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[Gambit61]

They are using steel to minimize friction and increase the durability.

Supposedly they wear very slowly compared to normal controllers.

In an interview a few months back with one of the main guys on the project, he said one of their top priorities outside of adding features was minimizing issues like stick drift. The use of stainless steel parts should help prevent wear as well.

The headphone port already works on PC with Xbox One controllers.

Nice, looks like I'll be getting one once they are back in stock and have some more user impressions. Thanks.

 

[TaKeRx]

Pro are more for cameras, they have longer battery life but less charges to them. It's up to you, but you will not be able to recharge the pro's as many times as the regulars.

Thanks! Ordered the non-pro batteries. I'm all set now for Tuesday .

 

[Maintenance]

Thought about getting one but here the price will be similar to a brand new console so I'll pass and wait. Maybe one day.

 

[Chorazin]

I think I'm more hyped for this than I am Halo 5. Probably because I won't have to download a 9gb patch to play with it on Tuesday.

 

[Head.spawn]

They are using steel to minimize friction and increase the durability.

Supposedly they wear very slowly compared to normal controllers.

Supposedly a "confirmed" zero-wear after a million revolutions on the analogs; according to the MS Rep I talked to.

 

[iNvid02]

what are you guys going to play first with this thing? sounds like everyone is jumping into halo, im just going back to the witcher 3 lol

 

[mbmonk]

False. I believe it was mentioned in an MS video that these could be bound to whatever you want. They are additional buttons on PC.

Would you give me a link to the source please? I watched this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJAix3h-1DM ) and it hasn't mentioned it.

 

[E92 M3]

Supposedly a "confirmed" zero-wear after a million revolutions on the analogs; according to the MS Rep I talked to.

A million doesn't sound like a lot, though.

 

[internetwolf]

what are you guys going to play first with this thing? sounds like everyone is jumping into halo, im just going back to the witcher 3 lol

Halo all night!

 

[FunkyDealer]

You lot actually made me order a pack of Eneloops, the pro versions with a charger. It'll be interesting to see if they eventually make their way into my Wiimotes as well.

 

[Steve McQueen]

Tons of unboxing vids on YT already, but I actually wanna hear and see the controller in action and here how it performs in comparison to the standard controller. Bring those vids lads,,,

Still on the fence...150 euro's is a lot of money for me.

 

[naitosan]

Dammit, wish I could afford one. This season is quite busy with games (preordered Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Fallout 4) so I won't be able to purchase anything until January.

Maybe I'll ask for Xmas from my wife.

 

[SwolBro]

You lot actually made me order a pack of Eneloops, the pro versions with a charger. It'll be interesting to see if they eventually make their way into my Wiimotes as well.

glad we could make you see the light and realize what a better option it is not to include a solid battery pack you can't remove.

also, don't forget to get the pack with the battery charger included.

Tons of unboxing vids on YT already, but I actually wanna hear and see the controller in action and here how it performs in comparison to the standard controller. Bring those vids lads,,,

Still on the fence...150 euro's is a lot of money for me.

what exactly are you going to be waiting for though? someone with completely different hands and skill sets than you saying "wow these are amazing" or "yeah my fingers just can't click these paddles right"

the controller is of high quality. everything else is going to be up to how you grip it and feel with it in your hands.

 

[Stinkles]

what are you guys going to play first with this thing? sounds like everyone is jumping into halo, im just going back to the witcher 3 lol

I remapped lower right paddle to melee, using default button layout and it is perfection.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

It's funny that this is coming out in the same year that competitive Call of Duty (the main destination for Scufs) moves to the PlayStation 4.

That said, Sony needs to really step it the fuck up with their controller. Best design, but terrible build quality. Adding paddles wouldn't hurt either.

 

[Steve McQueen]

what exactly are you going to be waiting for though? someone with completely different hands and skill sets than you saying "wow these are amazing" or "yeah my fingers just can't click these paddles right"

the controller is of high quality. everything else is going to be up to how you grip it and feel with it in your hands.

Jeez ...what's it to you? I wanna hear and see review for a 150 euro device. It that so strange? If so...what are you doing in a review thread?

 

[RyudBoy]

$150 is just absurd but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want one of these.

