bah the wire on my stick came loose again, but I electrical taped that sucker down!!! I've been screwing around online with a little HD Remix and UMK3 while I'm working out the kinks. I had a solid run last night where everything worked without a hitch, so I think the tape is doing its job!
Anyway... when the stick is working (which looks to be the case from now on), I can't believe how great it feels!!!! It's SO refreshing playing UMK3 the right way now. Besides just generally feeling better, I can now do things like charge Kano's cannonball while rushing in with his HK launcher combo. And HD Remix, oh man... the stick turns it into a far more deadly strain of crack. Finally I am home.
And I'm noticing already that the stick lets me play some characters in new, fun ways. I was just being a teleporting bitch with Dhalsim and I loved it. And with Zangief I finally greenhanded through a fireball, right into an SPD... I know that's old news to most people, but that's the first time I've ever intentionally done that, and it felt great! I also did T.Hawk's super BY ACCIDENT, that's how sweet this stick is.
I've been intentionally sticking to familiar ground while breaking the stick in, but once I'm sure the stick is 100% working, I'll start hammering down on SFIV!