Metal Pad Discussion Part II

dann with two n's · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 1:31 pm Post subject:

im supposed to get my cypher games pad by friday if levelsix.com send it out today or monday if they send it out tomarow

gonna mod it this weekend if i get it friday
or next weekend if i get it monday

cant wait to get the pad and now ive got enough to order max2 japan and then ima save up for another metal pad so i can play doubles

beat my first 10 footer on doubles and i swear it is not a 10 footer way to easy.. um it was one from club i think it was genom screams i cant remember wich is a ten but it wasnt that hard o well cant wate for my metal pad....

N.N.T. Barton '1080 ~IIDX · Trick Member Joined: 02 May 2002 Location: :noitacoL

i know that alot of people did not get threr pads. and from what last i herd from the beat gear site(December 17th 2002) that the pads where in a warehouse in Florada and the govenment might collect them or somthing? i kind of realy wanted a set of 2 of them because that design beats the hell out of my MYMYBOX pads. its the same design as the arcade with 4 more sensor points per arrow. any one know of anyone else that is making metal pads ARCADE style. not lame MMB/CG style?
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mexican ninja · Basic Member Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Location: ft. wayne

Dude, do you,like work for beat gear??? Seriously, you sound so freaking postive!!! whatever, i got my cobalt's, and those are better then the arcade.And there are no wierdos who "forget to wear deordent.

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N.N.T. Barton '1080 ~IIDX · Trick Member Joined: 02 May 2002 Location: :noitacoL

in all honesty i wish i would have gone for cobalt Flux pads over my MYMYBOX pads. myne are SOLO pads but the frame is a low grade steal or maby alunimum(pads have not bent but still on the RUBBER stopers that can with the pads). my MMB are unmoded and have gone threw alot of abuse but i cant pratice Free Styling on them because of the sinking arrows. does anyone know a mod for the pads that changes the sensors to those that a DDR machene uses? that and the screws are starting to fall out 3 gone so far and they will not screw back in??? its realy odd.

i would kill for 2 of the offical Konami Dance pads but that doesent sound like a feesable option. that or the actual DDR Dance Pads off of a DDR machene(NOT SOLO) but an actual machene. (solo's arrows are realy funkey. sensors on the inside center of the pad insteed of the outer rim like a normal DDR pad.)

i am not with or part of Beat Gear. its just evory time i see specs of the pads.(not the video) but specs of the pad they look grate. the video is a turn off because the pads look like they are bending to the dancing and the arrows sound uber loud. but i just want DDR in my house. hooked up to SM or DWI...
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Fum4nchuu · Trick Member Joined: 01 Nov 2002

lol buddy you need to get a grip on reality

CourtJester · Trick Member Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Location: NY

Whoa does he ever. Seriously now...why don't you ask one of the hundred or so who got frick over what THEY think of beat-gear?

BTTB · Trick Member Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Location: Deep in you.

did you get the vid yet?
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dann with two n's · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 9:06 pm Post subject:

yay i got my cg pad today and went it came i just took off the rubber things... but one corner the screw got stripped because the other screw went to far and pushed it out but that dindt happen on any other part o_0

well besides that me and my freind were playing on it for 6 hours with the acrylic that it came with im gonna mod it tomaow probably but we didnt a bunch of 10 footers and oni's and it held to all and hasnt missed a step

o ya wehn i flipped it over the pad i got from levelsix.com says game depot on the back

Shen · Trick Member Joined: 04 May 2002 Location: TN

My CF pad's up arrow is sticking now. It started sticking after I played Era on Heavy a couple of times. I followed the Faq on their site, but it didn't help much. Now I'm waiting for a response to my email from them.

