[ELPIRATA]

Very stiff Id think thats what drives off PvPers from it... not sure how stiff is the FF2 though.

[Jump]

Not sure what you mean Elp.

[Injustice]

Originally Posted by ELPIRATA

Very stiff Id think thats what drives off PvPers from it... not sure how stiff is the FF2 though.

Ah, now that's a whole new can of worms ELP. The FF2 doesn't have springs or gimbles like all the other joysticks on the market. Instead it uses electric motors to provide tension (hence why, when it isn't plugged in, the stick is as floppy as a wet noodle). Using motors vice springs means the stick provides a constant level of tension and there's no baulkiness when you're trying to move the stick through more than one axis. It's much more stable than any other JS I've used, and even after three years of abuse, the axis doesn't have any drift, although the buttons are beginning to get soft, and the motors sometimes slip which forces me to have to recenter the stick.

Until I can get a hold of another FF2 to replace it, I bought a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro as a backup. It's not a bad stick out of the box, has some weight to it, but I won't give any concrete opinions on it until/unless I put it through some abuse first.

All that being said, in Jumpgate PvP, the most important aspect of a joystick isn't the X or Y axis, it's the throttle.

[Jump]

So what's the difference between the pro and the not pro?

[Hornet]

"The two systems share quite a bit in common with each other, but the Saitek X52 Pro Flight Control System takes the X52 to the next level. The biggest addition is the MFD that can display information directly from your game, such as radio stack info in Flight Simulator X.The illumination color can be changed from red, amber or green colors and the throttle illumination varies depending on throttle position."

[Nhilist]

Jumpgate Forums - X-52 losing x-axis

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I had this issue, so watch your plug.

[Jump]

FYI, Best Buy has them for $79 and if you use one of them 10% coupons they send you then it's a pretty good deal for a new one.

[netburnr]

Originally Posted by Nhilist

Jumpgate Forums - X-52 losing x-axis

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I had this issue, so watch your plug.

That describes it pretty well, I can mine all night and not notice it, but after some fluxxing or PvP it happens. I'll try that work around. Normally I just dock, unplug the USB and its golden, but i might try the PS2 plug trick next

[Bojay]

Ive used the X-36, X-45, and the X-52

while they work, they are great.

They just dont last that long.

But then I used to fly WWII fighter sims 2-4 hours a night, almost every night.

Not only drifting problems, also throttles stick on.

[skipjack]

I asked for one for my birthday. *Xfringers*