Any recommendations on a fight stick?

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This is my first ever fighting game I have played since mk3 on Sega Genesis and I am addicted. What a good “middle of the road” fighting stick?

I’d be willing to pay up to 200 for one that’s good quality.

[RichRuzz]

Originally posted by InFlAmEs:

This is my first ever fighting game I have played since mk3 on Sega Genesis and I am addicted. What a good “middle of the road” fighting stick?

I’d be willing to pay up to 200 for one that’s good quality.

Hitbox is 199 and plays like keyboard... I got one just for Strive and pretty much broke my "peak" of being a newbie gatekeeper in fighting games due to inputs on stick being weird. (I love buttons but hate stick movements so idea of keyboard/hitbox is perfect mix to me)

All depends on preference can get 3 vastly different input options at that price point so depends on what you wanna learn/what's comfortable.

[Emerald Lance]

Mayflash makes some good entry-level sticks that work with everything (including Switch of all things). I'm gonna upgrade at some point, but I'm still using my F101 and am having a good experience.

[HighLanderPony]

Razer Panthera is great. I've one of these, top notch stuff.

If you want smth cheaper (which you said you don't but it might be more accessible), try the Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai or whatever the latest version is that's available. I can't vouch for this one but it looked good and nice value.

Mind you that I haven't tried any of these with this game yet.

[imperator-sky]

Originally posted by RichRuzz:

Originally posted by InFlAmEs:

This is my first ever fighting game I have played since mk3 on Sega Genesis and I am addicted. What a good “middle of the road” fighting stick?

I’d be willing to pay up to 200 for one that’s good quality.

Hitbox is 199 and plays like keyboard... I got one just for Strive and pretty much broke my "peak" of being a newbie gatekeeper in fighting games due to inputs on stick being weird. (I love buttons but hate stick movements so idea of keyboard/hitbox is perfect mix to me)

All depends on preference can get 3 vastly different input options at that price point so depends on what you wanna learn/what's comfortable.

Hitbox seems out of stock alas

[tserleg1471]

I recommend you Dragon Slay:
- Sanwa bottons, which are perhaps the best quality ones.
- Even the most expensive joystick often use Sanwa bottons, and the difference of price is in esthetics.
- 129€. I am satisfied with my Dragon Slay.

[>_rmb]

Mayflash F500 is a good entry fightstick and easy to mod for later customizations.

[Ryoga]

Qanba is a good brand, i still use my Q4RAF daily

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Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

[Liam Neeson Punching Wolves]

Mayflash is generally good on budget sticks.

Typically change the buttons and stick itself out, but even with the defaults, still typically decent.

[Wakipai Pero #PLAYGG]

Anything with proper sticks and buttons. I mean like Sanwa, Seimitsu, Hayabusa, what have you. Cheap sticks with rando/baked-in sticks and buttons are ♥♥♥♥. Avoid those.

[El Tromp Wins]

I can recommend you DragonSlay too BUT it comes with square restrictor for the stick and square restrictor for the stick suxx, so you MUST change it to octogonal one (around 15 euros the official one). Also that stick is really good overall and "cheap".

BUT if you have 200 to spend on... I can recommend the Panthera too.. but still the problem with th restrictor (is not octogonal). And believe me octogonal restrictor is a must for fightiong games. I mean day and night versus square ones.

I'm using DragonSlay one with octogonal restrictor. So any stick you buy be sure it has octogonal restrictor on it (or buy one and put it by yourself).

Also I would say (personal opinion) that hitbox is "less fun" than stick. A stick is always fun to use...

[Gebba]

Some people recommended Mayflash F500

Thing is, a lot of reviews mention steam & PC compatibility issues. According to one person he had reached out to the producers themselves who confirmed the issue, and that there was no solution to it

So, does anyone actually own an F500? Have you tried it with this game?

I live in Europe and finding a stick is an absolute nightmare. I wanted a Qanba Drone but the shipping for that is- i kid you not- $127 LMFAO

I was thinking of the Hori rap 5 but, both the 5th and 4th one are out of stock across the board and there's no info on them coming back in stock

So they Mayflash F500 looked perfect, minus that issue that many reviews brought up...

[Massacre]

Originally posted by Gebba:

Some people recommended Mayflash F500

Thing is, a lot of reviews mention steam & PC compatibility issues. According to one person he had reached out to the producers themselves who confirmed the issue, and that there was no solution to it

So, does anyone actually own an F500? Have you tried it with this game?

I live in Europe and finding a stick is an absolute nightmare. I wanted a Qanba Drone but the shipping for that is- i kid you not- $127 LMFAO

I was thinking of the Hori rap 5 but, both the 5th and 4th one are out of stock across the board and there's no info on them coming back in stock

So they Mayflash F500 looked perfect, minus that issue that many reviews brought up...

I have a Mayflash F500 that works just fine with my PC and Strive. I did swap the buttons and stick/octagonal gate to Sanwa parts. It's a really solid stick.

[Liam Neeson Punching Wolves]

Originally posted by Gebba:

Some people recommended Mayflash F500

Thing is, a lot of reviews mention steam & PC compatibility issues. According to one person he had reached out to the producers themselves who confirmed the issue, and that there was no solution to it

So, does anyone actually own an F500? Have you tried it with this game?

I live in Europe and finding a stick is an absolute nightmare. I wanted a Qanba Drone but the shipping for that is- i kid you not- $127 LMFAO

I was thinking of the Hori rap 5 but, both the 5th and 4th one are out of stock across the board and there's no info on them coming back in stock

So they Mayflash F500 looked perfect, minus that issue that many reviews brought up...

0 issues with the Mayflash F500.

[ジョン]

There have not been many new arcade sticks released in the last 3 years so the market is kind of blowing up in price. What ever you get make sure it has sanwa or seimitsu or suzo happ or Hori parts do not buy a stick that has no name parts in it. If this is your first arcade stick get a mayflash like the others are saying and make sure it is the one that has sanwa parts. Do not buy the regular mayflash it has junk parts and wont last. What system are you getting the stick for because for it to work on ps5 it has to be a sony licensed arcade stick just a heads up which the mayflash is not. Hope this helps out also do not pay anymore than ($250.00) for a stick if you pay more than that you might as well buy a custom built arcade stick.