I'm getting a Mad Catz Fight Stick/Pad...

[Grange Wallis]

Well, I've honestly, I've been playing to mod out this thing with a Sanwa stick & buttons somewhere down the line... And hopefuly will learn how to make my own custom sticks in the future!

 

[Serpentor]

With the problems being reported with the SE stick I'm happy I went with the Hori Real Arcade Pro, I'll need to replace the buttons eventually but the stick is already a Sanwa, and since Madcatz were so generous as to raise the price here in Canada to 99.99 for the SE sticks there wasn't really a big price difference.

The TE stick so far only problems people are reporting are scratches or loose bolts. Seems MadCatz may not have come up with the best packaging for the thing but it works fine reportedly so that's good news for anyone who ordered one.

 

[plasmid303]

After reading a bunch of user comments on the NeoGaf and SRK forums for the Mad Catz SE stick, I decided to cancel my pre-order for it.

Well, I decided on canceling after watching this:

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Guy gets angry at busted SE stick, kind of funny, a bit crazy.

 

[Grange Wallis]

After reading a bunch of user comments on the NeoGaf and SRK forums for the Mad Catz SE stick, I decided to cancel my pre-order for it.

Well, I decided on canceling after watching this:

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Guy gets angry at busted SE stick, kind of funny, a bit crazy.

Clearly this guy is a doofus... Quite likable though! He sounds like he himself ruined his own buttons, fair enough about the stick & the washer! But he looks like he is too "wired" to figure it all out. Why doesn't he remove the stick and then glue the washer... All he has to do is remove the pin at the base of the stick!

Also a dirty fellow, crap all over the place not that neat etc.

 

[Grange Wallis]

Ok, now that I've rewatched this video... I want to write some comments about this guy and his reaction to the SE stick...

Firstly... (Speaking to the guy in the video only) Get a job! Now I know that it's hard because of the recession & people losing there jobs, but if you can't find a BS job to make ends meat (or to at least buy SFIV) there is something wrong with you. Hell, You could stack supermarket shelves, work in a carwash or start a pet walking services for $2 for 15 mins!... At least your Ranga arse won't be so pale!

Secondly, Everyone who decided on, or settled for, the SE stick knew it was a mad catz build. Thus know their track record. But you also knew it was designed to be an easily modded stick, especial for Sanwa parts... Hell, I knew that... and I'm Australian!

Also, lastly, this guy is super wired, too much red bull or coffee... Or something else entirely... I agree with the dodgy washer issue, but he destroyed his warrantly, mucking around with the buttons, then broke the screws and bent the mounting bracket and destroyed it all. Why didn't he research the net, figure out how to remove the stick's shaft and then glue the washer in?!? I'm sorry but this character was too loose for his own good and shot himself in the foot. And as far as I know Markman at the SRK forums has been helping customers handle their issue with the SE stick...

Don't let this nutcrack help form your judgement on this stick... I honestly think that for every stick issue there are more that don't have any issue what so ever... Time will tell I suppose!

SORRY FOR ANY TYPOS... TOO TIRED TO PROOF READ!

 

[nash]

After reading a bunch of user comments on the NeoGaf and SRK forums for the Mad Catz SE stick, I decided to cancel my pre-order for it.

Well, I decided on canceling after watching this:

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Madcatz ^^^^^stick from Michael Rivard on Vimeo.

Guy gets angry at busted SE stick, kind of funny, a bit crazy.

haha that guy reminds me of Ethan Hawke a lot for some reason

 

[darkknight]

YES! I was able to get my hands on a TE fightstick today!

 

[nash]

YES! I was able to get my hands on a TE fightstick today!

damn brah, where did you find one? details, i need one of these!

 

[darkknight]

damn brah, where did you find one? details, i need one of these!

