The best joystick, ever

[Kevris]

So after years of using a Saitek X-52, I upgraded to the Thrustmaster Warthog.

Put simply: It's the best peripheral I've ever owned.

With the Space Sim genre seeming to make a serious comeback, I figured there will be at least a few of you out there that are looking to get into them.

If you are in the market for a joystick and on the fence about spending the extra money, I can tell you it's worth every penny.

The accuracy of the stick, the feel of the throttle, the button placement, it's all legit awesome and I feel no remorse for dropping the money on it. The god damned thing is incredible.

My only gripe is that I haven't figured out how to make some of the switches on the throttle function as actual switches (e.g. switch position 1 extends landing gear, switch position 2 retracts landing gear). Right now it's switch on switch off to extend gear, switch on switch off to retract. That said, I haven't messed around in the control software much, so it may be possible. But that's a really, really small gripe for the amount of accuracy and natural feel this thing has.

Next purchase: Crosswind or Slaw pedals.