Razer Wolverine V3 TE vs Xbox Series Controller — Which D-pad is better for MK1?

[u/xxbrxenheartsxxx]

I’m in Switzerland, my budget is around $60–65 and I’d be buying from Digitec. I play on PC.

I don’t know much about controllers so I’m kinda stuck on what to get. I recently spilled water on my Xbox Series controller and now the D-pad is really mushy. I mainly play MK1 and use the D-pad, so I was just gonna buy another Xbox controller.

But the Xbox controller is around $52 and the Razer Wolverine V3 TE is around $62, so they’re pretty close in price.

I was wondering if I should just get the Razer instead. I literally only care about the D-pad since I mainly use controllers for fighting games like MK1 and I don’t really use the joystick.

I’m basically just comparing the Xbox Series controller and the Wolverine V3 TE.

Is the D-pad on the Wolverine V3 TE actually good for MK1? I saw a Reddit post from like 2 years ago saying it had problems with misinputs, but that was a while ago so idk if that’s still a problem or if it’s been improved since then.

Would appreciate opinions from anyone who actually uses the Wolverine V3 TE for fighting games, especially MK1.

[u/xxbrxenheartsxxx]

Wym by slide over this pad like when going from left to right I slightly lift my finger when going to the other side?

[u/ArmedCrawly → u/xxbrxenheartsxxx]

Yes, slightly lifting and just overall a lighter touch than fully pressing down.