[quote name='Pure Apathy']If you decide to buy a stick I would stay away from the Hori EX2. I almost slammed my stick on the ground a few times tonight. For some reason I cannot do f,d,df motions on it along with a few others.
I have a modded SFAC stick that I used on the regular Xbox and never had one problem doing those motions.[/quote]
On the opposite side of things, I've never been a big stick user for home consoles (Always just "Mastered" the controllers), but the 360 makes that near impossible for games like Samurai Shodown.... So, hence, I got my first stick, the EX2 (Non-modded, directly from Gamestop).
I love the thing. I have barely any problems at all doing anything. I've only been using the thing for about a week or so, but between HDR, SF3, Battle Fantasia, SamShoII, and Hyper Fighting, I find the Stick LOADS batter than the Default Options.
For the price and ease of obtaining, I have to say I find the EX2 to be fantastic. Especially with the new simpler move motions...