Using D-PAD

[Damj]

I just wanted to ask since recently i started using dpad if the thumb pain goes away after i get used to using D-PAD or should i look for other alternatives?

[Teddy Roosevelt]

It does not. You have rubbed your skin and underlying muscles raw from use. I had this same problem for many many years and for a long time my answer was to just play other games and let my fingers rest. After a long time i learned to just be alot softer with my inputs so i could play for many days at a time before my fingers became sore again. The only true answer i have found is to switch to stick. Had a stick for 6 months with little to no hand pain. Wrist pain can get slightly annoying though. Wrist gets stiff and hurts a tiny bit sometimes.

[Ahriman]

I don't have any thumb pain with an Xbox Series X pad. I used to play on Dualshock pads which made my thumb really sore after long sessions. As a workaround you can put a piece of soft cloth (like maybe a t-shirt) over the dpad and then put your finger over it. It also helps with doing motion inputs a bit more smoothly.

[breast milk🥛]

Honestly, I don't think so. At least it didn't for me, so I switched to playing on keyboard.

[Damj]

Thanks for the input guys. Im gonna try what Ahriman mentioned. If its not gonna get better im gonna look for alternatives

[Dav]

I got a different controller. Some Dpads absolutely destroy my thumb because I slide my thumb instead of rolling it

[Mu'Ammar of Carthus]

i only use the D-pad for shimmy and Drive Rush.

[SOCIALIST PARTY]

have been using dpad for years, i can confirm once again, it does not.

[Ad Massive]

As an elder, the pain goes away, because you build up calluses or maybe just get nerve damage idk, either way if you're looking to avoid it, I remember when I cut my thumb open at work and had a plaster on it. All glide no scrape.

[Septon]

No thumb pain with the FUSION Wired FightPad by PowerA.

[QuekZ]

get a stick

[Solarius Nash]

It does not, I'm better using a keyboard with the arrow keys + num pad 4,5,6 for punches and 123 for kicks. The stick feels better but it can hurt your wrist too.

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Originally posted by Solarius Nash:

It does not, I'm better using a keyboard with the arrow keys + num pad 4,5,6 for punches and 123 for kicks. The stick feels better but it can hurt your wrist too.

I have a 80% keyboard and use WASD for movement and then The insert, home, pgup for punches and delete, end, pgdn for kicks. It works really well actually