I originally went into Gamestop to pre-order the TE, but it was sold out, forcing me to order the SE. I'm probably just going to get a refund, buy the joypad for the time being, and wait for Madcatz to fix the issue.
I received my Madcatz arcade stick via Gamestop a couple days ago. Tonight was the first time I really got into it. I quickly ran into an issue where the stick would get stuck to the right, forcing my character to walk towards that side of the screen. I packaged the controller up with the receipt, intending to return it to Gamestop tomorrow. Going online I saw a few threads regarding this issue and it looks like every Madcatz SE stick is defective.
Here's a quote from a poster in Shoryuken:
"I picked up my fightstick today ( no TE yet ) and found a major problem with the madcatz joystick... I was experiencing the same " stuck joystick" problem that others have mentioned in this forum and decided to take it upon myself to find the issue. Since my local gamestops didn't have anymore sticks left i decided to say "F" the warranty and rip this S.O.B apart.
After removing the mounting plate, the gate and the PCB i immediately found the problem. there is a small metal washer in between the body of the joystick and the spring cap. the washer moves around and the plastic spring cap gets stuck on the grooves where the washer is supposed to sit. this was a minor problem until i noticed the washer lifting up when the joystick was moved in any direction. i decided to check the joystick PCB and noticed the the washer was rubbing the contacts away. This washer was eating my joystick
The fix? i just super glued the washer down and sanded down the edges of the spring cap so it wouldn't get stuck any more... i wonder how long the stick would have lasted with that washer rubbing my joystick to death?This is probably the reason for anybody having directional input issues. the washer is probably touching two contacts at the same time..."
It's great and the netcode is much improved over the original Quake 3. However, be careful as a lot of users are using an aimbot, making instagib almost impossible to play.
I'm fairly picky about which games I've played so I haven't played too many horrible games but a few from my younger years stick out along with 1 recent game.
I finished up FEAR 2 yesterday and have posted a review. I'm probably going to finish Ninja Gaiden 2 tomorrow and will try to get some time in with Onechanbara.
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