How to use arcade stick?

hey i recently got an arcade stick (about 5 days ago) and i look like a total noob when im using it lol and it feels really uncomfortable… can someone tell me how im supposed to press the buttons and what im doing wrong? cuz when i see other people use arcade sticks, they make it look super fun and i look like a noob lol so i think i am doing something wrong… im using it to play blazblue and i dont know which fingers are supposed to press which buttons so i just use each finger per button… help please :sweat:

oh yea i made a video to show how im using it
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Watch this:

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Yes, use one finger per button.

thanks i watched it already though… im use"no homo" i think… also it only tells how to hold the stick … but what about the buttons? i thought im supposed to only press them with 3 middle fingers?

damn that vid was funny.

Looks like you are doing right.

For BlazBlue, I use this Layout.
[A]**[C]
[D]

My Thumb is Drive.
My other three are the other three.

Same thing with Street Fighter.
My Thumb hits Light Kick.

Well not all the time.
I shift my hand down too.
So sometimes my three fingers are on the bottom row.

It just depends on what I am doing in the game.
What Combos and stuff happening.

And yes, it is one per Button.

I don’t see anything wrong with you.
You just need to use Arcade Stick for more time, and will be fine.

yep i use same layout …ha i know! i want to look cool while playing!
see he makes you want an arcade stick lol
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you just need to keep playing and using the stick.

Whatever feels most comfortable to you. Personally, going by the keyboard, I’d map the A-B-C-D buttons as A-Q-W-E-R, reserving my thumb for the A button and a finger for each button.

For some games, you will see this:
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Double Tapping.
Use two fingers.

I Double Tap in SFIV also.
But I use only one finger to do.

oh ok thanks people! just wanted to make sure im not doing something wrong cuz i play wayyyy worse than when i use a controller . i guess its just like playing guitar hero for the first time haha :razzy:

^Yeah, if it’s your first time using stick. It’ll take you time to get to where you’re as good as you were with a controller.

Once you get used to the stick, you’ll wonder how you managed to even enjoy fighters without one.

Yes grasshopper. All in due time… all in due time.

You should hold the stick a little more closely so you don’t need to move so far to shift it around. The vid linked in the second post should be fine for that. Personally I use wineglass, with my palm pointing more towards the side than the top than in the video.

With regards to the buttons, for a four-button fighter like BlazBlue, having one digit per button is IMO the ideal. Don’t shift around, and don’t lift your fingers up so much. You want to press the button, not hammer it into the floor. For six-button fighters like SF you need to move around a lot more, but I’m not really the best advisor for that since I’m a MB/KoF/etc. player for the most part. I tend to have my thumb on LK, three fingers on the punches, and move the whole hand down for when I need MK/HK. I’m sure there are better ways, but it works for me.

I’ve always wanted to play MB with you Esker. :blush:

keep at it, practice makes …

If you ever happen to pass through Wellington, hit me up and we’ll play some games. I kinda gave up on netplay after too many delay 8 games…

keep it up n practice practice practice! i did kinda laugh at the video tho juss being honest ^^

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Daigo goes all over the place with his fingers. Usually when you don’t think about how you are positioning your hands is when you do it right. If you play for a month or three, it should just click for you.

u got the right idea just be more loose n natural

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