebyte FFXIV controller, and it worked great for a long while, but recently the right analog thumbstick has been acting up. When i configure it, it shows it twicking a bit, the right stick is set to rotate my camera, and it seems to randomly move my camera like i am pushing up on the thumbstick. The stick itself isnt stuck it moves perfectly in all directions, but it is very annoying. Does anyone have and suggestions before i put out more money on another gamepad!? Thank you for any help that is offered.

If you used a razer naga and keyboard you would prolly love life alot better.