Quote Originally Posted by Eriane_Elis View Post
Nothing has changed and it seems that my inputs are being recognized almost all the time now. I think it really was a server related issue and not their gamepad support. Either that or winter is hard on many of us and we lose packets due to it. Could be anything outside causing the issue like a bad splitter, breaking node, damaged cables if it's not fiber etc...
Maybe there are different issues at play, but I'm pretty sure my problem has always been caused by the device manager refreshing. You can test it by plugging in a USB device while playing. And it's been pretty persistent throughout the game's life.

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...e-periodically
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/303661
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/359029
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/384697