BF2S Forums How important is a joystick for flying/piloting?

I can do more things with the joystick than with the mouse, such as more advanced manuveurs, that for me, would be really hard to do with K/B & Mouse. I don't know, I guess I'm just used to using a joystick, I can't really fly well with mouse and k/b.

Last edited by TravisC555 (2007-07-22 05:07:57)

Joystick has more control, I can make tons of crazy manouvres due to high DPI mouse settings + high ingame mouse settings, but the side affect is, that my control totally goes off. About control thingy, I mean in a plane.

Last edited by RDMC(2) (2007-07-22 05:16:00)

It all depends on the pilot... I'm sure you don't need to joystick if you can manipulate the keyboard. I have a joystick, and sometimes I think I turn better using the keyboard because my joy isn't breaking that turn radius as hard. So it all depends.

if you want to think it is then it is but i use my mouse

I use a mouse and keyboard

impossible to hover with a keyboard

Vub wrote:

I fly keyboard only.

ftw.. and i usually beat everyone.. single seating or just flying that use joystick...

I'd say a good joystick will improve you if you're willing to put the time in, but you don't need one.  Some of the best pilots I've seen (50+ kills a round even on low scoring maps) use mouse & kb.  I personally could never get the hang of flying with mouse & kb so I bought a joystick, but you can easily get by without one.

I thought you can't use any controllers with bf2...

mouse and keyboard for choppers, joystick for jets

I have always used m+k for helis and jets. I did buy a joystick at one point but just could not get used to it. Two hours on an empty local server and I still couldnt even get the jist of lining up an empty target for a bombing run, let alone with guns (twas the Essex guns on DV).
The only chopper I have serious problems with is (for consistent circling, not flying) is the EC635 - AF MEC scout heli. But Im sure thats not just me

I can fly fine with M+K, the only thing I lack is advanced maneauvers in dogfighting, i.e. evading/losing enemy jets, stunts, sometimes evading missiles or whatever else. Im far from being a good dogfighter anyway, and unless you are going up against very good to elite pilots, you can usually evade and lose enemy jets with the M+K: with practise.
But Ive still had a good few compliments for my flying, both in jets and helis over time. The Bombers on Daqing used to be a speciality of mine but it's since dropped off.
As far as Im concerned, unless you want to compete in dogfighting tourneys or are really serious about aeriel combat (not just Wake J10 whoring, but Kubra and OCS) - I wouldnt worry too much.

Last edited by Snake (2007-07-22 10:12:04)

Noobpatty wrote:

I thought you can't use any controllers with bf2...

I've heard game pads don't work well with BF2, but joysticks work fine.