Newcomer / Intro Yoke instead of Stick?

[ceetee]

Anyone here using a yoke as a control? Are you successful in your dog-fights? Does it help when maneuvering large ships?

 

[Universal Evil]

I have no idea what a Yoke is ?
So no I can say that I've have any succes using a Yoke
However my X52 pro seems to work perfectly for me, but I would still love to know what a Yoke is ?

 

[Ancipital]

I have no idea what a Yoke is ?
So no I can say that I've have any succes using a Yoke
However my X52 pro seems to work perfectly for me, but I would still love to know what a Yoke is ?

Not to be confused with a "yolk"...


OP: Most people use fighter-style sticks, I suspect that a yoke might be a bit cumbersome at speed. Often they use a fighter-style stick, and a throttle, with extra useful controls, something like this:

 

[andyraptor]

Is it something they put round your neck if you are a messy eater!

 

[Sonoskay]

dunno, looks like it would be hard... But maybe it would be better than a mouse and keyboard... i found almost everything works beter than a mouse and keyboard.
Lacking a flightstick,, i use a ps2 game pad, has just enough buttons to do everything i need, save for Deploying landing gear, and manage sub systems. but both of those are easy enough to control with the keyboard. (space for landing pad, Arrow keys for sub systems)

 

[Nagual]

I too have wondered about this, I suspect a stick will be more responsive or quicker at change of roll/pitch etc. That combined with a lack of buttons makes me think that yokes aren't great for twitch style flight games. I'd like to be proven wrong though.

 

[willowfan]

I suspect a flight yoke would be good for general flight control but may be a bit cumbersome for throwing a ship around in a fight.

 

[who?]

Unless you can use it one-handed, you'd be at a disadvantage against players who use HOTAS controllers. Even in Solo play, you just have access to so many more controls using a HOTAS setup.

But, if you prefer it, go for it; that's all that matters. Just don't be surprised if your in-game avatar keeps using the stick!