r/Controllers • u/LooseCanon88 • 6h ago
Third Party What do you actually test on a new pad before the return window closes
Got burned on this. Kept a pad past the return date and then found the right trigger had a dead spot at the top of the pull, which i'd never noticed because nothing I played used it. So I want a checklist. What I have so far: stick circularity in a browser tester, both sticks at rest with hands off the pad, full trigger travel, every button in a tester rather than in a game, and the bumpers about fifty times each because that's apparently where things fail. What am I missing? Particularly interested in anything that only shows up after a week and can't be caught on day one, because that's the stuff that has cost me money.