Madcatz fightpads in stock at play.com

super_furry · 08-06-2009 10:02am #1

Just ordered a second one (along with Mortal Kombat v DC for €20) there. Unlike gameseek, when they say they have them in stock, they actually do.

Retr0gamer · 08-06-2009 10:35am

They aren't really worth it. I'd say for a mortal kombat games they are excellent but then again the playstation d-pad is more than adequate for it. The extra money spent on a stick is well worth it if you plan on playing SFIV.

K.O.Kiki · 08-06-2009 10:48am

IIRC, MK vs DC doesn't even recognize the Madcatz pad.

NeoKubrick · 08-06-2009 10:50am

I got one from Gameseek, no problem.

They're very good for any game that requires one input for direction. However you have to break the d-pad in because at first it was very stiff but a few sessions with 1080 (requiring a lot of 360 movements) has made it more fluid.

Jim · 08-06-2009 11:42am

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

IIRC, MK vs DC doesn't even recognize the Madcatz pad.

It should do since you can use the pad with any other non fighting game (there's even a switch that lets you choose which function the dpad will take, left analogue, right analogue etc).

K.O.Kiki · 08-06-2009 1:08pm

Just remember reading a thread on SRK complaining about the pad not working with MKvsDC; maybe they fixed it (or it was a user error).

Dreddybajs · 08-06-2009 4:30pm

Yeah, I remember hearing that too. Luckily MKvsDC is a pile of **** that you shouldn't be wasting time with anyway. :pac:

Leprekaun · 08-06-2009 11:46pm

Dreddybajs wrote: »

a pile of ****

I've noticed sir that you've used the term "****" to refer as a bad thing. Since when is **** a bad thing? Its SOO good!!!

K.O.Kiki · 09-06-2009 10:31am

A "pile of ****" would be a useless byproduct.

Retr0gamer · 09-06-2009 12:06pm

That **** gets everywhere.

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Usually ur ma's face!

Jim · 09-06-2009 12:16pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

That **** gets everywhere.

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Usually ur ma's face!

She jumped in the way of the kitten.

bush · 10-06-2009 2:58pm

Nice one, just ordered a fightstick.

bush · 17-06-2009 5:55pm

Got my se fightstick today. The A button feels and sounds different to the rest of the buttons. Is this normal?

Jim · 17-06-2009 6:02pm

Got mine today as well but wont be able to play with it till tonight. I'll let you know about that button.

Dreddybajs · 17-06-2009 7:36pm

bush wrote: »

Got my se fightstick today. The A button feels and sounds different to the rest of the buttons. Is this normal?

Doesn't happen on mine.

bush · 17-06-2009 8:09pm

Ye it was a dodgy button, swapped it with one of the end ones.

Jim · 18-06-2009 2:16am

Got to play with mine tonight. Square gate is v hard to get used to after using the analogue stick for so long, might look into getting it changed. Initial use I was ****e but I can see the potential in it.

All buttons seem fine btw, but a good bit of surface scratching on the face of the stick. Not impressed.

L31mr0d · 18-06-2009 11:19am

Got my TE in the post there yesterday from scan.co.uk. It arrived in at my job so I got to try it out with some Third Strike on my break. Tried it out for a bit also at home and it's like I'm reinventing the wheel, I'm having to throw all the muscle memory I'd built up from using the pad out the window and start again.

I'm thinking I might pick up an octo gate, as simple things like qcf have become a pain. I'll have to do some reading to see if there are shortcuts around this with a quad gate, like there are for srk motions.

FutureGuy · 18-06-2009 2:34pm

L31mr0d wrote: »

I'm thinking I might pick up an octo gate, as simple things like qcf have become a pain. I'll have to do some reading to see if there are shortcuts around this with a quad gate, like there are for srk motions.

Mine is on the way...couldnt play with the square gate. Even doing charge moves was tough!

CodeMonkey · 18-06-2009 3:09pm

The transition from joypad to stick with square/octo gates takes time. I think you guys might just be a little premature in blaming square gates.

Sagat06 · 18-06-2009 3:19pm

FutureGuy wrote: »

Even doing charge moves was tough!

I used a pad for HD remix and found the shoto's easier, but since the switch to a stick with a square gate I think the charge characters are much easier.

Retr0gamer · 18-06-2009 3:22pm

I think it says something that the majority of pro's use squares and all the japanese fighting arcade machines have square gates.

K.O.Kiki · 18-06-2009 3:51pm

Yes, it does.
It says they're all wrong; Korean sticks FTW!! :P

Dreddybajs · 18-06-2009 8:25pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I think it says something that the majority of pro's use squares and all the japanese fighting arcade machines have square gates.

Well, most of them grew up used to square gates BECAUSE they were what was in arcades, so that argument could go either way. I find qcf spamming slightly easier to do on an octo gate, but I can't use charge characters well at all on one, and I'm happy on the square gate.

L31mr0d · 19-06-2009 1:03pm

Figured out what my problem was. It's nothing to do with the square gate, I've actually gotten used to it pretty quick, my issue is my timing. The buttons on the TE are a lot more sensitive than the ones on my Saturn pad, the game reads an input even if I've only begun to depress the button (i'm having to watch where my fingers are, just slightly rubbing off one of the buttons causes it to read an input)

Due to this I'm out of sync with my muscle memory from using the pad (the input readout is a godsend in training). When I do the motion for a fireball the punch comes out when I'm df rather f. Same with my ultras and supers, the lk is coming out before I've pressed b or f. To pull them off it actually feels like I'm waiting now.

It just needs practice though, but at least I know what I'm doing wrong.

Retr0gamer · 19-06-2009 2:43pm

I had the same problem as well. Say for a hadouken, you have to press the button slightly after you have made the motion and not before it like you would on a pad. Takes some getting use dto though and you have to be very good with your timeing for combos.

FutureGuy · 19-06-2009 2:45pm

I'm going to give the square gate another chance this weekend. At least I will have the option to change when I get my octagonal gate.

BTW, I posted a sealed Ryu 360 pad on adverts. I know there a few people still looking. if you are a fan of the charge characters, maybe avoid it, but using it for the Shotos is brilliant.

CodeMonkey · 19-06-2009 4:31pm

FutureGuy wrote: »

BTW, I posted a sealed Ryu 360 pad on adverts. I know there a few people still looking. if you are a fan of the charge characters, maybe avoid it, but using it for the Shotos is brilliant.

I find the fightpad works best for charged characters and that it limits what I can do with a shoto character. For example, it's hard to do the ultras quickly without ending up as an ex dragon punch.

bush · 19-06-2009 6:58pm

Well my stick has the probem with the washer too, along with the dodgy button. Madcatz really are a bunch of gimps. Luckily ive already got better buttons and stick on the way.

CodeMonkey · 19-06-2009 8:19pm

That's unfortunate, where did you get your stick bush? It sounds suspiciously like you got a refurbished or a second hand stick from the original bad bunch. New sticks shouldn't have dodgy buttons, it sounds used.

Dreddybajs · 19-06-2009 9:14pm

L31mr0d wrote: »

Figured out what my problem was. It's nothing to do with the square gate, I've actually gotten used to it pretty quick, my issue is my timing. The buttons on the TE are a lot more sensitive than the ones on my Saturn pad, the game reads an input even if I've only begun to depress the button (i'm having to watch where my fingers are, just slightly rubbing off one of the buttons causes it to read an input)

This is the problem with people using Sanwas at first - if you end up finding it difficult to get used to, you could consider buying Seimitsu buttons and swapping them in. They're arcade-quality too, just not as ridiculously sensitive.

Madcatz fightpads in stock at play.com

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