What kind of joystick for CoD ?

[IbnSolmyr]

Il-2 Sturmovik : Cliffs of Dover release is now close. We all know that the priority is to get a capable PC in order to run it, but there is another question too : what is the best joystick to get ?
I open this thread to discuss it, in order to share experiences, knowledge and feeling about all this stuff.

Be careful tough, it's not an "advertising" thread.

Obviously, i would be very pleased if Oleg and/or Ilya could help us, explaining as many as they can on this subject.

Personally, i think i could be interested in the Warthog as Ilya was playing with in the "Friday 2011-02-04 Dev. update and Discussion", but it seems to not have a Force FeedBack nor a tool yoke and be far too expensive to my mind... A shame cos it looks nice... But i believe the "perfect" joystick for Il-2 does not exist yet !

[sg1221]

Asking "what is the best joystick for CoD" is about the same as asking what is
the best car to buy. If you ask 25 people you'll probably get 20 different answers.
Just read all the reviews you can and go with what ever appeals to you and is
in your price range

[ColdfireTrilogy]

We also plain don't know yet. Until the game is actually in our hands your guess is as good as anyone elses. I am under the assumption that a joystick that you liked for 1946 and that you currently own should be your first stop since ... you already own it. From there its just a waiting game until launch day / Oleg speaks otherwise.

[Royraiden]

Whats your budget?Do you want a hotas?Rudder pedals?

[Sokol1]

Similar topic: http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=18347

Sokol1

[Royraiden]

Originally Posted by Sokol1

Similar topic: http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=18347

Sokol1

I was waiting for an answer to my questions to share the link to that thread.Well to the OP check that other thread for some info.

If you want to spend $100 or less then you are probably going to want to stick with Logitech. They seem to have the best quality control for the sub $100 line, which is more than I can say for their more expensive offerings.

If you want to go for $100-200 then you're going to have some more options and troubles. The X-52 line from Saitek is nice, but there are lots of issues with spiking and general crappiness in their quality control. If you decide to get an X-52 make sure you're close enough to the store to get it replaced (multiple times if needed). These sticks also have issues with wearing out after a year.

CH also offers some stuff in this price range, and they seem to be the guys with the best quality control, but you're also going to be getting something that looks like it hopped off the plane from 1993.

$300+ puts you into the G940 the X-62 and Warthog territory.

The G940 is the only hotas with a rudder and force feedback, but it still has a reversal bug on the rudder and the throttle, plus it has issues with overheating and shutting down after extended use (+1 hour of flying).

The X-62 is a force sensing stick that doesn't move. Better for modern sims like Falcon 4 and DSC A10. There isn't much out there on this since most people don't trust Saitek to make something worth this much money.

The Warthog is the top of the line, with metal parts, lots of buttons, and a pricetag to match. Some people have had issues with buttons on the throttle not working and DOA units.

[Royraiden]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

if you want to spend $100 or less then you are probably going to want to stick with logitech. They seem to have the best quality control for the sub $100 line, which is more than i can say for their more expensive offerings.

If you want to go for $100-200 then you're going to have some more options and troubles. The x-52 line from saitek is nice, but there are lots of issues with spiking and general crappiness in their quality control. If you decide to get an x-52 make sure you're close enough to the store to get it replaced (multiple times if needed). These sticks also have issues with wearing out after a year.

Ch also offers some stuff in this price range, and they seem to be the guys with the best quality control, but you're also going to be getting something that looks like it hopped off the plane from 1993.

$300+ puts you into the g940 the x-62 and warthog territory.

The g940 is the only hotas with a rudder and force feedback, but it still has a reversal bug on the rudder and the throttle, plus it has issues with overheating and shutting down after extended use (+1 hour of flying).

The x-62 is a force sensing stick that doesn't move. Better for modern sims like falcon 4 and dsc a10. There isn't much out there on this since most people don't trust saitek to make something worth this much money.

The warthog is the top of the line, with metal parts, lots of buttons, and a pricetag to match. Some people have had issues with buttons on the throttle not working and doa units.

x-65

[BP_Tailspin]

I have been using a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro @ $29.00 for years, works great.

[335th_GRExandas]

You will need hotas

And rudder pedals thats all anthng else is waste of money !!