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Thread: So I bought a joystick...
Givin' SWG the second go-round.
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Thanks for the input - I'll pick up a Saitek tonight if they have em at Best Buy. Then y'all better run for cover. Seriously. I'm a HORRIBLE driver....
Danjak wrote:
TH!! Hey man
Givin' SWG the second go-round.
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Thanks for the input - I'll pick up a Saitek tonight if they have em at Best Buy. Then y'all better run for cover. Seriously. I'm a HORRIBLE driver....
I never left =P
Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl
Community Relations Manager
Ha! No kidding. 
As soon as you joined SOE, I noticed the game started to get on the right path. Coincidence??! I think not!
Joystick might look cool and "imersive" but nothing can be more accurate than a mousse
onebutton for nearest target, an one other for "under reticle target"
left and right arrow for rolls
and shift for match speed ( so close to arrows)
and you dont need anything else
Message Edited by Zantzen on 07-28-2005 12:16 AM
TarsisDenai wrote:After playing in space for a couple days with my mouse, I decided to buy a joystick. I bought the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro... 12 buttons, twist handle, throttle control. Its probably the best cheap joystick there is @ around $30 - and the one a lot of people use that I've read about here on the boards.The first few nights with my mouse I could fire and land shots with insane precision, but I would often lose sight of the ship I was targeting because of the awkward way the keyboard and mouse work together to fly and roll and such...Last night with my joystick I was able to fly like a pro, always keeping on the tail of the ship I was after, rolling and turning like crazy - it was awesome, but dang do I suck bad at aiming with a joystick.. It took me literally 5 minutes to kill a tier 1 hah.This is the first time I've used a joystick to fly or do anything really. I enjoy the joystick a lot, the throttle and smooth flight are very nice.How long does it take to master joystick usage? And are there any tips from those who have been using a joystick for awhile that will help me out?
Most people have their Joysticks master by the time they are 15 years old...
Zantzen wrote:
Joystick might look cool and "imersive" but nothing can be more accurate than a mousse
Well, I really think it depends on the player and the equipment settings.
I did fine with the mouse up until 4-3-3-3, but then I really needed the joystick to get to a point where I was responsive enough to be competitive in PvE and PvP.
The single most important thing I found was the ability to twist the joystick and gain the ability to really spin my ship around quick.
Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl
Community Relations Manager
Thunderheart wrote:
Zantzen wrote:
Joystick might look cool and "imersive" but nothing can be more accurate than a mousse
Well, I really think it depends on the player and the equipment settings.
I did fine with the mouse up until 4-3-3-3, but then I really needed the joystick to get to a point where I was responsive enough to be competitive in PvE and PvP.
The single most important thing I found was the ability to twist the joystick and gain the ability to really spin my ship around quick.
HAHAHA, I'd LOVE to BE a dev in Pvp.
Some poor guy: "HAHAH, I'm kicking some poor noob named Thunderheart! He really sucks at pvp, now I'm going to finis..hey what the..DISCONNECTED! THATS NEVER HAPPENED! NOOO"
Did they ever fix Ship Control Delta (analog Stick-Axis)?
Here's the link to what I mean:
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=lightspeed&message.id=182796#M182796
Thunderheart wrote:
Ryuen wrote:
Many people like the logitechs but I'd say try a Saitek cyborg evo... love the precision mine has
I just made the switch to the Saitek Cyborg and I'm loving it
QFE. I use a combination of the Cyborg EVO and a Nostromo N50 SpeedPad. Works very well.
TarsisDenai wrote:
After playing in space for a couple days with my mouse, I decided to buy a joystick. I bought the Logitech Extreme3D Pro... 12 buttons, twist handle, throttle control. Its probably the best cheap joystick there is @ around $30 - and the one a lot of people use that I've read about here on the boards.
The first few nights with my mouse I could fire and land shots with insaneprecision, but I would often lose sight of the ship I was targeting because of the awkward way the keyboard and mouse work together to fly and roll and such...
Last night with my joystick I was able to flylike a pro, always keeping on the tail of the ship I was after, rolling and turning like crazy - it was awesome, but dang do I suck bad at aiming with a joystick.. It took me literally 5 minutes to kill a tier 1 hah.
This is the first time I've used a joystick to fly or do anything really. I enjoy the joystick a lot, the throttle and smooth flight are very nice.
How long does it take to masterjoystick usage? And are there any tips from those who have been using a joystick for awhile that will help me out?
I definatly sugest the Saiteks. I had an old Logitech, but it had an number of issues. I just recently gotmy new Saitek X52 Flight Control Simulator(Two piece set, Joystick and Throttle), although expensive, well worth it.
TarsisDenai wrote:After playing in space for a couple days with my mouse, I decided to buy a joystick. I bought the Logitech Extreme3D Pro... 12 buttons, twist handle, throttle control. Its probably the best cheap joystick there is @ around $30 - and the one a lot of people use that I've read about here on the boards.The first few nights with my mouse I could fire and land shots with insaneprecision, but I would often lose sight of the ship I was targeting because of the awkward way the keyboard and mouse work together to fly and roll and such...Last night with my joystick I was able to flylike a pro, always keeping on the tail of the ship I was after, rolling and turning like crazy - it was awesome, but dang do I suck bad at aiming with a joystick.. It took me literally 5 minutes to kill a tier 1 hah.This is the first time I've used a joystick to fly or do anything really. I enjoy the joystick a lot, the throttle and smooth flight are very nice.How long does it take to masterjoystick usage? And are there any tips from those who have been using a joystick for awhile that will help me out?
I too originally had the Logitech, after a month of playing I couldn't move to the right at all (this is a very common problem with Logitech from what I have read on numerous forums - swg, amazon, etc). I got so frustrated with the ai always moving right forcing me to always go left to follow someone on the right. Then all my friends leaving the game so I too left. Came back with the CU and my friends and then bought a Saitek. It was quite frustrating to use at first, but I have gotten the hang of it now and am a much pilot with it.