Buying pre-owned FightStick. Yay or nay?

[masii07]

Using keyboard currently. Looking to get fightstick and get better , but don't want to waste a lot of money incase it doesn't make me better player. Never owned one b4.

There are a number of used Horis and other tournament editions for less than 200 bucks on ebay. Are these good purchases? What to look for when buying used fight stick? [\b]

[0wnz0r]

first of all, a fightstick wont make u better. period. it never made anybody better.

2nd, a used fightstick is the last thing id buy. id rather buy a used gpu after a big mining craze.

8bitdo got a stick for under 100 usd. plenty of options for sub 100 usd around. u can also try to build ur own if it turns out cheaper to get the parts... but based on my limited research, its prolly better to spend the extra 10 or 20 bucks to buy a cheap one.

[Archiduque Motoko]

Fightsticks are very sturdy I don't see the problem on buying an used one to try.

[masii07]

Thanks folks, very much appreciated, helped me dodge bullet by avoiding used. Settled on getting new Hori sfvi[www.amazon.com.au]. Glad I asked, much the wiser now.
And, I won't expect to be a anywhere near aN EVO quality player, but as long as I can have more fun . I just watched a couple of YouTubers AllABoutTkk and JoyStickNYwith tutorials on how to use stick .

[SeeNoWeevil]

Ignore anyone saying 'it won't make you a better player', they don't know that. It might, or it might not. The only way to tell is by trying it out and getting over that initial hurdle.

In regards to buying a used stick, the only thing I'd suggest is to re-grease the stick after purchase with a suitable grease as it may not have been done in a while. Sticks are generally very durable (much more so than a controller) and most of the components can be replaced. Even if you buy new, you'll need to do this occiasionally when the stick starts to feel less smooth.

[[EED]Pod]

both of my sticks were bought used. A madcatz te1 that I bought back for ultra sf4 for £60 from ebay, it just recently had one micro switch go on the joystick that I've now replaced. The other a £105 Madcatz te2 bought during the pandemic from CEX (so came with a 1 year warrenty). As long as you check the photos you're probably ok. Unless its from someone direct (in which case you can test it) then you're usually covered if it doesnt work. Echo whats mentioned above. Get one thats got easily swappable/repairable parts.

[wizard master結城晶子リ]

masii07 の投稿を引用：

Using keyboard currently. Looking to get fightstick and get better , but don't want to waste a lot of money incase it doesn't make me better player. Never owned one b4.

There are a number of used Horis and other tournament editions for less than 200 bucks on ebay. Are these good purchases? What to look for when buying used fight stick? [\b] [/quote]
i use a keybaord for all my fighing games and i'm a pro use for years fight stick oesnt help you get better all you need is help learning how to do your moves and inputs dont waste your money its not the controler that makes the player its the player that makes it

[al64inthedark]

CZI の投稿を引用：

MayFlash F300 or F500 Elite are less than US$200 as new. Both Elite version has Sawan parts and works most of the console and PC.

Agree, he has the budget to buy a new F500. I'd go for that, it's a very good stick. If I miss an input, it's on me.

0wnz0r の投稿を引用：

first of all, a fightstick wont make u better. period. it never made anybody better.

Yes, but I missed a lot of hadokens with an Xbox controller, and with an F500, I almost never miss. So, to me, it made me better.
Way less forward HP into their fireball with Ryu :D

[Renka]

Nothing can make you the better player but if you have the occasion and money to try different things like arcade stick, don't hesitate if you want to get the experience

Who know maybe you could have more fun with a arcade stick or something else, really the fun is by far the most important factor as you can play competitvely with any controllers

So yeah imo you shouldnt hesitate if you want to try new things and please don't buy pre-owned controllers to avoid any bad surprises

edit: i just read your lastest answer, the stick you just picked up is excellent :)

[Medina_Rico]

It could possibly make you more comfortable playing and executing moves. So there's a chance you'll become better. But you most likely won't be when you first start using it since it'll be very foreign to you and you'll kinda have to relearn muscle memory type stuff.

I play far better on a stick than I do a pad. Though I've been pretty lazy busting my stick out for this game and I've been using a pad the whole time, even though it's harder for me. I just don't care too much.

It just comes down to what's more comfortable for you for executing moves and movements. And I use my stick a lot different than almost everyone simply because I can't play with it on my lap. I use a Tupperware bin between my legs when I sit down because it's more stable and I don't have to play like I have T-Rex arms.

If you don't want to invest too deeply, I'm sure you can find a cheap stick for $50 or something. Just expect that (depending on how much you play) the buttons won't last for years of use and you'll have to upgrade later.