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PR with Joysticks
Posted: 2007-03-02 03:12
by danthemanbuddy
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.
Posted: 2007-03-02 03:16
by EagleEyeLG
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.
Posted: 2007-03-02 03:19
by Matt23
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
Posted: 2007-03-02 03:35
by Guerra
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.
Posted: 2007-03-02 03:39
by Liquid_Cow
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.
Posted: 2007-03-02 03:41
by TexLax
you have to get used to it, you can do just as much as a mouse can do
Posted: 2007-03-02 03:42
by danthemanbuddy
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

Posted: 2007-03-02 07:17
by KP
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.
Posted: 2007-03-02 07:47
by sploit
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?
Posted: 2007-03-02 07:59
by [PTG]Z.user
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 ...
Posted: 2007-03-02 08:58
by KP
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...
Posted: 2007-03-02 09:00
by SteelRainFilms
I fly choppers with mouse & keyboard, and the planes with my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
Posted: 2007-03-02 11:01
by bosco_
I use mouse and keyboard for helicopters, and a joystick for planes.
Works fine.
Posted: 2007-03-02 14:23
by [BFD]Ells
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

Posted: 2007-03-02 14:51
by Bonsai
SteelRainFilms wrote:I fly choppers with mouse & keyboard, and the planes with my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
#2
Posted: 2007-03-02 14:55
by Simio1337
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.
Posted: 2007-03-02 17:08
by [BFD]Ells
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.
Posted: 2007-03-02 17:13
by DirtyHarry88
Joystick for me.
Posted: 2007-03-02 18:07
by Wraith
I used joysticks for jets and mouse/keyboard for helos.
Posted: 2007-03-02 20:41
by [TT]engineer
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.
