"Wow, he doesn't even stomp hard on the pads!"

AceJay · Trick Member Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ

XD, so anyway.

I've been doing a "nerd" camp this month, and one of their sponsors is Red Octane! I went there in hopes of finding 3.0's and ITG/SM, but....

They...had...2.0's....SUPERJOYBOXES...and......DDRPC.

What the hell, right?

So I asked the camp director if it would be okay (legal) if I brought in my two 3.0's and my StepMania with 327 songs. She said yes, as long as I dont hold iDTech or their company responsible if the pads break, etc.

So, just today, I was doing ROM-eo and Juli8 on Expert/Challenge, and while Toastying it

, the kid next to me said, "Wow, he doesn't even stomp hard on the pads!"

X friggin D.

I then roffled and told him you're not supposed to stomp, and ESPECIALLY not on MY pads.

Summary:

Dont stomp, plzkthx.

And here's the HORRIBLE cramped space where we DDR:

http://photos.imageevent.com/id_prince/july17/MVI_0003.avi

http://photos.imageevent.com/id_prince/july17/MVI_0032.avi
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pwned j00 · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject:

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Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003

Question to thread author:

How long have you had your 3.0's, how often do you use them, what sort of songs do you typically play on them, and how do you store them?

elementis0 · Trick Member Joined: 01 Nov 2004

And what kind of converter do you use?!?!
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Griesus · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:

holy goth batman
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Phrekwenci wrote:

frick the thread.

tac-tics · Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:10 am Post subject:

Stomping on softpads is a waste of energy. They absorb your steps.

At the aracde or on hard pads, it's stomp or die.
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flcl573 · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Alachua, FL

I don't stomp on any pad, soft or metal to make any sound. They both read steps fine if they work well.
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Teh god of DDR · Trick Member Joined: 27 Jul 2005

I do the same thing. I Step light on all the pads. The only time I dont is when I do a <- -> step. Well because I cant step light on that.... But you get what I am saying.
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AceJay · Trick Member Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ

Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003

Oh good, that means I'll eventually be able to tape velcro strips to the underside so I can finally have a perfect setup.

Darkicarus · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:22 am Post subject:

its sad really how so many newbz think you have to stomp so hard in order to do good... and its a tendecny for more expierience ppl to stomp harder when doing 9,10's and even 14's because idk why they just think they have to...
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"like.. wtf"

[ES] GARYsurvivor · Trick Member Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood, CO

When I'm at the arcade, I don't step hard at all. It's like walking on water...

AceJay · Trick Member Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ

The only time I stomp is on Daikenkai's Standard Ending.

Heh...
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Shippo · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject:

[ES] GARYsurvivor · Trick Member Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood, CO

I'm different...and cooler

Darkicarus · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:00 am Post subject:

NegFactor · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject:

I do not stomp...which is a difficult enough feat for me anyway since I play on my toes the entire time...

However, I do place enough pressure that it echoes rather loudly on the arcade pads. I would rather not, but it is difficult for me to practice PAing with really loud and obnoxious people/games nearby at our theatre.

Is it more sensible to play this way, where I can clearly hear my steps when I attempt to PA? Or should I work more off feeling? I have tried stepping so quietly as to make hardly any sound and on rare occasions, I have had good runs. Yet every AA I have gotten requires I sound like I am angry, despite not even attempting to stomp on the pads.

Oh, one correction. I am guilty of stomping during Let The Beat Hit 'Em. Whenever my PA sucks, I try to see how high off the pad I can jump in the triple jump sets.

I still land pretty quietly and softly then.

AceJay · Trick Member Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ

On the other hand.....Stawmps 2 mah b33t.
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