View Poll Results: Which do you prefer to use?

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Thread: GamePad or Joystick

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    GamePad or Joystick

    Guys, I was wondering which you prefer to use the most, a gamepad or joystick?

    I know it depends on the game, but if you had to choose one, which would it be?
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    Re: GamePad or Joystick

    Gamepad, as it is more universal. I find it odd to play racing sims with a joystick.

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    Re: GamePad or Joystick

    Mike,

    controlling racing sim with joystick is quite fun, I practised this for a long time
    Racing wheel is naturally best solution to me ( althought it behaves like joystick from coding point of view ).

    I have used game pad almost only in TopDown 3D , but could be good especialy console ports.


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    Re: GamePad or Joystick

    I did online NASCAR racing for 2 yrs in a kinda professional racing league called ESCORS and without a wheel you would have had no chance at all. I love online racing, but you have to find a nice league where the people follow the rules and are no crash kids like you find them in the public servers.

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    Re: GamePad or Joystick

    Wow gamepad 3 - joystick 0, interesting.

    The gamepad has 2 axis sticks plus the hat control switch, so it does offer more options
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    Re: GamePad or Joystick

    Quote Originally Posted by kryton9
    Wow gamepad 3 - joystick 0, interesting.

    The gamepad has 2 axis sticks plus the hat control switch, so it does offer more options
    Well, you can get joysticks that have buttons/options like an F16.

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    Re: GamePad or Joystick

    Some of the flight sim setups people have are incredible.

    http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=1&sa=N&tab=wi
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