The great joystick debate!

[Turbo Kid]

Objectively I'd say

2d fighters = Ball
Tekken, 3d fighters = Bat

Subjectively, I have a soft spot for Bat because it's what I saw a lot in the arcades I went to and I think it looks better aesthetically.

There are other options too, like the hybrid bullet.

 

[Zerpina]

I like the big, long joysticks... you know, the thick, girthy ones that you can get both hands around and really put some action into.

 

[Bakuma1997]

All the arcade machines i ever played had Bat top joysticks, so i am far more used to those, Bat for me

 

[Deleted member 868270]

I like the big, long joysticks... you know, the thick, girthy ones that you can get both hands around and really put some action into.
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[Zerpina]

Oh no, someone called me gay. What will I ever tell my lesbian girlfriend now?
How will I ever let her know I was making a dirty, sarcastic, and offensive joke that this almost I'm sure is a virgin didn't get

 

[Deleted member 868270]

Oh no, someone called me gay. What will I ever tell my lesbian girlfriend now?
How will I ever let her know I was making a dirty, sarcastic, and offensive joke that this almost I'm sure is a virgin didn't get

: )

 

[vergil_heinlein]

here before someone say mix/hitbox

 

[Deleted member 868270]

here before someone say mix/hitbox

Keyboard and Mouse. : )

 

[Amakuchi]

Ball top mainly because it feels more comfortable when my hand inevitably adjusts when doing motions, even in non-fighting games.

 

[petran79]

here before someone say mix/hitbox

I got one recently, namely the cosmoxgaming r16 and am trying to get to grips with it.

They recommend those for fighters but I also attempt to play other genres too and it has too many ups and downs with directions

Still, very responsive gadget and the open source firmware is a bonus

 

[Badseed Badseed]

Ball top is better. Nature makes things with a ball top, guys like your....
because it is the superior design that stops your hand from sliding off.
Until they invent a joystick with a ham sandwich on top I'm sticking with my answer.

UH OH

 

[Clawsofdrakonian]

Bat because I have big hands.

 

[cjl8336 cjl8336]

don't laugh at "ball top"
There aren't many arcade sticks with right handed joysticks since I am primarily left handed and I am quite fast with button presses with my left hand
I utilize what some may call an "unorthodox" grip when playing fighting games and the ball top is more secure
I grip underneath with the stick part between the middle and ring fingers

 

[ObscureJigglypuff]

I'm pretty sure i can do gay command grab with both.