SCUF VALOR PRO Wireless Performance Xbox Controller –...

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"Update 2:I'm dropping my score from a 5 to a 2 because this issue has become persistent and is a lot more disruptive than my issues with the G7 Pro, especially considering the price. I ordered a replacement and returned the first controller, but unfortunately after a couple days I had my first disconnect mid-game. I also forgot to mention in my first update, but it will often also act like you pressed the Xbox button and open that menu. While that issue is better than a full disconnect, it's still really disruptive. It wouldn't matter for single player games, but it's a huge inconvenience for online multiplayer games because you can't just pause it. I've honestly never had a controller do this and the biggest issue is it doesn't auto reconnect, and there's no quick fix. I tried plugging it in with USB, but then it freaks out thinking it a new controller and won't work. The only way I've found to fix it is holding down the Xbox button for about 10 seconds till it force shuts down, then holding the button again to power up again. It will always reconnect after this and usually is fine for the next hour or two, but you're basically frozen for at least 30 seconds. Which for games like Arc Raiders can be an absolute death sentence. I had this happen this weekend where I was frozen out in the open and had to perform this restart process and almost got downed but a friend was able to protect me. It's honestly bizarre and I don't understand what's happening, because I've owned tons of wireless Xbox controllers over the years, both ones that use the built in wireless and ones that use a dongle, and I've never had one that has hard disconnects like this. I scrolled through the reviews and noticed one after I wrote mine where someone else also is having disconnect issues.So unless Scuf can provide a software update to fix this by the time my return window ends, I'll be returning this one and getting the upcoming ROG TMR controller that comes out later this month.Update 1: I have had issues with the controller randomly becoming unresponsive while playing, but the controller itself gives no indication there's anything wrong (you'd expect some of the indicator lights to let you know). It also will not reconnect automatically. You have to hold the Xbox button down until the controller shuts down, then power it back on and it will reconnect. It happens fairly infrequently, but when it happens in the middle of a game its definitely a hassle. Yesterday I had it happen at the start of a match so I had some time to check, and I did find the light on the USB dongle was blinking. So it does seem the controller is disconnecting. However, I cannot find a pattern that would explain the why it is intermittent. The console never moves, I'm always sitting in the same spot, I don't have anything nearby that would interfere, and it happens during different games.I reached out to SCUF support to see if it was a known issue with a known fix, but they tried to just run me through an RMA. But when I told them I just wanted to find out if they had an easy fix to avoid a return, they told me "Unfortunately, I must confirm that your controller is not supposed to act this way.". So I'm going to return this one and order a replacement to see if it has this same issue.So for the past 2 years, I've been trying to find a better controller for my Xbox. Specifically, I wanted something that had 4 programmable buttons (like back paddles/buttons), adjustable trigger stops, and is reliable; which was actually much more difficult to find than I initially realized. But this is the best controller I've tried that I finally checks all my boxes. It has 4 programmable buttons, the sticks are precise and don't drift or stick, the buttons respond to every press, it feels well built, and as a bonus it's wireless. I'll update my review if I come across anything negative, but the first few days I've been very happy with it. The only real downsides I've noticed are it doesn't currently have a companion app like most controllers have, but it does say one is coming soon. And I'm not as big of a fan of the layout of the back buttons, but it might just be something I get used to.It's still a very good controller otherwise, and until the Asus ROG Rakiri II comes out, this seems like the best/only option available that checks all these boxes.For anyone wondering, here are the controller's I've tried and what made them unsuitableXbox Elite 2:On paper it's a great controller, but the sticks are atrocious. They don't always recenter and will drift if you don't crank the tension all the way up. And after just under 2 years it randomly stopped powering on. If they released this with TMR sticks it would be my preferred controller.Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra:The absolute worst controller I've ever owned. Buttons wouldn't always respond, sticks would sometimes hold in whatever direction you pressed until you powered it fully off and back on, and it would often inexplicably discon"