PR with Joysticks

danthemanbuddy · Post by **danthemanbuddy** » 2007-03-02 03:12

Alright after seeing that LB movie from the TG game, I decided to test my logitech wingman joystick in bf2.

I am pretty good with it, since i live by it with wwiiol and believe me, it was the hardest thing ever.

With the mouse and keyboard i could trim slightly and do miniscule movements and bring myself into a hover from move.

With the joystick i could take off and go forwards and backwards good, but once i got a little roll, i would overcorrect myself as the joystick is not good form miniscule movements.

So if you want a challenge or you think you could fly with a joystick you are up for a big task.

EagleEyeLG · Post by **EagleEyeLG** » 2007-03-02 03:16

I have been flying with a joystick the entire time I have played BF2. I actually think flying with a mouse would be pretty hard.

Matt23 · Post by **Matt23** » 2007-03-02 03:19

CannonballGB wrote:I have been flying with a joystick the entire time I have played BF2. I actually think flying with a mouse would be pretty hard.

Same here. and im a great pilot

Guerra · Post by **Guerra** » 2007-03-02 03:35

It just takes a little getting used to.

I've been using joysticks since before Terminal Velocity came out AGES ago. So its really all I can use.

Liquid_Cow · Post by **Liquid_Cow** » 2007-03-02 03:39

I also use a Wingman, been using it pretty much from the start of BF2. At first I was better using the mouse for Heli's and the stick for fixed wing, but now its all I use for both.

TexLax · Post by **TexLax** » 2007-03-02 03:41

you have to get used to it, you can do just as much as a mouse can do

danthemanbuddy · Post by **danthemanbuddy** » 2007-03-02 03:42

Its just this game for me, strafing with the cannon in pr or mg in bf1942 was just easier with mouse since you could aim it a whole lot bettter,

However other games just seem better suited for joystick

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-02 07:17

I use a joystick for my heli piloting, and I've found that turning up the "resistance" when I move the joystick allows me to fly straighter and make small corrections more easily, simply because it's harder to move the joystick around.

sploit · Post by **sploit** » 2007-03-02 07:47

I use the mouse for much of my flying, and I pretty much get my *** kicked whenever I am attacked by an enemy fighter.

Do you guys suggest me getting a joystick? And if so, does any joystick work or is there one better then others?

[PTG]Z.user · Post by **[PTG]Z.user** » 2007-03-02 07:59

I use mouse and keyboard for any type of chopper and joystick for jets. At the start I used to use the mouse for jets lol I dont know how I did it ...

KP · Post by KP » 2007-03-02 08:58

sploit wrote:I use the mouse for much of my flying, and I pretty much get my *** kicked whenever I am attacked by an enemy fighter.

Do you guys suggest me getting a joystick? And if so, does any joystick work or is there one better then others?

It's all a matter of preference. Try flying keyboard-only, and see if it makes a difference. I think any USB joystick should do the trick, but I'm no expert...

SteelRainFilms · Post by **SteelRainFilms** » 2007-03-02 09:00

I fly choppers with mouse & keyboard, and the planes with my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.

Post by **bosco_** » 2007-03-02 11:01

I use mouse and keyboard for helicopters, and a joystick for planes.
Works fine.

[BFD]Ells · Post by **[BFD]Ells** » 2007-03-02 14:23

I use this for BF2/PR
Logitech Freedom 2.4 Wireless stick (£39.99)

and this for LOMAC (flight sim)
Thrustmaster Hotas Cougar (£127.99)
This also works very well in PR, but a little ovekill lol

Bonsai · Post by **Bonsai** » 2007-03-02 14:51

SteelRainFilms wrote:I fly choppers with mouse & keyboard, and the planes with my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.

#2

Simio1337 · Post by **Simio1337** » 2007-03-02 14:55

LOMAC flaming cliffs is a pretty damn good game.
I usually play forgotten battles more often because of the feeling of team deathmatch ww2 styley.

[BFD]Ells · Post by **[BFD]Ells** » 2007-03-02 17:08

Yeah love LOMAC FC, and Black Shark looks cool too.

I actually prefer using the hotas on PR, as I have programmed the different buttons on the throttle for most keys, and the most important one, comms
And it's way easier hovering in a helo using the throttle slider.

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-03-02 17:13

Joystick for me.

Post by **Wraith** » 2007-03-02 18:07

I used joysticks for jets and mouse/keyboard for helos.

[TT]engineer · Post by **[TT]engineer** » 2007-03-02 20:41

danthemanbuddy wrote:I am pretty good with it, since i live by it with wwiiol and believe me, it was the hardest thing ever.

LBs are NOT Fw190s or Dewos.