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Looking for an arcade stick.

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DeNikSSB
Profile Joined November 2016
United States135 Posts
September 22 2019 17:32 GMT
#1
Hey guys! I know this is mostly a Starcraft site, but I figured I'd write here in case there were a few fighting game players who could help me out.

TLDR I downloaded Fightcade the other day and I learned that playing fighting games on a keyboard sucks, so I decided to look for a fightstick. I'm thinking of either the Qanba Drone or the Hori RAP 4, would anyone be able to give me some advice?

On an unrelated topic, I'll be writing about my college experience sometime next week, since I've been here about a month.

Hopefully someone can help!

~David

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Profile Joined January 2009
United States207 Posts
September 22 2019 22:38 GMT
#2
I've been a tournament fighting game player since 2004.

HRAP has been my go-to since the HRAP 1 on PS2 and I continue to use the HRAP 4 now. I like the shape. Fits well in my lap. Stock buttons and stick it comes with are perfect good.

When your stick and buttons inevitably go bad from wear, it's easy to open the box and quickly replace them with new parts.

It has no input lag and works great plug-and-play by USB in both PC and PS4.

I have never played on a stock Qanba Drone, but the criticism I have heard from my contemporaries is that they really like the shape and how it sits in their lap, but the stock parts were garbage. They replaced the stick and buttons with higher grade parts and are happy with it.

Hope this helps.
Fumapl
Profile Blog Joined September 2017
59 Posts
September 23 2019 20:47 GMT
#3
RAP4 is great, RAP Hayabusa too, Hori Edge is said to be very good too, the only stick i can vouch for personally is Hayabusa though

No idea about Qanba, never used it.

Note that it also depends on the size of your wallet, from the above I think Edge is the most expensive

Good luck!
Orlok
Profile Joined June 2014
Korea (South)227 Posts
September 25 2019 07:17 GMT
#4
Depends on what game you play I think.

to be totally honest, I feel what kind of stick you use really doesn't mean all that much; proficiency in fighting games is about practice more than what stick you use.

Ironically, I don't wholly agree that keyboards are bad; I'm a keyboard Tekken 7 player and I've hit Mighty Ruler in the Asian(non Japan) server, worked out alright although I do admit it took 2000 games to get there
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Profile Joined January 2009
United States207 Posts
September 25 2019 17:06 GMT
#5
On September 25 2019 16:17 Orlok wrote:
Ironically, I don't wholly agree that keyboards are bad; I'm a keyboard Tekken 7 player and I've hit Mighty Ruler in the Asian(non Japan) server, worked out alright although I do admit it took 2000 games to get there


Not ironic at all. It has become pretty clear that the Hitbox is the best controller for Street Fighter and many other games (probably most, really). That's more or less a glorified keyboard with more sensitive buttons. I've seen people come to tournaments with keyboards rigged with controller PCBs to play on, so it's done.

People just use whatever they're used to. For people like me and older who got started on arcade games in the arcade era... it's going to be on an arcade stick. For modern console kids, it's going to be a normal pad controller. In the end, it doesn't matter as long as you can execute what you need to execute.
hydrogg
Profile Joined September 2011
United States377 Posts
September 25 2019 22:28 GMT
#6
I use a Hori RAP 4 and it works well. No idea if it's better than the Qanba Drone tho because I never used that one.
Fecalfeast
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada11355 Posts
September 26 2019 01:54 GMT
#7
My qanba was sick and though it was a bit annoying to change the parts out it lasted a long time playing marvel 3 and skullgirls. It wasn't a drone tho it was some ice themed one maybe?

My friend used a hrap4 and liked it
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DeNikSSB
Profile Joined November 2016
United States135 Posts
September 27 2019 04:26 GMT
#8
Alright, I decided on a rap4, thanks
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