I only needed the lower 2 when I got the first Elite. I never use the other 2.
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Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 |OT| Everything Else is Child's Play
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I only needed the lower 2 when I got the first Elite. I never use the other 2.
You're not alone. I've had one of these for a little while now and tried to make it my Steam Link controller on Apple TV and no dice. It's not recognized on any of my Apple devices, and on the Steam Link box itself (which I also have), it gets recognized but the key mapping is all wrong.
Ok, this saved me ranting about internal batteries.
Seriously, c'mon MS...
So what is the optimal button setup for using this with FPS??
First time user here.
Any tips ???
First time user here.
Any tips ???
I'm surprised at the amount of people that just use the two paddles. Having all four seems like a huge plus for games like Gears and Battlefied/COD
Having the top left and right paddles as A and B (jump and crouch) is a huge help. in the midst of a fight, you'll always have your thumb on the right thumbstick so you won't break from aiming.
I usually use the bottom paddles as left or right on the d-pad. Some games use those as equipment items or in Gears' case, it's swapping from gnasher to lancer.
Having the top left and right paddles as A and B (jump and crouch) is a huge help. in the midst of a fight, you'll always have your thumb on the right thumbstick so you won't break from aiming.
I usually use the bottom paddles as left or right on the d-pad. Some games use those as equipment items or in Gears' case, it's swapping from gnasher to lancer.
Thanks Patrick, thought I was missing something obvious. One of the reasons I got this was its versatility and the idea with the case that it could go with me for xCloud in the future. Hope this pairing gets sorted out.
Yeah I dont think I could ever not use all paddles. I love mapping them to all the face buttons for FPS so I leave my analog sticks as little as possible.
Jump and crouch are the most important actions you need when playing a FPS. Having paddles mapped to switching weapons and reloading is not necessary
I have had an Elite since the OG launch and this is my go to for FPS's:
Low left analogue stick
Tall right analogue stick - for more precise aiming
Both triggers set at half click is a must
Top left paddle is "A" button, usually used for jump, climb, etc.
Lower left paddle is "click in on Left analogue stick" - this is usually the run button on most FPS's or hold your breath for sniping
Top right paddle is "B" button, usually reserved for crouch, slide, prone
Bottom right paddle is "X" used for reload and picking up items (a godsend on Battle Royal modes like Blackout)
With this setup I never have to take thumbs off of movement or aiming.
I also had 10% off coupon along with $15 in rewards, so go the controller for $147 + tax, which is worth it in my opinion.
Oh duh. I'm dumb. Pay no attention to the dumb kid, lol...
Weird. Seems like people have had issues using it as a bluetooth controller on PC as well, with the mappings being screwy in steam too.
interesting to see how other people do it.
I like upper left as "sprint" (or dash in some games),
lower left as "melee,"
upper right as "weapon swap/select" or "activate"
and lower right as "jump."
I typically then will do some musical chairs number to get LS as "crouch" and RB as "reload."
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i wouldn't bother if i were you, apart from them 2 things, its pretty much the same.
Has anyone used the elite with Rocket League? That's mostly what I use my current Xbox one controller for and feel like the back paddles would be great for air rolls.
Man I really want this... even with the issues with the gen 1 it's a great controller that's spoiled me.
I primarily used the elite for rocket league... kinda weird but honestly the camera button going to a back paddle was such a help for me. I always clawed that button to toggle it, and moving it to the back was liberating. I only used boost + camera on the paddles.
I primarily used the elite for rocket league... kinda weird but honestly the camera button going to a back paddle was such a help for me. I always clawed that button to toggle it, and moving it to the back was liberating. I only used boost + camera on the paddles.
i can't play rocket league without the elite now. i use it for boosting and having to press b is really annoying.
I had not thought about moving boost or ball cam. My biggest issue is that I use push to talk on RB. But I could move that to a paddle and use LB and RB for air roll... I guess I'm ordering one when I get home.
The problem I've had with using all four paddles is unintended inputs on the lower paddles. Given the weighting of the controllers, my solution was to take off the bottom right paddle and make do with 3, which allowed me to use my dominant right hand to provide stability while eliminating the majority of unintended inputs. Supposedly the series 2 paddles are more resistant though, so we'll see if that is no longer an issue.
Can't wait to pick this up today. Also can't wait for the rubber grips to start coming off in a year. I wish they just did a really aggressive stipple job like on custom pistols.
How long take this controller for loading? I have it about 2 hours in the station and it's still loading.
The internal battery sucks but I REALLY like the new paddles and the new flat thumb sticks. On top of that the trigger locks are much better. Overall I'm pretty impressed.
Great, just picked my controller and I got the A and X button that are getting stuck 1 pression out of 3 and stay stuck for a sec before poping out...
