What Controller do you use?

[Elkanah]

My hands are big, so the Xbox 360s old design, and the current design for the Xbox one and series s/x controllers are what I use due to it making my hands free of cramps after a long session. Never really had problems with them so far. Ps5 controller is fine, but my hands start feeling cramped after a short couple hours, so I only use it seldomly and when Im pretty much wanting to couch play for a short time

[faiarrow]

The 8BitDo has back paddles so I'll try and see if I could make use of those. Do you just map L2R2 to them? I've been interested in trying an Edge, but they're just so pricey.

Yeah Edge is an ouch price point, but the investment has genuinely saved my left hand since I was in so much pain playing on the standard DualSense after a year with the adaptive triggers.

I've got my paddles set to L2/R2, double toggling them for WXHB is cruisy and has no issues, good response time. Definitely give it a shot if you've got an option to do so on the 8BitDo! It changes the entire way you grip the controller so I found it didn't cause my hands to lock up horribly or make my left index stop flexing because of inflammation. YMMV but hey, if it can help worth a shot!

[PaulH]

Dualsense Edge though and is great for the game though sadly ffxiv doesn't support it properly with its extra buttons and also everytime the controller disconnects or is plugged in again you have to alter the ffxiv.cfg file to remap buttons but I find it the most comfortable for me to use.

[CaedemSanguis]

Im maybe used to it but I find the dualsense perfectly fine ?

I did the whole m1s-m4s prog on it and didn’t had any issue

[Fawkes]

I use an Xbox controller.

[gllt]

Switch Pro with either Steam Input or 8bitdo Universal Wireless Adapter v2 in xinput mode

Use to use my 8bitdo SF30 Pro+ but the Switch Pro is more comfortable and reliable than anything else I've tried (DS3, DS4, etc)

[royox]

I always find it interesting how people can do better with a controller. I tried it and couldn't do it at all for this game. I've been playing MMOs for too long on PC I suppose.

I still use a controller for other games though. I have a Gulikit King Kong Pro. Works pretty well, I also like it has hall effect sticks.

As a former WoW and SWTOR player, first time I tried FFXIV during ARR (and never stopped lol) it kinda felt....¿¿Wrong?? playing the game with KB-Mouse and I instantly plugged in my controller. Omg It felt like finding Gold. And when I learned about double presses of R2/L2 and that I could open instantly more bars with alternate presses of L2-R2/R2-L2 it was mindblowing. I really can't come back to WoW or Swtor because now I cannot play with KB-Mouse xD, the damn game spoiled me hard.

I started playing with an Xbox360 controller, then over the time i swapped to the DualShock 4 and now the glorious Dual Sense. Thinking on swapping to a Switch Pro controller but it lacks the touchpad and in don't like that the triggers are just buttons (its confier but my muscle memory cannot handle it xD)

[Lorika]

I always find it interesting how people can do better with a controller. I tried it and couldn't do it at all for this game. I've been playing MMOs for too long on PC I suppose.

I still use a controller for other games though. I have a Gulikit King Kong Pro. Works pretty well, I also like it has hall effect sticks.

For various reasong i add to swtich from PC to Console at the beginning pf the year.... I always played MMO on PC with KB+M since 1999.
At first i was very skeptical about controler fotFFXIV, so i hesitated a bit before trying...

7 month later.... i don't want to come back on KB+M for FFXIV ^^

As for my Controler, I use the PS5 default one, the one that came with my console.

[DracotheDragon]

I use a duelsence on both ps5 and pc, for me the shape of the controller and it's weight suit me to the ground, if it is charging I tend to use my switch Pro controller.

[StouterTaru]

I've been using the low-end (~$60) Xbox series X/S for about 4 years now, and it still looks and acts like new

My only complaint is that the buttons aren't silent