[QUOTE="games_soul"]Hi everyone,
First I want to say, I love this thread and this game SOOOO much.
Now, I have been playing with the game pad for the whole time, and feel very comfortable with it, reached G2-D so far. But it seems though that fighting sticks are more recommended here in the thread, and I am curious why? In what way(s) would the fighting stick help me improve? I would love to know if possible.Thanks everyone for this amzing thread, and keep up the street fighting :D
DarkCatalyst
Initially, there would be a decline in playing ability while you adapt to the new controls, then you'd go back to where you were, and then gradually and steadily improve further past where you were on a gamepad. From there, your potential is limited only by how hard you're willing to work on learning the game and practicing your move/combo execution. When you get down to it, an arcade stick allows for faster and more precise input, as well as more streamlined access to the buttons. These are control aspects a gamepad can never get past no matter what. It also makes macro/combination buttons obsolete, which is very important because they are banned in tournament play whether you're using a pad or a stick.To build on this, I'd like to use the old comparison I always use with my friends when they ask me why a stick is better than a pad (feminine hygiene, anyone? :P)Think of it this way: would you want to pick up the keyboard you type with and just use your thumbs, or would you rather lay it down flat and use all your fingers to stroke the keys? It's kind of the same thing with a stick. It requires a different kind of discipline and, therefore, may feel quite a bit worse than "hunting and pecking," but once you get the hang of it, you will NOT be sorry, and you will NOT want to go back.
And just so we're being a bit more accurate, I want to add that there are some personal considerations to, uhhh... consider (*shrug*) when it comes to defining just how good you might or might not become at a given fighting game. For example, you just might have (or not have) the physiological "gear" built into your body to execute moves "on reaction" as quickly as the next guy (like Jeff Schaefer, who, as I understand it, had some of the quickest reflexes in all of fighting games), and that would inhibit your ability to reach that high of a peak. That's not to say that you couldn't compensate for that shortcoming some other way... nor that learning to use a stick is a waste of time ;)
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