Are you weird like me and disable rumble?

i've disabled it on my wiiu mainly because the rumble is messed up on my wiimote

Nope, I leave it on. Most times I don't even think I notice it, which I guess is a good thing. Immerses me without pulling me out of the game if it was implemented poorly.

I'm the same, have it off in PS4 options.

I find it extremely annoying, especially in cutscenes with explosions and stuff where the vibration is out of control. I just can't see the point of it, adds nothing to the game overall for me.

I leave it on, but I do agree that it adds virtually nothing to the experience. Maybe I'll turn it off since it affects battery life.

God of War would be nothing without rumble on the Executioner Chop

Only to save battery power. I really should buy rechargeables then I might turn it back on.

Always.

Never

Always. Haven't had it on for over 10 years now.

It was forza 2 that made me turn it off. Constant rumbles whenever you go over the curbs on the exits of corners.

Sometimes.

I disabled it entirely on Switch since the HD Rumble fucking sucks.

I don't think it's about immersion. Sometimes it just feels good. Good rumbles when you shoot feels right.
Or good rumbles when you open a door in Octopath !
When I was a kid I didn't liked rumble. Now I love it. I'm like your opposition lol.

Always take it off no matter the game/platform

I couldn't care less whether it's on or off to be honest. When I'm playing a game I don't notice it.

Used well it's transformative..

But often it isn't used well.

No I love rumble, feels horrible mid multiplayer playing Gears and battery's pop up low and the rumble disables

Every now and then, depends on the game. I turn it off in shooters so it doesn't affect my aim. I also turn it off when there are obvious issues with the game itself and random rumbles.

The Almighty Tria said:

Sometimes.

I disabled it entirely on Switch since the HD Rumble fucking sucks.

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First time I hear someone thinking this :/
I'm sad because I love it lol

I disable it on every platform and always have. Don't really see the appeal.

In certain games I have disabled it if I felt it was too constant or if it's the type of game that likes to use rumble in cutscenes where it sounds like the world's ending when it vibrates on a surface.

I can take or leave it really. There was a time it seemed to stop working a lot for me on PC and I never cared enough to attempt a fix.

After 20+ years of rumble, no way. Would feel weird to me.

I was actually thinking the other day how much I enjoy good rumble. Can make things feel more visceral and satisfying.

MaitreWakou said:

First time I hear someone thinking this :/
I'm sad because I love it lol

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It's just rumble on steroids and it's awful. Even the games where it's supposedly "good" like Mario Odyssey or Golf Story, it still sucks.

I disable it on shooters and sports games, MLB The Show especially. Don't like my DS4 rumbling when I'm trying to paint the black.

its not weird to disable it since its so fucking annoying. it adds nothing to "immersion" and does jack shit for me. a little buzzing in your hand and just wastes battery? yeah, SO GOOD.

Now that I think about it, I have never turned off the rumble in any game I've played. It never really distracts me and I find most developers implement it pretty well.

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its not weird to disable it since its so fucking annoying. it adds nothing to "immersion" and does jack shit for me. a little buzzing in your hand and just wastes battery? yeah, SO GOOD.

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It just makes the experience a bit more multisensory.

Never. It feels like something is missing ...

I have rumble disabled on my Switch because it's shit. I don't care whether it's HD or whatever, it's fucking noisy and annoying.

Leave it on my other controllers though.

Edit: incidentally, and bizarrely, the best rumble I have experienced is on that Bloodstained Curse of the Moon game on XBO. For some reason they've just nailed the rumble on that game to make the combat feel really satisfying - it uses the XBO rumble triggers really well.

I've done this when I've played games with my infant daughter sleeping in my lap. The tv volume could be cranked, and she'd sleep through it. But the rattle of a controller startles her every time.

I do disable normally. It is pretty worthless in most cases. Its a Nintendo gimmick from the late 90s.

Blame Starfox 64

I have problems with one of my wrists so if the rumble is too strong then I will feel discomfort. The more powerful rumble in the Xbox One and Switch controllers can get pretty bad for me. The DS4 is weaker so it's not an issue most of the time but I still turn it off if it's frequent. The only game where it was a major issue was Forza 5 since rumble is very strong in that one and it couldn't be turned off.

Only game I've disabled rumble is with Lumines Remastered; that was annoying.

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I have problems with one of my wrists so if the rumble is too strong then I will feel discomfort. The more powerful rumble in the Xbox One and Switch controllers can get pretty bad for me. The DS4 is weaker so it's not an issue most of the time but I still turn it off if it's frequent. The only game where it was a major issue was Forza 5 since rumble is very strong in that one and it couldn't be turned off.

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Isnt that a system wide option for xbox?

I can see how it can be bothersome too people or distracting, but I actually love it! It feels weird when rumble isn't on for me personally.

I can't believe how much of a difference it makes. Going from the original PS3 controller back to one where they finally put rumble back in was the difference between night and day.

I absolutely cannot stand the sound of rumble in joycons. So harsh on my ears.

I love it but hate it on the switch in handheld mode. It's so fucking loud that I can hear the rumble through my earpieces.

Not weird at all. I can't stand rumble.

Hate it so much in fact that I opened up all my DualShock 2,3, and 4 controllers over the years and completely removed them.

You also get the benefit of them being a lot lighter too.

Only if for that game the rumble is obnoxious.

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Isnt that a system wide option for xbox?

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There is now but it was added in 2017 which was long after I bought the game.

I like haptic vibrations like in the Switch and Steam controller, but the old fashioned bubbly low quaking rumble is bad, I do not like it. It only serves to annoy me and take me out of the game

Depends on how strong it is. Sometimes it vibrates like crazy which then hits my wedding ring and wakes my wife up.

I generally leave it enabled, but I definitely noticed I can play some games better with it off (CoD comes to mind).

Yes. I only want to hear game sound when I play games and is really annoying to hear random rumbling sound from your controller when you are playing, so I turn it off.

PS4 has the worst controller battery life ever, so I disabled everything I could to save on life. Shame because I could go what seemed like weeks without charging my ps3 controller.

I uh... don't even notice rumble anymore, to be honest. Unless it's super annoying/loud (very rare), at which point I typically just turn it down if the game allows.

Always disabled. Find it more distracting than immersive.

I disabled the vibration/rumble feature via the console first and foremost. In games, I always turn it off just to make sure. Never liked the controller vibrating and never will.