HORI Tactical Assault Commander F14 Final Fantasy XIV Black Edition for PC Windows 11 10 PS5 and PS4

The pros: An analog stick and programmable keys that work perfectly with two on-screen 6x2 hotbars. The hand rest is very comfortable and unintrusive. The companion software (which you have to download) is very to-the-point so you can program it and get gaming ASAP. The cons: It's not mechanical and the stick's base is slightly wobbly. That's literally it. You're otherwise getting a device custom tailored to Final Fantasy XIV. Heck, even play WoW with it if you want. Some people play both games. If you're a fashionable gamer, I guess the membrane keys make it a hunk of garbage to you. Read more

This gaming/macro pad has so much potential. If Square or Hori had some better QC this would have been a fantastic product. Its more comfortable than the other devices on the market and that's about it. Compared to the Razer Tartarus V2 the Hori TAC is larger and more spread out, the hand rest is at a lower angle compared to the RTV2. So for people with larger hands it is a bit more comfortable. The HTAC has 4 more buttons. Unfortunately the buttons and thumb stick are poorly executed. Also the software is not good but was simple enough to follow and download. The HTAC has an interesting functionality to change the distance of the thumb stick. But it is quickly knocked down due to the type of thumb stick used. When your hands are on the pad, your thumb in its resting position will be laying on its side on top of the analog stick. It quickly gets uncomfortable because of the concave top of the thumb stick. After about an hour of playing, the lip of the analog stick started to dig into my thumb. The thumb stick also suffers from wobbling because of the slide out mechanism. These are annoying but not as bad as the buttons. The keys on the HTAC are stupid heavy. For something that is gaming I was surprised how heavy these things were for a membrane keyboard. They feel like you're pressing on boba u4t's (or Holy pandas) with 80g springs. Yes they are tactile. Playtime on it is fatiguing, after about an hour or 2 my fingers were definitely feeling it. The software is also hassle. To use it I had to do an update and download 2 things to make it work? Also you get the software from google drive? Its easy enough to follow but I can see how people can have trouble or are suspicious with it. Also setting keys on the pad is also a bit confusing. Once you get it though its not bad. But its not a plug and play situation. I was also maybe expecting some rgb or maybe some blue hues because its FFXIV branded. But nope for something that is 130$ no rgb, kinda bad software, and the user experience is not great. Again if Square or Hori had some better QC this would have been a great product. I still enjoy the HTAC over my RTV2. But f I'm playing for an extended period of time probably gonna go back to the RTV2. Read more

I love it, upped my FFXIV gaming Read more

First things first, this is NOT a mechanical keypad. I wanted to see what switches the pad used, popped a keycap off and lo and behold it's a membrane keypad. The only mechanical buttons are the press on the analog pad and the button next to it. Speaking of the analog pad. The quality of the thumb grip is honestly atrocious, it is one of the WORST feelings thumb sticks I've ever used. In addition the housing wobbles like no other and makes a really noticable and distracting clacking noise since it is not held in well. Also, yes there's more issues, when moving the analog stick anywhere between 7 o clock and 1 o clock it feels like you're grinding up sand under the stick. Legitimately the cheapest and most unpleasant analog stick I have experienced, even cheaper 20 dollar bargain brand controllers have much much nicer and better analog pads. Now onto the other features. Backlight, only options are on or off. I have keypads that are less than half, closer to a quarter of the price of this one that have more robust backlight options. And ones that are a bit over half that have Per Key selectable RGB. In addition to those being fully mechanical AND hot swap. The software to set it up is also woefully inadequate, and clearly skipped out on having any sort of thought put into the user experience. It is also just baseline acceptable and "works" but takes multiple steps more to perform the same thing competitors software does. Ergonomic wise, this one is fine to use. The one saving grace. But not enough to undo the abysmal quality of everything else. TLDR: 1.) says it's mechanical, it's absolutely not. 2.) insanely overpriced for the trash tier build and parts quality 3.) lacks features options less than half the price have 4.) software is terrible Do not buy this junk. Read more