swimmingknife
Semi-Pro Squid
I've put over 100 hours into Splatoon 2 over the last few weeks, and I've started noticing an issue when aiming with my Pro Controller. Every so often the motion sensor in it will constantly drag to one side (usually the left, though I think last time was to the right).
It only happens occasionally; I've only noticed it about half-a-dozen or so times in over 100 hours. And it usually doesn't last long when it happens. The longest I ever had it last was about 7-8 minutes or so, through an entire match of Salmon Run and then for a minute or two after. The shortest I've ever had it last was about 1 minute; it messed up for the first third of a Turf War and then fixed itself. All the other times it's lasted for a single Turf War and then been back to normal by the time I exited back to the square.
Since it's so rare, it hasn't impacted my enjoyment of the game that much, but it's still extremely annoying. It makes the game nigh-unplayable when it does happen, because I have to constantly fight against it just to point my weapon in the right direction. Actually aiming is pretty much impossible.
I was wondering if anyone else had experienced any similar issues. I'm starting to suspect that it might be an issue with the controller itself, which I really hope isn't the case because I don't want to have to replace it.
Just for the sake of providing as much detail as I can, here are a few notes:
It only happens occasionally; I've only noticed it about half-a-dozen or so times in over 100 hours. And it usually doesn't last long when it happens. The longest I ever had it last was about 7-8 minutes or so, through an entire match of Salmon Run and then for a minute or two after. The shortest I've ever had it last was about 1 minute; it messed up for the first third of a Turf War and then fixed itself. All the other times it's lasted for a single Turf War and then been back to normal by the time I exited back to the square.
Since it's so rare, it hasn't impacted my enjoyment of the game that much, but it's still extremely annoying. It makes the game nigh-unplayable when it does happen, because I have to constantly fight against it just to point my weapon in the right direction. Actually aiming is pretty much impossible.
I was wondering if anyone else had experienced any similar issues. I'm starting to suspect that it might be an issue with the controller itself, which I really hope isn't the case because I don't want to have to replace it.
Just for the sake of providing as much detail as I can, here are a few notes:
- I tried playing with the Joy-Cons in the controller grip for some time, and the issue never came up. Though since the issue is fairly rare to begin with, that might not necessarily mean anything.
- I haven't tried re-calibrating the controller when this happens, because the issue has usually fixed itself by the time I have access to that option.
- I can still use the motion controls to adjust my aim while this is happening, it's just constantly dragging to one side at the same time. It isn't a desync issue or anything like that.
- I haven't noticed the issue happen with any other games, but I also haven't played any other games which use the motion controls as extensively as Splatoon 2. It's possible that the issue has been happening, just not in any areas where I'd have noticed.