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Post by yukikonoko on Oct 6, 2008 22:14:01 GMT -5
I'm looking to find a good joystick to use with MW... any ideas... I have an old logetech, that I could use... but don't... and I discovered my x-box 360 game pad works well, save for not allowing for torso twisting.. @_@; so, I need to find a decent... but cheep, joystick that will work well with Mech4.
Any suggestions?
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Post by dArKsOuLwArRiOr on Oct 7, 2008 2:16:39 GMT -5
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Post by Falcor on Oct 7, 2008 11:14:52 GMT -5
Yea, the Logitech works pretty well and is what I use....BUT....when all is said and done, its pretty cheap and I am already on my second one within a 1.5 year period. Its kind of a "you get what you pay for" situation.
They simply don't make them as good as the classic MS Precision Sidewinder Pro. Ah, the good 'ole days....
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Post by DerMuhalla on Oct 7, 2008 12:30:22 GMT -5
MS Precision Sidewinder Pro
^ had one of those. served faithfully for a few years. eventually lost functionality in the most-used buttons
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro
^ my current, had for ~3 years, somewhat similar use. i've had to grapple with dead zone calibration for years now, but all the buttons & such still work. i remember others telling me before about reliability issues before i bought, but my experience has not been that bad
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Fakean
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Post by Fakean on Oct 7, 2008 23:02:31 GMT -5
^Logitech exteme 3D pro
Definitely the most bang for the buck, head buttons on the stick work well with the game and such. When I actually used to use a joystick that's what I had, now I'm a cheap mouse + keyboard noob since I'm too lazy to get a new JS. As for reliability, its a toss-up. Any joystick you can easily purchase is mass-produced, so quality is a factor for any model. Hopefully you get lucky and find a well-made one.
At any rate, mechwarrior is definitely supposed to be a joystick game, I wouldn't recommend the mouse and keyboard approach unless you have problems with breaking sticks or not having enough money to buy one.
Also, Welcome to the clan =)
Now to go find the teamspeak information... stupid virus.
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Post by DuncaN on Oct 8, 2008 10:49:04 GMT -5
well if u can't find any good one ... KB and mouse work just as good i've been playin with the Logitech MX518 mouse and a Razor Lycosa KB for as long as i got this game now and well i likes 2 think i'm not bad at it so ...  |
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Post by yukikonoko on Oct 8, 2008 19:43:06 GMT -5
yeah, I play with mouse and keybord... but I'd like to pick up something better is all, looks like the 3d pro is going to be my way to go.
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Post by dArKsOuLwArRiOr on Oct 9, 2008 1:11:06 GMT -5
it is a very good joystick. i use a 3d pro and ive had it for about 2.5 years and had no problems whatsoever. its even survived airplane luggage handling when ive gone back home for break
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Cobra
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Post by Cobra on Oct 16, 2008 11:07:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I think I have a 3d pro somewhere around here... It's a great JS, but I like mouse and keyboard more now
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Post by desertviper on Jul 22, 2009 15:15:01 GMT -5
yea the 3d pro is a good choice but the360 contoller seems a little bit simpler and plus if you change the controls its like using a joystick
RB torso twist right
LB torso twist left
press down on left control stick for jump jets
right contorl stick to turn
RT to accelerate
LT to deaccelerate
back to flush coolant
start to override shut down
up on Dpad to shut down
down on Dpad to turn on mech
left and right on Dpad to look left or right
and press down right control stick to target an enemy
hope that helps yukikonoko
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