Not sure if I even have rumble on anymore. I know it sometimes bothers me when it gets too excessive, so then I turn it off. I thought that was just for a couple games though. Now that I think about it, you have to turn the rumble off on a PS3 controller from the actual controller menu on the PS3. So it's been off for a long time now and I forgot all about it.
Probably better off. It's nifty at times, but I usually don't notice it unless it starts annoying me.
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~Halo Everybody run!
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