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Best Game pad for Windoze is...
MS Official Pad
38%
 38%  [ 45 ]
Razor Onza
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
Logitech...
12%
 12%  [ 15 ]
Other....State in a comment.
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for use with a Wireless Joypad
37%
 37%  [ 44 ]
PS3 Dualshock3
6%
 6%  [ 7 ]
Total Votes : 116

aevis




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 08:19    Post subject:
Tungsten wrote:
360 is a great pad, EXCEPT for the dpad which is a dealbreaker for me. im fine with my wireless ds3


I can't believe you're the first one to mention the horrendous d-pad Neutral Tho mind you, the PS3 controller's triggers are not much better Sad

I'd still go with the 360 pad because i don't really use the dpad all that often other than changing weapons or various trivial tasks in games (as opposed to attempting to play fighting games on it).
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termcan




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 08:42    Post subject:
just make a poll Exclamation
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Dugstar




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 10:09    Post subject:
termcan wrote:
just make a poll Exclamation


I didn't expect so many replies in all honesty .. I have added a poll for those interested .

Should really have done hat in the first place.. Rolling Eyes

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Silent_Lurker




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 11:39    Post subject:
RMFX wrote:
There's no argument to be had here. The only real choice is the 360 controller. It's just better than all the rest not only ergonomically, it's natively supported in almost everything now. And build quality wise it's top notch.



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Ankh




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 11:44    Post subject:

shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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MEGAtexture




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 13:00    Post subject:
WIRED x360 controller ofc =)
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Areius




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 13:03    Post subject:
Dugstar wrote:
Grale wrote:
^This is what i use. Xbox360 wireless pad and MS wireless dongle. Perfect.


Is the dongle reliable enough for long gaming sessions ..?

Ive never really been a fan of bluetooth or wireless .. old habits die hard I think as I more or less have everything wired Very Happy

I have a wireless controller but never really looked into it deeply enough as of yet..

Yeah, works fine as long as you have some charged batteries, but that has nothing to do with the dongle.

PC: Yes. Console: No.
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ixigia
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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 18:02    Post subject:
Prefetian wrote:
Regular wired 360 pad does the trick. They're cheap and work great with games that should require it. ^_^

There's also another big plus, they're robusts as hell. Very Happy

Mine has fallen from the desk at least 5 times and apart from some little cracks is still rocking like its young days, with proper vibration and all.
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rgb#000
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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 18:25    Post subject:
what's the difference between
"MS Official Pad"
and
"Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for use with a Wireless Joypad"
Confused
using official receiver with non official controller or something else?

strange poll Laughing
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escalibur




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 18:36    Post subject:
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KillerCrocker




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 18:38    Post subject:
now to hope they wont fuck it up with next xbox,,,, if it is going to have gamepad at all Cool Face

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Dugstar




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 21:16    Post subject:
Intel_NVIDIA wrote:
what's the difference between
"MS Official Pad"
and
"Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for use with a Wireless Joypad"
Confused
using official receiver with non official controller or something else?

strange poll Laughing


It should read Official MS Wired Pad were as the receiver option is for when you would like to use the receiver and a wireless Xbox pad for PC gaming..

NooBish grammatical errors are my forte sometimes.. Laughing

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Vulgarr




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PostPosted: Wed, 2nd Jan 2013 22:22    Post subject:
XBOX 360 Wireless Controller for Windows is the way to go. I use energizer rechargeable batteries and they last forever it seems. You can get them for about $45 from NewEgg I think.
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oakwind




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 00:35    Post subject:
I see that people don't like the DS3 shoulder buttons and the 360's d-pad. But, I don't see why. What are the specifics?
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randir14




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 01:02    Post subject:
oakwind wrote:
I see that people don't like the DS3 shoulder buttons and the 360's d-pad. But, I don't see why. What are the specifics?


