There probably is a bigger thread regarding this issue already then the one I pasted, it’s up to you to find it.
Last thing, jaygameizta kinda said it in this thread - you need to experience the value of a stick yourself in order to have a decent opinion. My opinion: stick > pad, for what it’s worth.
While I can understand how frustrated you must be, breaking your fightpad has solved nothing. You could have just put it down and gone to make yourself a sandwhich or somthing. Playing to win is one thing, but playing to the point that you are not enjoying yourself is pointless.
Just give it a rest. When you feel good, play again. Practice is obviously key, I have noticed myself getting better (albeit slowly) despite being socked in the face repeatedly by players both better and worse than me. Being beaten by a flowchart Ken because you just don’t have your head on straight can either infuriate you or cause you to step back and think about what you were doing wrong.
I’ve started using an EX2 (never used a stick before) and feel pretty comfortable with two fingers curled round the ball top & my ring and pinky underneath. looks kinda like a tilted wineglass. quarter circles, half circles + dashes both ways are super easy… I just need to get used to jumping + blocking
then it’s time to grab an SE and swap in some tastier parts. it’s wayyy more comfortable doing EX specials and whatnot on a stick, though. not to mention pianoing slaps / lightning legs type moves.
I got a nice whooping today. The guy was decent but me not being able execute at 100% or even 75% really hurt. The worst is when I want to do a quick SRK and it just doesn’t come out. This happens like 70% of the time. I’d just punch. This is especially painful against a decent player who will combo your for big damage due to a jump in.
Could we please stop calling them fightsticks? If you’re referring to the SE madcatz, sure that’s a fighstick but that’s the product name, it is not the name of the general item.
Like kleenex to a tissue or coke for a soda. The only difference is kleenexes and cokes are good products.
I dunno if Bol deliver outside of Holland, but that is where I have my order. Currently there is a 3-4 week waiting time (at least). They said I’d get mine on the 14th, but frankly I’m having a hard time believing it.
Try making learning to dash fun. I would dash in and out of various block strings and it kept me from being bored. Just make sure you’re doing everything correctly (in a way that’s comfortable for you that gives good results) and you should be good to go after enough repetition.
In the beginning, when training comboes and jumpins/crossup, I tended to just walk back and forth to get the right spacing. Still do it, also in fights, but I’ve begun to force myself to dash around in training for spacing and it have improved my dash alot, also in fights. If you don’t use it, you’ll loose it, right?
