rooniedoo 68 Posted January 14, 2014 So, I'm starting to learn how to fly so where should I start? Should I dust off that old joystick back from the Microsoft flight sim 05 days or is mouse and keyboard easier? Thanks :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rybo 171 Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Well you have enough post to know there are no choppers yet. Based on 3k hours of Arma2 and 1k in Arma 3 I'd say joystick. Only one thing you have to keep in mind...They will use the "Take on Helicopters" engine for choppers. And in A3 and ToH they made sure you could fly around with just a keyboard and mouse. Unlike A2 were it's truly is about 50% easier to just fly with a joystick. But even then with a little time you could do it. If I was lazy and didn't need spot on high speed skillz flying I'd fly keyboard mouse. Or my favorite issue with A2 & A3 forgeting to plug my joystick and not wanting to restart the game....luls. Ive seen great talking, Great keyboard mouse flyers and have seen God awful joystickers. So in the end it's your call. Edited January 14, 2014 by RyBo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rooniedoo 68 Posted January 14, 2014 Well you have enough post to know there are no choppers yet. Based on 3k hours of Arma2 and 1k in Arma 3 I'd say joystick. Only one thing you have to keep in mind...They will use the "Take on Helicopters" engine for choppers. And in A3 and ToH they made sure you could fly around with just a keyboard and mouse. Unlike A2 were it's truly is about 50% easyier to just fly with a joystick. But even then with a little time you could do it. If I was lazy and didn't need spot on high speed skillz flying I'd fly keyboard mouse. So in the end it's your call. I'm a joystick guy. If you can afford one then, do. You will be very happy. If not I wouldn't worry about it.I'm pretty sure this is the mod discussion where they have choppers and helicopters.But thank you for your input :) Maybe I will get the joystick back out of the closet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rybo 171 Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) I'm pretty sure this is the mod discussion where they have choppers and helicopters.But thank you for your input :) Maybe I will get the joystick back out of the closet. Your right i'm in wrong forum double luls...And dust that old stick off and get ready! Being the A2 engine and all... Edited January 14, 2014 by RyBo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weparo 613 Posted January 15, 2014 RyBo, say, what stick do you have? I've been wondering whether I should get one too, but I'm not too sure what to look at.. Weparo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rybo 171 Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) RyBo, say, what stick do you have? I've been wondering whether I should get one too, but I'm not too sure what to look at.. Weparo I bought the cheapst one Best Buy had at the time and added the extra warrenty. Ive already replaced it 3 times. I did get about 500+ hours out of each unit. But being able to just walk in with my broke one and grab a new one of the shelf and have them swapped for free is why I haven't bought a better one. I personaly think its crap and probley worth getting a slightly better unit. It does have every must have feature though. Saitek Cyborg Xhttp://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyborg-x-joystick/1307705803.p;jsessionid=564A317AE1CD7744E10E6547DFBD39AA.bbolsp-app04-112?id=mp1307705803&skuId=1307705803&st=saitek&cp=1&lp=6 As I said it's cheap but it also comes with every basic thing you need. Like a adjustable throttle on the side. Has enough buttons for Dayz/A2/A3 and also has a center tiny joystick at the top. You map all your look angles to it so you can look anywhere on the fly. It's like a ghetto Track-IR and works great. If you look into other brands a adjustable throttle should be top on your list. The one I linked has two side by side that looks like one. I map my throttle to the left one and my zoom in and zoom out to the right one. Almost everyone of my buddys use a different brand or type but most use Saitek guessing for cost reasons cause most reviews are shoty. I'm planning to upgrade to this one sooner or later but its almsot over kill. It does almost always score a 4/5 -9/10 on reviews from sites though. Saitek X52 Prohttp://www.bestbuy.com/site/x52-pro-flight-control-system/9452503.p?id=1218106987854&skuId=9452503&st=saitek&cp=1&lp=4 Edited January 15, 2014 by RyBo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