The 360 d-pad feels mushy and a lot of times registers the wrong button that you meant to press. For example in Dark Souls sometimes when I try switching my weapon it instead switches my equipped item.
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Janz




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 01:06    Post subject:
ds3 shoulder buttons, especially l2 and r2 are crap. u dont have the right feeling when pressing them. 360s dpad is crap because unmodified its not possible to make fast inputs without triggering a wrong direction (makes fighting games almost unplayable). limited edition 360 controllers (chrome series) have switchable dpads. and after playing a few years with a 360 controller i think the ps3 analog sticks are to big and the placement on the pad of the 360 one is much more userfriendly. soon i have to replace my wired 360 pad, maybe just gonna buy a wireless receiver (got three other wireless controller for the box). but on ebay these are all fakes, so no official ms ones and on amazon they only cost 10 euro less than the pack with the controller and the receiver...
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4treyu




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 01:27    Post subject:
Logitech Rumblepad 2. I wouldn't change it for anything today, and that includes the 360 one Razz
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MinderMast




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 01:29    Post subject:
4treyu wrote:
Logitech Rumblepad 2. I wouldn't change it for anything today, and that includes the 360 one Razz

It's not XInput though, so if someone is looking to buy himself a pad right now - it's bad advice Razz
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no9999




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 01:46    Post subject:
Logitech Wireless Gamepad F710 Cool
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4treyu




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 01:50    Post subject:
MinderMast wrote:
4treyu wrote:
Logitech Rumblepad 2. I wouldn't change it for anything today, and that includes the 360 one Razz

It's not XInput though, so if someone is looking to buy himself a pad right now - it's bad advice Razz


I didn't say it was good advice to buy it now. Just that it does everything I need with all the games (old and new) that I play with it and that ditching it for something else would be totally unnecessary and bad value Wink
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Fever




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 04:05    Post subject:


looks nice
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 04:52    Post subject:
I use a wired x360
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Breezer_




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 09:29    Post subject:
New Mad Catz controller is also looking good. Too bad i dont use controllers (ok ok, i played Super Meat Boy with controller Very Happy).

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Mchart




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 09:57    Post subject:
They improved the 360 controller d-pad on the latest version of the wireless controller. Way better now. The shitty part is that they haven't updated the wired version for some retarded reason. So if you buy wired you still get the old shitty dpad.
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VonMisk




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PostPosted: Thu, 3rd Jan 2013 10:54    Post subject:
Fever wrote:
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looks nice


Nope. I had Razer Onza. Shit broke after 6 months. The D-pad was even worse then the one in M$ and triggers were to big for my small fingers. The plastic used in it had that cheap feeling all over it.
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escalibur




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PostPosted: Sun, 6th Jan 2013 13:26    Post subject:
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Wink
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PostPosted: Sun, 6th Jan 2013 13:33    Post subject:
escalibur wrote:
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Wink

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MEGAtexture




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PostPosted: Sun, 6th Jan 2013 15:11    Post subject:
ixigia wrote:
Prefetian wrote:
Regular wired 360 pad does the trick. They're cheap and work great with games that should require it. ^_^

There's also another big plus, they're robusts as hell. Very Happy

Mine has fallen from the desk at least 5 times and apart from some little cracks is still rocking like its young days, with proper vibration and all.


this!, my cat loves to knock shit off my table so i cant even count how many times it has hit the floor and still performs like its brand new
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KillerCrocker




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PostPosted: Sun, 6th Jan 2013 16:07    Post subject:
So I will get 360 gamepad support in games only with the original gamepad ?

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MinderMast




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PostPosted: Sun, 6th Jan 2013 16:30    Post subject:
KillerCrocker wrote:
So I will get 360 gamepad support in games only with the original gamepad ?

Any pad with XInput support should work (and that should be pretty much every recent gamepad out there) - games will see it no differently than a 360 pad.

It's best to check the specs for the pad in question. I know for sure Logitech pads are like that (except for the older ones), haven't really looked into others.

Edit: Apparently not all gamepads are into Xinput, so, again, it's best to make sure Smile
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