Yes! I remember! Well, I bought a stick and moved up to sim and haven't looked back. I don't play arcade anymore. I haven't for about 2 months. Some of my buddies still use the Sony controller and are good with it. Some of the best aces on this forum use it so a stick isn't really a necessity. One of my buddies is on the east coast as well. I get on around 1am your time but my bros are on earlier. Several of them on the west coast and a couple in Canada. If you want to fight like real men, come on up!! We'd be glad to have you and I'm sure you would catch on quick. We have 2 new guys and they are really doing great. So don't worry about getting schooled. We all do (I got my ass kicked this afternoon-6 deaths 0 kills before work). All it takes is practise!!!!!!!!!!!!! You'll love it!!!!!!!! More guys keep coming all the time, so come on and play with us.