Hi Kai, Yeah, that is a pretty fair summary. My Logitech Rumble Pad also has the square shaped sockets which is fine for a game like MOTA, but in a case like you might want to spin a light saber in a circle it is pretty much impossible just by the poor socket design. However, in terms of price I recommend the Philips simply because it is like $20 cheaper and it doesn't have that strange square socket design.
On 1/10/11, Kai <kaixi...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Greetings List. > > I've tried the Philips controller before, and while it was alright, it > didn't seem to feel that good to me. I've had the Rumblepad II for a long > time now, and love it. The only quibble I have with the Rumblepad II is that > its analog sticks are mounted in a square socket, rather than a circular > one, which makes rotation very annoying (well nigh impossible to play > Zangief in Street Fighter, for example). In games like Street Fighter, one > needs to rotate the stick in a smooth and quick 360/720 degree motion to > execute some abilities. The square socket design of the Rumblepad II > annoyingly impedes the fluency of this motion. > > Logitech has released a newer model of the Rumblepad II called the Rumblepad > F510 (F710 for the wireless model). These new controllers support both > direct input and X-Input, the Xbox 360 API which some games (though probably > not any audio games) use. No clue whether the F510/F710 have the same > squared socket for its analog sticks. It's bottom two shoulder buttons are, > however, now trigger buttons, in that they're no longer simply buttons. They > work like the analog sticks, in that you can control how far you push them > in, and games can cull this information to alter relevant functions. > > Planning to buy the F510 for myself very soon, so when I do I'll post a > hands-on review. > > Kai --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
