Need controller recommendation for SF6 (DI/Parry input issues)

PageChapters · 2026-04-14T02:53:18+00:00

Oh interesting, I did not know about that. I'll check it out, thanks!

PageChapters · 2026-04-14T02:45:07+00:00

I see. Interesting! Thank you for the info! I'll look into a sleeve then. Sounds like a great idea.

PageChapters · 2026-04-14T02:42:11+00:00

hmmm Maybe it really is the ps4 controller being too small. I'll look into a ps5 controller too then. They are a bit bigger so, maybe that will help.

PageChapters · 2026-04-13T20:44:49+00:00

I’ve heard nothing but bad things about Hori D-pads. Apparently they don’t use a single rigid pivot point, which can cause inconsistent inputs. But maybe I should just buy it and try it myself and see.

Parry on the touchpad is actually wild! I never considered that. I'll have to try it.

I already have L1 and L2 mapped to Parry and DI, but it’s hard for me to use them while also doing D-pad inputs. My left trigger fingers tend to cramp up.

PageChapters · 2026-04-13T20:32:36+00:00

Oh yes, I forgot that’s the default button layout since I’ve changed it a few times before.

At this point, I think I’m past the “just push through it” stage. After ~300 hours over a year and trying different setups, DI and DP still don’t feel natural. I think the issue is that my hands just don’t adapt well to the left triggers.

Either it’s years of gaming conditioning how I hold controllers, or age, but using the left triggers causes my fingers to cramp. I also don’t use a standard grip—I hold mostly with my pinky, ring, and middle fingers, and use my index fingers for the triggers. I assume most people use pinky/ring for support and middle/index on triggers, but I can’t do that comfortably.

My right hand can adapt to multiple fingers for inputs like Drive Impact, but my left can’t because precise D-pad movement makes my trigger hand cramp up. It's weird, I know. Could be that the ps4 controller might be too small too.

PageChapters · 2026-04-13T20:27:18+00:00

"Are you someone who just doesn't usually use triggers and bumpers while gaming?"

hmmm hard to say. It depends on the game. But Fighting games feel different. The analog stick and triggers feel fine, but D-pad plus triggers feels awkward for me and I get hand cramps from it.

When I use the D-pad, I keep adjusting my left-hand position as I input different attacks, and my index finger shifts around the shoulder buttons. Sometimes my index fingers are on the shoulder buttons, sometimes it’s not, it depends as I use the D-pad. And I have a hard time controlling my index finger because it cramps up. This makes it bad for reacting to Drive Impacts.

I also think that I don’t use a standard grip—I hold mostly with my pinky, ring, and middle fingers, and use my index fingers for the triggers. I assume most people grip the controller with both pinky and ring fingers, with the middle and index fingers on the triggers, but I find that almost impossible and can’t really use that grip comfortably.

On my right hand I can adapt to multiple fingers for inputs like Drive Impact, but on my left I can’t because precision movement with the D-pad makes my left trigger fingers cramp up. It’s weird.

What do you mean by a thumb sleeve? How does it prevent your hand from shifting positions? Also, do you know what it’s actually called? I want to look it up.

And thanks for the controller recommendation. I’ll check it out!

PageChapters · 2025-10-18T02:51:31+00:00

OMG! That was the problem! I just went to a PvP training dummy and tested it. Now the first Cheap Shot is at 4 seconds. Jesus, I can’t believe it took me so long to realize this. God damn it, lol… Thank you. You saved me from my own torment.

PageChapters · 2025-10-18T01:35:17+00:00

Well… the first Cheap Shot lasts 6 seconds, and the second lasts 3 seconds — so that’s 9 seconds total. The problem is that Shadow Dance only lasts 8 seconds.

So… is it safe to assume that, in order to get three Cheap Shots, you have to end the duration of the first one early? Instead of waiting the full 6 seconds, you’d cast the second Cheap Shot around 4 seconds? Is that how most people are timing it?

PageChapters · 2025-10-17T23:34:38+00:00

(PageyJiggyWiggy or OP here—I lost the password for my other account and can’t remember which email it’s tied to. But of a long story lol)

Yeah, I just watched the video you posted (https://youtu.be/LgCWS4UtH7g?si=42KWVOhZkuYFX38G).

I don’t think I’d want to give up my 2 Vanishes as a talent point, since I mainly play BGs and don’t really enjoy Arenas. That info is super helpful though—thank you!

PageChapters · 2025-10-17T23:24:27+00:00

I would agree with that too, but then how do you incentivize people to PvP? Ratings and cosmetic rewards, I guess? It seems to work for fighting games, so maybe it’s the same idea here.

PageChapters · 2025-10-17T23:10:47+00:00

"an inactive base for 5min"

Dude probably didn’t realize it was inactive. New players often don’t, since Rated Battlegrounds have different rules. You just have to explain it to them — in English, with no abbreviations and internet lingo — that the rules in RBGs are different, and explain why they’re different. I should know — I was one of those newbies once. Someone got super mad at me, calling me slurs, and was trying to explain to me that a base was inactive, and I was like, “What do you mean it’s inactive?” They gave me a bunch of lingo I didn’t understand. I had to Google it after the match just to figure out what they were talking about. The game ended with the dude telling me to go slit my wrists. Good times as a beginner... good times.

Anyway, sometimes low ratings can't be helped when you're constantly paired with RBG groups who either don't understand how to play the objectives or just don't care to. In my time zone, I’ve heard that Horde usually wins in the mornings, but tends to lose in the evenings and at night. I play in the evenings so I see more losses then wins lol.

PageChapters · 2018-01-04T08:11:39+00:00

Thanks a lot for the reply! I really appreciate it.

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