Re: Elite Controller Bumper

@dSKyNafinchin 

When they aren't under warranty, it's $100 USD for repair/replacement. It's pricey but beats buying a new one. I have 2 of them so I can always send one in for repair and still have one to use. The durability, in my experience, has gotten better in the last year or so. I was getting them repaired every several months, but the last 2 were working well for about a year before I had to send them in again.

I am going to give a very big two thumbs up for AIM Controllers, and I believe that @hayhor  will back me up me on that. 

I've been using their PS5 controller for just under half a year, and man is it a good controller.  Five months in, I can set a 1% deadzone with minimal drift, and the paddles are very well designed.  I used Scuf before that, and the only thing I could say might be a little nicer on the Scuf is the smoothness of the thumbsticks' movement.  My Scuf, by contrast, had stick drift pretty much right out of the box. 

I liked my Scuf, but by the time I had owned it for as long as I've been using AIM, both sticks had major drift and one of the paddle buttons wasn't working properly.  I simply cannot recommend them due to their apparent QC issues.  I sent it to them to be fixed (after warranty period expired, of course) and the cost to have it repaired was about the same as the cost of a new Sony controller, lol.

@pandareno1999I'm going on almost 10 months on my aim controller. No noticeable drift. One under button fatigued and broke 6 months in but for $10 they sent me another set of 4 buttons. I'm pretty happy with this. When I finally get to a major repair point my plan is to buy another one and send this one in for repair.

I used to go through 1 dualshock 4 every 6 months due to sticks wearing out.

Something I want to mention, that isn't very well explained on AIM's website, is the thumbstick setup.  They are fully modular (I think similar to elite?), with top parts that lock very securely in place. There are two styles, one the same as PS5 sticks and one more concave like old xbox, which is the type I use.  Each comes in three heights, and the controller came with the ones I had selected as well as an assortment of the other style and heights.  I preferred one of the ones that came with the sampler, and I just ordered several more of that design once I had decided.

@hayhorWait, what?!? My controllers typically last years, Lol. That's why I'm so disappointed that my RB went out so fast, twice. My buttons/triggers have never gone out on me, that I can recall. The only reason I ever have to replace controllers, is due to stick drift after a couple/few years (aside from the Elite 2 that prompted me to post this thread)

@pandareno1999  I can work with that. On my Elite, I tend to use a taller, concave stick for my aiming, and a shorter, convex stick for my movement. As long as they send me a couple options, I should have no problem finding a pair that works for me. Are they magnetic, like the Elite controllers?

@dSKyNafinchin No, they have a socket, which clicks very securely into place.  I used one short and one tall on my Scuf, and that's what I ordered.  But the PS5 controller is larger than the PS4, and the tall stick turned out to make for too big a stretch for my small hands.

Another popular option is Battle Beaver, but I hear about the same QC issues with them that Scuf has.

@pandareno1999Is it weird I got the standard height sticks and then add kontrol freak extensions? I like the soft tops and they are replaceable. I wear a set out every 8 months or so.

@hayhor Not at all weird. The shortest of the three is the one my hands like. If I used the PS5 style I'd probably put a KF on it too, but I like the feel of the xone sticks a lot. They have a nice grip to them that reminds me of the Scuf sticks a bit (I LOVE those).  So far no wear on those, though I have replacements ready.  I replaced my Scuf sticks just about as often as you do your KF.