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Joysticks
2008-03-22, 1:46 AM #1
So it would appear that my current joystick is almost dead, i need a new one, however the selection of joysticks in places like best buy is... limited at best. The only one i can seem to find is this ****ty 30 dollar thing without rudder.

Any suggestions?
2008-03-22, 11:06 AM #2
I had a Microsoft Sidew[y]nder something or other that was basic, but really good. I think it was a "Sidewynder Precision 2"... that was 5 years ago though, but hopefully that line is still good/around.
2008-03-22, 11:24 AM #3
I had a sindwinder too, best joysticks ever made. However i dont think they sell them anymore and mine broke a year ago.
2008-03-22, 11:24 AM #4
Yeah, I have the precision 2. Still works great. Does everything i'd ever need, but I also got it about 5 years ago so can't comment on newer ones, but i've not had to replace it so that must be worth something.
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2008-03-22, 11:29 AM #5
I haven't really seen a good game worth getting a joystick for lately.
2008-03-22, 11:31 AM #6
I like joysticks.
2008-03-22, 11:31 AM #7
I recently got the x52, and other than a soft-reset on the stick which I apparently keep tripping (only takes a few seconds to fix) I love it. I've got an Evo on the floor next to me which I used for a few years.
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2008-03-22, 11:35 AM #8
I have an MS Force Feedback 2 that's sitting around collecting dust I'd be willing to sell you (I think it was the next step in the Precision Pro line). As far as new joysticks go I always see people raving about Saitek when I lurk in the Freespace forums.
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2008-03-22, 11:51 AM #9
Originally posted by Vincent Valentine:
I like joysticks.

:downswords:
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2008-03-22, 1:53 PM #10
Saitek or CH Products.
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2008-03-22, 2:04 PM #11
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2008-03-22, 3:51 PM #12
Try viagra.

(Why do I keep having to make the obvious jokes?)
2008-03-22, 4:01 PM #13
I personally like the feel of Logitech sticks the most. I have a Saitek Cyborg Evo or something, and it's nice, but the stick is too loose. The Logitech ones have a higher tension than most which I find very nice. Not to mention their built quality is second to none.
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2008-03-22, 4:21 PM #14
Originally posted by Vincent Valentine:
I like joysticks.


alright, you're gay. we get it already. you're like freelancer, except instead of being an anti-american ******* you're a flaming homo.

edited for correctness.
2008-03-22, 4:27 PM #15
Freelancer isn't finnish.
nope.
2008-03-22, 4:45 PM #16
Originally posted by ragna:
alright, you're gay. we get it already. you're like freelancer, except instead of being an anti-american ******* you're a flaming homo.


1. No need to get so worked up over something like that.

2. He's not gay.
Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.
2008-03-22, 4:56 PM #17
Originally posted by Tracer:
I have an MS Force Feedback 2 that's sitting around collecting dust I'd be willing to sell you


talk to this guy

i've always found MS sticks to be very well built i have a Precision 2 and a Force Feedback 2 both are very good sticks the only real step up from them would be the setups with the separate stick, throttle, and rudder pedals
eat right, exercise, die anyway
2008-03-22, 6:10 PM #18
Originally posted by NoESC:
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2008-03-22, 7:26 PM #19
Originally posted by saberopus:
I had a Microsoft Sidew[y]nder something or other that was basic, but really good. I think it was a "Sidewynder Precision 2"... that was 5 years ago though, but hopefully that line is still good/around.


Yeah, those rock, but be prepared to shell out the bucks. They've actually gone up in value.

Quote:
Originally posted by Tracer:
I have an MS Force Feedback 2 that's sitting around collecting dust I'd be willing to sell you (I think it was the next step in the Precision Pro line). As far as new joysticks go I always see people raving about Saitek when I lurk in the Freespace forums.


Holy cow! How much?
2008-03-22, 7:33 PM #20
How does $60 + shipping sound? It's probably going to cost an arm and a leg to ship to the US...I only mentioned it to TE because I think he lives in Toronto.
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2008-03-22, 7:35 PM #21
I had a Sidewinder Precision 2, it wasn't very good. As you moved the stick you could feel indentations along the NE/SW and NW/SE axes. It may have been on purpose for some reason, but it was annoying as hell. It made it hard to gain control when moving the stick between those regions.

I don't know how their force feedback products are, though.

If I bought a joystick right now it would probably be the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
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2008-03-22, 7:37 PM #22
Holy hell...you're not kidding! $179.90 for the Sidewinder..

I love Logitech products (speakers, mice, etc), but haven't had much luck with their older joysticks. My Saitek has been great, but it has no rudder and no force feedback. I haven't tried the Logitech Force 3D Pro, though.
woot!
2008-03-22, 7:39 PM #23
Originally posted by saberopus:
but hopefully that line is still good/around.


should also be mentioned for the maybe 2 or 3 who still don't know... MS got out of the PC game controller market a while back the only controllers they make now are for the 360 (which by coincidence do work on the PC... though i haven't heard any word on if the racing wheel works)
eat right, exercise, die anyway
2008-03-22, 8:33 PM #24
Originally posted by Tracer:
How does $60 + shipping sound? It's probably going to cost an arm and a leg to ship to the US...I only mentioned it to TE because I think he lives in Toronto.


Well, if shipping isn't astronomical, that sounds more than reasonable. I live in Louisville, KY 40222.

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