DDR making me extremely frustrated...

CRXracer · Trick Member Joined: 15 Mar 2003 Location: Michigan

When I first ordered my Ignition 1.0's from Cypher, I thought I was going to be so happy playing DDR. I was...for about the first week. Then just about every problem ever hit BOTH of my pads and now I can't even pass some songs that I used to AA. The arrows are like women, they just decide to work one day and completely be incompetent on the next. Well it's not even worth explaining all the problems because I have tried everything to make them work.

My question is: Are there any pads under $200 that are very reliable and aren't like women (no offense)? (Excluding building my own)

Is this one good? http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3547824
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ddrlegend · Trick Member Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Location: shamokin

No, do not get that pad it is a rip off. Just get one from a website like http://www.buynshop.com/ and then follow the steps that PS2freak gives in the metal pad sticky. That is what I did hope this helps you out.
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Pikachelsea · Trick Member Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Location: Ellensburg, WA

I got two soft pads at http://www.redoctane.com, and they've worked pretty well. http://www.levelsix.com has some even better deals; I just got a new pad there with a 1-inch hard foam insert, and it works great... check them out if you're interested.

DDRnIA · Basic Member Joined: 06 Jun 2003

I have two cheap soft pads. One is a Naki brand I got at EB for $15 and another is just a generic brand from Level Six for $12. I notice they are beginning to bunch up a little at the corners but they hardly slide around. I can't afford to mod them until next Friday. I try to hold off on playing them a lot but its too tempting! Looks like I need to mod soon before the bunching becomes a problem.

Psykoweezel · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 10:53 am Post subject:

The softpads I got from RedOctane were teh suck: every feasible problem hit them after about a month. They were really good about customer service though and shipped me out two new ones real fast. Course it doesnt do any good if the pads are still teh suck

:same problems.

Anyways, I got a BNSUSA foam insert pad and never looked back. The raised buttons are a dream.

Course the question is if youre set on getting a hard pad, or if soft will do. The BNS pad is really cheap and really durable, but it isnt hard. If you have to have hard I'd take ddrlegend's advice. Making a pad isnt as hard as it looks. Directions are really easy to follow, and hey, youll learn something doing it.

mrstywall · Trick Member Joined: 14 Dec 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC

I used to use Naki pads, they were great, but then I went to EB! This chick told me not to get that one, get the MADCATZ one! I'm not a big fan of MadCatz, and I'm still not, their pad sucks! Plus it has the silloutte of Brittany Spears! The down button doesn't work anymore and I can't never play DDR, I always get to frustrated!

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Scotty P · Trick Member Joined: 28 May 2003 Location: Raleigh

Madcatz.... you poor soul...

What crackhead employee would suggest that thing

I had a madcatz, and it broke in 9 days... just completely quit working

I've had a naki since, and it's going on 7 months of near flawlessness. Except for the occasional tear since I'm too cheap to buy a cover...

Darkling · Trick Member Joined: 29 May 2002

I have cypher DX's and they're great, especially if you tape them to the floor. I AA'd Holic on double mode like that. I used to have Topway POS that behaved like men and worked for a little while and then sat on the couch and didn't move, occasionally belching. But I'm building my own because I like the arcade a lot and soft pads train this ultra low step that causes me to trip over the bolts and brackets.
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AndyFreak457 · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 6:29 pm Post subject:

Dude get the red octane Ignition 2.0. That is a great pad! I got 4 A's on Matsuri Japan(heavy) in a row, one after the other