This may sound silly but I want to hear you guys opinion about it. Is using those exclusive arcade joystick for playing fighting game actually enhanced your gaming performance a lot than using those basic d-pad/joystick? I had been using d-pad/joystick for playing fighting game recently and I kinda frustrated since I have hard time to pull precise movement for my character...and not to mentioned that my thumb hurt.

I am planning to get one for my Ps2/3 but I afraid that I might regret on it later. Just in case you are asking, I am playing 2d- fighting game.

Using Dpad can get ur thumb injured, the skin will peel off , that's my experience.

So tried the madcatz stick I like it .

This post has been edited by esca_flo: Jul 25 2010, 04:55 PM

Do you have the idea of how much is the range price for those stick?

use keyboard/joystick, confirm no thumbs hurt.

good stick (with good pushbutton) cost ard 250~400

Around 370

Depends on what's your need. After 20 years of "sticking" I would still choose a D-pad over stick any time for fighting games. But that's because I'm suck with sticks, not the stick's fault.

It's up to you basically. However, in my opinion, with the joystick you are able to perform more moves, more accurately, with less effort.

There is a reason that most of the top fighting game players all use joysticks.

Imo you don't necessarily NEED a stick in order to play better, it's just a matter of opinion.
I play Street Fighter on the Xbox, and I hate using the analog stick(don't even talk about the d-pad), so I got an arcade stick to aid that.
Same goes for PC, because I hate using the keyboard(doesn't register so and so amount of keys at a time).

If I had played on a PS3, I probably wouldn't need a stick as much, I can still pull off simple hadokens etc on the PS3 d-pad.

Some good players are on pad too, although they are a rare breed. The latest is Vangief, who can pull off Zangief's Ultra without JUMPING on pad too!

But for myself, I prefer stick since been used to it since arcade time.

Most arcade players prefer stick, more console players prefer pad

dpad bleeds my thumb..... huhuhu

Yup agreed, for normal play, you don't really 'need' a joystick.

Two reasons I would recommend joystick though:

1. For advanced moves, and hard core players, it is easier on the hands in my opinion. Thumb can get sore after a while.

2. For the late 70s and 80s babies, it brings back that arcade feeling baby yeah!

90s babies onwards tend not to really understand the fuss about joysticks, or why some players are so in love with them, due to growing up in the console dominance era.

Thanks for everyone opinion about this...I think I going to get joystick and see the difference.

I am not playing for competition. I just preferable to master stick so that next time I go to any arcade center, I can waste some time on arcade while waiting for someone or something.

I guess you can say that I also want to enjoy the "arcade" experience as well since I have none on it.

I'm a 90s baby, baby. Now shut up and eat your sandwiches

Eats sandwich. lol

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Added on July 27, 2010, 11:15 pmOo also forgot to mention, guys gather at Suncomic at The Curve regularly. Plenty of sticks, and good players there. Maybe before you decide on a joystick, which can be quite an investment, check out the scene there. Guys are cool, and welcome new people. They could probably give you good advice, as well as help you get a good deal on joysticks should you go for one.

Find out more and when next gathering is here:

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This post has been edited by warlockimran: Jul 27 2010, 11:15 PM

I wish I can go there but I am not living in KL..so it is quite impossible for me...anyways, thanks for the update...Haha

usually.. a player who is good on a D-Pad can play and excell on Arcade stick as well.... BUT... it will not work the other way... players who are good on stick are worst on Dpad... its the same concept like ppl who can play guitar but cant play piano... but piano players can actually play other instuments...

2D fingting style like SF and other capcom series is suitable and easier to use stick.. Since it was born for ARCADE

3d fighting games like Tekken,DOA,SC use d pad is easier to play on defensive and evade... n if ur good enough.. combos string..

some ppl find it difficult to do certain moves and combos on D pad.. coz they could not cross their fingers to press 2 button at once or using the same finger to do combos...

Finally got the arcade joystick and had been playing with it for 2 days and I have rather mixed feeling on it.

first of all, I have extremely hard time to pull normal move but then, in other hand, I can pull those complicated move easily and precisely which is something I can't never do it properly with D-Pad.

and it is extremely awkward to play with such a huge joystick at home..even my family member was like "wtf" when they saw me holding those huge joystick..Haha

arcade stick is really easy to master. i respect people who can pull moves such as charging characters like guile using a gamepad. it's much more harder to master gamepad compared to arcade stick.

so ask yourself. if you are slow, get the arcade stick. if u prefer challenge and u're a wanna be a real 'console' gamer, save the bucks and stick to gamepad. period.