RaveSage

I owned one of those FS3s. The buttons are pretty stiff, the joystick is really constrictive and if you ever decide to mod it, it's a huge pain in the ass. Your mayflash might have connections touching each other or something. If you're going to buy a new one anyway no harm in opening the thing up and looking at it to see if there's an simple issue going on.

Finally got my project box stick done. and because I know someone will ask what the hell this monstrosity is... Project Box Controllers: A Guide to Modular Controllers

Milking? Nah, this is standard procedure. The dlc characters are when it gets hot.

I feel your pain. That was my first mod too. T-T

Snap-ins tend to just wear down a bit because the small things on the side eventually get pushed into the button. You can "fix" it by removing the top part with a screwdriver and just push them back out. As for the buttons feeling stiff, there may be something stuck inside. Do as I said just before and just blow air in them or something and test the spring with your finger. There could also be something getting in the way of the button (a wire ect.) you never know.

You could always go with a madcatz SE stick if you want a general feel, though if you end up feeling a stick is right for you, you'll either end up needing to mod the SE or spend the $100 anyway. Learning stick is a commitment but it's not as hard as you might think. No different from learning to ride a bike really. Really, if you throw down the money, you sort of force yourself to learn it anyway, right?

7:28 - Looks like 5B is air unblockable now too. Lots of solid ways to stop jump outs on Lambdas fairly weak block stings.

I don't think there's anything easy to find with quality parts these days. The should be modders in the Texas area that could give you a price range of about $150 I'm sure. Probably check SRK Tech Talk for more info.

I liked SC2 and I was curious about 4. Hopefully this one turns out well.

Kira is the main grappler. Her and Cathy have air command grabs iirc.

It all depends on your character and preference. I use B layout because Drive is important for Lambda. Not so much for Haku though so I'd stick with A.

not that I can think of. In the corner you can sometimes do a sneaky 214D to catch forward/back rolls but not much else.

You're right about the pinky thing. It's hard to use it for anything unless you're like super dexterity man or something. What I do is keep my hand raised above all the buttons. This is really important for Sanwas because of how sensitive they are. I tend to not use my thump at all as it tends to get in the way (large hands). Instead, I position my index, middle and ring finger in one of two positions. Note I play Type-B layout. Position: 1 | 2 Index: D | A Middle: A | B Ring: B | C Pos 1 gives me solo access to my drive, barrier, ect. Pos 2 for throws, rapids, 5C > 236B and such. It takes very little time to switch between positions and because I don't have to think about my thumb, I feel like I'm able to react faster. Also, stick with square imo. Especially if you're sticking with hakumen.

Actually, I don't think that it's always supposed to be d-pad. I tried playing Touhou 12.3 and it wanted analog input.

The PS3 TEs only work with computers with Intel processing. Excluding the Chun-Li one that came out. They improved the pcb on that one so it works with AMD or whatever else. If your SE isn't working did you try changing the input switch around? You know D-Pad / Right-Analog / Left Analog.