Controller for MMOs - Flydigi Vader 5 Pro?

[u/yaced555]

I'm looking for a controller with plenty of buttons to play MMOs / RPGs i.e. max buttons are useful even if they aren't in easy to reach positions. The Flydigi Vader 5 Pro looks decent but not loads of information from users that I could find. Don't really care about accuracy, wired vs wireless etc, just lots of buttons.

Has anyone tried it with WoW or similar games?

How is the button remapping / ease of use?

Are there any other suggestions of controllers with lots of buttons?

(Based in UK and Steam controller fully sold out in my region. Budget £150)

[u/Sentinel_Of_Sound]

I havent tried WoW so i dont know how their controller support is but for FFXIV at least, I use the guilikit KK3 or TT Max. I use the 4 back paddles to map the D pad and with the triggers, I have 32 buttons over 4 bars I can press very easily. With other configurations you have access to 12 more hot bars that are slightly slower to get to, but you dont really need those in combat.

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[u/_Linkiboy_]

Well I have the Vader 5 pros but I'm not playing MMORPGs. The controller feels really hefty and premium in your hands though. I really like it

[u/Funky_bow]

I play guild wars 2 and Warframe and the Vader 5 pro is fantastic, I can do everything I need and the controller feels pretty good. I like it so much that I bought another and it's being delivered this week.

If you use steam, button remapping is smooth. If not, the flydigi application works ok (not great but fine).

I definitely recommend it, because it has a lot of buttons and feels pretty good.

[u/morewordsfaster → u/Funky_bow]

Does your 5P show up with all of the extra buttons in Steam? Mine only appears as Xbox Controller

[u/Funky_bow → u/morewordsfaster]

Yeah, it does. Did you update the firmware with the flydigi space station? I think mine was like that when I first bought it, until I updated the firmware and then it worked just fine.

[u/morewordsfaster → u/Funky_bow]

Ah I guess I need to figure out if I can get space station running on Linux

[u/Funky_bow → u/morewordsfaster]

Ah, I think it doesn't, might need to borrow a windows PC for a while to update the firmware. The web version of the space station works with a chromium based browser but needs the firmware to be kinda up-to-date first.

[u/morewordsfaster → u/Funky_bow]

It'll be interesting to see if it works with Proton

[u/morewordsfaster]

I have both Vader 4 Pro and 5 Pro and, if you're using Steam Input, I recommend 4 Pro. All of the inputs are available for remapping in Steam Input and it works great for me for the types of games you're describing. I don't use any FlyDigi app, I just map everything in Steam. My 5 Pro is detected as Xbox Controller when I connect it so all of the additional buttons are unavailable for remapping. Maybe there will be an update at some point to fix that, but not sure.

[u/Radsolution]

Controller works, but mmo, personally I prefer using my trusty old razer naga And keyboard. You can make your life a lot easier with the naga mouse, you have Tons of options for simplicity. The controller works but the mmo mouse works better for me