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Originally Posted by cvessalico
We are also experiencing our joysticks randomly drop out. This was happening a lot last year during our regional. We switched to a different joystick this year, an xbox usb controller without led lights. It seemed to be working fine all weekend in NYC then in the semifinals it happened again (of course perfect timing  It was strange because this time only one joystick dropped out (the xbox one) the other joystick, a logitech gamepad, remained functional. Anyone know why this might be happening? And what can we do to avoid this at our next regional. |
Some laptops disable or limit the power draw from USB ports on battery power, or when battery is below a certain level. You may be able to disable this behavior. I've also seen weird results when using some USB hubs.
Make sure you always check the joysticks before the beginning of the match.