Mister Wolf
Gold Member
Its ridiculous that they charge $60 for that fight pad and it doesn't include a jack for headphone/mic like standard PS4 controllers.
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Madcatz reveal Street Fighter V Arcade Sticks and Fight Pad
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Because they wanted to change the perception of the last ones poor quality, unfortunately...
. Oops?
Could be an isolated incident. Hopefully these problems aren't widespread.
Yeah she seemed so nice too.
Damn...shameful.
Thankfully I bought the non rotating hora fighting commander.
http://www.play-asia.com/fighting-commander-for-playstation-4-playstation-3/13/709efx
This is the one I've bought from Play Asia too. Seems like the rotating mechanism on the Fight Commander 4 can break and makes the pad useless. Some people said that you can glue the rotating mechanism and avoid issues.
I just bought the one without that "feature". Most reviews I've seen say that the pad is good, the most common criticism is that it's too light and it feels kinda hollow.
Link? I've yet to see a good review besides that one from LTG.
I like how the only justification I've seen for it is that "other fighting controllers in the market don't offer it".
Be the one, Mad Catz, be the one.
SkylineRKR
Member
I expected no, which is why I bought a Hori.
I guess i'm wiser by tomorrow or the day after. Either way, if the Hori's about as good that means it has PS buttons to go for it at least.
I tried out my friend's Alpha stick. The size does take some getting used to when playing on your lap. I normally use a TES on my lap without issues, but playing with the Alpha I definitely needed a few minutes to adjust to the smaller size. Once I adjusted, it was fine.
You can tell it's not Sanwa buttons, but these buttons feel better than what I remember from the old SE sticks back around the SF4 launch. It's been forever since I used any of those sticks, so I could just have bad memory, but the buttons on the Alpha don't feel bad. I think people could probably get away with not modding if they didn't want to deal with the hassle.
I was switching back and forth between my dual-modded 360 TES and the Alpha, and while there is a difference in the buttons and stick (obviously), I could still do everything I needed to execution-wise.
I'll be playing more with it today, and will try to have a full review Monday or Tuesday.
You can tell it's not Sanwa buttons, but these buttons feel better than what I remember from the old SE sticks back around the SF4 launch. It's been forever since I used any of those sticks, so I could just have bad memory, but the buttons on the Alpha don't feel bad. I think people could probably get away with not modding if they didn't want to deal with the hassle.
I was switching back and forth between my dual-modded 360 TES and the Alpha, and while there is a difference in the buttons and stick (obviously), I could still do everything I needed to execution-wise.
I'll be playing more with it today, and will try to have a full review Monday or Tuesday.
Get the top one: http://www.play-asia.com/fighting-commander-for-playstation-4-playstation-3/13/709efx
Xinput, $20 cheaper, great controller. I don't understand the criticism that it's "light" as it's no lighter than a PS3 or PS4 pad. Seems like dudes are reaching and just want to say something negative about it.
Does the region matter on this? It's USB, so I assume it would just work everywhere?
Nope. It works in any region.
SkylineRKR
Member
I doubt its lighter than the Saturn pad. Or any old style pad without rumble etc.
RedAssedApe
Banned
same thoughts here. the feel of the stick and buttons were at least equal to if not better than the old SE stick.
I just compared them, they weigh about the same.
The reason I asked is because I have one, had no idea they were worth that much at this point, have had it for a few years, been collecting dust.
Hellshingu
Member
Still haven't gotten a shipping update or been charged for my te2+ order from Amazon.com. At this point if it doesn't happen tonight or tomorrow I am probably going to be screwed. Ordered Dec. 3rd by the way. I live pretty close to a carrier so I am hoping it's just because it doesn't take long from fulfillment center to get to me that nothing has been updated.
DeathByBacklog
Member
ShooterMcTavish
Banned
Any concrete impressions yet on the TES+? I'm debating whether to cancel my pre-order before reading more reviews, and the investment may be out of my price range at the moment.
And to double-check, there are no converters or anything that let me use the Xbox 360 TE stick on the PS4?
Finally, what would the best fight pad alternative be? I really liked the SFIV Madcatz Fight Pads, and might be able to do better with that then I would with a stick.
And to double-check, there are no converters or anything that let me use the Xbox 360 TE stick on the PS4?
Finally, what would the best fight pad alternative be? I really liked the SFIV Madcatz Fight Pads, and might be able to do better with that then I would with a stick.
Thanks guys
I'll be waiting for your full review
.Brook Xbox 360/Xbox One to PS4
Does this work at intended? No lag or anything?
