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Ultrastick 360 vs Mag Stik Plus : My review

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DaveMMR:
Yes, you are correct. You are 100% entitled to your opinion. But other people can address your complaints. Especially when you preface everything by basically admitting that your opinion may not be qualified. (i.e.: "So my experience with joysticks prior is almost nill"... "mainly NES and SNES stuff"... and later "I honestly don't play many games at all these days".) Plus it doesn't help that it was only the fourth post you ever made here...

Regarding the price: Yes the Ultrastick 360's are a little pricy. But you also need to understand that this is a niche market. I hope I'm wrong but I'm sure Andy's not moving a million of these. He has to make back money spent on R&D, parts, fabrication, software, testing and whatnot. And these are high quality products he's putting out, not some cheap-o sticks just thrown together.

And keep in mind, not everyone has a need for the springs or the restrictors. I'm guessing that not including these things keep the price down instead of charging everyone for things they may not need.

Finally, for the most part, I do not think any of the follow-up comments were at all mean-spirited, immature or even "elitist". Yeah maybe a couple of light jokes but not at your expense. If you're going to post strong opinions, your skin needs to be a little thicker to back it up.

Just my two copper coins there.

Dawgz Rule:
007, I would hardly call anyone here an elitist.

Your review was pretty strong and some people felt compelled to give an opinion in return. 

I have no doubt that some sticks are better for one type of game or the other but the last time I had a swarm of people over, I didn't hear the masses complaining about the short throw of the sticks and how they felt cheap.  In fact, most were amazed at how "authentic" everything looked and felt.

I guess it really depends on the target audience and the games you have in mind.

Nephasth:

--- Quote from: 007craft on March 03, 2013, 03:52:35 am --- I liked the ipac I got from ultimarc.  I would order another one of those, but sorry If I'm a critical person when it comes to my finances. 
--- End quote ---

Why buy an ipac, when the U360s you ordered support 8 buttons each on their own? That's another thing you overlooked when you considered their price, they have an encoder built into them, they're not just joysticks.

shponglefan:
Other people have already adddressed some of the other stuff I was going to post in response (console gaming w/ joysticks, limited experience, etc). 

But on the subject of U360's, one thing I don't think was mentioned is the fact they don't require a seperate interface, which is why the base price is more.  So if you factor in interface costs with most other sticks, the price is going to be more comparable to the U360.

One more thing re: shaft length.  The stock shaft length on the U360 is comparable to other sticks; it's the same length as the Sanwa JLF's, which in turn are longer than the Seimitsu LS-32.  And with a bat top, it also reaches the same height as my HAPP Super's.  So I don't see the regular shaft length of a U360 as a valid complaint.

chopperthedog:
Take the word review out of the title. This is a blog like uneducated pissed off rant of products you don't know anything about. For being a "reviewer" you got pretty defensive and arrogant fast. "If you plan to do any sort of emulation of console gaming, avoid the Mag Stik Plus like the plague" I laughed out loud after reading that line. I interpret that comment to be the same as "If you plan to do any off road driving, avoid the Honda Civic like the plague". Stick to playing games and keep away from the keyboard.


good day.

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