Gamepad vs Joystick

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by condorz38

I highly recommend the Ace Edge, and if you use a little restraint, it doesn't cost much more than the AV8R on E-Bay.

Are you sure? I think you can get 4 AV8Rs for the price of one ace edge.

[SEE]

If you are like me, and cut your teeth on PC flight sims, then it has to be a stick. I'm amazed at how well people use the game pad but I cannot get to grips with one.....no stick and I'm definitely grounded (so, stuff the brakes- I have to use a stick! Fortunately the P47 (and a few others) are very easy to land without brakes in CTA.

[condorz38]

I bid in one auction up to $65 and lost. Two days later, I got an email saying the winner had not paid, and I could buy it for my $65 bid. Since I had already won an auction for the Ace Edge Combat bundle, I did not buy it. But for $15 more than an AV8R at gamestop, it is definitely worth it. You just have to find a no reserve auction on E-bay and not bid too much and get carried away with I HAVE TO WIN THIS

[Robotic Pope]

I was talking to Brickster tonight about the joysticks for consoles. Do they all have a circular motion like a gamepad stick or are there any PC ones that can be used for PS3 that have a full motion in every axis so there is a square shaped motion at the base of the stick with corners at top right, bottom left and so on.?

If there was a "Square shaped" stick the user would get a huge performance boost in a dogfight by being able to use full ailerons and elevators and vice verse at the same time. Would make barrel rolls and rolling scissors much easier. Now Ive realised this I feel very restricted with the "Circular" shaped gamepad sticks.