Where would be the best place to buy it?
Hellshingu
Member
There is very minimal lag if any. I got mine from focusattack.com
JohnSpartanLee
Member
25 years ago Nintendo and Sega already made dpads that lasted years. Why can't MadCatz? I'm really disappoint.
Got my Japanese Hori Fighting Commander today. I prefer its d-pad to the FC4, but it's still not as good as my Saturn d-pad. I'm so hesitant to try the Fight Pad, especially at $60, so I'll use the JPN Hori FC for now until I can try using someone else's Fight Pad eventually.
Out of stock. I did find this model, which seems to be slightly different:
http://videogamesnewyork.com/xbox-360-to-ps4-controller-converter-adapter-p4-gn-brook/
Any differences here? Does it work the same or should I stick to the current (and more expensive) adapter?
This one is Xbox 360 only, no Xbox One. It works great.
Thanks. I cancelled the fight stick order from Amazon and ordered this adapter. My original fightstick is an Xbox 360 one, so if there's no performance difference then there's no reason for me to get the 360/XB1 to PS4 converter (which is out of stock anyway).
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I don't have a MadCatz stick, but I assume it comes with a square gate for the joystick
SF5 is supposed to support PS3 sticks on PS4, so you should be good there
Oh sweet thanks!
My guess? Madcatz still bottom tier when it comes to peripherals. In everyone else's case, my guess is that it's planned obsolescence and make you buy a new controller every 2 years.
Are you PC or PS4? If you're PC, Capcom is planning on patching in Direct Input. If you're PS4 I think there's converters for a Saturn pad to PS3.
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Deleted member 752119
Unconfirmed Member
Yep, it's square gate. All their sticks are. But it's super easy to pop on an Sanway octagonal gate. Especially on the TE2/TE2+ since they just flip right open and the gates just snap on and off.
I popped one on my Chun Li TE2 as soon as I got it.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004AU0H4U/?tag=neogaf0e-20
DeathByBacklog
Member
Octagon>>>Square?
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Deleted member 752119
Unconfirmed Member
Personal preference of course.
I like having notches for all 8 directions and it helps a ton with my inputs. Others prefer square. In the US we're more used to octagonal as that's been more typical in arcades and past sticks. In other regions square is more typical.
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Deleted member 752119
Unconfirmed Member
It has the same Sanwa stick and buttons as the TE2/TE2+ so there should be nothing to worry about as those are top of the line.
Much like everything, it's about preference, but for some people it's easier to hit certain inputs (like quarter circles) with an octagon. I think generally though for some square is better for charge characters.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Disgusting.
Admittedly the black socks might not have anything to do with the sticky controller.
Stick-noob question: is it common for motions like fireballs not to come out 100% reliably on one side of the screen because of me getting used to a stick, or could there actually be something wrong with my Alpha?
Like I said in an earlier post, it seems I can't get (for example) Tatsu's to come out all the time going from down to the left while I have no such problem doing it from down to the right while standing on the right side of the screen. Either this is due to my wrist movements or the stick itself is not as responsive in this "area" as in the rest.
Can you or anyone else here tell me if such a fault can actually be possible, or if I should stick with it (no pun intended) and try to get used to this by improving my execution? Do the Alpha sticks that you guys have, have similar (")problems(") at all?
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Deleted member 752119
Unconfirmed Member
Go into training mode and turn on the option to show inputs. Then you can see what's not registering and whether it's your motion or the stick not picking up something on one side.
I don't know about the Alpha, but I switched to stick because I had trouble doing Quartercircle Left on dpads. You might just have to put in the time and see if you get any better. When I first switched to stick I had trouble with quartercircles both directions. I got so mad I just switched to playing Balrog, but eventually I went back, put in the time, and no problems since.
That's a good tip actually - I'll try that.
Hellshingu
Member
How are you holding the stick? Most people have an easier time going to the left than the right so I can only assume you reassess how you are holding the stick as most execution errors come from that as well as not being used to using a stick.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
It's all preference. I play with a square gate and I've never had any issues myself.
Yeah, check to see if it's registering or not. If the Alpha uses the same joystick as the SE did years ago, then it could definitely be a busted stick. My SE had a broken joystick out of the box and wouldn't register down-forward inputs. Had to swap in a Sanwa JLF.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
It's been a long time since I used a stick but I was definitely not equally consistent executing motions on both sides of the screen. I think it's pretty common. But yeah, checking your inputs in training mode is a good idea.