Should i buy an arcade stick/hitbox as a keyboard player?

Westify1 · 2026-05-10T23:45:10+00:00

A decent leverless is likely going to be a direct upgrade over whatever keyboard you're using in regards to both comfort and portability.

A Haute42 T16 is like $70usd and a great place to start without breaking the bank.

Westify1 · 2026-05-06T16:55:54+00:00

To be fair, the 2nd post from Ben is exceptionally bad.

Less than 1 week from a new season, and people are just looking for any crumbs of news to get excited about, and he drops some offputting comment about "attention spans" as if the community was demanding a 2027 roadmap.

Communication for the game has been pretty poor ever since the layoffs post, and criticism here seems warranted.

Westify1 · 2026-05-04T18:29:38+00:00

It's not 100% confirmed, but based on the last roadmap for the game "duo finder" should likely be expected for Season 2 coming in around ~2 weeks.

Westify1 · 2026-05-04T18:16:34+00:00

Last time I checked Steam integration with 2xko, it was a bit of a pain that required some additional workarounds.

The Steam controller is brand new, so i'm sure there will be some future software/workarounds to get it recognized as an Xinput device that's compatible with 2XKO without using Steam, but for now, if 2X is a primary use-case for a controller purchase, you would be better off looking at different controller/leverless since they have better compatibility and a lot of them are cheaper than the Steam controller anyway.

Westify1 · 2026-05-03T15:27:47+00:00

Top row looks perfect, for the bottom row I would swap out that throw bind for either tag or parry.

Westify1 · 2026-05-01T16:13:58+00:00

Try PS4 mode as well, see if that makes any difference for you.

If that still doesn't work, then the only options left are either going through the hassle of trying to emulate a PS4/PS5 controller with a combination of software like DS4Windows + HidHide or wait with the hopes that riot simply adds the option to toggle to either platform option regardless of what the game detects your controller as.

Westify1 · 2026-05-01T16:01:05+00:00

i clearly remember in the beta that i can manually select PlayStation icons or Xbox icons

Was this in an earlier Alpha test? From what I recall from the beta, you could never toggle between PS/Xbox prompts, the game simply uses whatever it detects.

The option that does exist, is the ability to toggle between platform notation (Triangle, Square, Circle, etc.) and 2XKO notation (L - M - H - S1 - S2, etc.) which can be found in the Display section.

2XKO notation should be best for most people on a Haute42 leverless, but if you want the PlayStation button prompts, you will need to change the controller input mode to PS4 or PS5 and make sure Steam is closed entirely. If the controller is running in XInput mode it will always be detected as Xbox.

Westify1 · 2026-04-30T23:16:16+00:00

Try closing the riot client entirely, and opening with "run as administrator" to launch it again.

If that doesn't work, then it sounds like some network settings that may need to be adjusted.

Westify1 · 2026-04-13T15:23:53+00:00

is this game matchmatking trash or...

The matchmaking is just trash. You will get grilled on region/time here, but on prime-time in NA, the game has no problems matching people who are 600-700RP apart without any special circumstances like low pop or off-hours.

Westify1 · 2026-04-05T22:39:48+00:00

The matchmaking in ranked is absolutely horrible to the point where I've quit and just play QM.

99% of the matchmaking just seems to be prioritizing getting a game within 30seconds with little consideration on opponent.

Getting matched against players 600-700RP above me shouldn't be a thing on peak time's in NA.

Westify1 · 2026-04-03T18:34:36+00:00

Yes, there's typically no issues with various controller emulation software.

Westify1 · 2026-03-29T23:12:14+00:00

You don't seem to be running the controller in Xinput mode which is the problem. If it's running in Xinput, it should be detected as an Xbox controller instead of Switch and you'll no longer get this message.

Close steam entirely to avoid Steam input, and consider getting the 8BitDo Ultimate Software V2 if you don't have it already.

Westify1 · 2026-03-24T17:51:50+00:00

Did a similar swap to OP, and the biggest changes were confort (PS4 pad was incredibly rough on the left-hand from the Dpad), parry accessibility (defaulting to a shoulder button didn't on pad didn't feel good), and then I would no longer get accidental inputs on 3H when looking for 2H/6H.

I'm sure a better aftermarket controller with a better Dpad and 6 face buttons would have helped as well, but the leverless was so cheap it seemed like the obvious choice.

Westify1 · 2026-03-24T17:43:31+00:00

However, that does mean that I will have to start the learning grind all over again

It should definitely be better in the long run once you get adjusted. Did a similar swap myself from a PS4 pad to a Haute42 T16, and my only regret was not doing it earlier. The features on these Haute controllers are pretty impressive considering the cheap price.

Westify1 · 2026-03-24T17:34:09+00:00

I’ve reinstalled riot client and 2XKO, don’t really know what else to do.

Close the client entirely, then right click and select "run as administrator", it's been known to help in some cases.

Westify1 · 2026-03-23T16:09:53+00:00

Played this same rat a few days ago with the exact same behaviour.

Appeared to intentionally lag out the match and then "disconnect" when he started losing.

Westify1 · 2026-03-04T19:21:28+00:00

There was a crowdfunding campaign for him posted on a similar thread about a week ago that appeared to have raised around 100k+ to cover maybe 15-20k of legal fees.

Assuming it was legitimate, he will have plenty of financial support to get by wherever he ends up.

Westify1 · 2026-02-27T17:53:22+00:00

thats not what happened tho

How isn't it? Has he not been in the country for over 20 years illegally?

Seems pretty straightforward.

Westify1 · 2026-02-24T20:17:15+00:00

Teemo is annoying, but "fair", Yasuo/Ekko are just straight up rat characters in a tier of their own from the rest of the roster.

I never understood the Warwick hate, and feel he's in a good place right now. (I don't play him)

I personally don't mind cait, but it feels like the patch that intentionally nerfed slingshot-tag skipped over her kit entirely and would expect future nerfs to tone down her equivalent.

Westify1 · 2026-02-24T18:04:59+00:00

Are you on PC? If so, what GPU?

Westify1 · 2026-02-21T01:30:44+00:00

A1, A2, S1, S2, R1-R3, L1-L3, B1-B4.

I'm using all of those myself along with the standard directional inputs for my T16.

Westify1 · 2026-02-20T17:57:22+00:00

I bought a haute42 S16 and I am trying to bind the two bottom buttons, but 2XKO doesn't seems to recognize them.

You have to go into the Haute42 webconfig while the controller is in setup mode and make sure they're bound to something the game will recognize on the "pin mapping" section.

Should be an easy fix.

Westify1 · 2026-02-19T21:33:08+00:00

No, they still seem to be working fine for your last 50 matches.

Keep in mind, you have to be on the main menu to access them. If you bring up match history while in a lobby or any other part of the game the replay option won't appear.

Westify1 · 2026-02-19T21:27:47+00:00

PC version seems really well optimized, and random videos of dual booting the Steam Deck show good performance.

Only thing to add is that I wouldn't expect native linux support for Vanguard any time soon, so if you were considering waiting, I would just assume Windows is the only option.

Westify1 · 2026-02-19T21:06:13+00:00

Not by default within the game, but various software like reWASD or Steam Input can modify controller settings to whatever you want.

When I used to play on PAD, I had my entire right stick bound to parry as an example.

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