*What are the best buttons to use on a fightstick for someone who rests their fingers on the keys?
I’m new to fighting games and a couple months back now I bought a hitbox. I liked fighting games so much that I decided to go in on a controller and coming from a PC gaming background I decided on the Hitbox controller being the most comfortable for me to use.
However, because of this, I have run into some problems. I treat the Hitbox like I would a keyboard, resting my fingers on the keyboards/buttons.
With how hyper-sensitive the buttons on the Hitbox I often find myself pressing a button at the wrong time. For example, when trying to do a DP motion I sometimes find that I am getting “F, D, punch, D-F” instead of “F, D, D_F, punch”.
This isn’t a problem in training mode, but in a game when I am trying to do the motion as quick as possible it happens a lot more than I would like it to.
Now I could try and retrain myself to not rest my fingers on the keys, but I found that is the most comfortable position for me.
With that being said I am looking to see if anyone can recommend a button that would suit someone rests their fingers on the keys, most likely a button that requires my force to active? Should I keep the movement buttons super sensitive and only change the action buttons.
Thoughts and opinions are welcomed, especially if you have had a similar problem.
You need to train yourself to not rest your fingers on the buttons. Seimitsu buttons are less sensitive but you could still inadvertently activate the button. Your hands should be hovering above the buttons. No offense but stop being lazy. Make the effort to hold your hand up.
OBS-MX isn’t available in 24mm and even if they were, OBS-MX would be a HORRIBLE solution. Shit would actuate by just breathing…
Seimitsu is definitely the #1 choice for resting fingers atop without actuation (though it’s not guaranteed 100%)
…And they actually make 24mm buttons! Just note, however, that they use different microswitches between 24mm and 30mm sizes on some models–so the feel might be a bit different. Now you only have three questions to ask yourself:
Do I want screw-in or snap-in buttons?
Do I want flat-top or slightly convex-top buttons?
I know it seems better to rest your fingers on the buttons, but its not. Hover. Dont rest your wrist on the side either. Look at piano players hands playing, they are a blur.
I got an even better idea: play games how it’s most comfortable for you. If you develop a technique that proves unsuccessful, learn from your mistakes and improvise.
Wrong. There is a wrong way and a right way to do things. Being lazy and “resting” your hands on the buttons is a bad habit. It leads to inadvertent inputs and is inefficient. Most people even if they rest their hands on the buttons lift their finger off it then push down. Think about that. What’s faster, having your hands over the button and just pressing down with the finger, or lifting your finger then pushing down? The only reason he feels the needs to rest his hands on there are because his hands and wrist are weak and not strong enough to support themselves. Get a hand squeeze exercise thing and strengthen your muscles.
I rest my wrists on the box but keep my fingers lifted. I have to keep my wrists planted or the controller slides off my lap. But lifted fingers definitely helps with consistent and accurate button presses. I know this coming from a beat mania background. A quick consistent drop to the keys is snappier and more accurate than resting you fingers and pressing them down. You get a muddied input that isn’t as accurate when you rest on the buttons and press them down.
Here is a great video if you got 10 minutes to spare
Not wrong. Hence why there are so many commonly used grip techniques for joysticks. By your logic, only the grip methods used by EVO winners would be considered “right.” Your opinion is just that…
YOUR OPINION.
@jopamo How you hold the joystick is completely different from resting your fingers on the buttons. You shouldn’t do it because it will almost always result in unwanted button presses. Even using Seimitsu buttons this can be the case. If you wanna make comparisons it’s like holding the transmission stick/lever when you’re driving. Anyone who knows anything about cars will tell you it’s a bad idea because you can inadvertently push the stick into a different gear and mess up the transmission. Dude stop arguing with people all the time and let someone else be right sometimes.
Good God you’re dense. It was analogy to show that joysticks can be held in a number of ways to yield the same efficient result, based on preference (which is completely true). This is completely analogous to button pressing techniques (which is also completely true).
Regardless…I posted this over 3 months ago. Seriously, what is your deal?!
How about you stay on your side of the internet, and I stay on mine.
P.S. If you drive a car w/ a manual trans and cannot help accidentally derping from something like fourth to third–just because your hand is resting on the shift lever–you’re either a spastic or a moron. Either way–if that’s you–buy an automatic