There was a beta forum where you could download the new client and try it out. Bug reporting, strangeness etc.
Guess what, HTC is a small company; we are the testers. You can't seriously expect them to buy every joystick on the market let alone add in countless different drivers for each one.
It was great tonight to see the guys pitching in and sorting each other out, instead of "lolzor u n00b wtf u retard u cant config stick lolllzz!!!1111eleven!!!!!" one might expect from other games.
I know there are major probs with some sticks that AH just flat out refuses but there's allready been a couple of weeks when these issues could have been dealt with. So do your bit in future, grab the beta's and try 'em out!