N.N.T. Barton '1080 ~IIDX · Trick Member Joined: 02 May 2002 Location: :noitacoL

i have had my MYMYBOX pads sence last october i think. and so far have done MAX UNLIMITED heavy Dubbles(failed)10 times, ERA HEAVY DUBBLES(pased) about 20 times. and i pratice other heavy dubbles songs. and so far no cracked arrows. and no bending. but the arrows have a realy anoying catching on the meal sound when they go down like a poping or somthing? but they did that sence day one. maby i sould sand down the edges of the arrows.
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DuffMan · Trick Member Joined: 13 May 2002

Do the metal pads help in the arcade? I currently have an Ignition 2.0 pad, and I cant play worth poopy in the arcade. Will any of the metal pads listed here help, and if so, which ones?

GoLeafs28 · Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 1:01 am Post subject:

I don't really know if just getting a metal platform will help in the arcade. I have two Gamesdepot metal platforms and they are very sensitive and I am really improving at home. Here's the funny thing though. I seem to get worse at the arcade. The timing is different and I get strings of greats instead of perfects in the arcade now. I think the only way you are gonna get better in the arcade is to play in the arcade. Just my opinion.
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TAJJBlanton · Trick Member Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Location: Memphis

Hey.....the metal pad blows...a friend of mine was playing with it..and play Can't Stop Fallin' In Love...and broke the pad..his foot went right through the

and It was then thrown out the window and never seen again...how did u get the Strongbad Icon??
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ps2freak · Trick Member Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Location: Minnesota

It has helped me a great deal, not only to know the steps, but also to know where to put my feet. I have 2 Cyphergames pads, by the way. Max 300 Doubles was a breeze in the arcade after practicing at home.

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Isaru · Trick Member Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Location: Stockton, CA

I have a question about your CG pad mod Ps2freak. I ordered a CG pad 3 weeks ago(I still dont have it because its on backorder), but do you play on carpet or a hard surface? The website said that they dont recommend playing on carpet, but I was wondering if the mod would make it suitable for playing on carpet.

Also I was wondering how long you have been using your pads since you modded them. Do you think that a modded CG pad would last very long if I played Max 300 on heavy a lot?

GoLeafs28 · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 1:55 am Post subject:

MaxxUnlimited2003

The metal platforms don't all suck but you have to be willing to work on em. Some people don't have the know how or time to do this and in that case, yeah, they can suck. I have Gamesdepot platforms and I have had no real problems with them but I have modded them and I have replaced arrows that have cracked. The cracked arrows typically don't affect gameplay but make it look ugly. I also did some light solder fixing. I don't mind tinkering with them but out of the box they can be a pain. Get a Cobalt Flux. I think those rock out of the box.

The icon is just on the site. Come on fhqwhgads get with the program

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Isaru · Trick Member Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Location: Stockton, CA

Well I would get a cobalt flux, but I'm only 15 with no money. I think the pad I bought is a cyphergames pad, but I'm not entirely sure. I got it a komusa for $120 on sale about 3 weeks ago. I can't believe that it's still on backorder though.

I am going to be really mad if this thing breaks, so I'll try to give it as many mods as I can. Do they last very long on carpet though?

DuffMan_ · Trick Member Joined: 02 May 2002 Location: Temecula, CA

The CF pad I'm gonna buy soon for sure. I was wondering though. Do they connect like a PS2 controller or are they a USB connection. If they were a USB connectin, then they would work on my computer for DWI and I would not need to buy a converter right?
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GoLeafs28 · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 11:22 pm Post subject:

Isaru,

Please, please, please do NOT use a cyphergames or mymybox style metal pad on carpet. They WILL warp faster and it just plain is not good for them. Just have your folks take you over to home depot and buy a 34x34 piece of particle board to put it on. I use board that is about 1/2 inch thick. It only cost me about 10 bucks for two boards... they will cut them for you. Just trying to be helpful.

Duffman,

The connection is playstation style not USB. It would be cool if it was USB though but I do not know if the PS2 would recognize it right. There should be a thread on PS to USB adapters that work in the DDR at Home section. Hope this helps.
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