Nymphae
Banned
I'm glad that it is much easier to test these things out than before. Microswitched keyboards, no-lever arcade sticks, Korean levers vs American vs Japanese (and all the brands therein). 35mm vs 24mm. Vewlix vs Noir vs Hitbox layout. Concave vs convex. Octogate vs square gate. 1lb vs 2lb springs. It's crazy how much tweaking can be done.
Yeah it's sort of nuts how many configurations there are, I still wish it was easier. I wish someone offered a box that allowed all of the major configurations - mounting for any type of stick, and multiple faceplate options for different button/sizes and layouts.
It took me a lot of time, money, and experimenting, but I've finally found the stick I like. The Crown 309MJ is what I'm sticking with I think. It uses JLF mounting, but aims to give you a Korean stick feel with the rubber grommet, which I've come to like a lot more than the JLF spring action. I've ordered a JLF conversion shaft for it, since Crown's shafts have the battop fused to it, the new shaft will let me use balltops if I want. If you haven't tried out a korean lever yet, I highly recommend it. I don't think I can go back to the flimsier 1LB JLF spring setup. I recently tried putting in a 2LB spring, and it initially felt better to me after becoming accustomed to the slightly stiffer Korean grommets, but ultimately, the grommets are better I think. After you work it in, it has such a great resistance, it's not so hard in the center, but the further away from neutral you move the more tension you feel, you really need to try one out.