sixteen-bit
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Okay. Earlier today Amazon had HRAPEXes in stockhaunts said:
Yeah, the Sticks on 360 HRAPs (both vanilla and SE) are soldered.milkham said:
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Shadowlink
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Just a warning for people who are going to buy an SE stick. I don't think they fixed them at all because I just got mines yesterday and I ordered it last Friday. The LT button wasn't working so I called them and I'm returning it to get another one. I probably have to wait 2 weeks for the stick to come. Thanks Alot Madcatz
looks like a lower profile mass systems stick.Psychotext said:Quoting my question for the new page. I'd wager someone must know. Will include an image:
http://www.massystems.com/ProStick.html
Spiderjericho
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_dementia said:Okay. Earlier today Amazon had HRAPEXes in stock
Yeah, the Sticks on 360 HRAPs (both vanilla and SE) are soldered.
Yes...the madness continues... SFIV has thrown the peripheral market on its head. It took the old king of the streets to show there is a market for fighting game peripherals (in the U.S....Japan is fine).
Sorry to hear they're still having quality control issues at Madcatz. That sucks.
And the HRAP EXs are soldered points...not five pins like Dementia said. Not a huge deal...if you know which pin goes to which...but it would've been easier for their techs and modders...if they included the five pin connector.
Shadowlink123 said:Just a warning for people who are going to buy an SE stick. I don't think they fixed them at all because I just got mines yesterday and I ordered it last Friday. The LT button wasn't working so I called them and I'm returning it to get another one. I probably have to wait 2 weeks for the stick to come. Thanks Alot Madcatz
i'm having to return my te... i feel your pain.
Shadowlink
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Yea it really sucks. I waited like 2 weeks after the announcement of them fixing every stick for free. I thought that when they brought back the SE sticks on their website, that they would be the fixed ones. I guess I am wrong but that means they didn't anythingandymcc said:
Psychotext
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Thanks. It's something to go on at least.LuCkymoON said:
Psychotext
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It's not just his sticks though, that one was just used as an example. I've seen loads using the same style (not necessarily slim like that, but the same shape.)milkham said:
I get the feeling I'll be randomly signing up to forums and messaging people. :lol
viewtiful_dru
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Psychotext said:
Psychotext
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Thank you! Much appreciated.
Ryu1999 said:Behold, my custom keyboard-joystick hybrid (a joy-board maybe?) in its [practically] final form.
Emptyshiki on SRK does great work!
That's... interesting, I must say. I'm curious as to why you would use that over a normal keyboard though, other than the novelty factor.
OokieSpookie
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I SERIOUSLY need to get used to my TE stick, I have the hardest times with roll moves for some reason.
MarkMan
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Best video I've seen in a long long time...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FmTWZxVlTQ << FightStick
NSFW due to language...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FmTWZxVlTQ << FightStick
NSFW due to language...
donkey show
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Fuck, Gamestop finally got my PS3 TE stick in that I preordered in November! I preordered my 360 stick from the same store (a couple months later, no doubt) and got it waaaaaaay before.
It's currently awaiting my Seimitsu parts from LizardLick to show up and ingest. Til then, I threw in an Ultimate modded JLF w/ the octo gate I had laying around from my HRAP3.
BTW, if anyone wanted to snag my JLF stick (x2) and Sanwa pushbuttons from my TE for their stick, PM me and we can work something out when I get my parts in.
It's currently awaiting my Seimitsu parts from LizardLick to show up and ingest.
Til then, I threw in an Ultimate modded JLF w/ the octo gate I had laying around from my HRAP3.BTW, if anyone wanted to snag my JLF stick (x2) and Sanwa pushbuttons from my TE for their stick, PM me and we can work something out when I get my parts in.
chriskun
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fuuuuuuuuuuck I want one.donkey show said:Fuck, Gamestop finally got my PS3 TE stick in that I preordered in November! I preordered my 360 stick from the same store (a couple months later, no doubt) and got it waaaaaaay before.
It's currently awaiting my Seimitsu parts from LizardLick to show up and ingest.
BTW, if anyone wanted to snag my JLF stick (x2) and Sanwa pushbuttons from my TE for their stick, PM me and we can work something out when I get my parts in.
donkey show said:Fuck, Gamestop finally got my PS3 TE stick in that I preordered in November! I preordered my 360 stick from the same store (a couple months later, no doubt) and got it waaaaaaay before.
It's currently awaiting my Seimitsu parts from LizardLick to show up and ingest.
BTW, if anyone wanted to snag my JLF stick (x2) and Sanwa pushbuttons from my TE for their stick, PM me and we can work something out when I get my parts in.
Does the oct gate improve anything?
sixteen-bit
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His girlfriend sounds like such an airhead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohmn_K0XIgUMarkMan said:
bumpkin
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So I'm still waiting for the call from my B&M GameStop about my 360 TE Stick. Has anyone who got shafted on the initial allotment like me gotten theirs yet? I sent a text message to my buddy -- who's the assistant manager -- to check in, but he hasn't replied yet. The bastid...
