What kind of joystick for CoD ?

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

How does an unrealistic controller for a WW2 flight sim improve immersion??
They didnt have hotas in ww2. Maybe a spit with a jet engine would add to immersion to especially when you go full after burner!!

Why would a WW2 pilot, unless he has to due to maneuvering, have both hands on stick?

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by swiss

Why would a WW2 pilot, unless he has to due to maneuvering, have both hands on stick?

I think you miss his point. WWII planes often didn't have controls in ergonomic places. Controls were put wherever they fit in the cockpit. The pilot would probably be constantly switching hands on his stick to adjust something on the right and then the left.

So really using a keyboard is more realistic than a hotas.

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

I think you miss his point. WWII planes often didn't have controls in ergonomic places. Controls were put wherever they fit in the cockpit. The pilot would probably be constantly switching hands on his stick to adjust something on the right and then the left.

So really using a keyboard is more realistic than a hotas.

Exactly!! HOTAS is unrealistic.

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

Exactly!! HOTAS is unrealistic.

I rememer that Douglas Bader often complained about having to take both of his hands off the stick to hit Ctrl + H and Galland often teased the rookies on having to look at the keyboard to make an Umlat.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

I think you miss his point. Allied WWII planes often didn't have controls in ergonomic places. Controls were put wherever they fit in the cockpit.

Fyp

[Buzpilot]

I'm very happy with my G940, but I wish the FFB could be more progressive, high speed turns give almost no force on stick
Hoping it will get better in CoD.

Originally Posted by Buzpilot

I'm very happy with my G940, but I wish the FFB could be more progressive, high speed turns give almost no force on stick
Hoping it will get better in CoD.

Oleg's not a fan of FFB, but hopefully someone on his team does take the time to implement it a little better than IL-2.

Microsoft Force Feedback 2 is the premiere joystick. Sadly discontinued now but still availible on amazon etc

[Biggs]

http://kotaku.com/#!5761665/i-just-used-a-400-joystick

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by BigPickle

Microsoft Force Feedback 2 is the premiere joystick. Sadly discontinued now but still availible on amazon etc

Still use a MS-FFB2 I purchased something like 6 or 7 years ago now. You have to be very ham-fisted to stall in IL2 with a FFB2.

I must say - it's very very like Microsoft to discontinue one of the few products they made well. (Presumably on the whim of some young straight out of college marketing/accounting graduate)