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Title: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: G0ALY on November 20, 2015, 03:21:50 PM

I have five spares!

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b551/morecowbell3/joystick_zpswxsn9dg2.jpg)

I’ve been using the same Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2 joystick since I started playing this game.  I like it so much that whenever I see another at a flea market or garage sale, if they are about five bucks, I buy them.  I just got down the tote from the attic and pulled out my first replacement.  At this rate I should be good for the next 50 years.

CHEERS!
goaly

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: APDrone on November 20, 2015, 03:24:11 PM

 :rofl :rofl

Figures, one of the best things MS did well, they quit doing.

Along with FS.

 :bhead :bhead

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: Lusche on November 20, 2015, 03:24:40 PM

 :lol  :aok

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: Kazaa on November 20, 2015, 04:13:48 PM

Lots of love for this hardware. It's a shame that the buttons are very poor.

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: G0ALY on November 20, 2015, 06:49:15 PM

The hat switch went out (I could not look to the left) the rest of the buttons still work fine.

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: icepac on November 20, 2015, 07:11:15 PM

I've been soldering in new ones on my stick.

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: kilo2 on November 20, 2015, 10:37:14 PM

My brother left one in a closet for years, when I first started playing I grabbed that one. I used that joystick the first few year I played the game. The Z axis started to go out had to replace it.

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: Vraciu on November 21, 2015, 08:45:07 AM

Quote from: icepac on November 20, 2015, 07:11:15 PM

I've been soldering in new ones on my stick.

My hat switch is finally on the fritz after 12 years...   

My only really complaint with the SW is it needs a few more buttons.  I can't run button scripts like I could over at Brand X.

I have a Force Feedback Pro like mint sitting in the box still but.........

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: FLOOB on November 21, 2015, 09:27:53 AM

Still use my sidewinder pre pro 1. One of the views on the hat switch has become difficult, no big deal when using trackir tho.

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: DREDIOCK on November 21, 2015, 11:11:09 AM

Quote from: APDrone on November 20, 2015, 03:24:11 PM

:rofl :rofl

Figures, one of the best things MS did well, they quit doing.

Along with FS.

 :bhead :bhead

I could name a host of companies that do that or have done that and are much worse off for it (Sears comes to mind)

Always seems to work that way though. A company gets something right. And they stop doing it

Title: Re: After 14 years, my joystick broke… But!
Post by: Getback on November 21, 2015, 02:08:38 PM

MS was the best fighter stick I ever owned.