You can hold it like a wine glass, pencil style, etc. There was a thread around here about the different styles.
Don’t bother with the ASiD converter since it drops commands after approx. 7 seconds.
HRAP2 is definitely the best choice if:
You have a good PS2 < PS3 adapter like Pelican
You play a lot of games on your PS2 (Import games)
You have a HDD in your PS2
iirc you can’t put a seimetsu stick in hrap3’s because of cheaper mounting plates. if you ever wanted to mod that then go for the hrap2.
maybememories: i play it pencil style, i don’t see how knuckles would get in the way if you play like that. once you get it down you can really feel how much better it is than american stick imo; the shorter throw lets you react quicker in game with what u wanna do
What do you mean when you say that the mounting plates are cheaper in the HRAP3? I thought they were the same as the HRAP2.
Hori used cheaper mounting plates in HRAP3s that are not compatible with Seimitsu LS-32 joysticks. The mounting plates in the HRAP2 are though.
I see. Well I don’t think that will affect me unless I want to mount a Seimitsu.
Just a quick question…are there any PS3 to PS2 converters for the HRAP3? I don’t think I will be using it on a PS2 but it’s good to know what options I have.
Nope. Only PS2 -> PS3.
FYI, the Pelican converter has been discontinued.
Congrats on getting your stick but it’s upsetting to see you displeased.
If you want, You can try out a Bat Top on it to give it a tiny bit more legnth. It might feel a little better for you overall. You can even go as far as putting a longer shaft in there aswell. My buddy Geronimo has a bat top in his and I think he swears by them now. I have a bat-top that I sometimes swap out on my Custom whenever I feel (Although, I lost it recently… I think my cat took it cause she thought it was a play toy or something).
I just threw some pictures in the album in my Profile.
[Note: The shaft on the stick in my Custom is little bit longer than standard Sanwa’s.]
I just plugged up the last 2 in my HRAP2 and it feels amazing due to the way I lay-out my fingers on the stick. Apparently, some people think it’s weird:
Pointer - LK
Middle - LP
Ring - MP
Pinky - HP
I am not accustomed to the new ball stick either. You can try switching out the ball top. I ordered thru lizardlick for a bat-top and it has the same feel as a happ except it’s shorter in length. Make sure you get the adapter for it.
I think holding it like a pencil is the way to go. I didn’t like the japanese format when I first tried it, thinking it was way too loose. In a few days you get used to it and I think everyone prefers it after they’ve tried it for a few days. I’ll never go back to the american layout.
American stick or button layout? When American sticks are good, they are good. It is just that Happ is a horrible company that likes to fuck good things up (see ruined Competitions and P360s. They fucked up their two best sticks. Unless you can get old Comps from a few years ago or Wico 360s, just use Japanese sticks). Japanese button layouts are just so much more ergonomic though.
on both american and japanese layouts/buttons I rest my fingers on the buttons like this:
thumb- short
index- jab
middle- strong
ring- fierce
pinky- roundhouse
This enables me to achieve maximum mashability (mash all buttons at once) at any moment. Of course I will hit different buttons with different fingers depending on what I am doing. For examply, in ST, When I do Vega’s j. fierce, cr. forward, cr. strong combo, I will hit the fierce button with my middle finger, the forward button with my index, and the strong with my middle.
Thanks and thanks to malik11. I see there isn’t much choice at the moment. I was hoping for more to be available. I would also want to use one of these on the PC and I noticed that the Pelican adapters are discontinued. Has anyone seen any on eBay or somewhere else? I should have gotten a few of these when I had the chance.
hey everyone, i just got my hrap2 today and the buttons are a little loose, is this normal?
yeah the Hori knock off buttons are loose and suck. If you put Sanwa buttons in, they will be loose but super sensitive. Seimitsu buttons are stiffer and less sensitive than Sanwa and you might like those.
Buttons in order from stiffest and least sensitive to softest and most sensitive
Happ Ultimates = hand rape and blisters
Happ Concave button with horizontal microswitches = no hand rape only blisters
Happ Competition (convex)= good button. starting here, all buttons good. I like these better than Sanwas for moves like Chun’s lightning legs. Sanwas better for all purpose mashing though. These buttons are insanely durable though.
Crown (Korean) buttons= never used them before( only Saulabi knockoffs). supposed to be inbetween Happ and Seimitsu buttons
Seimitsu= I like these alot. The only problem is that they seem less durable than Sanwas and Happ (the button itself, not the microswitch). Screw ins also feel better IMO than snap ins for some reason. Screw in seimitsus are probably my favorite button to use. I just don’t like to have then installed on MY stick as they seem less durable to me.
Sanwa= the gold standard of buttons. Super sensitive and soft. I like these for everything that does not involve hitting the same button multiple times such as Akuma’s raging demon and Chun Li’s lighting legs. For those kind of moves, I prefer Happ Competition buttons or Seimitsus. Sanwas are best for all purpose mashing like mashing out of certain combos in Marvel or out of grab throws in ST.
guess i’ll just have to mod it when i get some more cash
thanks for the info :tup:
I’m not sure if my stick was listed in the original page, I have a ps3 hori says fighting stick 3 on the front. Any way I was thinking about making some changes to it, here’s what I have in mind:
-swap out the stick for a happ perfect 360 electronic joystick, saw it at lizardlick I don’t how good that stick is or if its compatible though.
-Rearrange buttons from
L1 [] /\ R1
L2 X O R2 to
[] /\ L1 L2
X O R1 R2
-replace buttons with happ competition buttons
-Possibly add a ps2 adapter.
If anyone has any info on this that would be helpful. thx
The fighting stick pro is a separate stick from the hrap series; I’m not sure how to go about modding it with happ parts. I’ve heard bad things about the newer 360s…
The default button mapping for street fighter games does not use the L1 and L2 buttons, so your new layout would require going into options to change the configuration.
If your stick has a usb connection, it won’t work on ps2; you’ll have to replace the pcb.
You won’t be able to fit a Happ 360 or Competition buttons into the tiny case of a Hori Fighting Stick 3. However, you can rearrange the buttons with wires and you can mod it with Sanwa parts with a bit of work.
What are some PS3 to PS2 converters?
Or does it matter what the " " to " " is as long as both are on there I can just flip them over?