 

[Super Rookie]

I remapped lower right paddle to melee, using default button layout and it is perfection.

Surely Thruster pack on paddle is better, or even have both on paddles.

 

[On Demand]

It's funny that this is coming out in the same year that competitive Call of Duty (the main destination for Scufs) moves to the PlayStation 4.

That said, Sony needs to really step it the fuck up with their controller. Best design, but terrible build quality. Adding paddles wouldn't hurt either.

Don't they give the players Scufs controllers anyway?

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Cons
Non-rechargeable batteries

Many in the thread have pointed out why this is mistaken, but why would anyone want to build-in a shelf-life or obsolescence for a controller, especially one that costs $150?

 

[internetwolf]

So I'm getting one but can someone explain what the paddles are used for generally?

 

[Bsigg12]

So I'm getting one but can someone explain what the paddles are used for generally?

Say you have melee or jump on a face button, if you map those to a paddle, you don't have to take your thumb off the right stick to do those actions allowing more movement.

 

[The Flash]

So I'm getting one but can someone explain what the paddles are used for generally?

Typically, they'll be used to "replace" the ABXY buttons.

 

[Jb]

I really wish they would put some in stores. I'd like to try one out before dropping 150 on something that might only feels marginally better than a regular XB1 controller.

 

[SwolBro]

Jeez ...what's it to you? I wanna hear and see review for a 150 euro device. It that so strange? If so...what are you doing in a review thread?

sorry, i didn't mean to come off rude. i'm just i dunno... wondering? from 90% of the reviews so far up on the net or on youtube it's the same thing over and over.

they show us exactly what we already know. no one actually does any type of REAL reviewing, at least not yet. There's no talk about the app, there's no talk about stick sensitivity curves, deadzones, thumbstick feel, paddle clickability, nothing. I know it's early but you'd think people would just go ahead and delve into the controller rather than say "hey look i got one"

disenchanted with the net today. my bad.

 

[cool_dude]

Can't wait for mine to come!

 

[Forearm Star]

For more Elite level status, there is this one from Power A:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015FDQSRU/



Dunno how good it will be though.

GOD DAMNIT!!

Sweet Jesus I need that charging stand.

Seriously!! Is this coming to the States or is this only UK?

Edit: Found it


Alright the damn thing needs to come out already because i'm already investing way to much because of it.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Don't they give the players Scufs controllers anyway?

Mostly. But there is a massive following of wannabe pros who spend hundreds of dollars on pointless equipment to try to "git gud".

 

[internetwolf]

Say you have melee or jump on a face button, if you map those to a paddle, you don't have to take your thumb off the right stick to do those actions allowing more movement.

ok this sounds awesome.

 

[DrowsyJungle]

I already have my control schem mapped out in my head. Bumper Jumper with thrusters, melee and action mapped to the paddles.

 

[mbmonk]

False. I believe it was mentioned in an MS video that these could be bound to whatever you want. They are additional buttons on PC.

This is from the official MS page for the Elite controller:

Customize your experience even further with an easy-to-use app*. Adjust trigger min/max values, thumbstick sensitivities, button assignments, and more, so the controls are exactly the way you want them. Assign any of 14 inputs to the ABXY buttons, paddles, D-pad, triggers, and thumbstick clicks.

Link: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/controllers/elite-wireless-controller

It doesn't sound like they can be remapped to keyboard inputs, etc on PC.

 

[Steve McQueen]

sorry, i didn't mean to come off rude. i'm just i dunno... wondering? from 90% of the reviews so far up on the net or on youtube it's the same thing over and over.

they show us exactly what we already know. no one actually does any type of REAL reviewing, at least not yet. There's no talk about the app, there's no talk about stick sensitivity curves, deadzones, thumbstick feel, paddle clickability, nothing. I know it's early but you'd think people would just go ahead and delve into the controller rather than say "hey look i got one"

disenchanted with the net today. my bad.

No problem... and thanks for your reply.
I know what it can do, seen all those vids over and over... but the real review, while playing games, is still missing...that's what I'm looking for.

 

[diablos991]

This is from the official MS page for the Elite controller:



Link: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/controllers/elite-wireless-controller

It doesn't sound like they can be remapped to keyboard inputs, etc on PC.

