BF2S Forums Is a joystick REALLY that helpful in flying a plane?

Capt. Foley wrote:

Well thats because you are either in the F35 or you need more practice. I spent about 2 months flying with mouse and keyboard in BF1942 and then I got a joystick. THere is no comparison, I love it and will not go back. Joystick is great for planes and choppers.

alot of people hate how jets don't spin with a mouse like a joystick. I just recently learned to use my key arrows to spin really fast it works too just do a few corkscrews and aa doesn't hit you ...much

no i have a joystick and it is crap

nah i dont think the joystick is that helpful..ive gota logitech extreme 3d pro sitting in front of me but i never use it...i prefer keyboard/mouse

The only benefit i see to using a joystick vs. keyboard and mouse is doing infinite barrel rolls.

I fly with mouse and keyboard and if I may say so myself, I can kick some butt in the air. I can keep up with/take down people with joysticks.

I flew with keyboard & mouse before I got a joystick and joystick is definitely superior.

I think they are good in different ways, with a kb/m you can snipe people with the bullets and line up the bombs really really good.  However unlike the joystick dogfighting can turn out to be fighing with your mouse and room to move.  An all you gotta do with the joystick is twitch that sucker around...  Like always there are pros and cons with each one.

Joystick > Keyboard Mouse

Where does only keyboard fit in?

=TFF=Omen_NataS wrote:

I have a question if you are Familiar with the X52 would you recommend it for both Plains & Choppers or would you get a diffrent joystick

it should work just fine. my x45 is great for helicopters. just like everything else you just have to get used to it. if you're used to playing on a keyboard/mouse for the first few times you'll swear your joystick is a piece of crap. then you get used to how functional it is and having the ability to control your throttle in increments other than on/off along with varying degrees of rudder and having all the extra buttons at your fingertips make having a nicely setup joystick/throttle an unbeatable combo imho. you just gotta give it time.

A joystick is definetely superior to keyboard/mouse:

-Throttle control
-accurate turning (turn the joystick halfway = turn at 50% speed. How fast do you move the mouse?)
-No possibility of running out of room.
-improved overall handling.

Now, as for people saying that choppers are best flown with a kb/m.. right. I flew with kb/m for 2 months before getting a joystick and it took me a whole week to be back up to my old level of flying. Unlike jets, I got used to flying those with a joystick in a day. I presume many have experienced the same, but just thought 'bah, there's no way I can fly choppers with this thing, it's way too hard.' and then clog up forums with their anti-joystick propoganda.

In any case, I'll just carry on enjoying getting gold every time I play Kubra.

Last edited by SargeV1.4 (2006-06-23 10:15:16)

check your slider settings under "helicopter" in controls. there's scale factor sliders. i can't remember what its called and i'm at work right now. but they can help with the sensitivity.

crownvic96 wrote:

check your slider settings under "helicopter" in controls. there's scale factor sliders. i can't remember what its called and i'm at work right now. but they can help with the sensitivity.

THX man i'm also at work and really FKN bored I wish i had rich Parents !!!!!!

I switched from a mouse/keyboard to joystick and I found a huge difference. Especially in dogfights, avoiding AA is better when you can just pull this stick all the way instead of having to keep rolling the mouse. This gives you tighter turns and quicker response.