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I want a more responsive joystick
rCadeGaming:
I prefer the square restrictor. It makes blocking feeling very solid. The octagonal makes the diagonal engage areas feels too small.
IMO:
-Stock JLF with increased spring tension is best for fighters, not so hot for shmups and other things.
-JLF with my mod is best for shmups and most other genres; and it's still not bad for fighters so it's a great all around stick.
-I think my modded JLF is fine for 4-way games, but if you're really picky about this you might with a dedicated stick with a real 4-way restrictor, like an LS-32.
emphatic:
Having both gates available to try is great when first trying a new kind of stick, so buying one is a no-brainer, really.
BadMouth:
I liked the octagon for a while. It's kinda like training wheels.
When you think you're moving it to the right position, it guides you in.
There's no doubt whether you are hitting left, down, or the diagonal.
When make a circular motion, you feel a bump at each of the 8 directions.
I also did better at 4 way games and qbert with it.
Eventually I moved on to the circular restrictor.
I like the smooth motion of it as compared to the bumpy ride of the other restrictors.
I hated my JLFs before I replaced the spring with a stiffer one.
I have seimitsu LS-56 springs in them now, but next time I have a need for something at paradisearcadeshop.com, I'm going to get a selection of their springs to check out.
Also started out with bat tops, but they never felt right because they are much smaller than the happs I was used to. Ended up with hand candy ball tops from groovygamegear and couldn't be happier.
MagicMan:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on November 08, 2012, 04:36:20 pm ---I liked the octagon for a while. It's kinda like training wheels.
When you think you're moving it to the right position, it guides you in.
There's no doubt whether you are hitting left, down, or the diagonal.
When make a circular motion, you feel a bump at each of the 8 directions.
I also did better at 4 way games and qbert with it.
Eventually I moved on to the circular restrictor.
I like the smooth motion of it as compared to the bumpy ride of the other restrictors.
I hated my JLFs before I replaced the spring with a stiffer one.
I have seimitsu LS-56 springs in them now, but next time I have a need for something at paradisearcadeshop.com, I'm going to get a selection of their springs to check out.
Also started out with bat tops, but they never felt right because they are much smaller than the happs I was used to. Ended up with hand candy ball tops from groovygamegear and couldn't be happier.
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What plate is in the JLF from the factory?
rCadeGaming:
Square, and I think the reason is that it's what the people who designed the stick recommend. It gives an equal engage area to all the directions.
As emphatic says though, no harm in trying them, they're pretty cheap. Just be careful when swapping them out, it's easy to break the two little tabs that hold the colored restrictor part in the larger clear assembly.