Sure that is how it will be with consoles.

You really think the PC community will let it stay that way?
If they can get the touchpad on the PS4 controller working for PC and the Gamecube controller working for PC, they can get these paddles mapped.

 

[SkinnerSw33t]

Mostly. But there is a massive following of wannabe pros who spend hundreds of dollars on pointless equipment to try to "git gud".

I think it's pretty clear at this point that there's a market for this controller well beyond that.

 

[ironcreed]

Killer looking controller, but I am not paying what they are asking for it.

 

[mbmonk]

Sure that is how it will be with consoles.

You really think the PC community will let it stay that way?
If they can get the touchpad on the PS4 controller working for PC and the Gamecube controller working for PC, they can get these paddles mapped.

Possibly. Your replay made it sound like this was already possible. When you tell someone their claim is false, it supposes that functionality is already available. You made no qualifier about "you can't right now" etc etc.

Also, there is the possible problem with the size of the onboard memory. It might be designed ton only hold 14 possible values for a button. Expanding that to hold 100+ values for keyboard bindings might not be possible.

PC modders are amazing so maybe the can pull it off.

 

[Ol No Bones]

The elite controller is expensive compared to your average controller but no publication so far has acknowledged that the primary market isnt your average gamer. Its a controller for Hardcore or Pro players. In that area this controller is actually very reasonably priced. I wish one article address that once.

 

[SaiyanRaoh]

The Dpad is the make or break for me. How is it?

 

[iNvid02]

I remapped lower right paddle to melee, using default button layout and it is perfection.

that does sound pretty sweet, probably gonna spend a good amount of time tinkering with everything myself

 

[diablos991]

Possibly. Your replay made it sound like this was already possible. When you tell someone their claim is false, it supposes that functionality is already available. You made no qualifier about "you can't right now" etc etc.

Also, there is the possible problem with the size of the onboard memory. It might be designed ton only hold 14 possible values for a button. Expanding that to hold 100+ values for keyboard bindings might not be possible.

PC modders are amazing so maybe the can pull it off.

The controller doesn't have to store things in memory when playing on PC (unless MS forces it through their software). That memory circumstance can only happen if a person wanted to store the profiles on the controller.

If the controller has buttons that register in MS software as separate buttons, then they can and will be seen as separate inputs on PC. Use the in-game options to map to the different buttons and it should be good to go.

The only problem is if the MS software forces the user to go through the internal memory profiles. In that case we would wait a couple weeks for custom drivers to be released which don't require that limitation.

 

[noshten]

Can some explain to me why in this day and age you need batteries for a controller ?

 

[The Flash]

Oh boy here we go again

 

[naitosan]

Can some explain to me why in this day and age you need batteries for a controller ?

This has been explained many times by many people.

1. Internal battery is way too short (look at DS4).
2. Rechargeable batteries are vastly better and lasts much longer. Saves money too.
3. More choices.
4. You still need to plug in to recharge on both anyway so nothing is lost. (Even better, you can replace on fly if you have charged batteries ready)

 

[Felix Lighter]

Can some explain to me why in this day and age you need batteries for a controller ?

I know a lot of people dislike it but I love being able to swap out rechargable AA batteries instead of connecting a wire to recharge.

 

[BleedOrange]

Can some explain to me why in this day and age you need batteries for a controller ?

Because we all agreed that that's better?

In this day and age we also don't drink rat poison because we all agreed that it's better not to drink rat poison.

Simple stuff.

 

[Maintenance]

Because we all agreed that that's better?

Nice generalization.

 

[xxracerxx]

Can some explain to me why in this day and age you need batteries for a controller ?

Personal choice.

Because we all agreed that that's better?

Again, it is all personal choice.

 

[SkinnerSw33t]

There's a PnC kit for people who prefer the built-in battery.

 

[xxracerxx]

No one cares about your personal choice for built-in batteries. [Paraphrased since you edited]

Yeah....except people do.

 

[krang]

Can some explain to me why in this day and age you need batteries for a controller ?

You can choose disposables. You can choose rechargeables. You can choose a recharging pack. If any of those die, you can replace them quickly.

Choice, basically.