I was trying out the new TE Madcatz stick, and I was having a harder time performing air combos. I've been seeing a lot of topics on this board about buying a stick for MvC 2, but I feel a controller is much easier. Don't get me wrong, I'll use a fighting stick in other games, but this one requires a lot of quick button presses rather than precise directional input. Would any of you agree?

If you're not all that used to an arcade stick, I can see how pulling off air combos would be more difficult than doing it on a pad. I made the switch to arcade sticks last year (got a TE earlier this month) and I haven't had any problems with combos myself. I guess it depends on the user and how used to you are with one over the other.

It's totally way easier with a controller.

I've always sucked with a joystick.  The buttons are easier to hit but I find the motions to be harder to do accurately.

Iron Man's missile input, LK+HP, is the biggest slap in the face to people without sticks ever.