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h3ro said:
Kaibutsu said:still waiting on my stuff that I ordered on Feb 17
That's really unfortunate that Lizard Lick seems to have dropped the ball here. I've ordered from them before, back in December, and it took all of three days from order to my doorstep for me to receive my order - and I'm on the other side of the country from them. Surely they must know that they are one of, if not the only, well-known places in the entire country to buy arcade joystick parts at retail. Why didn't they prepare for this rush? Hire a temp worker or two? They have my sympathy, but if Akihabarashop can get my order out to me with no apparent delay, they should be able to adapt to do the same. Come on, they don't need to hire people with doctorates to pack boxes and ship products out.
coltcannon
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So whats the consensus about a Dec. 30th 360 TE order that they say MadCatz "pushed the release date back two weeks", now says they will email me with a shipping date when they have one. Is there anyone who still has a ship date for their amazon order? Id like to know which one is the worse off position to be in.
Baron said:
Quite frankly, I've worked for small retail operations before and I can't blame them one bit. The demand for arcade parts in light of the SFIV release is REALLY quite unprecedented from my memories.
It's really easier said than done for small companies like these to heavily ramp up operations in preparation for a retail event for which few predicted the intensity and the popularity. I'd imagine that Akihabarashop, just by its international operations and the variety of its selection, has much more extensive operations and wider market than Lizardlick.
In addition, don't forget that Lizardlick is a very niche retailer. Looking at its offerings, I don't imagine that it's necessarily a high volume nor high margin business. Though I can't speak on their behalf since I don't know their operations well, it's not always possible for a small business to generate enough resources to be able to handle this kind of demand.
I'd cut them some slack.
milkham
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Davidion said:
I agree there's no way he could have seen this coming, i mean, even madcatz didn't make enough standard edition fightsticks or pads judging by the ebay prices, and every other stick seems to have sold out as well with hraps going for double the price on ebay and even stores selling out of the craptastic hori ex2
Yeah, in light of everything I kind of feel bad for the guy at Lizard Lick for all the business he's getting. 
Seriously, though - he must be loving all the new business, and wishing he'd have been charging more for these parts initially. I hope this influx helps them to stick around for a bit - in quieter times they are a great - and punctual - source for parts.
I must say, though, everyone knew SF4 was coming on a certain date for months - it boggles the mind as to why people didn't have some foresight and ordered/gotten their stuff beforehand. I know if I had been gearing up for a game like SF4 (which I don't plan on buying for a while, SF2 HDR is fine for now) I'd have had all my stuff ordered and on the way so as to be all set the day the game came out.
Seriously, though - he must be loving all the new business, and wishing he'd have been charging more for these parts initially. I hope this influx helps them to stick around for a bit - in quieter times they are a great - and punctual - source for parts.
I must say, though, everyone knew SF4 was coming on a certain date for months - it boggles the mind as to why people didn't have some foresight and ordered/gotten their stuff beforehand. I know if I had been gearing up for a game like SF4 (which I don't plan on buying for a while, SF2 HDR is fine for now) I'd have had all my stuff ordered and on the way so as to be all set the day the game came out.
Psychotext
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Yup. Sometimes you just get swamped and all you can do is keep pushing as hard as you can. Probably wouldn't even help to get temp staff in as you'd spend a ton of time showing them what to do.
Rummy Bunnz
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I dunno, I don't think it would take much time to teach someone how to stick stuff in a box.
I placed an order with LL weeks ago, and I understand the guy's swamped, but it takes a few minutes to just go online and let everyone know what's up. It's smart business. Akihabara Shop's main page clearly shows what orders they're currently working on. That's great. Far better than a simple 'you may have to wait 2 weeks' message and relaying secondhand information through SRK forum posters. It would be nice if he just edited the front page of his site or the OP in his SRK thread with a little more info. "These items are OOS, I'm working on orders from this date, blah blah blah." I shouldn't have to wade through all the crybaby and groupie SRK posts just to get to that info.
I placed an order with LL weeks ago, and I understand the guy's swamped, but it takes a few minutes to just go online and let everyone know what's up. It's smart business. Akihabara Shop's main page clearly shows what orders they're currently working on. That's great. Far better than a simple 'you may have to wait 2 weeks' message and relaying secondhand information through SRK forum posters. It would be nice if he just edited the front page of his site or the OP in his SRK thread with a little more info. "These items are OOS, I'm working on orders from this date, blah blah blah." I shouldn't have to wade through all the crybaby and groupie SRK posts just to get to that info.
Psychotext
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In theory. Until everyone started getting the wrong buttons etc.Rummy Bunnz said:
(I don't have a good track record with temporary help)
donkey show
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It's all preference. I don't adapt well to the square at all no matter how long I've tried. If it's fully circular or octo, I'm in bliss. I even don't have any issues with charge characters on those gates.Gantz said:
Rummy Bunnz
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Which buttons? I'm waiting on my white sanwas.corkscrewblow said:
I don't know how long these will last but for those of you who own the PS3 version of SF4 and you need a starter stick, the Hori Fighting Stick 3 is back in stock on amazon.com. It'll probably be out of stock in the next few minutes so if you're desperate go ahead and pick one up.
Mattlikewhoa
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I love akihabarashop!!! My latest order came from them today via EMS shipping (I like getting my stuff sooner then later).
I snapped some pics, I changed the stock square gate for an Octagonal restrictor plate. So far I REALLY like the change. I can hear and feel where the stick is positioned.
I snapped some pics, I changed the stock square gate for an Octagonal restrictor plate. So far I REALLY like the change. I can hear and feel where the stick is positioned.
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