I'd really enjoy an arcade stick to play MvC2 & I don't know of any for the 360.

Suggestions please.

 There are basically no affordable sticks for the 360. 

None. Or you could look up instructions for a DIY Joystick.

There are no affordable sticks, let alone quality

A good quality DIY stick will cost you as much as an SFIV TE stick, you may as well buy that. I hear good things about Hori sticks of any price range, but they aren't available in the UK so i've never even seen one in person let alone used one.

From what I hear you can probably get a Hori EX or something /whatever it's called for about $60, that's as cheap as it gets below that you're talking real, real unusable shite.

I found a used SFIV SE stick for $40 on ebay, then I put in all new parts for $50. If you don't mind a little bit of work, I think you'll be happy with the end product.

Are fighting games really that unplayable? I'm looking forward to this game but is it really going to be that unnatural to use a 360 controller that I should by a stick to better enjoy it? I remember playing this game fairly well with a PS2 Controller.

My friend built one out of arcade stick parts, an old XBOX 360 controller, and a two by four. In total I'd say about a hundred bucks?

" Are fighting games really that unplayable? I'm looking forward to this game but is it really going to be that unnatural to use a 360 controller that I should by a stick to better enjoy it? I remember playing this game fairly well with a PS2 Controller. "

" Are fighting games really that unplayable? I'm looking forward to this game but is it really going to be that unnatural to use a 360 controller that I should by a stick to better enjoy it? I remember playing this game fairly well with a PS2 Controller. "

Buy.com is currently selling the Hori EX 2 for $50. Do a little reading on it to see whether or not it's for you.
http://www.buy.com/prod/hori-xbox-360-fighting-stick-ex2-uhx3-07/q/loc/108/205483240.html

im really considering the hori ex 2 because i'm getting marvel vs capcom 2 and i just recently got street fighter 4. and yes it really is bad to play with the 360 controller. the dpad is horrible (doing things like fireballs often results in accidental jumping) and the analog stick just isnt comfortable or reliable sometimes. i have read that sometimes the Hori EX 2 has hardware problems and its a pain in the ass to replace parts for, where the SF4 SE stick has parts that are probably crappier, but can be very easy to replace.

I think a couple of buttons on my EX 2 are feeling kinda faulty. I wonder if I can find a service that could mod the control with better parts for me, but I'm afraid at how expensive that'll be. :(

" Are fighting games really that unplayable? I'm looking forward to this game but is it really going to be that unnatural to use a 360 controller that I should by a stick to better enjoy it? I remember playing this game fairly well with a PS2 Controller. "

" I think a couple of buttons on my EX 2 are feeling kinda faulty. I wonder if I can find a service that could mod the control with better parts for me, but I'm afraid at how expensive that'll be. :( "

" @Apathylad said:

" I think a couple of buttons on my EX 2 are feeling kinda faulty. I wonder if I can find a service that could mod the control with better parts for me, but I'm afraid at how expensive that'll be. :( "

Do it yourself dude. I've got videos up on youtube of me doing a Wii Hori(pretty much the same thing as the EX2). It's pretty simple. "