Red Octane Afterburner

Griesus · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject:

Bottom line is....?

After Burner is good or bad?

Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:37 pm Post subject:

On the side of the bar there should be a sort of place where you can attach a bar to attach two pads together.
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alexmon27 · Basic Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Location: PA

for everyone with RO AB pads... I have good news, or else, for now I do...

I called Red Octane earlier today. And I spoke to "Harris" which I'm assuming is the manager of something, he sounded all important, hehe. He seemed very polite and told me to just send it in and get a new one. But before he left, I also asked why they're sending out so many defective cboxes. He said they're running low because of high demand and they finally got around to fixing and updating their xbox connectors. I also asked what the problem was with them and why they're so defective. He told me that the reason is that they aren't really registered with the Xbox DDR games 'n connectors 'n stuff so they pretty much just copied the Xbox connector infustructure. This is why sometimes when you just use a connector from another controller, it fixes the problem (but it didn't work for me) and also it works most of the time when you just buy an adapter... PS2->Xbox/USB/USB2/GC or something like that. But just to make sure, I'm giving up a week or two of massive DDR'age to get my new cbox... So as long as my new one work... thank you red octane

Anywayz, AfterBurner's to me so far = excellent, as long as you put in a note to make sure you get a good cbox

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rmlax06 · Basic Member Joined: 26 Jun 2005

i just ordered 2 afterburners and to be on the safe side i want to buy ps2 -> xbox adapters. what is the best brand for these? i heard somewhere that some are better than others.
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DemonHybrid · Trick Member Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Location: Matamoras, PA

My RO AB keeps acting like it's unplugged, I use the USB. Dosen't lag...it works fine. But when I start stepping on it, it randomly cuts out and in. Any advice?
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sakuraxxx13 · Basic Member Joined: 02 Feb 2005

im having the same problems i just got my AB and illl get a miss intentionaly then it will give me all misses after that even when im stepping in perfect time.and it does cut out alot.i cant get a hold of RO ill call but dont know what extention to use or something im not sure.im thinking of buying RO universel adapter coming out in august. to attach to the ps2 side

sakuraxxx13 · Basic Member Joined: 02 Feb 2005

nm i called red octane and a guy named HARRIS told me that recently alot of control boxes sent out were not working right and he would exchange the one i have now.tho it will take 2 to 3 weeks for me to get a new control box.

-=M!NTS=- · Basic Member Joined: 21 Jul 2005

Just ordered an afterburner im hoping i wont have the control box problem that people have been talking about but i only play on ps2 and comp and i have a ps2 to usb adapter so im hoping that the ps2 side of the cb is good. wish me luck!!

phonzmanh20 · Basic Member Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, Kansas

Its still likely you will get a cbox problem, especially if you use the xbox and the pc adapters. But I know the Playstation adapater is pretty good, no disconnection problems.

By the way, you want to make sure that the ps2 to usb adapter is compatible with the pad. You can check at stepmania website at http://www.stepmania.com/stepmania/mediawiki.php?title=USBAdapters.

Good luck with your pad! I know I'm having fun with mine's. I just AA my first 8 footer today, when I was breaking my back to just get an A.

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DDR_mastor1 · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:47 am Post subject:

i like my afterburner.... although it just broke, but red octane is replacing it. haha i added a bar mod thing. if you wanna see it, i have instructions on my website... sorry for all the adds

http://www.n00bforce.tk

hope you like it
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rmlax06 · Basic Member Joined: 26 Jun 2005

so i emailed redoctane a while ago, asking about their control box problems. the guy who answered said the problem was now fixed, so i went ahead and ordered 2 afterburners. the first one came today, and what do you know the usb doesnt work. i only have comp and xbox, neither work, i cant test out the ps2 side (ill probably have a friend come over and try it out). im getting redoctane to get me new control boxes, but i really dont want to wait a week or more so ill probably buy an adapter tomorrow.

thats my story... but i still think the pad feels great and plays great (when it did play lol) so ill keep it.
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Norkusa · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:36 am Post subject:

What a bunch of assholes.

I just got off Live Chat with Red Octane (after trying to phone 4 times with no luck) and the person helping me was a total rod. I had to repeat myself constantly before I could get a straight answer out of him on anything. When I asked if there was anything that I could do to help speed up the 3-4 week return process (like pay extra for express shipping), he told me "there are other customer waiting just like u". Well excuuuuuuuuse me for trying to get speedy service.

Screw these guys. Red Octane may be a company created by gamers but they have absolutely the worst customer support I've ever experienced and have allot to learn about running a business. The Afterburner isn't even that great of a pad anyway (the arrows are recessed too deeply and make playing on it feel sluggish).

I'm buying a Cobalt Flux next time.

Natural Killer · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:37 pm Post subject: