Hey Y'all. Newbie on this forum, but an long time SF player. Just recently bought a used SF4088180/02/1 fight stick. I grew up playing in the arcade, took a long time off playing between Alpha 2 and when IV hit the 360. I was using a pad with IV Ultra, and while charge players were fine, I couldn't really get shoto combos using a pad. Even simple non-shoto combos, like Sagat's hk to tiger cannon were tricky on the pad. Some people can use them, but I just couldn't get the hang of it.
Anyway, I just got this stick, and while I can tell this is going to make playing easier in the long run, there's definitely something wrong with it. I think it just might be wear, but I just can't pull off things consistently when facing right. Everything works like a charm when facing left. I eventually figured out that I have to super-exaggerate the movement and pressure to get even things like shoto fireballs or charge booms to work when facing right. Same with charge flashkicks. Switch to the other side, and things are effortless. I'm assuming this is just wear. Odd it is only on one side. Any ideas of what parts I might need to swap out, assuming I can fix this at all? Restrictor plate? The entire joystick assembly? I'm now thinking that buying used was a mistake, as it looks like I'm not going to save any money.
Anyway, I just got this stick, and while I can tell this is going to make playing easier in the long run, there's definitely something wrong with it. I think it just might be wear, but I just can't pull off things consistently when facing right. Everything works like a charm when facing left. I eventually figured out that I have to super-exaggerate the movement and pressure to get even things like shoto fireballs or charge booms to work when facing right. Same with charge flashkicks. Switch to the other side, and things are effortless. I'm assuming this is just wear. Odd it is only on one side. Any ideas of what parts I might need to swap out, assuming I can fix this at all? Restrictor plate? The entire joystick assembly? I'm now thinking that buying used was a mistake, as it looks like I'm not going to save any money.