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I know I sound like a bit of a stuck record saying this, but I'd keep the square gate.
Octagonals are great and all if you're only playing on your stick, but if you ever have to use someone elses you'll be screwed.
It really doesn't take long to get used to a square gate as long as you're not riding the gate into the corners. I'd generally only touch the midpoint of the sides and top and bottom if i was doing a 360, and if i need to hit a diagonal I know I can hit it.
Have a look at the area of activation percentages too
I bought an octagonal at the start as well, but when I relised I'd need to put the same effort into learning the octagonal as I would learning the square gate I stuck with the square, and in the end it paid off.0 -
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powerofscience wrote: »Well that is a really valid argument. Kiki what do you think?
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After reading around I think sticking with the square gate is probably better. So thanks to both Kiki and hardter for offering.
Reading is well and good, but you also have ample opportunity to "try before you buy" with the diversity of sticks in the scene. Try taking an octo and square gate for a whirl in similar play situations and see which you like better.
I have one of each, and I can tell you that PPC's image is pretty spot on: I have a brutal time hitting the bottom diagonals, for stuff like the AE Twin divekicks.
As a counterpoint, AnimaX who mained Rufus (who has the same divekick) refused to play as him without an octogate available
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UberPrinny_Baal wrote: »
As a counterpoint, AnimaX who mained Rufus (who has the same divekick) refused to play as him without an octogate available
This is the major problem with it. It's not so much that he refused, he couldn't play on square gate.
As PPC said, it takes the same amount of time to learn square or octo gate but with a square gate you're learning to play on 99% sticks out there.0 -
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This is the major problem with it. It's not so much that he refused, he couldn't play on square gate.
Funny this should come up now! I played in a tournament in oz at the weekend (first tournament I've entered since leaving ireland nearly a year ago). A replay of the stream is here, at 1 hour 20 mins.
You don't need to know rufus to know that I whiffed 3 clear ultras (which could have changed the match for me) and was also messing up galactic tornados. This was because I was using a square gate. I believe I could have won if I had my stick. My execution is also dodgy in the arcades here.
Nevertheless, if I do play SF again seriously, I will continue to use the octogate. My brain is calibrated to it. Playing with it gives me the confidence to execute what my brain plans to execute. Without it, I stuff up the ultras before I even do the motion because I've already failed it in my mind. No bull**** here, its purely down to confidence and reassurance.
At this stage I don't have the time and patience to go through a learning phase with a square because I will lose matches that I should win and it will take away my main enjoyment of street fighter - that it is a battle of tactics/strategy/mindgames, not a battle of execution.
Long story short, if you are new to stick and are facing a learning curve anyway, it would be best to use the square. However, if you are used to octo and you plan to always bring your own stick - there's nothing wrong with that, but you may find yourself in a position of frustration at some point if you're forced to use a square. The important thing is that you can execute everything that your brain plans to execute.
Plus, you won't have these boys borrowing your stick all the time and wearing it out :P
Well said Terry.
I went to an Octo gate because I couldn't get down mk consistently doing chuns stomp.
In AE 2012 they've changed it to down or df and mk. If they did that in the first place I'd still be on square gates now
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Definitely though people should stick to square gates if at all possible because of all the things Animax listed above.0 -
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Wasn't really sure where to put this but seeing as this is a thread about sticks, my question is about sticks (sort of) and i didn't think it warrented it's own thread so i figured here would be best.
So basically i seen in the DOC4 thread about people having converters for PS3 to 360, i was under the impression that you needed to dualmod your stick in order to get it to work on another system and i didn't wanna rush out and buy a converter that either doesn't work or will have some mental lag that makes it useless. I have a HRAP V3 SA which does make it more complicated, the only info i could find one it was a post on SRK with serveral people asking if you could use a converter and no replies to it
I wanted to get it sorted so i could go to the next inferno (have to go to a christening on the 1st now ) so any info on what converter or anyone who wouldn't mind letting me test it on one of their converters at casuals or something would be great.
Failing all that is there anyone that's perticularly good at dual modding around? I have an old 360 controller that i thought was broken until i opened it and realised that it was just one of the cables in the usb cable that was disconnected from the PCB. I was going to do it myself but seeing as have no tools, have never moded any arcade stick and haven't soldered anything more complicated than a guitar lead in about 3 years i was thinking it'd probably be best to just get someone who actually has the tools and know how to do it. Obviously i would pay for the work and i'd help if needed, i done a year of electronics in college but as i said it was about 3 years ago so i'm quite rusty.
Anyway my first preference would be to get a converter if i know it's gonna work, but any info on either question would be greatly appriciated...cause i really wanna start going to tournaments and leveling up 0 -
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DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »any modded sticks or custom sticks for sale fron any of the regulars here? cash waiting
Ry is trying to get rid of his B15.
Unfortunately, he's already started selling raffle tickets for it.0
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