Did the adapter work for you? I'm about to pull the trigger on itDealing with some Brook converter update issues but it was delivered on time, thankfully.
Very true.
Mine arrived today so looking forward to giving it a go and comparing to the v1.
Lucky I have it as the Amazon delivery person decided to just leave it in my rubbish bin on top of the trash. Luckily my wife noticed and it wasn't bin collection day.
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On my v1 I used the standard stick for movement (left) and longer stick for aiming (right). Theory being your thumb is further from the pivot of the stick, so you can increase sensitivity and larger movements of your thumb translate to smaller movements in game. Similar to adding KontrolFreeks.
I also had the triggers set to the shorter stop, so less distance to pull. On v1 you also had to adjust the pull distance in the app but apparently that's handled for you now in the V2.
Paddles I map to the buttons.
Right index finger to A (jump)
Left index finger to B (crouch)
Right middle finger to Y (switch weapon)
Left middle finger to X (reload/pickup)
Can't remember off hand what my stick curve was set to, I think smooth, which I believe was what gave me the closest feel to the old 360 sticks.
Obviously a lot more options on the V2, I'm looking forward to trying the different stick stiffness to see what impact that has.
Learning to use the paddles is amazing for fps games. A little tricky at first but becomes second nature pretty quickly.
Got mine yesterday a day early. First time that has happened for me and on a Sunday no less! Keep having to re pair it with my PC, not sure if it's because I keep tinkering with the accessory config app? It's not bothering me enough to investigate right now.
First time owning an Xbox controller. I'm surprised I'm surprised at the quality of it, it just feels good in my hands. Spent some time just driving around in Forza to test the rumble triggers and now looking forward to see what the next generation of consoles will potentially bring with that kinda stuff
First time owning an Xbox controller. I'm surprised I'm surprised at the quality of it, it just feels good in my hands. Spent some time just driving around in Forza to test the rumble triggers and now looking forward to see what the next generation of consoles will potentially bring with that kinda stuff
I've used it for a few hours and I'm madly in love. Being able to sell my white elite for $120 on Ebay helps ease the price hit (though it was only $160 on costco.com so hooray!). It is an improvement in every single way for me, really is the greatest controller of all time.
Thanks for this info. I have the one and almost got the second one. Any place to get a rubber fix for the controller. Mine is starting to fall.
Gluing them back down was not an "acceptable" fix whenever I tried that, since you'd get air bubbles and it'll just peel back up in the future anyways. I would always just order replacement side panels (or back panel
If it's just the side panels you can also buy the SCUF branded replacements. They're not too bad, but they do feel a bit different. It's usually more expensive than finding replacement side panels, but you won't have to worry about it falling apart though.
edit: make sure you buy ones that say "Elite" controller on the box. Thumbsticks aren't bad either, actual rubber instead of hard plastic which you'll find on third party thumbsticks. You can buy replacement thumbsticks from Microsoft support though.
Really tempted here.
Loved so much about the Elite 1 but the right joystick got pretty loose pretty quickly (pretty much my only gripe with this gen's Xbox controller in general).
Love the idea of increased tension, even if it means there's no option for Eneloops.
Edited because spelling is hard.
Loved so much about the Elite 1 but the right joystick got pretty loose pretty quickly (pretty much my only gripe with this gen's Xbox controller in general).
Love the idea of increased tension, even if it means there's no option for Eneloops.
Edited because spelling is hard.
I moved the OG Elite to my PC. PC controller to spare/xcloud and new Elite will be the console main.
Thanks for the help!Gluing them back down was not an "acceptable" fix whenever I tried that, since you'd get air bubbles and it'll just peel back up in the future anyways. I would always just order replacement side panels (or back panelifwhen the back rubber comes up) and swap them in.
If it's just the side panels you can also buy the SCUF branded replacements. They're not too bad, but they do feel a bit different. It's usually more expensive than finding replacement side panels, but you won't have to worry about it falling apart though.
edit: make sure you buy ones that say "Elite" controller on the box. Thumbsticks aren't bad either, actual rubber instead of hard plastic which you'll find on third party thumbsticks. You can buy replacement thumbsticks from Microsoft support though.
Picked mine up this morning right as gamestop opened. After about 5 hours of solid play it feels significantly better than the series one. I'm not sure why. But when I held it at first I was like "wow" and that didn't diminish. My buddy came over, he only has a ps4 and he tried it in some MK11 and his thought after 1 match was "I would kill for something like this on PS4".
I won't be able to actually confirm until tomorrow myself when mine arrives, but the product page on microsoft's website says this under "specifications."
Seems to outright say it'll work.
It's what I use for my PC while my black one is my "Xbox One X elite."
For what it's worth, the rubber still has yet to even start to come up, but I've used it a hell of a lot less than my black controller.
Thank you. lol been wanting to bit the bullet but I dont need it