Hey guys, and as always, thanks for the help ahead of time. As you know im building a pedestal for my friend.. Originally he gave me a xarcade tank stick setup to use, and i said eff that, start from scratch.. I had 2 happ joysticks, either competition or ultimate, really not sure. Anyways, they were in my last machine, which never got finished, so i decided to pull them out and use them in the new machine. I mounted them perfectly straight and all, and as im testing some mortal kombat, im realizing it is near impossible to hit diagonals on the left joystick. The right one somehow is better.. but the actuator is making me go way too far to hit the diagonals. Ive read that happ quality has dwindled, and its possible to just have 2 different joysticks with different quality. 6 out 10 diagonal jumps are missing. My problem is im so far along in the panel, have the artwork ready to go, and really dont want to go through shipping times and such for new joysticks. So i ask your advice. I have the 2 xarcade joysticks from the tank stick, and as im looking at them, they seem great. All the switches are hitting on movement, they just overall seem like a good replacement, which i can do right now and problem solved. Is there any serious reason to stay away from the xarcade sticks? I am indeed more or less "rushing" to just get this part done, but also have no reason to order new sticks if these will be fine. I would like the joysticks to handle fighting games the best as those require the most precision.. any other games should be fine under that guideline. If not, what 8 way joystick would you suggest? Before anything, i can promise ive done my research on joysticks,and various opinions/facts.. But eventually get lost in pages of joystick talk, restrictors, and all kinds of crazyness. If there is a serious reason to not use the xarcade sticks, or any simple advice, on some nice 8 way joysticks i can settle on and order? My friend did inquire about led joysticks but from what i gather, sacrifice quality for the gimmick of led.. PREFERABLY id like bat style sticks as opposed to the balltop, But im just looking to either use the xarcade, or order sticks within the next few hours
Thank you as always, and forgive my excessively long posts, my words tend to make very long paragraphs for no reason.