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Player2 on 03 August 2012
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Jay520 said:
Nem said:
Lafiel said:
Nem said:
Lafiel said:

you use the d-pad in a racer ? o.O


I have to ask... if you dont use the D-pad what do you use? The analog? Thats in incredibly unstable.

Yea, I use the analogue as I can do preceise adjustments while cornering with that .. works especially well in fast paced games like Wipeout imo or atleast it can't be too bad as I do have the "beat Zico" trophy.


Pulling up your trophy achievements doesnt really change anything. Unless you're a robot you cant do clear left and right steering with the analog controller. Its also gonna go up or down a bit when you turn. That is unprecise and feels slow to me.

Its alot like playing Daytone USA with an analog stick. It just feels terrible and its unprecise in games that are really sensible like it. Wich is why the saturn version is still the best.


Yeah, but D pads are at a disadvantage when trying to make subtle prolonged turns. For example, when on a NASCAR track and you're turning. If you use the analog stick, you just push the stick a few increments to the left. However, with the D pad, you can't make subtle turns. You either turn with full force or no force. If you want to make a subtle turn, you gotta keep tapping the button.

Something we have been doing sucessfully for decades.

The problem with analog sticks is that the distance between neutral and any direction is bigger than in the D-pad, which makes the analog stick slower (Time = Distance/Speed, so if your fingers have always the same speed...). That's why we don't have double tapping inputs (forward, forward, for example) in games anymore except in fighting games. For the same reason analog triggers suck too.

If you still have doubts about how important responsiveness is, just compare the wheel of a road car and any race car.