Best Joystick for Flight Mechanics

[RoninOni]

Logitech 3D pro is a pretty safe bet.....

It's got a huge discount off original price on newegg (org $40, now $26) so it's in the range of low budget joysticks, and it has every control a pilot absolutely needs.

If you have more money and want a serious flight stick ($100+ range), then yah... I'd wait and see what's supported and there's more selection, but in the under $30 low budget accessory range there's simply no contest.

Joysticks only $6 less are missing KEY features like a hat switch (free look... possibly extra movement axis to actually) and/or rotating stick (z-axis). You'll get a throttle, sure, but you'll be down 2-4+ buttons and missing at least 1 key piloting control.

[Joomba]

I searched about PS2 joystick support, and found out that Higby uses a (regular price) $300 Logitech G940 force feedback. Lol, under $30 works fine for me!

http://www.planetside-universe.com/p...dit-qa-107.htm

[Rabaan]

logitech attack3

[RoninOni]

Originally Posted by Rabaan

logitech attack3

Good, but missing Z-axis & Hat-switch.

$19
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826102203



$7 more ($26) nets you both key features and even an extra button (right near the thumb rest )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826102204


Definitely a solid stick, and would have been more competitively priced before the price drop for sure, but I think the $7 is a worthy investment as a flight stick.

[Mox]

I can't imagine a joystick that works better than a mouse since PS2 is optimized for a mouse.

If you use a joystick you'll loose probably. It was the same thing in PS1.

[Joomba]

Originally Posted by Mox

I can't imagine a joystick that works better than a mouse since PS2 is optimized for a mouse.

If you use a joystick you'll loose probably. It was the same thing in PS1.

PS2 has joystick support.

Have you watched Higby's live streams where he flies like a pro? He uses a Logitech G940 joystick.

[Mox]

Yes it supports joysticks. That doesn't mean that it is better as a mouse.

But we will see. If it works fine i may clean the dust off my Saitek Cyborg.

[Duskguy]

Originally Posted by Mox

Yes it supports joysticks. That doesn't mean that it is better as a mouse.

But we will see. If it works fine i may clean the dust off my Saitek Cyborg.

nope, doesnt mean it is better. i hate people who fight over stick vs mouse, it's all preference. coming from playing xbox for 5 years, i think a stick will suit me better than a mouse/keyboard. and being that im used to a controller, the cheap hotas i bought will suit me fine, even without seperating the throttle from the stick.

again, it's all preference. thrustmaster has a stick much like the logitech one as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T...s=thrustmaster
it's ~$30 so it is a bit more than the logitech 3d pro, and i cant attest to how well it works, but it i another 30 dollar budget stick option.

[Joomba]

Exactly. If using the mouse is perfect for you, wonderful. Personally I suck at flying with the mouse. In every game. I can't fly without the joystick. At all. I'm quite good with the stick, though.

My joystick broke a while back.

I guarantee that I will extensively compare those two joysticks, though.

Edit: I was looking at the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick, and definitely need professional help in deciding which is best, especially considering each option's price difference is pretty negligible.

I also don't understand the axes bit. Someone earlier said that the Logitech was the cheapest 3-axis, but the Thrustmaster T-Flight Stick X Flight Stick says it's 4-axis, and the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick claims 5-axles (with the "l"). I don't get the difference.

[RoninOni]

If someone can fly with a mouse... and fly WELL (I mean really well) then my hat is off to you good sir cause I have no bloody idea how you can possibly manage it...

I tried flyin a jet in BF3 on my mouse... and I'm a really good pilot on 360...

holy mother of god... jets just became taxi's >.<

Helo's I can manage... mostly I let my gunner have all the fun and just focus on keeping us alive.

[emondsfield]

just putting it out there to remember that planetside is not a flight simulator. In a game like world war 2 online dogfighting with a joystick was a must.. but this is arcade, mouse and keyboard, joystick, or gamepad will all be valid control options based on your playstyle.

That being said, a keyboard does have certain disadvantages compared to a joystick, such as incremental axis, like a 0-99% throttle or flap/trim toggles. With a keyboard, controlling fine movements that aren't controlled by the mouse will be either on or off.. for example full rudder or no rudder.

To get the most out of any control scheme requiring more than 2 simultaneous control inputs a decent joystick or gamepad is required as the mouse cannot control that many axis. Although it would be interesting to see someone try with two mouses.

[Joomba]

The flight mechanics seem pretty detailed...

[BUGGER]

X52 Pro.

Originally Posted by Tatwi

I would wait until the game launches to buy a new joystick. That way you will know that it is supported.

This is logical.

[Joomba]

Originally Posted by BUGGER

X52 Pro.

This is logical.

Ouch, that joystick is probably out of my price range at this point.

Are you saying that it's logical to wait and see if they'll support joysticks, or if certain joysticks will not be supported?

Q: Will there be joystick support for aircraft when the beta goes live?

A: [Higby] Yes. I got a pretty slick Logitech G940 force feedback setup with rudders and a thrust stick the other day, it's a lot of fun to fly with.

http://www.planetside-universe.com/p...dit-qa-107.htm

[Smed]

Our joystick support in PS2 isn't up to snuff yet. It's on the list of stuff to nail down before launch. Probably fairly close. Other stuff has higher priority.

Smed