Pad or Stick for VF

Yo, this is DancingFighterG. I been thinking of playing this game on stick rather than pad. The only game that I have ever played on stick is SC2. Are there really any advantage / disadvantage to playing pad vs stick or vice versa. Currently I play this game on pad and I have no problems but I feel that buffering in throw escapes COULD be a problem in the future. I really don't know. I was thinking of getting a stick and trying it out!!

 

Being a budding Akira player... I dont see how the game can be played on pad... but I said the same thing about Mishimas being played on pad in Tekken...

So in the end I think it's whatever you feel comfortable with.

- I.C.E.

 

Pads are for girls..

 

so you're saying that grabbing, jerking and twirling a phallic object is inherently manly?

DancingFighterG, I'm of the opinion that you can use either one to get good at VF, but it'll take a lot longer to get results with a pad than it will to get results with a stick.

 

Crouch dashing, buffering moves, advanced movement and throw escapes are all much easier on a good responsive stick.

 

Just play vf!

 

A Joystick is best.

 

Wii-mote

 

no such thing as pad on VF

 

ddr pad?

 

Yo, this is DancingFighterG. Well, I brought a stick last week and tried it I personally don't see the difference other than my hands hurt more when I play on a stick. I've learned how to crouch dash really well on pad. As for buffering in throws I'm still working on that excution. I think I'm just going to stick to pad because I feel a lot more loose with pad. Thanks for the advice guys

I.C.E, welcome to the boards man!!

 

If you never played on a stick before the feel for it is not going to work in a day or so. I'd say you will need at least 2 weeks to a month of solid play before you would get comfortable in using it.

 

And of course it has to be a good quality stick. A crappy stick can be even worse than a pad.

 

Thin again. I've become quite good with it since I suck using stick (har har har).

I realize everyone here adapted playing at the arcades but what do most of you find most difficult about pad? I'm just curious since it's so easy for me since it's what I've been playing fighters on for years.

 

I also played on pads for years after the SF2 arcade scene died. I only switched to stick a few years ago.

I started VF3 and VF4 on a pad but then started using a stick and find complex movements and throw escapes easier. Doing lots of movement canceling like in Minami step or ARE must be really tough on a pad. The d-pad is too small for my thumb so hitting points accurately in a rush is difficult. An arcade stick has also got big buttons which are easier to hit when attempting multiple throw escapes in a hurry.

Multiple Crouch dashes on a stick are done by moving the stick from d to df or d to db really quickly back and forth. I only use df, df, for a crouch dash if it's a single CD but that probably isn't necessary either.

 

I have to agree, sticks are the way to go in VF. I find Tekken easier (at least to me) with pads, 2D fighter as well. I have been able to play Akira with a pad, but I had to adjust the block to be R1 shoulder button in order to play efficiantly. Directional stick movement is easier with a stick since wrist movement is more fluid than thumb taps. All in all, do what you like better, but sticks seem more practical for VF.

 

Just get A Hori Fighting Stick 3 play with it fora month and youll proably like it.