I have yet to find a joystick that is half as nice as the (Microsoft!) one I had back then. Now it seems like either the springs are too hard or force feedback

I have yet to find a joystick that is half as nice as the (Microsoft!) one I had back then. Now it seems like either the springs are too hard or force feedback makes the dead zone all sloppy. I feel like the Goldilocks of joysticks.