tbh I found my x-45 kinda took out some of the joy in flying and went back to my Cyborg as its just so much more simple and had twist rudder instead of having it on the throttle, its also easier to have sat next to the PC when not in use lol.
I could never justify the cost of the 52 tho, concidering my 45 only cost me £20..
If i had got on better with it then I'd of been more inclined to go down the HOTAS route but one of the things I like about the Cyborg is its ability to just jump in a game the same as we used to on CS...
I didnt mean a stick in CS, I meant the same sort of just jump in and playability that you used to et with CS was the same sort of thing with the Cyborg and IL2, no faffing reorganising the desk etc so the stick fits ala x45...