Posted by MameMole on 6, 2000 at 3:20 AM:
In Reply to: Need opinions on how 'hard' a pushbutton should be to press... posted by ChrisW - OzStick on 6, 2000 at 12:31 AM:
: To me, the harder button would offer very positive feedback that it has 'clicked' but possibly tire your fingers/hand quickly, making gameplay for long periods of time uncomfortable.
True...
: On the other hand (no pun intended!), a softer button can be a little too sensitive and vague in its feedback, which would probably annoy many gamers as they'd end up with accidental button presses at the wrong moment!
Also True...
I would say after considering the points you mentioned that the "ultimate" button would be in-between. Unfortunately, I've yet to find such a thing so I use both leaf-switch buttons and some microswitch buttons and program them accordingly for each game.
Given the choice of either/or I'd personally go with the softer but more "vague" leaf-switch button.