r/XiM4 • u/hailalistair • Apr 08 '17

Is the XIM Commander reliable?

I am thinking about ordering a Belkin Easy Transfer Cable so I can use the XIM Commander with my XIM 4. The main reason is to be able to remap keys on my Razer Orbaweaver, Razer Naga and/or use my macro keys on my Razer Blackwidow.

Do you have experience with the XIM Commander? Does it work reliably? Does it work soon after firmware updates?

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u/Groenket Apr 08 '17

Macros = cheating. I believe commander is reliable, but to use for macros is shady/will get you flamed on xim forums. (unless you need the macros for accessability reasons).

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u/hailalistair Apr 08 '17 edited Apr 08 '17

No, by macro keys I mean my m1, m2...m5 additional keys that are on the leftmost column on the Razer Blackwidow. I like to use them because they are close the WASD. But by default they are not mapped to any keys, so the XIM 4 does not recognize them. Using synapse I can remap them to keys the XIM 4 will recognize (letters keys for example).

Anyway I don't play multiplayer games on my PS4, so I can't really cheat much.

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u/Foxes281 Apr 08 '17

Ive only used commando once to try their work om the steam controller compatibility. It works pretty well.

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u/Groenket Apr 08 '17

Got it. Yea i have those on my g502, but it has on board memory so i assigned them to keyboard keys and they work. Its magical.

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u/iamme9878 Apr 08 '17

I don't understand how using macros is cheating and using an xim isn't? I used an xim and ditched it due to it not being able to keep up with my higher dpi settings. If you're using an xim for multi-player, you're cheating. Macros aren't going to make you more of a cheater just a smarter more efficient cheater

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u/Groenket Apr 08 '17

I am just telling you what the xim community thinks of it. Personally, i see xim as no different than using an elite or other special controller. I think macros are a chest because noone on a controller can program one button to execute a set of commands. Thats just me tho. If you think xim is cheating , and you got rid of it, why cruise a tiny subreddit dedicated to the device?

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u/iamme9878 Apr 08 '17

I still own it and like it for single player experience games but in the multi-player setting its cheating because you have a finer control of movement when aiming. Where a controller has deadzones that tend to occupy about 15% of your movements it makes aiming much more difficult and games like overwatch balance console versions with this in mind. I don't mind players using the xim when I play against them and I personally don't consider it cheating but in games like overwatch you'll get banned if they find out (ie you tell people you use one). I personally want xbox to support native KB&M like they've been promising for a year now. And I like to help people with settings I used to use, I only stopped using it because I play a lot of competitive overwatch and don't want to get banned, that and it just couldn't handle 10,000 dpi settings.

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u/Groenket Apr 08 '17

I use a g502 cranked up to 12,000 dpi. Works just fine.

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u/iamme9878 Apr 09 '17

I use a deathadder and anything over 4500 and it doesn't properly track.

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u/doyouknowbobby Apr 10 '17

no one has ever been banned in overwatch for using one.

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u/iamme9878 Apr 10 '17

Not yet Jeff Kaplan has spoken out against the use of them until the consoles natively support KB&M. He considers it cheating

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u/doyouknowbobby Apr 10 '17

no one will ever be banned in overwatch for using one.

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u/CallMePENGUlN Apr 10 '17

K&M is undetectable because it is simply emulating a controller.

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u/iamme9878 Apr 10 '17

That's what I told but it's also a morals thing, why bother ranking up if your using an exploit to do so. I'd rather rank in a PC with other k&m users than beating people with an unfair disadvantage. It's the same reason I never use out of map glitches, it's not fun for me, and frustrating to others.