In recent years, matters have changed clearly, however, at least if the tournament footage is anything. Speaking with the story, I feel like I look like a very wide variety of input devices that are shown in competitive circles for this particular genre. These days you may see anything from a PS1 controller to dolisens that is running through Brooks Adapter or from one of the many different popular Lureress options to an old arcade stick. Fighting games are probably unique in this regard, which is using far more different input devices than any competitive game gender I can think about.


My two most used input devices these days for combat games (and other arcade style sports)
Personally, I use a mix of pads, traditional arcade sticks, and anesthesia by sports. I use a controller for MK Style Games (for example UMK3 and Modern MK Games), as anything with the block button makes me feel wrong with me on the six buttons arcade stick setting. I use a traditional arcade stick for 3D fighters these days and mostly for 2D. I am all over, but I assume that most ordinary people have only one preferred input device and sticks with it.
It is very interesting to see how the polls are shaking. I expected that the majority would vote for the traditional arcade stick in 2008-2015 or more, but I think we will see a quite interesting mixture this time.