Gamepad vs Joystick

[condorz38]

Absolutely, maybe. If the other player and you are the same in skill, the stick allows you to have a finer control over turning, throttle, and rudder. The AV8R is tougher to rudder, the Ace Edge is much easier. You have better access to contols with each function a different button, switch, whatever. With a gamepad, you have several functions on one stick. This means a good stick player can do several things at once while the gamepad can only do one. A stick can help your own playing, but if the other player is better, it doesn't negate that. You still lose, just maybe not as badly. The other improvement is physical; with a stick, your thumbs don't hurt, with the ace edge your wrist doesn't hurt and it seems more of a natural reaction than a gamepad. The biggest difference is mental, witha a gamepad you don't feel as much a pilot as with a stick. With a stick, you can actually feel as though you are piloting tha plane; it is hard to describe, but it just feels more realistic with a stick. Try one, and the gamepad will never be the same.