Help, ddr ignition pad

sarofeim · Basic Member Joined: 21 Nov 2006

Hi
I just bought these pads
http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-x-PS2-DELUXE-IGNITION-FOAM-PADDED-4-0-DDR-DANCE-PADS_W0QQitemZ190054125263QQihZ009QQcategoryZ21188QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and well they look and sound amazing, but there so cheap, and also, I keep looking around for the exact same looking pad everywhere else on ebay and I can never find the exact one. Example this one
http://www.ddraction.com/dance-dance-revolution-2addrignv4.html
As you may have noticed the X O triangle and square buttons look differently. The only one that looks the same might be the ignition pad v 2.0. But the problem is is that it's v 2.0 and not 4.0. Also, what's the relationship between redoctane and ignition pads???

Thx alot!
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dj_sammylvr03 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Location: Connecticut, US

Woah Woah Woah! Slow down man!

First of all, anything on Ebay for pads is always cheap. 3rd party pads always look different compared to brand name pads.

Second, RedOctane is the company that makes the Ignition dance pad, and there is no 4.0 dance pad.

sarofeim · Basic Member Joined: 21 Nov 2006

aw.......crap, so your saying that the pads I just bought are junk?! F**K, that's 50 bucks down the drain. DAMMIT. Well I hope when it comes it will atleast be semi good. Can you recommend me a site where I can find ddr premium pads (hard foam) because im just a student and the pads have to be easy on the wallet (max I am willing to go is 75 bucks without shipping to canada) ARRRG crap, im so mad now.....

dj_sammylvr03 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Location: Connecticut, US

Your best bet (if your pads from Ebay don't last) is to get a BNS Pad Here. The thread about them Here has good reviews about them. A single pad is half the price of the Ignitions, with way better quality. And I never said the Ebay pads were junk. I just wouldn't depend on them too heavily.
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sarofeim · Basic Member Joined: 21 Nov 2006

hey thanks, you put my mind at ease

I was reading the reviews, sound amazing, prob going to pick one up after the christmas break or something. THANKS!

dj_sammylvr03 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Location: Connecticut, US

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sarofeim · Basic Member Joined: 21 Nov 2006

Hey again

I asked the seller about the ddr pad how 4.0 didn't exist, he told me 2.5 and 4.0, it's all the same. Well now my question is how is the 2.5 ignition pad?? All i've been using up to date were softpads on carpet, and finally I just can't stand then anymore, so now these are the second "deluxe" pad I bought, the first being the madcatz one (which I returned 15 mins later because it just plain sucked hard) and the ignition pads. Hope they hold up. O yeah, does 2.5 ignition pads even exist?? lol it would suck if it was a fake arrg.

snakebite019 · Trick Member Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: Deltona Florida

http://www.redoctane.com/ignitionpadv3.html

thats the official website of the ignition pad. its version 3.0 so in theory a 2.5 could exsist, but the ones you linked are not ignitions. they are just foam pad that someone put "Ignition" in hopes that when people are searching for a real ignition they find his and dont know the difference.
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ceraf · Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject:

of course, i think red octane just slapped the ignition name on the topway pads. the only extra thing you get is the warranty.

sarofeim · Basic Member Joined: 21 Nov 2006

Thx alot, much appreciated!

dj_sammylvr03 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Location: Connecticut, US

Technically, I heard that the pink and blue ignitions were 2.0's and the 3.0's are actually 2.1's, so no 2.5 exists. Its made up yet again.

People just want your money.
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Flound3r · Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject:

i got those, junk. there are good ignition pads on ebay though..

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sarofeim · Basic Member Joined: 21 Nov 2006

aw crap lol.... so they are junk, poopy, i actually thought the only good place to buy pads are from ebay because all the good pads are never sold in ebgames or w.e other store. I went blindly into buying hardfoam pads and I guess ima pay the price. Thx alot tho for your help

ceraf · Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:40 pm Post subject:

the fact that they're china-made no-name brand is probably the reason why you can't find it at ebgames. They at least have to be somewhat branded, like madcatz (even though they sorta suck too)

DarkCore · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

videoCWK · Trick Member Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Location: woh

Get an Ignition 2 or a BNS DX Extreme pad, because those are the really nice ones. I've played on both an Ignition 2 and an Ignition 3, and the 2 was much better. I played on it at this place near my friend's house, they have computers and Xbox's and stuff, and it's pretty much a huge gaming center. I played on their regularly played and stomped on Ignition 2's and they worked flawlessly. However, I got an Ignition 3 once, expecting it to be even better than the 2, but I was wrong. It broke. In fact, it didn't even have time to break, it came broken. So yeah, if your gonna get an Ignition pad, go with the Ignition 2 if you can get ahold of one.
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Flound3r · Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:59 am Post subject:

sarofeim · Basic Member Joined: 21 Nov 2006

Alright, thx for all the tips guys. I just learned the pads are comming on the 31, so I donno, ima keep you updated on how they work, maybe take a picture or 2 or maybe even a video lol.

Peace