Fightsick recomendations?

[King of Bamboo]

I've never played with a stick before so I don't really know where to start. I don't really have a budget, I'm okay with spending £100+ for a quality stick.

[eyeamg0dly]

do you know anyone who can let you try their stick first? its not easy transitioning to one. you can force yourself to like it, but there might be better options out there for you. IMO don't go with some of the cheaper models because you might have a hard time modding them if you don't like the setup.

[King of Bamboo]

No saddly I don't know anyone who uses a stick. I'm up for switching buttons and sticks out to try different stuff though.

[Grottowalker]

Originally posted by Bug Catcher Dan:

I've never played with a stick before so I don't really know where to start. I don't really have a budget, I'm okay with spending £100+ for a quality stick.

if you are set on getting a stick then the reall question is.

korean stick or japanese stick.

korean stick - uses a rubber washer/grommet for tension, results in the lever returning to netrual faster, great for directonal inputs

the stick feels much stiffer and more springy.. pretty much desired for tekkens tapping style inputs


japanese stick- uses a spring on the lever to add tensions, feels much ligher then a k-stick. typicaly comes with a square gate, although can be modded with a oct. gate


in general people prefur k-sticks for tekken and j-sticks for streefighter.

on j-sticks the quarter circle motion is a bit easier to pull off where as on k-sticks any of the return to netual moves are easier to pull off.



if you get a stick you wont be pro right off the bat, you will start off with the learning curve of the stick.

[King of Bamboo]

Thanks for the info. K-sticks sound more my thing as a mostly play Tekken.

I'll probably be worse when I first move to stick but I've really started to hate the Xbox 360 controller's d-pad so I want to move away from it sooner than later.

[Displatcher]

I am a long term stick user and have been looking at a new one.
Unfortunatly the like of a Qanba Obsidian and Dragon are off the table due to being unavailable in europe due to Sony licensing agreements, ;(.

I have narrowed it down to the Hori rap4 tekken 7 edition with full Hayabusa loadout across the stick and buttons
Or the Razer panthera with the Sanwa loadout, now with the firmware and xinput updates putting it where it needs to be.
Any players here with first hand experince with either of these sticks I would appreciate any input good and bad about either before i pull the trigger on the purchase.
Cheers in advance

[Grottowalker]

http://www.etokki.com/Omni-Korean-Edition


alot of people really love this stick. but if you end up getting another caseing and putting a stick inside, throw a Myoungshin Fanta k-stick into what ever case.

[Aldrakir]

Etokki Omni Korean Edition. Best purchase i've ever made online

[Schnurri]

I bought a stick a few weeks ago (cheap one, Lioncast, Amazon (30 Euros)).

My comments on that:
- Some people claim that arcade sticks are superior. I think its a matter of your preferences, it's neither better nor worse.
- The stick (though cheap) is OK, the gameplay feels nice (more arcade-ish)!
- Drawbacks in general when using a stick: There are moves, which are easier with a stick (quarter circles, and so on, obviously) but some are much more difficult. For example, everything involving up/down input is a pain (at least for me). Sidestepping is much more difficult!.
- Moreover: A classic controller is a rather symmetric device. With a stick, certain commands are much more difficult when you switch the sides (looking right instead of left and vice versa)

Maybe someone has a few links / videos to explain how to use a stick? I'd also be glad to learn the tricky parts ;-)

[eyeamg0dly]

Originally posted by Schnurri:

I bought a stick a few weeks ago (cheap one, Lioncast, Amazon (30 Euros)).

My comments on that:
- Some people claim that arcade sticks are superior. I think its a matter of your preferences, it's neither better nor worse.
- The stick (though cheap) is OK, the gameplay feels nice (more arcade-ish)!
- Drawbacks in general when using a stick: There are moves, which are easier with a stick (quarter circles, and so on, obviously) but some are much more difficult. For example, everything involving up/down input is a pain (at least for me). Sidestepping is much more difficult!.
- Moreover: A classic controller is a rather symmetric device. With a stick, certain commands are much more difficult when you switch the sides (looking right instead of left and vice versa)

Maybe someone has a few links / videos to explain how to use a stick? I'd also be glad to learn the tricky parts ;-)

i had the same problem with my sanwa stick. moving was really hard with a square gate. once i switched to octo gate, it became quite a bit easier although not as fluid as using a dualshock controller. my biggest problem with the octo gate was me dropping inputs in the corner and sidestepping was a nightmare. i have a feeling though if i switch out the microswitches and go with a slightly larger actuator, it could help me with those problems.

i ended up going the hitbox route and it was absoltely game changing. im still trash, but at least im not dropping inputs because of my hardware. i would recommend the hitbox for anyone who wants to upgrade from a pad and is used to using keyboard setups from other game genres.

[Schnurri]

Originally posted by eyeamg0dly:

Originally posted by Schnurri:

I bought a stick a few weeks ago (cheap one, Lioncast, Amazon (30 Euros)).

My comments on that:
- Some people claim that arcade sticks are superior. I think its a matter of your preferences, it's neither better nor worse.
- The stick (though cheap) is OK, the gameplay feels nice (more arcade-ish)!
- Drawbacks in general when using a stick: There are moves, which are easier with a stick (quarter circles, and so on, obviously) but some are much more difficult. For example, everything involving up/down input is a pain (at least for me). Sidestepping is much more difficult!.
- Moreover: A classic controller is a rather symmetric device. With a stick, certain commands are much more difficult when you switch the sides (looking right instead of left and vice versa)

Maybe someone has a few links / videos to explain how to use a stick? I'd also be glad to learn the tricky parts ;-)

i had the same problem with my sanwa stick. moving was really hard with a square gate. once i switched to octo gate, it became quite a bit easier although not as fluid as using a dualshock controller. my biggest problem with the octo gate was me dropping inputs in the corner and sidestepping was a nightmare. i have a feeling though if i switch out the microswitches and go with a slightly larger actuator, it could help me with those problems.

i ended up going the hitbox route and it was absoltely game changing. im still trash, but at least im not dropping inputs because of my hardware. i would recommend the hitbox for anyone who wants to upgrade from a pad and is used to using keyboard setups from other game genres.

I also considerd switchin to a hitbox, do you have a recommendation? Do you use the plain keyboard or a special device? Actually, i tried the combination of directional arrows on my keyboard, combined with the punch/kick-buttons of the arcade stick. Not that bad, but a bit weird :-D