Well I understand that different people and teams are working on different products, drivers and software.
But running such amount of devices in market have its own problems and would be great to solve them, not only keep running new models with no care about users and your loyal clients.
What are those Light Control for GPU, Aura, GPU tweak smthn, armoury, and bunch of other software for sound, and specific types of products. I was really charmed by all this sync perfect lightning stuff and bought well everything possible for my setup from ROG set:
Asus ROG Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC)
Asus ROG Strix 1080 TI O11G
Asus ROG Claymore RGB (Cherry MX Brown)
Asus ROG Pugio RGB
and yet I have to download bunch of software and drivers which doesnt work well with each other and more, doesnt work well themselves.
Aura doesnt see GPU lighting unless GPU lighting app is installed. And after installing its possible to control GPU from Aura. So why cant you just put it inside? Im sure its possible, if hardware model is problem, there are many ways to solve it. Just download required drivers online INSIDE AURA if there are too many of them.
Next, Armoury. Thats wonderful, to simply change some features in my mouse or keyboard i open Armoury, it gives me error - one or more devices are synced, I have to close it, open aura, turn off my 2HOURS_CONFIGURED_LIGHT_SETUP (Exclude periferals), then open armoury again, do the changes, then go back open AURA and set up my lighting service again. Like WUUUT? Hello im gamer btw using gamers hardware of yours, I have to be able to do that during short Alt+Tab. I dont have time for 322 operations and restarts.
And very often after Applying light changes it just stuck, with infinite loading, some troubles accessing hardware i guess, then i force close them, uninstall-restart-install gpu lightning and again start aura.
And lightning keeps being lagged and turn-off (pc) mode keep doing whatever it want after 1 successful run. (after reconfugure to totally turn off rgb, it works, but second turn off makes Motherboard only light again)
I was strongly considering buying headset even though there is no good one yet (design is not match nor ROG nor Strix, shape and RGB really poor, but whatever) but i thought it will bring another separate app and bunch of drivers over each other and buggy rgb sync and desided to go for another model. Its really sad cause its gonna be only non-rog peripheral out there.
Why cant you just do as perfectionist, bring EVERYTHING in 1 software. All detection, drivers downloading, installing and auto-upgrading, all lighting, ONLY SINGLE SOFTWARE is more than required. I really expected that when was going for ROG, its what everyone expects, yet I dont regret and would go again as I really like hardware i got even though expensive, but premium price needs some premium solution to be provided. Single Software Studio for everything is when I and most users for sure can say - I love ROG products.
After all, mostly people, who spent much money on their PC care about them, how clean they are. And bunch of terrible software doesnt help it.
PS: yes Im writing it with latest bios, firmware and software. i end up deleting all those bunch of software with annoying and creepy design and space in tray several times (i know and I do hide them from tray and auto start) but still really annoying cause i need them and have to install again
Please ROG, make single software, simple, ergonomic and no buggy. Its not difficult, but if you make one strong fundamental app with good architecture, you can add more features to it whatever new model of hardware you make. And damn everyone will love it, im sure im not the first and last asking for it, every review of devices in every possible internet resource have similar user-confusion comments.
And I know its possible, Im developer myself, I run Kernel level Drivers along with software and hardware, and very informed about field. Just make your developers and designers and software architecors or whatever - work on same wave. Thank you, everyone waits