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Fightstick or gamepad (360 vs ps3)

Moritsuna

Moritsuna

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Hey I was wondering whether you guys prefer fight stick or gamepad for this game? I watched an absolute battle video and I think the guy called master was using some sort of gamepad.

And do you guys use the regular 360 gamepad? Because I know the D-pad is terrible by default, but the improved 360 gamepad has a much better d pad. Or do you guys play on ps3? lol

Personally I find gamepad to be decent but I have a fighstick from street fighter which improved my game on soul calibur 5, dunno how it will work here.
 
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Ninja of Fate

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i use 360 analog.... everything works fine even one frame knees come out for me 100% of the time granted its a little easier on doa. but yea i dont think doa is that type of excution game. but its all about what works well for you.
 
CyberEvil

CyberEvil

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I've tried to play DoA5 on stick but for whatever reason I can't do it. Rikuto and I both tried it, actually. Didn't work out for either of us and we went back to pad after a couple of hours. I play literally every other fighter on stick too.
 
Sixmsj

Sixmsj

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CyberEvil said:
I've tried to play DoA5 on stick but for whatever reason I can't do it. Rikuto and I both tried it, actually. Didn't work out for either of us and we went back to pad after a couple of hours. I play literally every other fighter on stick too.
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Yeah a couple hours won't be able to unlearn pad muscle memory. It took me about a week to play stick going from pad.

I think stick is best if you're new and just starting to play fighting games. That way you can branch out easily and not have to adapt to a new environment if you do start another fighting game.
 
shunwong

shunwong

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I play on Xbox pad. When I played in arcades in the early 90s I didn't go to any fancy ones. I went to back alley arcades, bars, etc. (I live in a small town) so the arcades were pretty crappy, and I was lucky if I found 3 usable buttons...So when I went home to my megadrive, pad was heaven. After more than 15 years, I still prefer pad.
 
P1naatt1ke1tt0

P1naatt1ke1tt0

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Stick. I used to play with the analog XBOX knob and it's terrible for doing :2::8: motions, they always read as diagonals, but that problem went away with Sanwa JLF. I got used to it pretty fast aswell... only problem is the :9: input (not :7:), since it requieres a push with the whole arm, very slow, can't do that counter fast enough.
 
Ghosty-J

Ghosty-J

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PS3 Pad. All day, everyday. Every single fighting game ever. To play any game otherwise, as stated in Unlimited Ragna the Bloodedge's theme song, is a "BIG BIG MISTAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!" Although I do play SSFIV and SCIV on the 360 analog, it can't be helped since their D-Pad is utter bullchips.
 
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dawnbringer

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Stick. I recommend using VF-like button layout.

Moritsuna said:
Personally I find gamepad to be decent but I have a fighstick from street fighter which improved my game on soul calibur 5, dunno how it will work here.
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I think if it improved your SC5 game it will fit just fine for DoA5.
 
Ooobe

Ooobe

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Stick - haven't really got it down yet, but definitely can't play with pad at all anymore. I think the buttons make more of a diff than people mention, and I can play for hours without discomfort. :)
 
Brute

Brute

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D-Pad. I should add that I hate the PS3 DPad, and find the Xbox one far better. The rare times I get to play DOA5 on my bro's Xbox... oh yeah, baby. Oh yeah.
 
Brute

Brute

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Moritsuna said:
Oh wow you're the first person that said the 360 d pad is better than the ps3 d pad lol.
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The PS3 pad is an abomination. It doesn't even feel like a pad. It feels like an arrangement of bubble-wrap bubbles that never quite pop when you press on them.

Any "rolls" (even as small as 236) I have to revert to using the joystick.
 
Ghosty-J

Ghosty-J

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Brute said:
The PS3 pad is an abomination. It doesn't even feel like a pad. It feels like an arrangement of bubble-wrap bubbles that never quite pop when you press on them.

Any "rolls" (even as small as 236) I have to revert to using the joystick.
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Other way around for me. You just described my own experiences with the 360 D-Pad. To each their own I guess <.<
 
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