Square Gate or Octagonal Gate

[NOCTURN 浪人]

what do you prefer when you play with an arcade stick?

I get a lot of misinputs with the square gate, so I'm going to try an octagonal gate soon

[C1REX]

Originally posted by NOCTURN 浪人:

what do you prefer when you play with an arcade stick?

I get a lot of misinputs with the square gate, so I'm going to try an octagonal gate soon

I prefer octagonal by a long shot. I miss input straight directions on a square gate a lot. I also prefer a shorter actuation than vanilla sanwa stick.
However, I also believe that a gamepad is better for this game due to how good extra binded buttons are.

[Pasta]

Octagonal.

I would suggest to mod your arcade stick and make it leverless though.

[Arbor]

I use a square gate. Recently I had to readjust the PCB because diagonal actuations weren’t working. Probably due to rage.

[Spooky7.62]

K lever no gate. I will never return to leverless or pad.

[Scott Clam]

Preferred square gates when I used a stick as it just felt better for hitting those angles. Octo felt like the input would "slip" easier, like hitting the "corners" didn't feel solid enough for my tastes.

Agree about getting a leverless set-up though, especially if accuracy is an issue(as it was for me). I rarely have that problem now with an all-button. Just feels a million times better on all fronts.

[Saltgrind3r]

Korean lever (specifically Crown 309-MJ-NewHelpMe) so no gate. I've tried playing Tekken on Japanese levers a couple of times and I genuinely don't get how people do it.

[Arbor]

Originally posted by Saltgrind3r:

Korean lever (specifically Crown 309-MJ-NewHelpMe) so no gate. I've tried playing Tekken on Japanese levers a couple of times and I genuinely don't get how people do it.

The main person I’m impressed by that does is Keisuke.

[NOCTURN 浪人]

Originally posted by C1REX:

I prefer octagonal by a long shot. I miss input straight directions on a square gate a lot. I also prefer a shorter actuation than vanilla sanwa stick.

what size is the oversized actuator you are using if you are using one? I added a 2 lbs spring to the octagonal gate today and am also toying with the idea of installing a new actuator. by the way, I use the standard Sanwa stick that comes with the Nacon Daija Series X model

Originally posted by C1REX:

However, I also believe that a gamepad is better for this game due to how good extra binded buttons are.

not to mention muscle memory. I've been playing with a controller for about 30 years now. with this arcade stick it's just like starting from 0. but I like that feeling

[Cheez3]

Originally posted by Arbor:

Originally posted by Saltgrind3r:

Korean lever (specifically Crown 309-MJ-NewHelpMe) so no gate. I've tried playing Tekken on Japanese levers a couple of times and I genuinely don't get how people do it.

The main person I’m impressed by that does is Keisuke.

u can use the sanwa without the gate?
never tried modding mine like that

[Pasta]

Originally posted by Cheez3:

Originally posted by Arbor:

The main person I’m impressed by that does is Keisuke.

u can use the sanwa without the gate?
never tried modding mine like that

You can't. Sanwa is Japanese, so it requires gates. Crown levers, on the other hand, are Korean, and they don't use gates.

[C1REX]

Originally posted by NOCTURN 浪人:

Originally posted by C1REX:

I prefer octagonal by a long shot. I miss input straight directions on a square gate a lot. I also prefer a shorter actuation than vanilla sanwa stick.

what size is the oversized actuator you are using if you are using one? I added a 2 lbs spring to the octagonal gate today and am also toying with the idea of installing a new actuator. by the way, I use the standard Sanwa stick that comes with the Nacon Daija Series X model

Originally posted by C1REX:

However, I also believe that a gamepad is better for this game due to how good extra binded buttons are.

not to mention muscle memory. I've been playing with a controller for about 30 years now. with this arcade stick it's just like starting from 0. but I like that feeling

I don't use Sanwa any more. I've switched to Hayabusa for my main stick with custom rounded octagonal gate (octopus gate by kowal). It feels similar to Sanwa and they both share some parts like actuators. I don't remember if I've changed that. I've tried many stuff including building my own sticks and hitboxes.
https://focusattack.com/kowal-hayabusa-octopus-octagonal-restrictor-plate-2016-model/
I also use silent version of Sanwa buttons. I like using stick for SF6 and VF but I prefer a gamepad for Tekken.