controller issue

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Don't use motioninjoy, last I recall it requires an online connection and can act as a backdoor to malware. BetterDS3 uses the motioninjoy driver but does not have ads or need an online connection (i.e. much safer). Since you have motioninjoy already you can get betterds3 and yeah. Can probably find a tutorial for that, all I remember is you can uninstall the motioninjoy program but make sure to keep the actual driver so betterds3 can use it.

As for the issue itself, try recalibrating the controller in the game (hit configuration on the title screen then gamepad options, click begin next to calibration and make sure you select the controller you're using). The game might be detecting another device as the default controller. Hopefully that's all it is.

If not, hate to say since they're like $50 a pop, it might just be easier to invest in a PS4 controller to use with that bluetooth dongle you got, Inputmapper can use it. (Also FFXIV actually detects the PS4 controller via USB without 3rd party software, unlike the DS3. The DS4 is detected as a direct input controller [dinput], whereas the DS3 has no official PC support).