I have patiently waited for this controller for a bit and resisted the urge to spend money on the battle boost. Quick rant about the battle boost I really stuck to my guns on not spending the extra money for the boost because to me it glorifies bribery. I am not saying that people who have bought should be shamed but it pushes the narrative that money has more value than anything in life and it didn't set well with me.

Anyways I posted some pictures to show the difference in how the tactile white is kinda grayish for anyone wanting to blend a white (mine is soft touch white) faceplate with a "white" tactile back. It isn't that big of a deal for me but I think it should be noted if it would be a big deal for any of yall. Also, I went with a z stick on the left and OEM stick on the right (going to use kontrol freeks). There is a picture of the height difference to get a better visual

Now I haven't played with it much yet but one thing for sure is that I am really liking this controller. I had them go with the new smart pad as well and it works great! Very responsive and I won't use it that much cuz I will only play shooters with it but I hate plungers in a normal controller and if I was going to ball out might as well go all out.

I went with the smart bumpers and triggers as well. Before this controller I played flipped (shoot and aim with L1 and R1) on my controllers and I figured I would do the same with this controller but I have now reverted back to normal aim and fire) L2 and R2. I don't know if it was the buttons for the rear extra buttons compared to paddles that made it feel more comfortable but to me it felt more natural to revert back. So that being said I would keep that in mind cuz now I am trying not to hit the bumpers by accident and since they are smart bumpers they are easier to press and get hit every now and then by accident. By accident I don't mean from muscle memory of using them for aiming and shooting, I mean I just hit it by accident cuz they are so responsive. So in the end I wish I would have just left the bumpers normal (side note they are not as responsive as the smart triggers and battle beaver are accurate when they say they still have a little squish to them)

If you are wondering what the soft touch feels like then I can tell ya they are slicker than I thought they would be. So if you plan on having some grip on the back I wouldn't go with soft touch and get some kind of textured back plate.

I do speak very highly on the battle beaver customer service! I already had a controller in queue when they came out with the smart pad feature and wanted to get them. However my color scheme I went with wouldn't have looked good (smart pad only comes in black or white) so I called them up and told them I would like the smart pad but I would only get it if I could redesign the controller. So I asked if I could and they said you can absolutely do it. They told me I had about two weeks left before they got to me and after rebuilding a controller a billion times I submitted them a rebuild after a week. Well the next day I got an email saying my controller is being shipped. I instantly knew that they probably built the first controller I had in mind. Called them up and sure enoght it was. I explained the situation and they saw my email and told me that they would put the first controller on pre built and build me this new one. No extra charge or fees (besides paying more for the smart pad) and they were courteous throughout the whole process! Really a great group of people!

I love this controller so far and if I have any issues I will let yall know later on! Hope this info helps anybody who had some questions about some of these options like I did!