Gamepads on PCs do suck. But I'd argue that the gamepad is a pretty poor controller design anyway. I'd rather just use the keyboard; that way, I don't have to hold it. Of course, analog gamepads are a little better, and there are some games where a full-blown joystick isn't the correct controller, either. But I feel like the analog gamepad is in that class of things that gets the job done in most situations but doesn't do any one thing well.