Stick a good investment?

[KrsJin]

what about getting the new sf4 sawna stick for $150

It really is gona be the best stock stick you can buy if you prefer Japanese parts over American.

 

[provost]

well i played with a hori, and i didn't like that the stick itself was a little loose.

 

[DrakeAldan]

One thing about the stick is, chances are you aren't going to be as good as you were with a pad for quite a while. Imagine how long it took you to get comfortable with a pad (long time ago for some), pretty much you have to do it all over again when you start using a stick.

Well, that's what I meant.

I'll wait until I start the learning process over again with a new game before I get a stick. However-

If such a big commitment comes with the eventual possiblity of precision inputs and smooth control, I'd be glad to do it.

all I was asking is that if it was possible to ascend to that level, if you could possibly learn it. because if you can, in my eyes you'd be miles above someone with a pad, just because you have more flexibility in expressing yourself through the stick.

 

[DrakeAldan]

At the very least, I'd like to aim to be more consistent with execution, and I think that may be possible with a good stick and practiced technique.

Here, lemme give an example...

Amy's 6BB236BB. Fast poke and/or punisher into (almost) uninterruptable 60+ damage followup if mashed correctly.

A lot of times, I do the move, and it comes out 6BBB.

6BBB is horrible.

this is on a pad, which I have been on my entire life.
I've had years to practice my execution on this thing.

But...

I began to notice, looking directly at the DS3's pad- there's nothing there. 3, 9, 7, 1. There's nothing there but plastic.

Which means every time I try to input a diagonal direction I have to press two directions (6, 8, 4, 2) at the same time.

That's... hardly precise, I'd think.

So I got to thinking- wouldn't it be great- if I could just will a move to happen, and it happened? Every single time? Given that I put in the practice, the only mistakes I would make would be the ones in my head, and not due to a physical disconnect between me and the input device?

Would a stick offer me this kind of accuracy?

 

[KowtowRobinson]

Wait for the SF4 stick, all quality parts with features you'd normally see from sticks costing 100 bucks more. This thing is a beast, unless they're completely lying to us.