I knew my FF2 isn't going to last forever, so I started thinking about how to get my 3DP back. My best experience w/ sticks so far was the 3DP - my personal 3DP half-life is >2yr, and no stick ever came close to its unique handling (short throw.). The FF2 also has a weak hat assembly (not too bad if you're carefull, I just wore out a set of switches yet over 6 months) and a Rz pot w/ a D3 half-life of approx. The F2.4 potentiometers have a half-live period of 3 months at best (if you don't break the hat assembly 1st.), the FF2 is not manufactured anymore and NIB spares run at $300 on eBay. IMVHO the top two sticks from that period are the Logitech Freedom 2.4 and the M$ Sidewinder FF2 - unfortunately both have some major drawbacks: Since using a M$ Sidewinder 3D Pro with my computer is nearly impossible (due to a bug in the XP/2000 3DP driver affecting high FSB machines) I spend the last three years going through aprox. ![]() Recently I really got ticked off about the current set of joysticks availabe that match my use pattern for D3.
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