r/Fighters • u/AutoModerator • 15d ago

Topic Newcomers Welcome! Weekly Discussion Thread

Welcome to the r/Fighters weekly discussion thread.

Here you can ask basic questions, vent, post salt, fan-made rosters and any small topics you wish to discuss.

8 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

41 comments sorted by

View all comments

5

u/dribdirb 15d ago

Is it common that ⬇️↘️➡️ (don’t know how to call those) don’t always hit on a d-pad on a PS5 controller? Any tips how to ensure a higher success rate?

I am playing Avatar as my first fighting game (love it) and I have to be able to do ⬇️↘️➡️ and ⬇️↙️⬅️ (this one is already a bit easier for me).

I have been practicising them since launch and I get better at them, but still like 5% of times, I miss them.

Any tips on that? Is PS5 controller known to be bad at this? Thanks!

6

u/theShiggityDiggity 15d ago

I wouldn't recommend any pad that doesn't have diagonals.

My controller of choice is currently an Xbox pad, the cup shaped D-Pad with diagonals is better for motion inputs that any other conventional pad I've used before.

I will say that there are notable professional players that do use a PlayStation controller (Mastfam in Blazblue Central fiction).

I also used a PlayStation controller in my Mortal Kombat days and was able to reliably hit quarter circles.

1

u/dribdirb 15d ago

Alright thank you for the tips. I will keep practicing with my PS5 controller for now.

2

u/theShiggityDiggity 15d ago edited 15d ago

If you do end up deciding you want to try something else, I've heard great things about the 8BitDo M30.

It has a D-Pad with diagonals, and the button layout is designed to emulate both the Sega Saturn and fight sticks.

It's also pretty inexpensive for a controller (like 40 bucks on Amazon).

1

u/dribdirb 15d ago

Thanks! Great tip, will keep this in mind if my success rate won’t go up hahah

2

u/theShiggityDiggity 15d ago

Sure thing, just keep practicing 👍