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Hi can any one come back to me about the HOTAS WARTHOG, I been trying to find current posts closer to today's date about it but no luck.. I read posts from late last year and early this year in January about ppl complaining about the WARTHOG that it all of a sudden died on them the next few days, the center indent issue, software and firmware issues.... I saw on Thrustmaster website that they released new sotfware and drivers for it in February and March.. Has this resolved the issues with Warthog and is it a much much much better stock product to that of the stock Cougar... Sadly I could never get my Cougar modded as I live in the Southern Hemisphere, an the reports say the WARTHOG is smoother and more versatile then a modded Cougar and far better then a stock Cougar. So is the WARTHOG stock a full on proper functioning HOTAS with no or very very minimal issues? Dont wanna spend the money and then struggle with it like the Cougar and cant send it back without waiting like a month or 3 for it to come back fixed and then having another issue a couple months later. Thanks guys...

I own a Thrustmaster Cougar love it but the issue is u need Pedals seperate to the HOTAS and i have possible software issues. eg Lomac i cant play the game not matter how much i fiddle and reprogram it. the assigned buttons and throttle are just giving me hassles. When i play Strike Fighter series games then i have no issue with the HOTAS at all... Sadly as much as i love the Cougar and how strong it feels i am forced to move towards Saitek as their software is alot more current, up to date and not really a hassle with any game from what i heard from Strike Fighters Community. some ppl are struggling with their Cougars.... Warthog is awesome incredible stick but after a couple of years i can see the same problem with it like the Cougar... software and driver issues even if u used profiles. Saitek 52 Pro is the way to go its alot more user friendly and a great HOTAS....