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Looking at a new stick.

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:02 pm
by fliptw
what you dudes think of this

Re: Looking at a new stick.

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:19 pm
by Grendel
fliptw wrote:what you dudes think of this
Don't like it -- handle is not very ergonomic and it felt too different from Logitech or M$ sticks. Trigger is prone to break, followed by the hat switch going next. Center force is weak (a plus IMHO :)). Pickups are analog, ie. they will wear out. I thought it'd work well w/ a flight sim but not w/ a fast action game like D3.

P.S. I'm giving away mine at the OR LAN -- almost brand new ;)

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:27 pm
by Mobius
I second the trigger being weak.

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:33 pm
by woodchip
Flip, I had that style stick heck 4 years ago. Trigger broke and it doesn't sound like they've fixed the problem yet.

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:38 pm
by Duper
I have the Cyborg Gold 3D. I love it. Better than the sidewinder crap is endured for 3 years.....

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:10 pm
by fliptw
the gold does look better.

any other recomendations?

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:43 pm
by Bonz
The gold is a much more comfortable stick, but they do tend break easy, Best Buy don't stock them anymore so I'm stuck with this junk freedom 2.4

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:23 pm
by Duper
break easily?!?? What on God's green earth are you doing to it? I've had mine for 2 years and has taken considerable punishment. :shock:

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:52 pm
by fliptw
Duper wrote:break easily?!?? What on God's green earth are you doing to it? I've had mine for 2 years and has taken considerable punishment. :shock:
I've been scratching my on head on that one all my time here.

on the converse, they probably could crush people's hands just by shaking them.

The only joystick I've wrecked thru semi-regular usage is my first gen Wingman Digital 3d, whose locking mechanism failed, which is the one im seeking to replace.

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:52 pm
by Bonz
Well I do get a little aggressive :P
I went through 3 or 4 in a years time.