Why do people hate the 360 d-pad?

TimingTripod40 · June 01, 2011, 06:48:12 PM

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SH4R4KU · June 01, 2011, 09:53:56 PM

I personally love it. I cannot stand the PS3 D-pad.

HVL · June 02, 2011, 05:37:42 AM

It's defective by design.

I had to mod the circle thing around it with a knife and sandpaper to make it register properly without excessive force.

Sapz · June 02, 2011, 07:16:13 AM

I'd agree with the sandpaper mod being an excellent idea; after that however, I think it's great, the precision is fine after you get used to it. All of my runs use that rather than a stick, which never really clicked quite as well for me (maybe I need to give it more time...).

EOJ · June 02, 2011, 04:03:25 PM

Quote from: Sapz on June 02, 2011, 07:16:13 AM
All of my runs use that rather than a stick,

Wow. I'm impressed!

Van_Artic · June 02, 2011, 05:00:56 PM

just like the others said, the D-pad, once you mod it it's good
but usually i play any stg with the thumbstick of the 360 pad, i should try other methods...

TimingTripod40 · June 02, 2011, 10:02:35 PM

Quote from: EOJ on June 02, 2011, 04:03:25 PM
Quote from: Sapz on June 02, 2011, 07:16:13 AM
All of my runs use that rather than a stick,

Wow. I'm impressed!

Same here. Arcade sticks are really overrated. Even a keyboard is better.

EOJ · June 02, 2011, 10:14:53 PM

99% of all World Record scores have been done with arcade sticks. Pretty crazy to call them overrated.

I do like pads, though. I started out with them, and did all of my Ikaruga scores on a pad. For shooters, I like the ps2 pad, the dreamcast pad, and the gamecube pad. Gamecube pad is probably my favorite, actually. For X360 shooters, I only use an arcade stick.

ookitarepanda · June 03, 2011, 01:10:40 AM

Quote from: EOJ on June 02, 2011, 10:14:53 PMGamecube pad

I cannot believe my eyes. You really like the gamecube d-pad?? It's so tiny! so tiny and cute and tiny!

EOJ · June 03, 2011, 03:20:38 AM

It's tiny, but it had wonderful accuracy. I 1-lifed Ikaruga on that sucker. Never managed to do that on any other pad (or stick).

Dave_K. · June 04, 2011, 01:59:16 PM

Why is this thread in under the PCB topic?

EOJ · June 04, 2011, 02:06:34 PM

"Any other general hardware discussions are also welcome"

Sapz · June 06, 2011, 09:20:28 PM

Quote from: EOJ on June 02, 2011, 04:03:25 PM
Quote from: Sapz on June 02, 2011, 07:16:13 AM
All of my runs use that rather than a stick,

Wow. I'm impressed!

Thanks, but I honestly wouldn't consider it a disadvantage at all.

As far as I can see, as long as you're able to quickly and precisely input the movements that you want with your chosen device, you're set.

EOJ · June 06, 2011, 09:23:33 PM

Very true.

ave · June 07, 2011, 02:30:44 PM

The new silver 360 pad (with the manually adjustable d-pad) is quite nice actually. I was playing some shooters on it a couple of weeks ago (Ikaruga, Judgement Silversword, DDP DFK BL) and it felt like a Dreamcast-pad - which I still think has a wonderful d-pad.

The regular pad's d-pad isn't that good in my opinion. You CAN use it (unlike the dual shock's "d-pad" or whatever they call that pile of unergonomic design garbage), but I'd prefer a stick or the new-style controller (I don't know the official name for it, sigh).

Let_It_Be · June 08, 2011, 02:29:12 PM

The 360 D-pad is just a bit too squishy for accurate movement if you don't mod it. I don't find it horrible, but it just doesn't hold a candle to the Sega Saturn D-pad, which is the only pad that can somewhat compete with an arcade stick from my perspective. There are just better options for most people.