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Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: Havok on June 28, 2008, 01:22:04 pm ---I'm sorry - but there's no substitute for a real four way, with physical restriction on the diagonals. The U360 is a great all purpose joystick, but you can't beat being physically locked out of the corners. You get the feel, and precise control that the U360 can't quite replicate. Now, if you were to put a 4 way restrictor plate on it, it would be the same. However, that's just dumb. You completely negate all the advantages of the U360 with a 4 way restrictor plate, and paid four times what you should have for a joystick that can do the same exact thing.

In your case, I would stay with the U360, but no 4 way restrictor plate. It's a compromise, but unless you do swappable panels, that's what you have to do.

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Of course a 4-way restricted stick is the best way to go for 4-way, but for the average U360 player, the 4-way map tends to be just fine. Sure, using the round restrictor, I miss out on the feel of a 4-way. It just hasn't affected my enjoyment that much.

I have actually considered putting a dedicated 4-way on my future control panel re-design, just to get the feel back. However, I hate being able to still hit diagonals even with restrictors. Also, now that I've got U360s, I hate playing on microswitch-based joysticks. I would definitely want a leaf setup (I have two old Wico 8-ways laying around, just need to restrict them somehow).
divemaster127:
I have the medium springs & restrictor plates in stock if anyone needs
thanks
dm
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