10 year Joystick Saga

[Maico]

Originally Posted by Bounder!

Cool read, the OPs had a lot of different joysticks and it's interesting to hear about the pros and cons encountered. Sorry to hear you're having problems with your new Warthog, it looks like a beast and hope you get it fixed soon.

I own a Saitek cyborg X which has served me well over the last couple of years, before that many years ago I had a MSFFB2 which was great except I kept having buttons die on me. Not sure where it is now, will have to have a good search through stuff I have in storage.

Anyhow... wanted to ask, is there an advantage to owning a top of the line 400 quid joystick like the Warthog, as opposed to a 30 quid joystick for IL-2? I assume there is as people are willing to pay but how does a Warthog significantly enhance IL-2 and is it worth the cash? The Warthog does offer extra HOTAS buttons but I have more than enough buttons and levers on my Saitek joystick and throttle quadrant for IL-2 and so I couldn't imagine shelling out the extra cash if this is the main advantage. One advantage I could imagine being very useful might be the sensitivity and response on the X and Y axis, allowing for more controlled / smooth / fine inputs and thus allowing for better in game control - does the Warthog excel above other joysticks in this respect or is it more the durability and extra HOTAS buttons people pay for?

Cheers.

Bounder,
Here is the bottom line. Get yourself a X-52 Pro and either use the whole thing(Do the Joystick Shim Mod, very cool) or use the Cyborg with the X-52 throttle. Either way, you will really come out winning.
The Warthog is the Super Hot High maintenance Chick everyone wants to be seen with.
The X-52 Pro is more like the Cute smart girl. Its there, its reliable, its easy to maitain(or replace). Unlike the Warthog, you dont go,
"Wow, I spent all this money on you for this?"

As far as recoilfx's comments, while I have not experienced this stinchon problem, I would not be surprised if they are not in my future. Honestly, I dont put nothing past this stick. Yes, there are some things that can be modded. However now I am experincing extreemly good precision.

I have another problem. The MSP or Mic Push button is really hard to push in. To the point where I dont program stuff to it. You could call it a dead button. This is a mechanical failure. When I got it this button seemed a bit stiff, now it just seems about to break.
The sticking Coolie buttons pesist. Sometimes I have to move this switch around to keep it from sticking. This switch will have to be replaced.
Just add this to the list. While I still like the feel and concept of the stick along with the best software ever invented for a joystick, we have problems...