Lol this is great that we?re having such a discussion here.
Ok so to clarify, I can play pad too, but it is I?d say it?s a 70% power of me if played on stick. Now since I am shittier on a pad?does that mean I will respect people that are better with pad than with stick? I will answer in detail below.
But first off, throughout this whole thing, I?ve stated that I am a casual player. I did in fact say Joz is considered very good on the casual level?.this is like my 3rd or 4th time repeating myself. With that being said, yeah I probably wouldn?t put up even half the fight Joz did (EDIT: actually, u never know?..nobody will know until I have the chance to fight on the pro level, but no I am a casual player)
Now does that mean I cant comment on pro players and their skill on the pro level? Ofcourse I can! Just like if the general public comments and critiques pro sports players. For example?fans of NBA/NHL/whatever sport can say ?oh this player sucks?he?s always benched?he shoots 33%…he?s shit. Kobe is a lot better? Also, if you are a pro player, have a lot of videos posted online and such, then you are bound to get critiqued. It is not defamation or slander of any kind on Jozhear?it is just stating the facts. Why I always bring this guy up is because I?ve seen him always get bodied.
now Miss Francys here would say ?oh yeah? I?d like to see u try! U cant even touch the rim, let alone be in the nba! Atleast he?s in the nba and ur not!!! If u play him he would dunk over you and u would lose 21-0!?
That is kind of like the situation here. Even though the worst pro player is better than casual players/the general public, it doesn?t mean that player is good. In fact, among his peers, he is SHIT!
Nowwww we can get back to the game-pad fightstick debate and my reasons.
Ok, so lets have an analogy here. Compare playing video games to eating, then compare the methods as well?.so using the fightstick/gamepad would be analogical to using a fork/spoon. Playing street fighter?..lets just say it is like eating steak.
Now, both methods can be used to eat steak?using a spoon+knife versus using a fork+knife.
For example, I myself can do that too?.and I am much better with using a fork+knife to eat steak because it is the better, more efficient method of input.
In addition, eating steak is meant to be eaten with a fork+knife (Street fighter is an arcade game, it is meant to be played with a stick + 6 buttons). Also, one can grip the meat better with a fork, and pierce the meat better (one can plink more efficiently using the fightstick). Oh and did I mention that the majority of people in the world use that method? (I would like to believe the majority of pro sf players play on a stick?.and correct me if im wrong, but 100% of all arcades are with sticks + 6 buttons right?)
On that note, anybody can use whatever method they like to eat steak (play sf). But u can imagine how stupid u look when being seen eating steak with spoon (playing sf with pad). Yes, you can still accomplish that and some ppl are good at it. Also, apparently you can plink on pad too?meaning yes, the spoon can grip onto the meat just as well as the fork?
SO back to why I despise pad players generally?especially when pro players use it?.it is because it isn?t the most efficient input device. Yes, inthul included. Inthul in an interview was asked of what he thought of mago?s fei long?and inthul says he was amazed at the accuracy of chicken wing–>hp of mago?s execution.
No shit Sherlock, it is because mago plinks on a stick. And yes, in case u didn?t know. MUCH more efficient than plinking on the pad?.
(Side note, maybe its possible to plink?but what about advanced stuff, like double tapping, advanced true double plinking, piano-ing?.u can do that on the pad? Just imagine how ridiculously dumb u will look true double plinking on pad LMFAO)
and yeah most of the time, playing with a pad is fine?its until u get to really advanced issues?like consistent 1-framers. In the case of vega, his combos aren?t that hard and not a lot of plinking/pianoing/true double plinking is required?so in that sense, it is ok.
For other chars?.fei long, u need to consistently plink. Sakura for God?s sake, how can anybody play sakura with pad, linking 3 or 4 one-frame llinks? Therefore, if you are pro and use a pad to play chars that would be better off with a stick, u?ve got a problem and hence they are despicable to me.
BOTTOM LINE
so using a pad or a stick is one?s preference. Just like using a spoon to eat steak is one?s preference as well. I do not respect pro pad players because if they used a stick, it would be much more efficient, just like how I definitely would laugh and call the person stupid if they used a spoon to eat steak.
Pads however are great for other games. Just like the spoon can be used more efficiently to eat porridge, the pad is much more efficient at other games, like COD, NBA2k11, or other games.
