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Happ Competition joysticks - way too sensitive

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bbyte:

Well, I just did a side by side comparison with the original MKII joystick and one of the Happ Competition joysticks. If I twist my original MKII stick, the actuator hardly moves. If I twist my Happ competition stick, it twists along with the joystick. What I mean is that it doesn't rest in the same place like my original stick does. I'm not sure if the actuator actually hits switches when it twists along, but shouldn't it just not twist at all?

Thanks for helping me out by the way, this is kind of a big bummer after having them shipped from the USA to Europe.

Timstuff:


--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 24, 2009, 04:52:36 pm ---Should have went with Supers.  Comps are known for not being great for fighters.

--- End quote ---

That's funny, because in my experience it's been the opposite. Most Happ fans at the Shoryuken forums and myself generally dislike Supers, because the round articulator makes it difficult to hit corners. The general consensus is that IL's version of the Competition is the best "Western" stick for fighters. I own three of the IL version, and I've never had any problems with 'em.

The big difference between the Happ and IL versions is that the articulator in the IL version is made of high quality white plastic, while the Happ one is made of a cheaper black plastic. If the original poster's problem is that he keeps hitting diagonals by accident though, it sounds to me like he align his stick straight enough when he mounted it. I've never had a problem hitting diagonals with my comp sticks, and Metal Slug is always a big hit when I have guests over and they've never had that problem either.

If it really is the articulator that's at fault, then perhaps you should consider ordering the IL version from a place like Lizard Lick (Ponyboy has them too, last I checked). The IL Competition is my favorite joystick that I've ever used, so I really hope you don't lose faith in it from one bad experience. The Happ version has been giving the Competition line a bad name lately, but the original IL version is still a top-tier stick IMO.

Ginsu Victim:

I was eventually going to mention the IL's at lizardlick before this thread was done.

bbyte:

Took a look at those and they seem great too. I'd prefer fixing these first though, so I can get my game on. Would you say it's to do with the actuator? I'm not sure how you could mount a joystick the wrong way?

Xiaou2:

Sounds like the actuator hole is too tight.  A little sanding should fix the
issue.

 Supers are horrible for fighters.   Comps are the better choice hands down.


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