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I purchased this controller for my sons birthday,he's been wanting a modded controller for a year now,out of all his birthday gifts this was his favorite hands dowm,thanks geniusmods360 and amazon.
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The only game I play with this controller is Black Ops 2, and only in multi-player mode, so please keep that in mind and don't read any further if you're curious about how it works in the other games it supports or even in the original Black Ops as I do not play those and won't be making any further reference to them. There's an important tip specific to BO2 and rapid fire further down too so you may want to scan for that if you already have the controller and have found it not working quite as good as you expected.I'm also going to be comparing this to another controller I have, the Scuf Gaming 'animal' controller. The Scuf is not a modded controller from a functionality perspective, but it is modded in that it has alternate locations for some buttons; i.e. it will not give you rapid fire or drop shot or any of that stuff but will let you have more than the standard Xbox 360 controller buttons.
So, getting started, this controller from Geniusmods has their 'master mod' setup which is a lot better than their older controllers. I believe only two or three have the master mod as of summer 2013 so you may want to be careful what you purchase in case you want some of the master mod features. Their website makes no mention of which ones have master mod and which do not, I had to email them to find out which had it and they sent me this and one other.
Master mod has the ability to do jump shot in addition to drop shot while many of the older controllers only have drop shot. Most of the time jump shot seems like something you'd never want to use but I've found it can be useful in the BO2 'gun game' or my runaround knife class where you may not be playing a typical game style and jumping would be more likely to help you out than dropping.
Master mod can do drop shot in either tactical or standard controller modes; the older ones can't. It also has sub-modes on the drop shot while the older ones only have one mode, drop/stand automatically any time the trigger is pressed and released.
I like to run tactical but their older mods had the drop shot functionality locked to the B button, which in my case is melee, so every time I'd shoot, the controller would try to stab. This controller fixes that issue. Regarding the sub-modes, it adds four drop shot sub-modes where the default is drop while shooting and stand when not, same thing but only if you're aiming down the sites, drop but don't stand, and drop but don't stand if aiming down the sites. I found the drop/stand while not aiming down the sites very useful if I'm using a scope on my FAL because most likely I'm stationary somewhere if I'm aiming down the sites, and don't want to drop, while if I'm running around and not aimed down the sites I do want to drop.
Master mod can lock the triggers for dual wield mode if you want both to fire. It can also do rapid fire on both triggers for dual-wield of semi-auto pistols.
It has burst fire that will give you higher accuracy of non-burst rifles; i.e. just shoot a full auto a few shots, then repeat, rather than just full on firing. This is useful for people who don't require full-auto and want higher accuracy while using full auto weapons.
I saw someone else's review that mentioned it being larger than a stock 360 controller as if it were some custom made piece. It's not, it's the same size plus whatever thickness the cover material is, which is not significant enough for it to matter. Takes the same batteries, uses the same connectors, so on and so forth because it is the same controller, but modded.
If you play Black Ops 2 and like either the FAL or SMR assault rifles, you will probably love this controller. Is it cheating? Yes. So you decide if you want to or not. Currently the game doesn't detect/disable this controller from doing what it does. The rifle rapid fire mode will let you use the FAL or SMR at a faster rate than the 'select fire' option gives you, much faster, so basically you're getting an improved version of select fire AND you're not wasting one of your slots on it that you can then use for different attachments, more perks, etc.
If you like any of the semi-auto pistols, it's awesome for those as well. However, there's one complaint there. You will probably not want to use a semi-auto rifle and pistol class in the same game. The problem is that there are two different rapid fire speeds that are meant specifically for Black Ops 2 pistols and rifles. So, if you have your rapid fire set to the rifle rate, it doesn't work well on pistols, and vice versa; so carry an auto pistol with your semi-auto rifle or semi-auto pistol with your auto rifle. Why can't you just change rates? Well doing so requires holding the mod button for 3+ seconds to switch speeds, and going back the other direction requires holding the trigger plus mod button for 3+ seconds, so it's not easy to do mid-game unless you're camping somewhere, and don't mind firing when trying to set it back to the previous rate.
