Just got a DS3 and I'm disappointed

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#1 Dankodefense
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I just picked up a new DS3 controller yesterday and so far I have not found it to make a big impact on my gaming experience. I thought after almost a year of no rumble support in video games getting this controller would be like the first time I put a rumble pack into my N64 controller, but no. The only game I have found this to work well with is MLB 08 The Show. My biggestdisappointmentwas motorstorm. I love this game and I have a gaming chair that shakes when the bass is turned up full which makes the game even better. I was hoping the rumble controller would really up the experience but I found it to be pretty well complete junk. So what you guys think. Is this a cause of the rumble support being a tacked on after thought to games released before the controller? I hope so and I hope Motorstorm2 will blow me away. What you think?
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#2 Staryoshi87
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I don't think it activates often enough.. but it already decreases battery life enough as it is :P
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#3 CryoGoblin
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well have you played GT? or formula one with it? its pretty active
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I love DS3 for many other reasons besides rumble (I love rumble the most though :P).
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#5 Evz0rz
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I love the DS3...the rumble felt pretty good to me but what I loved most was the weight of it and how the analog sticks felt
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#6 CryoGoblin
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I love the DS3...the rumble felt pretty good to me but what I loved most was the weight of it and how the analog sticks feltEvz0rz

yes exactly LOVE how its back to normal ps2 weight haha.

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#7 Wildedge93
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[QUOTE="Evz0rz"]I love the DS3...the rumble felt pretty good to me but what I loved most was the weight of it and how the analog sticks feltCryoGoblin

yes exactly LOVE how its back to normal ps2 weight haha.

i dont like the fact that i got used to the six axis controler

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#8 meluvulongtime8
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So far I haven't been overly impressed by the DS3. To me the weight difference doesn't really matter to me (I was actually a bit impressed that the Sixaxis weighs so little yet has motion sensing capabilities, but to some the added weight feels better to them), and it does seem like there isn't that much responsiveness, at least in GTA IV . I'm going to have to go through my game collection and check out other games.
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#9 laterdayfilms
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My white DS3 stopped working...
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#10 RotaryRX7
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Lost Planet uses it well, and UT3.
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#11 Takiwara
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Lost Planet uses it well, and UT3.RotaryRX7
I love my DS3 :D
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#12 ikwal
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I'm very pleased with mine
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#13 deactivated-5cf0a2e13dbde
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I think the rumble is fantastic in R6V2 and GTA IV. And I like the extra heft. Its not like holding a feather anymore. I dont know if Id pay 40-50 bucks for one again though.....
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#14 Sunni_Phono
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Depends on the game. GTAiV doesn't use it very much, but others do like MLB the show 08.
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#15 swizzlar
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the only reason i am dissapointed in the ds3 is the battery life. i play a few cod4 games and i bar is aldready gone. while my sisaxis last weeks
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#16 baller72
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I just picked up a new DS3 controller yesterday and so far I have not found it to make a big impact on my gaming experience. I thought after almost a year of no rumble support in video games getting this controller would be like the first time I put a rumble pack into my N64 controller, but no. The only game I have found this to work well with is MLB 08 The Show. My biggestdisappointmentwas motorstorm. I love this game and I have a gaming chair that shakes when the bass is turned up full which makes the game even better. I was hoping the rumble controller would really up the experience but I found it to be pretty well complete junk. So what you guys think. Is this a cause of the rumble support being a tacked on after thought to games released before the controller? I hope so and I hope Motorstorm2 will blow me away. What you think?Dankodefense
I have a DS3 and a Boom chair(gaming chair like yours) and I must say I love my dual shock. It is greaat in Warhawk for the jets and tanks.. I love it in Vegas 2... I adore it in GTA4... the bowling is good... its great in DMC4... and man I even like it in echocrome... I dont see how you dont like it but hey to each its own
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#17 3verlastingHero
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What did you expect? It's a controller that rumbles, I thought it did that very well.
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#18 kerching
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mines great! :) it just feels right to play with. (the sixaxis just felt wrong lol)