Recommend me a gamepad!

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:05 am

Of course one that works with D3, but that's the only "flight sim" type game I'm going to use it with. There are some other games I have/going to buy with gamepads in mind, like NFS Underground and PoP Sands of Time/Splinter Cell. Unless someone offers a dissenting opinion that a joystick would work for action and racing games...

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:24 am

PS2 controller with a PS2->USB converter is a pretty safe bet. If you don't like the PS2 controller, Logitech makes several gamepads that a lot of people seem to like.

I had a saitek p880 gamepad which I thought was rather nice, but for some strange reason the left analog stick lost its calibration right after I got it. That was perhaps a fluke, but something to keep in mind.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:22 am

I have a Belkin Nostromo N50 SpeedPad and it absolutely rocks ... Lotsa folks around here use this baby.

Darkside Heartless · Post by **Darkside Heartless** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:55 am

Saitek X45 http://www.saitekusa.com/usa/prod/x45.htm is an excellent joystick/throttle combo, 8 buttons, 4 axes, 4 hat buttons, and 2 rotational axes. Very robust.I've broken every other kind of joystick in less than a month (not this one 6 months and counting)
It's a little on the expensive side though at $79.04 US.
Perfect for D3 and Mechwarrior, don't know about racing games though

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:01 pm

I have a Nyko Airflo gamepad. Its basically a Ps2 controller clone.

Do NOT get the Logitech dual Analog stick. I tried it and its D-Pad was impossible to use.

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:29 pm

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fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:23 pm

The logitech wingman cordless is what Im currently using, the rumblepads are also good.

Tho, you'd find yourself not actually using the Pad much in PC games.

the keyboard/mouse controls for splinter cell are very well laid out, and POP's works very well.

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:28 am

Well I stopped by the local CompUSA and EB to see what's out there, noticed a whole bunch of PS2/PSX clone controllers. Thought that would be a good idea, a clone controller (since the PS2 is pervasive and tons of games are obviously designed for its controller), until I thought of D3...would one of these things be able to handle the complex 6DOF of D3?

Also considering Saitek's wireless P3000, except I read a review that criticized it for lacking "throttle control." What's that? Sounds like something a game like D3 would need...