Now, the important tip about rapid fire mode. It is very easy to overlook the fact that in the manual, it describes rapid fire mode 1 as for MW2, MW3 and Black Ops rifles. It is very very easy to overlook the fact that rapid fire mode 3 is for Black Ops 2 rifles. Huge difference. If you mistakenly use the Black Ops rifle mode, you'll randomly run into issues where the gun stutters upon the initial firing and you'll probably end up dead. What I mean is I'll start to fire and there will be some glitch between the speed at which it's trying to fire and the game and the first few shots will have long pauses before it kicks in to proper firing speed. As long as you make sure to use rapid fire mode 3, for Black Ops 2, it will work great with not only the FAL and SMR, but I've found that it works pretty well with the three burst rifles as well (Chicom, M8A1, SWAT-556), firing their bursts as fast as you could pull the trigger so might as well use it and just hold down.
Second tip. You can go back to a previous rapid fire mode by holding the trigger and mod button. So, if you play Black Ops 2, set it to rapid fire mode 3, and then you can easily step back to mode 2 for pistols, and forward for rifles.
Jitter fire is a mode it offers designed to fire quicker for all weapons. In reality I've found it does not work well at all for me in Black Ops 2; have not tried it with anything else. I've tried to use it on the M8A1 and SWAT-556 burst assault rifles, along with the full auto pistol, but it's pretty buggy; i.e. it manages to make the gun jump all around and can exhaust your whole magazine in a second or two so you'll end up out of bullets with hardly any put in your target, which means if you encounter multiple bad guys you're going to die.
Now, the comparison. I also have a Scuf Gaming 'animal' controller which I find myself alternating with this one. I find that when I run around, I prefer the Scuf, and when I tend to stay more stationary and shoot people from medium range with a FAL or SMR, I'll use this one. The reason is rapid fire on the Geniusmods controller means I save a slot when I'm using FAL or SMR, but I don't tend to run around as much with those weapons. If I'm running around, there's a much higher chance that I'll want to jump and stab, and although I like drop shot, I prefer being able to quickly jump or stab. What the Scuf controller gets me that the Geniusmods controller does not is two (or four in the case of the 'animal') paddles on the back of the controller under your fingers that you can use without having to take your thumbs off the sticks. So I run tactical setup on my Scuf and as I'm running, I can jump, aim and shoot without any thumbs or fingers coming off their default stick/button. I can also run tactical mode and stab using my index finger paddle instead of needing the B button. The inner paddles, which are harder to reach, I have set to swap weapons and sprint, so again, without having to move my thumbs, I can switch to pistol while in the middle of a fight or easily keep running without having to push on the stick.
So, if you only have the money for one controller, you may want to consider those options. Scuf with the under-side paddles and trigger stops if you run around a lot and want to easily jump and stab (or whatever you map the paddles to since you can customize it when you order), or Geniusmods if you like the idea of having a much faster version of select fire without even needing it, AND drop shot, etc.
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Hi, this control to Xbox, is superior, I like the shutter speed and the ability to shoot in bursts, the reload speed is very good, in general all the arrangements to have work very well. Thank you.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CIGHZQG/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
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We are a family of gamers, and this is one of the mods we recently purchased. This modded controller has some other features that our other ones don't. This is the highest upgradable controller available from Geniusmods and let me say it has TONS of mods.Every controller we have gotten from Genusmods has been exceptional. Very professional product. Comes in a Genusmods package similar to the OEM controllers, not in a bubble mailer like other sellers have sold us controllers in. The instruction manual is an actual color booklet printing on nice paper, not just some word document someone printed on an inkjet printer.
So anyway, we normally like the rapid fire and drop shot features the best. They work EXCELLENT in Call of Duty Black Ops 2. This controller has some other useful features too though, like quickscope and jumpshot. I'm not much of a sniper, but the quickscope function is useful. Because of it, I may start sniping more often.
We do not play Battlefield or Gears of War so we did not test those functions, but the fast reload in Call of Duty definitely works. It is a bit tough to set up, because you have to first set it by timing it which can be tough, but once you get it you can see that it does work. Not exactly sure how effective it is, but it looks like it shaves some time off your reload. Just gotta get used to it I guess.
The zombies shell looks great, love the black buttons and red LED lights. Compliments the controller nicely, and the print on the controller is great quality. The print on the controller is professional and I have no idea how they made it but it is great.
HIGHLY recommended.
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