Anyone use an etokki omni korean stick here?

[DD]

I have a few questions

1) Does the fanta feel better than sanwa? can you put a bat top on a sanwa and get the same feel?

2)how realiable is it? does it easily break down?

3)Is it a good stick for someone with big hands?

[Pierre Pants]

I haven't used one but I've read that it needs much more travel than a Sanwa stick, which is a big negative factor for many people especially for fighting games.

[DD]

Originally posted by On Track:

I haven't used one but I've read that it needs much more travel than a Sanwa stick, which is a big negative factor for many people especially for fighting games.

thanks for that bit of information

[MMMMM]

No it doesn't feel the same. The Myoungshin Fanta lever doesn't touch the gate, and it's tensioned by a rubber grommet. It's also a heavier lever, but with softer micro switches. It returns to neutral faster than Sanwa, but the tradeoff is that it's harder to find DF & DB quickly when you start using it because there's no gate corner.

It's the same as any other stick would be for big hands. Honestly, if you aren't used to Korean arcade parts, or a very experienced Mishima player who knows why you want it in the first place, save your money. It will only make you worse in the short term, and in the long term it has the same learning curve as anything else.

You're not going to pull it out of the box and suddenly have perfect korean backdashes and hot EWGF action. Fastest way to learn that stuff in this game is actually on a PS4 pad to be completely honest.

[DD]

Originally posted by Bob_Sagat:

No it doesn't feel the same. The Myoungshin Fanta lever doesn't touch the gate, and it's tensioned by a rubber grommet. It's also a heavier lever, but with softer micro switches. It returns to neutral faster than Sanwa, but the tradeoff is that it's harder to find DF & DB quickly when you start using it because there's no gate corner.

It's the same as any other stick would be for big hands. Honestly, if you aren't used to Korean arcade parts, or a very experienced Mishima player who knows why you want it in the first place, save your money. It will only make you worse in the short term, and in the long term it has the same learning curve as anything else.

thanks for explaining would you suggest a beginner like me go with the razer panthera compared to the omni? i got money to throw on a stick since i don't currently own one

[MMMMM]

Originally posted by D&d:

thanks for explaining would you suggest a beginner like me go with the razer panthera compared to the omni? i got money to throw on a stick since i don't currently own one

I'd suggest you keep playing the game for a while before you decide that you want to invest $200 in an arcade stick. Some of the best US players play on pad, including characters like Bryan & the Mishimas.

And don't get roped too much into branding. At the end of the day they all have Sanwa buttons & either a Sanwa JLF, Myoungshin Fanta or Crown lever.

Check my post edit, added some detail to it that I think will be helpful.

[Aldrakir]

It's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome. I switched from pad to an etokki omni, but as the guy above me stated, I advice against just going and buying one because it looks cool, you don't get any real advantages since both stick and pad has pros and cons. But if you're determined to get one I would definetely say the omni is the best purchase I have made in a long time


As for durability. It weighs like 4 kilos and it feels like it could survive a nuclear blast

[DD]

Originally posted by Bob_Sagat:

Originally posted by D&d:

thanks for explaining would you suggest a beginner like me go with the razer panthera compared to the omni? i got money to throw on a stick since i don't currently own one

I'd suggest you keep playing the game for a while before you decide that you want to invest $200 in an arcade stick. Some of the best US players play on pad, including characters like Bryan & the Mishimas.

And don't get roped too much into branding. At the end of the day they all have Sanwa buttons & either a Sanwa JLF, Myoungshin Fanta or Crown lever.

Hm alright and yes i noticed that most of the pros use pad I just wanted to experience a fight stick and see what all the hype was about and it looked fun

[DD]

Originally posted by Desmond:

It's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome. I switched from pad to an etokki omni, but as the guy above me stated, I advice against just going and buying one because it looks cool, you don't get any real advantages since both stick and pad has pros and cons. But if you're determined to get one I would definetely say the omni is the best purchase I have made in a long time

what about the df and db issue are you expieriencing that? or have you gotten used to it

[Aldrakir]

Originally posted by D&d:

Originally posted by Bob_Sagat:

I'd suggest you keep playing the game for a while before you decide that you want to invest $200 in an arcade stick. Some of the best US players play on pad, including characters like Bryan & the Mishimas.

And don't get roped too much into branding. At the end of the day they all have Sanwa buttons & either a Sanwa JLF, Myoungshin Fanta or Crown lever.

Hm alright and yes i noticed that most of the pros use pad I just wanted to experience a fight stick and see what all the hype was about and it looked fun

The reason every korean and japanese pro uses a stick is because up until TTT2 I think it was, all their tournaments you had no place to plug in a controller, so you either used stick or went home

[Aldrakir]

Originally posted by D&d:

Originally posted by Desmond:

It's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome. I switched from pad to an etokki omni, but as the guy above me stated, I advice against just going and buying one because it looks cool, you don't get any real advantages since both stick and pad has pros and cons. But if you're determined to get one I would definetely say the omni is the best purchase I have made in a long time

what about the df and db issue are you expieriencing that? or have you gotten used to it

I find it a little hard to do df and db. But I think it's more of an issue of me getting used to the stick. It's not that hard to do. All in all it's really smooth to use

[DD]

Originally posted by Desmond:

Originally posted by D&d:

Hm alright and yes i noticed that most of the pros use pad I just wanted to experience a fight stick and see what all the hype was about and it looked fun

The reason every korean and japanese pro uses a stick is because up until TTT2 I think it was, all their tournaments you had no place to plug in a controller, so you either used stick or went home

wow that seemed unfair

[DD]

Originally posted by Desmond:

Originally posted by D&d:

what about the df and db issue are you expieriencing that? or have you gotten used to it

I find it a little hard to do df and db. But I think it's more of an issue of me getting used to the stick. It's not that hard to do. All in all it's really smooth to use

alright thanks :)

[CZA | VRFist]

In no way it needs more travel time, it feels quite the opposite.

The biggest difference is it doesn't have a "gate" (you know how standard Japanese sticks feel like travelling inside a square), but rather a spring. So it feels as if the gate was circular, gives you quite more resistance (and goes faster back to the neutral position).

Japanese players play on Japanese sticks as well as Koreans play on Korean sticks. I'd say Korean sticks are better for wavedashing, but just like the Japanese one, both need practice, there is no wonder to be bought.

If you buy from Etokki.com, they have quite durable Fanta sticks.

If you need any help regarding this, reach to me. I have a lot of experience with both kinds of arcade sticks.

[DD]

Originally posted by KXG.VRF:

In no way it needs more travel time, it feels quite the opposite.

The biggest difference is it doesn't have a "gate" (you know how standard Japanese sticks feel like travelling inside a square), but rather a spring. So it feels as if the gate was circular, gives you quite more resistance (and goes faster back to the neutral position).

Japanese players play on Japanese sticks as well as Koreans play on Korean sticks. I'd say Korean sticks are better for wavedashing, but just like the Japanese one, both need practice, there is no wonder to be bought.

If you buy from Etokki.com, they have quite durable Fanta sticks.

If you need any help regarding this, reach to me. I have a lot of experience with both kinds of arcade sticks.

hey thanks for the info if i plan to buy in the future will come to you for advice