The game is absolutley funking brilliant. It would be nice to have force feedback...because it does make things more interesting...despite it 'just vibrating'.

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Originally posted by nichis:
For those who think FF is just a shaky joystick, let me advise to trie it. Playing a sim without it is like using a condom, you just don't get the feeling you want. FF lets you feel shooting, landing getting shot. In other sims you feel stalls, torque. In WWII fighters you even feel when your plane is damaged, your plane pulls to one side. As other guy said you get a stiff stick when you're going too fast. Before you judge FF you should trie it.

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i just recently switched from a MS FF Pro to the Saitek X36 USB HOTAS. there is no comparison. i get much more immersion from a genuine throttle than i get from the little turning half-disc thingy that the MS FF has. i realize this will be a personal thing, but, if you have never tried HOTAS, you owe it to yourself to try it. it really makes the "reverse throttle input" to simulate a real helo collective meaningful, among other things. not ever having to touch the keyboard obviously goes a long way towards simulating reality (the Saitek has a seemingly endless number of commands that you can program in).

but, i agree, the ideal setup would be a HOTAS with FF support!

fwiw,
l2s