Dilemma with controls

[Erling Braut Haaland]

I prefer using keyboard, because I hate the triggers on the pad.
I use WASD for movement and 456 for punches and 789 for kicks. This works well generally but I am so inconsistent with moves that require down, down bottom and left x2. These are often super arts. For some reason I cant pull of this consistently when I have to press A and S x2 with my ring and middle finger. This is not the case when I use the middle and index finger for moves that are down bottom and right x2.

I prefer the analog stick for this, but the LB, LT, RT and RB triggers sucks. Would buying an arcade stick solve my problems?

[Ziack]

Yeah an arcade stick could be what you're looking for. I switched from controller to Arcade stick for Guilty Gear Strive, first time using a stick. I got pretty good with it. But for SF6, the inputs being tighter, I just can't use the stick.
I ended up switching to a Hori Battle pad, which is in the style of a Gamecube controller, due to growing up around smash. This has digital, nice feeling triggers. Works for me.

[al64inthedark]

The Nintendo pro controller don't have triggers. Tho I don't like it that much.

[arsenicBumpnip]

A fight stick's joystick handles -very- differently from a gamepad's analog stick, since you grip it with your entire hand rather than just resting your thumb over the top.
For me personally as someone who plays on a gamepad, I couldn't stand using a fight stick I was given as a gift (and it was a very high quality, ~$200+ HORI stick), and it quickly ended up being basically just a limited-edition paperweight.

Still, it -might- solve your problem if it's a control method that you end up enjoying, but I'd strongly recommend borrowing one from a friend/messing with one at your local arcade first to see how it feels before you commit to dropping $60+ on buying one.


Other possible options if you don't end up liking fight sticks: HORI (and other companies ofc) make gamepads that have four shoulder bumpers rather than two triggers+two bumpers, designed specifically to help with fighting games by removing the annoying "pull time" analog triggers on "standard" pads have.

There's also controllers with back paddles such as the Steam Controller, where you can bind LB/LT/RB/RT to buttons on the -back- of the controller, which are typically right around where your index fingers rest if you wrap them around the controller's "handles" rather than resting them over the bumpers/triggers.