1. Absolutely
2. No, the orientation does not matter. They are designed to be reversible. This gives you more distance between the controller and the lever.
The whole idea is that you can move them around however you feel most comfortable. Enjoy
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XB1 Elite Controller ($150)
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1. Absolutely
2. No, the orientation does not matter. They are designed to be reversible. This gives you more distance between the controller and the lever.
The whole idea is that you can move them around however you feel most comfortable. Enjoy
Calm Killer
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Thank you for the answers!. I appreciate the quick feedback!
Are there any configurations which will actually harm the controller ? Sorry to be paranoid, but i cannot afford another
No you are fine. I had the same issue. I actually only use 2 paddles on the bottom. I couldn't get my brain use to using all of my fingers like that. I kept confusing my trigger finger and middle fingers. So I started out learning one paddle and then adding another after I got the first one down. I use the short paddles on the bottom, nothing on the top.
User 479360
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That Razer Wildcat is intriguing.
Ugh, proprietary cable and that d-pad. Nope.
lol yeah, and those grips. Jesus. Just have them on.
User 479360
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Does the Razer Wildcat feel sturdy and well made?
Yes, the quality of the controller regarding the materials is good enough I guess. It does not feel cheap at all, not premium either.
What I can say is total crap is the sticky grip, absolutely impossible to fit as the official pictures show because the grip material is elastic and there are no guides at all of where to start. If you try to put it as you wrap a book cover, you end up with the other side of the grip completly outside its place.
Also even when placed the feel is bad, the edges of the grip are uncomfortable because they are larger than the sticky part below.
I removed it after some minutes using it, this kind of sticker for a 150$+ controller is a shame, for me the worst part by far of the controller.
Yes, it has really good things despite its flaws.
The feel of the front buttons, the extra shoulder buttons and the ones at the back (trigger shape but they are a digital button) is awesome.
Also the way to remap the extra buttons on the fly is in my opinion much better than using an app as you have to do with the elite.
Also and for me its biggest advantage over the elite is the design of the extra buttons, after many hours messing around with the elite paddles I always end up removing them because I keep pressing them by mistake at some point in the middle of a firefight when playing halo5 for instance. With the Razer Wildact design, this is not an issue and after the first minutes using it I felt perfectly comfortable using the four extra buttons remapped to where I want.
I think it's pretty exciting to finally have premium controls offering all sorts of choices. More evidence that video gaming as a hobby is maturing.
So far the Elite is the best I've seen, and I purchased two. I wonder if Sony will respond.
As for the paddles - I've had a pretty positive experience with them. Played through the campaigns of Halo 1,2,3,ODST, and most of Reach using them, and love the higher level of control they offer.
For games where I don't use them I just turn them off. Not sure if everyone knows, but double-pressing the green connect button on the rear will toggle them on and off.
So far the Elite is the best I've seen, and I purchased two. I wonder if Sony will respond.
As for the paddles - I've had a pretty positive experience with them. Played through the campaigns of Halo 1,2,3,ODST, and most of Reach using them, and love the higher level of control they offer.
For games where I don't use them I just turn them off. Not sure if everyone knows, but double-pressing the green connect button on the rear will toggle them on and off.
Rand0m TAG
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I agree about the paddles but after awhile, your fingers get used to them. Kind of like (using halo as an example) switching from default to bumper jumper. At first its hard because of muscle memory but you will adjust
I have really tried it, but it is impossible for me to grab the elite controller comfortably even with just two paddles attached and concentrate on playing without touching a paddle by mistake at some point... maybe my hands are just too big.
Rand0m TAG
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run through campaign. i switched the paddles to jump and thrust. took me about 3hours of campaign to get used to it. just jump and thrust all over
eastx
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The Razer Wildcat's programmable buttons are way better than the paddles of the Elite Controller. But here's another option, the Fusion Pro which costs only $80.
Power A Fusion Pro Controller review
Power A Fusion Pro Controller review
I cannot agree more with that review final conclusions, perfect summary of the situation.
User 479360
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When did the Power A Fusion come out? Also, the Wildcat? I hadn't heard of either to be honest.
panama chief
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:'/ my elite broke. The left thumb stick fully spins around. So much for a durable product.
User 479360
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Sorry to hear that. I hope you can get it replaced easily.
Did you use it a lot/were you hard on it? Or?
eastx
Member
Thanks very much. Conclusions are the hardest part of reviews for me, so it's nice when I get one right.
The Wildcat launched at the beginning of December; we were fortunate enough to be the first outlet to review it.
The Fusion Pro Controller launched in November, but Power A took quite a while to send us a review unit. They did very little PR on it, as you can tell. The Wildcat, on the other hand, was shown off at trade shows before it came out.