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Re: Joysticks 101: Buyers Guide
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Barb-Wire
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if you have ever had the oppurtunity to use or own a CH stick  just being in the same room with a logitech saitek or MS stick will bring you to the point of being physically sick at those companies lack of quality.

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This has been an excellent guide. Thank you very much for the effort.

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08-27-2004 07:59 AM  

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Awesome job buddy. I haven't decided if im going to use my microsoft non-force feedback one or go out and buy a new one.

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That is one nice write up.
 
One question, for those who have joysticks already, or know more about them than me.
 
I'm looking at the Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner 2, or the Microsoft Precision 2 sticks. They both have good reviews, but was wondering if anyone has tried either of them and how well they work.
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08-27-2004 09:53 AM  

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what stick are they reccommending
08-27-2004 10:00 AM  

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I learned how to fly helo's and fighter planes in Desert Combat with a Microsoft Precision 2.  It's a great joystick and by far my favorite, even with it's basic appearance.  Very controllable and lightweight.  That will be my choice.

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08-27-2004 10:29 AM  

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best joystick, get a josytick base, remove the actual stick and start building on it till it fits your hand perfect.get some red glazing puddy and some sand paper. get it nice and purdy. airbrush,enjoy. Header enamel paint does pretty good.

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sheesh it was hard to find this thread a second time, we need to keep this alive...

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Balzan wrote:
sheesh it was hard to find this thread a second time, we need to keep this alive...

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hehe thx. it would be cool if someone **cough** Garva **cough** stickied it up top for easy access since its helping so many people.


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08-29-2004 07:10 AM  

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According to a JTL report from the San Diego Comic Con-that was posted here a while back-the joystick being used there was a Logitech 3D Extreme Pro, so I'll buy myself one of those.

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I own a Logitech Force 3D and i was wondering if anyone could get a dev to verify that there will be force feedback support.

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I must recommend the Logitech extreme digital 3D...I own one and I msut say it's a great deal for its price...the joystick has enough buttons, but not too many to confuse people, doesn't feel at all like a toy, feels a lot like a real plane even without force feedback (sticks harder to move than normal ones, which is good) the throttle is great and well positioned and best off all, this thing can take a beating. I've dropped it twice and it still runs fine, no problems (beside a tiny bit of unbalence, if you don't touch it you go a tiny bit to the right, like 1/2 of a degree...all in all a very small cost for droppping it when my friend had to buy a new one after 1 drop)

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Can anyone tell me if a joystick with a seperate throttle controll is better, or if it is just personal preferance?
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Just got the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro, and it is pretty damn sweet. I can't wait to give it a try...
08-29-2004 02:57 PM  

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ob1klone wrote:
Can anyone tell me if a joystick with a seperate throttle controll is better, or if it is just personal preferance?

in my personal experience a separate throttle is more of a preference than a "why the hell is this throttle not seperate!!" kinda thing. Its convenient to have the throttle maybe a few inches apart from the stick like some of the Saitek sticks but its really wont be a game breaking experience killer. If you can find a less encumbrancing stick (doesnt have you fumbling all over the place to do a simple action) and it has nice array of buttons you wont go wrong. As you can see the Logitech 3D Extreme Pro seems very ideal (enough that devs use it each time they demo the game for the public). But if your looking for seperate throttle action then i'd look into Saitek sticks like the Saitek X45
All in all it comes down to personal preference.

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