How Durable are the HTC Vive Controllers?

[DarkKnightVFX]

I got my vive about 1 month ago and I love it to death. But me, and i'm sure many other VR owners, experience often collisions with furniture and walls in some of our VR sessions. I myself am particularly paranoid about even the lightest thrust of my controller into the wall. I'm just curious, how hard do i need to actually hit my controller before it breaks?

And if I do hit it hard enough, will tracking become less accurate or will it stop tracking all together?

[Himommies]

I would imagine it's pretty duranel after throwing it a couple times.

[The Sloth]

3 minutes ago, DarkKnightVFX said:

how hard do i need to actually hit my controller before it breaks?

so many factors will play into this

3 minutes ago, DarkKnightVFX said:

will tracking become less accurate or will it stop tracking all together?

if you damage or break the sensor yes 

[ARikozuM]

Fix your text. 

 

Pretty damn hard to break them unless you toss them like Hercules. I think I've tossed them down like hot potatoes when I played a horror game. I do recommend using the wrist straps.

[DarkKnightVFX]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

so many factors will play into this

if you damage or break the sensor yes 

Well, today I was playing Arizona Sunshine and i went to grab some ammo from the cabinet (at a decent speed), only for my controller to be greeted by my desk in real life. I wouldn't go swinging as hard as I'd swing (for example) a real life weapon or anything. But a scenario like I just listed, would I be okay?

[DarkKnightVFX]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Fix your text. 

 

Pretty damn hard to break them unless you toss them like Hercules. I think I've tossed them down like hot potatoes when I played a horror game. I do recommend using the wrist straps.

I found them pretty hilarious at first, seeing them after the wii and all. I've baby'd my vive so much though that I always make sure I put them on before play

[Ricardo56]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

 I think I've tossed them down like hot potatoes when I played a horror game. I do recommend using the wrist straps.

At least it wasn't bowling

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Ricardo56 said:

At least it wasn't bowling

Cell phone frustration simulator should be a thing.

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, Ricardo56 said:

At least it wasn't bowling

Dare you to play wii bowling without the wrist straps

[Ricardo56]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Cell phone frustration simulator should be a thing.

I threw my phone on a bad cs:go day, good thing I had a screen protector but some of the front part got lifted a bit, leading me to spend 80 eur on a new screen some weeks ago :\

2 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Dare you to play wii bowling without the wrist straps

Get me a wii and I'll do it my dude #PCMasterRace

[DarkKnightVFX]

1 minute ago, Ricardo56 said:

I threw my phone on a bad cs:go day, good thing I had a screen protector but some of the front part got lifted a bit, leading me to spend 80 eur on a new screen some weeks ago :\

Get me a wii and I'll do it my dude #PCMasterRace

If you had a Nokia phone it would probably dent the floor then laugh at your misfortune 

[Ricardo56]

Just now, DarkKnightVFX said:

If you had a Nokia phone it would probably dent the floor then laugh at your misfortune 

Actually I do have a Nokia 3310... in-game (sorry, it's in portuguese)

 

 

[GrayZ]

I have a gash in my ceiling from the clvive controller. The controller is fine but I did have a rubbery cover on it.

 

He punched the ceiling pretty dang hard lol 

[The Sloth]

3 hours ago, DarkKnightVFX said:

Well, today I was playing Arizona Sunshine and i went to grab some ammo from the cabinet (at a decent speed), only for my controller to be greeted by my desk in real life. I wouldn't go swinging as hard as I'd swing (for example) a real life weapon or anything. But a scenario like I just listed, would I be okay?

you should be fine, play in a bigger space if you are concerned.