My co worker knows a guy who works at PC gamestop and told him they got a extra TE, which they told me I had no chance in getting one when I asked if I could get on a waitlist or something. He asked if I wanted it cuz if not he was going to pick it up. So of course I ended up with it. BTW he told me toysnjoys is expecting some TE in next week but it cost $180 and they say price may increase. I also scored a Ryu fightpad. You just got to know some one who knows someone, you know what I mean. I just got lucky.

 

[nash]

My co worker knows a guy who works at PC gamestop and told him they got a extra TE, which they told me I had no chance in getting one when I asked if I could get on a waitlist or something. He asked if I wanted it cuz if not he was going to pick it up. So of course I ended up with it. BTW he told me toysnjoys is expecting some TE in next week but it cost $180 and they say price may increase. I also scored a Ryu fightpad. You just got to know some one who knows someone, you know what I mean. I just got lucky.

congrats man. ^^^^ it, im not even in the state at the moment. if i were i'd probably have some hookups. oh well.

 

[DrkFD3S]

My local Gamestop somehow got one TE stick and I got it...bad thing is that the triangle button is broken. The employee told me to call madcatz directly to see what they can do.

I'm probably going to have to wait a couple of weeks for a replacement or something.

 

[plasmid303]

Oh man that sucks bro. Mad Catz has been having problems with their SE sticks but I thought and heard the TE had avoided any of these issues. Hopefully yours is just an isolated case.

 

[Vader AL]

My local Gamestop somehow got one TE stick and I got it...bad thing is that the triangle button is broken. The employee told me to call madcatz directly to see what they can do.

I'm probably going to have to wait a couple of weeks for a replacement or something.

can't you just reassign the triangle to a different button?

 

[darkknight]

congrats man. ^^^^ it, im not even in the state at the moment. if i were i'd probably have some hookups. oh well.

I'll see if I could find another, now my co worker wants one now and is searching online for one now What a cool guy, he let me get it. BTW wasn't it announced that a second run will be made?

 

[plasmid303]

can't you just reassign the triangle to a different button?

That doesn't negate the fact that he got a malfunctioning product he wants fixed.

 

[StartOurwar]

God, I need to get a fightpad. I was playing street fighter for like 4 hours last night with a standard xbox controller. It's near impossible to use!.....or maybe I suck....

 

[Vader AL]

That doesn't negate the fact that he got a malfunctioning product he wants fixed.

that is correct.

 

[SOLIDSNAKE]

God, I need to get a fightpad. I was playing street fighter for like 4 hours last night with a standard xbox controller. It's near impossible to use!.....or maybe I suck....

same here bro !!

I am so pissed at this game right now.
I played a couple of tournaments in the arcade and I was not bad.

playing with this controler sucks so bad. I have lost so many fights online due to missing finishing combos, special moves etc.....

I might just forget about spending more money on this game.
even the tournament stick is having QC problems and for 180 bucs I rather buy some collectibles.

lets face it there is no way I will enter a pro tournament of street fighter 4 because the japaness players would just mope the floor with me.


its a great game but just good to play with your friends and showcase the awsome graphics.

I was so stressed last nite playing online that I had to stop playing the game online.

 

[Vader AL]

same here bro !!

I am so pissed at this game right now.
I played a couple of tournaments in the arcade and I was not bad.

playing with this controler sucks so bad. I have lost so many fights online due to missing finishing combos, special moves etc.....

I might just forget about spending more money on this game.
even the tournament stick is having QC problems and for 180 bucs I rather buy some collectibles.

lets face it there is no way I will enter a pro tournament of street fighter 4 because the japaness players would just mope the floor with me.


its a great game but just good to play with your friends and showcase the awsome graphics.

I was so stressed last nite playing online that I had to stop playing the game online.

i've thought many times today about ordering one from amazon and getting it sent overnight so i can have it over the weekend. so far i've stayed strong.

edit: there are no joysticks available on Amazon.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

if anyone would mind picking me up a fight pad for the 360 i'd appreciate it very much. i'd really like either the Ken or Akuma.