Does anyone have experience with this thing? Before you say it, I'm not dropping 150 for the sticks, and I need something I can take with me on a trip.

I've been using a Rumblepad 2 but my thumb is hurting and my brain is bleeding from all the times I've done an EX Skyfall instead of an Ultra, since the diag is a bit funky.

I've heard it's supposed to be one of the best D-pads available, but that it also has a huge defect rate which makes me nervous since I'd be ordering it online. How are Madcatz with RMAs?

Duke

United States1106 Posts

July 25 2009 16:43 GMT

i had tried a couple madcatz things back in the day, one was an adapter for plugging n64/ps2/xbox into an old tv (it worked great) and a cheap xbox controller(hardly worked)

so imo it's a hit & miss brand but i havent had experience with them as of late

stafu

Australia1196 Posts

July 25 2009 16:51 GMT

I'm quite keen to pick up a Tournament Edition Mad Catz stick. Sure, it is a lot of money, but I think if I bought a standard edition or some Hori pad I'd probably regret not spending a bit extra for a TE, and I've only heard good things about them.

deverlight

Korea (South)463 Posts

July 25 2009 16:52 GMT

I have a TE and it's great

Once you get used to it, I feel like a stick is just so much better than a pad. If you're serious about fighting games at all, I'd invest in a stick.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

July 25 2009 17:08 GMT

On July 26 2009 01:52 deverlight wrote:
If you're serious about fighting games at all, I'd invest in a stick.

I know >.> but say I only want to be mediocre at SF4. :> It's actually got a lot to do with taking it with me on trips as well, since I'm playing it on my laptop.

deverlight

Korea (South)463 Posts

July 25 2009 17:27 GMT

On July 26 2009 02:08 Jibba wrote:

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I know >.> but say I only want to be mediocre at SF4. :> It's actually got a lot to do with taking it with me on trips as well, since I'm playing it on my laptop.

Might be a bit of an extra load, but I feel like you just don't get the same feel when playing on a pad. Before I played on a pad, I always had thoughts like "I bet I would beat that guy if I had a stick!" because I'd heard from people that sticks were better. I finally broke down and bought myself a TE stick and to my disappointment, I became worse for a while since I wasn't used to using the stick. But after climbing back to the level I was at before, I felt much more confident in my consistency with inputting things such as Ryu's SRK>FADC>Ultra. And... I can't lie to myself about beating someone better than me because I don't have a stick

I've taken my stick around with me and plugged it into my laptop. It actually got me into a MAME arcade game spree where I got to relive a lot of childhood memories (X-Men LOL)

ghermination

United States2851 Posts

July 25 2009 17:33 GMT

On July 26 2009 02:27 deverlight wrote:

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I've taken my stick around with me and plugged it into my laptop. It actually got me into a MAME arcade game spree where I got to relive a lot of childhood memories (X-Men LOL)

For some reason reading that made me think of SF4 as my friends and i used to play it... basically "HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN
HADOUKEN HADOUKEN HADOUKEN "

Also go with the stick, the control is quite a bit smoother and much more worth it, also you make fewer mistakes that would be cause by a D-pad.

Naib

Hungary4844 Posts

July 25 2009 17:43 GMT

I'm actually thinking about the same thing (or any stick in general which doesn't break too fast =\) I'm a total scrub, but after owning SF4 for only a month (and I haven't even been playing it religiously), my standard 360 controller's joystick is already a bit loose, which makes me whiff a lot of QCF / QCB even, not to mention harder stuff =\ (and the layout is pretty retarded anyway).

I see that OP is not from Europe, around here how do you go out and find a stick like this? Do you have to resort to online purchase methods?

InfeSteD

United States4658 Posts

July 25 2009 21:22 GMT

you just gotta get a TE thats it bro... I know u already mentioned in ur OP that u wont do it... but trust me... its the only good advice u can get....

ull be shit for like 2 weeks or so and then u ll never go back to a pad

deverlight

Korea (South)463 Posts

July 25 2009 21:43 GMT

#10

If you're interested, I think one of my friends is trying to sell some TE sticks. I might be able to get you a deal.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

July 26 2009 01:21 GMT

#11

How much of a deal? o.o

deverlight

Korea (South)463 Posts

July 26 2009 02:40 GMT

#12

Couldn't really say. I'd have to talk to him about it but probably a little less than retail. If I'm not mistaken, he hasn't used them. He just bought extra ones because he got some kind of deal on them.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

July 26 2009 03:03 GMT

#13

If you can get me a quote, I'd appreciate it.

I am so frustrated with this controller right now, in the heat of battle I end up blowing so many qcf/qcb because the pad is small and the diags terrible.