arcade controllers for tekken?

[Cheez3]

im really tempted of getting the GAMESIR C2 for pc, it comes with sanwa buttons and a sanwa stick, also, being able to swap the image just removing the acrilic sheet on it it's pretty cool, I want to print a reina art for it.

for the price range, should I get that one or u guys can recommend me a better option? I mostly play reina and mishimas, I saw the hitbox options but I kinda want to try the stick, It makes me feel like i am driving (driving is my favorite hobby)

[Valinov]

What do you use now? Moving to a stick if you've never used one before is going to be some serious muscle-memory re-wiring.

I don't really see the "driving-to-stick" comparison because the stick will be in your right hand, but people that play mishimas tend to use stick from right player side, but I think leverless is just the superior option. I got a Haute42 T series and it has been great, but if you're dead set on stick then qanba has a couple cheaper options and they're good sticks. I wasn't able to find a C2 in stock or in a currency I recognized to price-match though.

[CZI]

I would recomend MayFlash F300 Elite. It has Sanwa parts.
(Non-Elite version does not have Sanwa parts)

Or Haute T16.

I'm using DYI hitbox conversion of F300.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2291382184

[Mr.Moose]

i feel like i am moving in mud on player 1 with reina on a stick but if your a legacy player maybe your transition will be easier

[Un Chou]

Etoki

[KAIOSHIN_OF_EAST]

For me the switch from pad to stick was very positive because my effective playtime before hands/fingers cramped up went up by 200%.
I got myself a Hori Alpha and I have no problems with the Hori Hayabusa buttons and stick.
Unfortunately have no experience with leverless tho...

[Dydzio]

keyboards works as long as you dont care about local tournaments or going to any places where tekken is on ps5

that said, i have mechanical keyboard with blue switches and it seems very suboptimal, idk if reds make notable difference but i would go for red switches just in case if you wanna buy it. by red/blue i mean standard cherry mx names for specific keyboard switch types, some companies like razer or logitech may come with equivalents with other names in their custom keyboard switches

[Cheez3]

Originally posted by Dydzio:

keyboards works as long as you dont care about local tournaments or going to any places where tekken is on ps5

that said, i have mechanical keyboard with blue switches and it seems very suboptimal, idk if reds make notable difference but i would go for red switches just in case if you wanna buy it. by red/blue i mean standard cherry mx names for specific keyboard switch types, some companies like razer or logitech may come with equivalents with other names in their custom keyboard switches

Im trying to learn in my G915 with brown switches, I like how it feels for the attacks, but for movement, I start lagging a lot in my head lol, im very used to the xbox controller for tekken.

my other problem is, when I play vs cpu for practice, I can use the numpad and the direccion arrows, but when I go online the game makes me use WASD, is there a way for using the "p2" configuration as main? (with numpad and arrows)

[Mr.Moose]

Originally posted by Step on me, please:

Don't bother with arcade sticks and get a nice mechanical keyboard instead.

I learned tekken on stick and trying to match the movement of an adept keyboard player is like being a 75 year old with a grapefruit sized prostate who is trying to win a piss contest against a 15 year old.

Arcade sticks are outdated and hit or mixboxes too expensive. Get a keyboard.

there are some in the 60-100$ area that are not bad i even tried a cheap one called pxn x8 mixbox its not bad actually but i still feel compelled to learn arcade stick must be something wrong with me

[Cheez3]

Originally posted by Mr.Moose:

Originally posted by Step on me, please:

Don't bother with arcade sticks and get a nice mechanical keyboard instead.

I learned tekken on stick and trying to match the movement of an adept keyboard player is like being a 75 year old with a grapefruit sized prostate who is trying to win a piss contest against a 15 year old.

Arcade sticks are outdated and hit or mixboxes too expensive. Get a keyboard.

there are some in the 60-100$ area that are not bad i even tried a cheap one called pxn x8 mixbox its not bad actually but i still feel compelled to learn arcade stick must be something wrong with me

for me its like the appeal of the classics, besides playing tekken, using the stick for playing metroidvanias or other fighting games should be pretty nice

[Cheez3]

Originally posted by Step on me, please:

Arcade sticks are nice and i spent a year customizing my levers until i found "the one" configuration that makes sense in my tiny brain and they are the most intuitive input devices for arcade fighters.

