Is it worth to buy used Mad Catz Fightstick PRO for Xbox 360 for 113$?

[Ditex89]

If not, do you know any good fighting stick that I can easily buy in Poland for around 100$ (shipping included)? It's gonna be my first fightstick.

[Brandon]

I don't believe the PRO uses good hardware. You can get a used TE for $100 or less on eBay, depending on where you live. Sanwa parts are going to outclass whatever the PRO is using.

[Dashiell]

Answer is depends on it's price.

[Brandon]

Originally posted by Ditex89:

Originally posted by Punymeyer:

I don't believe the PRO uses good hardware. You can get a used TE for $100 or less on eBay, depending on where you live. Sanwa parts are going to outclass whatever the PRO is using.

As i saw there https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=275142463 it uses Sanwa parts. I can also buy Razer Atrox for Xbox 360. Is it better than PRO?

The Razer sticks are notorious for having crappy cases that break 6 months to 1 year down the road. The case is the most pain in the ass part to replace on a stick, so I wouldn't recommend it.

Also, check this out: http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/191312/how-much-does-your-arcade-stick-lag-arcade-stick-input-lag-testing-results-thread/p1

And there is also this thread: http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/137321/what-stick-controller-should-i-buy-read-the-guide-on-pg-1-before-posting/p1

Maybe you can find more answers there.

[strider_sp]

I have and atrox and think it is solid... but the cable is not, that safety connector died and I simply could not count with razer support. So, it is just my duty to remember this and Momochi's atrox at Evo finals, to convince a player looking for a stick to NOT BUY RAZER.

[Ursyne]

Qanba Q4 is best stick around for the price, comes with full Sanwa parts and is incredibly easy and cheap to customize. Its also dual modded out of the box, 360/Ps3/PC with simple mods possible to make it ps4/xbone compatible.

[Brandon]

Originally posted by Ditex89:

Originally posted by Punymeyer:

The Razer sticks are notorious for having crappy cases that break 6 months to 1 year down the road. The case is the most pain in the ass part to replace on a stick, so I wouldn't recommend it.

Also, check this out: http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/191312/how-much-does-your-arcade-stick-lag-arcade-stick-input-lag-testing-results-thread/p1

And there is also this thread: http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/137321/what-stick-controller-should-i-buy-read-the-guide-on-pg-1-before-posting/p1

Maybe you can find more answers there.

I've seen your links and i've added more information to the topic. What can you say about it now?I've also searched for those TE fightsticks on ebay that you were talking about, but the shipping costs are too high for me. I still think Fightstick PRO might be a good choice, mainly because of the price and the fact, that this is gonna be my first fightstick

If you have limited options, then I guess just try to get something with Sanwa parts. A PRO, Q4, Hori VX-SA or V3-SA, they will all do the same job.

[Brandon]

Originally posted by Ditex89:

Originally posted by Punymeyer:

If you have limited options, then I guess just try to get something with Sanwa parts. A PRO, Q4, Hori VX-SA or V3-SA, they will all do the same job.

I've managed to find new HORI Real Arcade Pro V3 SA on a polish local ad service, Only two more questions to you:
-Which is better in your opinion, PRO or HORI?
-HORI's stick and buttons seem to be very close, can that be a problem to me?

I have no idea, I haven't even touched a Pro. Supposedly the Pro is well built, so I'm guessing it's a safe option. I own a V3-SA Kai, which is the V3-SA with the stick moved a little further away from the buttons. I can't imagine it being a good thing to play with the stick closer to the buttons than it is now. The Kai stick placement feels good though.

I know that they VX-SA has one of the lowest latency PCBs around, but I don't know if that applies to the V3-SA as well.

[Dashiell]

Unless that Hori seller states from which year is the model don't buy it, hori has made ♥♥♥♥ ton of versions and remakes where most of models is simply bad, madcatz is at least safe bet with standard layout.

[Brandon]

Originally posted by Dashiell:

Unless that Hori seller states from which year is the model don't buy it, hori has made ♥♥♥♥ ton of versions and remakes where most of models is simply bad, madcatz is at least safe bet with standard layout.

They use different model names for the different versions.

[Brandon]

Originally posted by Ditex89:

Here is the Hori http://olx.pl/i2/oferta/hori-real-arcade-pro-v3-sa-CID99-IDdtUJX.html
It looks good for me.

Do you trust that guy? That website looks shady af to me.

[the struggler]

Not sure if it helps, but I've used my Madcatz TE round 2 stick for around 4 years. I had to replace the joystick once, but I think that was more because of bad handling one time when I was travelling, and not because of wear.

The brand itself doesn't really matter too much, I feel. As long as you can verify it's of sanwa/seimitsu parts, you can't really go too much wrong with it.

You should be able to find some of the older madcatz sticks for a cheaper price, which I would recommend.

[Dashiell]

Originally posted by Punymeyer:

Do you trust that guy? That website looks shady af to me.

Site is legit but quite hard to use if you're not polish. Teyah has no data on this model but standard one doesn't look good with half of the frame delay.

[swim]

Pro and TE are the same except for the case design, i can say that because i own both. The TE is a solid choice. (they work flawlessly with guilty gear xrd too XD)

[ℓ0ℓO]

depends on if it hase replacment part or not i mean if its stock ♥♥♥♥ it you can go cheeper but if they have replaced them with sanwa then go for it

[Brandon]

Originally posted by Dashiell:

Originally posted by Punymeyer:

Do you trust that guy? That website looks shady af to me.

Site is legit but quite hard to use if you're not polish. Teyah has no data on this model but standard one doesn't look good with half of the frame delay.

I'd imagine that they V3 is closer to the VX than the older HRAP 3. It's all speculation, but this video doesn't make them look very different: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11143079

You have to sign up for an account to watch it, but it's the only comparison vid I've seen. It's kind of a crappy test though. Whoever made it didn't seem to know what they were doing, when it comes to testing input lag.