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Whats Best to fly With?
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:08 pm
by Total_focus_haz
Been using Laser mouse and keyboard with most flying in any game and feeling flush with monies i fancy buying some joypads / joysticks for flying and ask for recommendations?
So what do you use and is it good?
or
What is best for buck?
only UK prices please
Cheers
Haz aka The Punisher
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:21 pm
by MorpheusPT
If you want a joystick, you have 2 options:
Logitech
or
Saitek
I have a saitek, and they're pretty good, solid and resistent. I have a Saitek Cyborg Pro, i definately recommend it.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:39 pm
by AusbilderSchmidt
If you have the chance to get one of the old juwels from Microsoft Sidewinder Forcefeedback 2, buy it (Ebay). This is one of the best. I dont know why MS stopped producing of it. I saw never a better one.

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:55 pm
by MorpheusPT
not bad, but i need a couple of more buttons to be able to do everything on the joysick. Here's my layout:
I don't use the right 3 keys, but you can use them, if you want

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:01 pm
by Hashey
I use this handsome looking thing:
It's a Logitech Force 3D Pro.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:01 pm
by Hitman47
This is what I use and it is in my opinion the best thing you can get:

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:02 pm
by Hitman47

we posted the same thing at the same time

this one's a keeper!
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:09 pm
by MorpheusPT
not bad! i was going for that one when i bought mine, but that one is a little expensive
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:16 pm
by BlackOps_Book
My personal favorite...It's why I PWN in the skies!

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:04 pm
by PinkAss
AusbilderSchmidt wrote:If you have the chance to get one of the old juwels from Microsoft Sidewinder Forcefeedback 2, buy it (Ebay). This is one of the best. I dont know why MS stopped producing of it. I saw never a better one.
+1
Only down side is that theres no support in Win XP [only drivers] and You have to use
3rd party software which is also not that great :p
Anyway...
Helo > mouse
Jet > joystick
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:04 pm
by Ramrod64
without force feedback! Else same joystick hashey and and hitman showed
Joystick LOGITECH EXTREME 3D PRO
Chopper - Joystick
(also single flying/seat switching)
Jet/Bomber - Joystick
But this is no indication for you to do so cause imo everyone should tests with what he can handle best. (to permit a flamewars start like: LoL you are flying a chopper with a stick ROFL and so on...)
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:25 pm
by PinkAss
These Logis are also cool , I only hate that you have to constantly use the other hand to help joystick stay still.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:59 pm
by madcow
+
I have a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick (the one Ramrod posted) but I don't use it.
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:01 pm
by MorpheusPT
wanna sell it to me, madcow?
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:03 pm
by Hashey
Hitman47_088 wrote:
we posted the same thing at the same time

this one's a keeper!
Aye, but that just means we're part of the elites.