Anyone can figure out how to do a qcf input with an arcade levet but doing it on lets say a keyboard is like looking up & tiping code. And doing it on d-pad is literally a form of self harm.

But make no mistake the increased range of motion among other drawbacks makes it so that you essentially try to match the speed of a ferrari aka WASD with a fiat punto aka arcade lever.

So no better invest in a nice keyboard that can be used to play a wider variety of games.

should I get a sanwa octogonal restrictor? u feel like it's neccesary for tekken 8??

[Cheez3]

Originally posted by Step on me, please:

Originally posted by Cheez3:

should I get a sanwa octogonal restrictor? u feel like it's neccesary for tekken 8??

Up to you. Its more of a question wether you go with a stock sanwa lever, a sheimitsu, korean crown or fanta lever. Whatever your brain likes the most. Gates are arbitrary but so are levers imo its a feel thing.

As for korean levers in particular

https://youtu.be/4D9TfplnHiA?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/5QgPWCq433k?feature=shared

Edit: The crazy dongpal lever or its rich cousin sanjuks V6 are loved among mishima players including me. The crazy dongpal is literally a kazuya themed lever purple branding and all.

damn, that purple lever is beautiful

[Messsucher]

Combat flight simmers have a bit similar troubles when they weight pros and cons of VR sets and TrackIR. The answer is forget that competitive aspect and use what you enjoy the most. Ranks mean nothing. If you can get 10 % better rank because you use sucky keyboard while you would enjoy to use arcade stick much more you must be insane of you go with the keyboard. Your enjoyment is all what matter. Rank means nothing, absolutely nothing.

[Cheez3]

Originally posted by Messsucher:

Combat flight simmers have a bit similar troubles when they weight pros and cons of VR sets and TrackIR. The answer is forget that competitive aspect and use what you enjoy the most. Ranks mean nothing. If you can get 10 % better rank because you use sucky keyboard while you would enjoy to use arcade stick much more you must be insane of you go with the keyboard. Your enjoyment is all what matter. Rank means nothing, absolutely nothing.

yeah im not really caring about being the very best, Im just into the illusion of owning a arcade stick, I remember years ago playing in those machines and tekken 8 seems like the perfect oppotunity of playing again with one of those. also, I want to use the arcade stick for metroidvania games like deedlit in wonder labyrinth

[Messsucher]

Originally posted by Cheez3:

Originally posted by Messsucher:

Combat flight simmers have a bit similar troubles when they weight pros and cons of VR sets and TrackIR. The answer is forget that competitive aspect and use what you enjoy the most. Ranks mean nothing. If you can get 10 % better rank because you use sucky keyboard while you would enjoy to use arcade stick much more you must be insane of you go with the keyboard. Your enjoyment is all what matter. Rank means nothing, absolutely nothing.

yeah im not really caring about being the very best, Im just into the illusion of owning a arcade stick, I remember years ago playing in those machines and tekken 8 seems like the perfect oppotunity of playing again with one of those. also, I want to use the arcade stick for metroidvania games like deedlit in wonder labyrinth

You should trust your instincts. Don't go to the dark side (meaning competition at whatever cost). There are much bigger values than competition. Winning is just a consequence of what you are. So what matters is what you are. You can be a winner without winning a single game, and you can be a loser while winning all games.

Arcade sticks are big love and great for so called retro games, better said games which do not require analogue inputs. You can buy a hefty controller you can practically use forever because you can always repair and upgrade it easily for the foreseeable future.

[Cheez3]

Originally posted by Messsucher:

Originally posted by Cheez3:

yeah im not really caring about being the very best, Im just into the illusion of owning a arcade stick, I remember years ago playing in those machines and tekken 8 seems like the perfect oppotunity of playing again with one of those. also, I want to use the arcade stick for metroidvania games like deedlit in wonder labyrinth

You should trust your instincts. Don't go to the dark side (meaning competition at whatever cost). There are much bigger values than competition. Winning is just a consequence of what you are. So what matters is what you are. You can be a winner without winning a single game, and you can be a loser while winning all games.

Arcade sticks are big love and great for so called retro games, better said games which do not require analogue inputs. You can buy a hefty controller you can practically use forever because you can always repair and upgrade it easily for the foreseeable future.

yes!! that was the coolest part investigating about fighting sticks, the customization, im a huge nerd when it comes to do custom stuff, I like soldering and modding electronics, im pretty sure this arcade will become my hobby