Disregard if you are using Hall Effect stick sensors: but most Sony and Xbox controller users will be using crappy potentiometers.
I am a controller user on PC who has experienced stick drift on controllers and I have learned how to prevent it. I would get stick drift within weeks of getting new controllers. I learned using L3 and R3 caused stick drift and after I stopped using L3 and R3 I stopped getting stick drift. My directional button sensor pads actually wore out first: the silicone tore (MNK with a higher GCD XP). I got a new controller about half a year ago and have never had stick drift on it yet because I NEVER use L3/R3. I remapped my L3 and R3 to the Share and Options buttons (DS4 using DS4Windows). I assume the Command Panel will be fairly popular and frequently used. My fear is that controller users will set the Command Panel to L3 or R3 and will use L3 or R3 a lot more frequently and this will increase the frequency of stick drift. Controllers are very expensive these days and those sticks are a weak point. I advise setting the Command Panel to a Cross Hotbar: avoid using the L3/R3 option if you can.
My bona fides: A write-up I did years ago on fixing Stick Drift on DS4 controllers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WJStOWfNl2lmvNrLw20a0cnogH5yXGY37RPJkHJ-kzQ/edit?tab=t.0
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I am a controller user on PC who has experienced stick drift on controllers and I have learned how to prevent it. I would get stick drift within weeks of getting new controllers. I learned using L3 and R3 caused stick drift and after I stopped using L3 and R3 I stopped getting stick drift. My directional button sensor pads actually wore out first: the silicone tore (MNK with a higher GCD XP). I got a new controller about half a year ago and have never had stick drift on it yet because I NEVER use L3/R3. I remapped my L3 and R3 to the Share and Options buttons (DS4 using DS4Windows). I assume the Command Panel will be fairly popular and frequently used. My fear is that controller users will set the Command Panel to L3 or R3 and will use L3 or R3 a lot more frequently and this will increase the frequency of stick drift. Controllers are very expensive these days and those sticks are a weak point. I advise setting the Command Panel to a Cross Hotbar: avoid using the L3/R3 option if you can.
My bona fides: A write-up I did years ago on fixing Stick Drift on DS4 controllers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WJStOWfNl2lmvNrLw20a0cnogH5yXGY37RPJkHJ-kzQ/edit?tab=t.0
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