Warthog for a noob?

[ripsaw]

hi all

 

ive been reading the forums for a while now with interest about the warthog hotas

i am a complete noob with flight sims ive brought dcs a10 beta and just love the realism level involved even if i can just about take off dont laugh

:)

 

so my questions to you all are

 

is it worth me buying as a first stick? over say ch products

 

is the throttle problem fixxed now with the firmware update?

 

does the stick have any other niggles?

 

thanks andy

[Succellus]

Its not about being noob or not.

Irs about hw much you like flight simulations or even one simulation and are willing to invest in this hobby.

The Warthog will be the same for a noob than for an experianced person.

IMO if you have the wallet and the desire go for it, buy it it will ease your learning curve, because you won t have to be fishing as much keys on your keyboard.

Buut before taking the plunge, maybe ask yourself hom much you want it by comparing what you would do with the same amout of money if the WT wasn t on the horizon. (Avoid compulsive buy on a whim, but you can always e-bay it)

 

I ve been harcore, now i m no more due to time issue, and i have bought a warthog, because:

I enjoy combat flight sims a lot, even sucking hard at some (DCS - black shark);

In the end, the cost of a good sim and good gear is a cheap hobby. (assuming you have only only a good computer with only 1 monitor);

The warthog will filll my need (along with the saitek combat pro rudders) to all the other flight sim i will acquire or i am already flying.

I don t plan to buy any other joy, for at bare minimum 5 years or more. (if only 5 years, 100 bucks a year is cheap for any hobby)

Edited January 14, 2011 by Succellus

[ripsaw]

thanks for the advise succellus now kicking myself that i didnt order for 199 on amazon the other week oh well, the cheapest ive found it now is 282 delivered

 

and your right 100 bucks a year is cheap for any hobby