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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Craig on March 25, 2005, 03:24:34 am
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What's your fav joystick from Ultimarc?
I am looking at getting some T-Stik pluses
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Not sure how many people are going to be able to truthfully reply to this thread. I am betting very few people here have truly owned more than one different type of Ultimarc joystick. I personally own a pair of t-stick plus' (one of them has the light microswitches, one doesn't), and one balltop upgrade shaft for them. I also have an "E-stick" which is the same as a Happ Universal.
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Being a Wico fan, My vote would have to be "None of the above" ;).
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Wico leafswitch.
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Wico 8-way leaf and my Ms. Pac Reunion for 4-way.... but I also haven't even tried most of the joys you have listed in the poll
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i was thinking about doing a poll like this
but unless the voters have tried all of the sticks.. what good is it?
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i was thinking about doing a poll like this
but unless the voters have tried all of the sticks.. what good is it?
Since the OP said "I am looking at getting some T-Stik pluses" I think it's more realistic to do a poll that says something like
If you've tried the T-Stick Plus, did you:
(a) Think that joystick _____ was worse
(b) Think that joystick _____ was better
OR, if you're just looking for opinions about joysticks in general, I'd suggest using the search feature. Joystick opinions get requested every few days it seems.
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Also, joystick preferences can vary by game.
I like Wicos for games that require circular movement, and the T-stiks for games that require 8 distinct directions.
Competitions are good for fighters, but not so good for most other 8-way games.
Each stick really has a niche, which is why I chose to go modular.
That way I can PICK which stick to use on which game, and not have to worry about finding that one-stick-does-all solution.
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In general, I like the balltop t-stick plus with standard switches. I HATED the light action sticks. Recently I had a bunch of people playing different sticks, it was a toss up between the balltop t-stick plus and the bat switch.
Also, there is no FEEL difference between the t-stick and the plus, so there's no good reason (other than price) to get JUST the t-stick. If you want underpanel adjustment, you can still do that with the t-stick plus in addition to the overpanel adjustment.
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Happs.. Nothing but
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WHY? Happs has a good reputation, so what? I wont buy from happs because I dont like their prices :) I know this is the wrong hobby yadda yadda, but come on. Same buttons, cheaper, etc. Id rather buy from starburstcoin than Happs.
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WHY?
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I have owned Happ Ultimates, Wico Leaf, and T-Sticks....
The Happs were just ok, the T-sticks are very tight, definitely take some getting used to, my favorites are the Wico Leaf, I absolutely love 'em.
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I've bought the regular T-sticks and the ball top handles, just to find out they only fit the T-stick pluses. The T-sticks microswitches are very annoying - The clicking drove me up the wall, it was also hard to play one of my more favorite 8-way games crazy climber. Happs super was better, but the cats meow are the wico's. I also have the J-stick, it plays nicely just have to change the stupid spongy spring - it feels broken / sloppy out of the box.