Kuma Wrote: It is funny as I have had many arguments about needing to purchase expensive equipment to make you a better player. Honestly I don't care if you get a high end controller, but don't give me an excuse that it will make you better. You need the skills first. My thoughts on this exact subject.
Some people haven't quite figured out why people enjoy watching others play games. Why is that? Why is it so difficult to explain to someone who enjoys watching other forms of media or entertainment, the joys of watching gaming?
VGW's Will Harrison: With the bloodiest day in Evo tournament history in the record books, Sunday night came and brought with it even more shocking endings and tense match ups than the crowd of 8,000 live spectators and 128,000 watching on Twitch.TV could have anticipated. Would America capture its first Street Fighter IV Evo crown via SnakeEyes, the west coast Zangief player? Could Ricky Ortiz bring home the trophy? Would the title of Grand Finals Winner go back to Fuudo and Japan? Top 8 was full of surprises and saw a gripping conclusion that will be talked about in Fight Game Community circles for years to come.
Kevin from Denkiphile: "EVO has arrived, which means that the titans of competitive fighting games are duking it out Greek-style to claim supremacy over their fellow man. Featured at EVO are the best and most popular games the genre has to offer. Street Fighters, BlazBlues, Guilty Gears, and King of Fighters are the bread and butter of any fighting game competition, but like with any other genre, there are games that wouldn’t make the cut for competitive play for various reasons. Here’s a list of fighting games no one will ever play at EVO."
And that's the reason why Dualshock is a better choice in fighting games compared to Xbox360 controller. The key is the D-pad (which in the case of the 360, it sucks). You don't need a professional fighting stick to win.
I'm a pad player too and when I seen he was using pad I was like yes finally a pad player wins and not just with any pad but the classic PS1 pad before it got analog.
You can get a classic PS1 controller for less than $5. It's kind of funny that a 20 year old controller was used to beat those $100+ arcade sticks. I tried stick once buy never got use to it. Sticks just don't feel right to me. I guess it's all about preference.
The pad is mostly used with Tekken and Soul Calibur, and the french are amongst the best when it comes to Soul Calbur.
Its the magical D-pad on the old pad which is just unmatched.
i use an original 360 d-pad against my pal who uses a pro arcade stick on street fighter iv. i thrash him every time!
What if there was a way to measure the skill average of people using certain controllers?
There is probably no way to control the measurement sadly. It would be an interesting study.