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09-9-2018, 07:11 PM | #1 |
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Dossar's Foot Play goals
On September 3rd I adjusted my StepmaniaX Stage to a more playable state and had my first session on it. The up arrow is still a bit funky, but otherwise the pad is pretty good.
This thread is for tracking some goals I have related to foot play in addition to weight loss goals. July 2019 Goals DDR: - Normal clear lamp on all 18s - Break 980k on another 18 - Pass Egoism 440 CSP 19 ITG: - Pass 10 total 15s, with at least three of them being from the Pendulum pack Click the below spoiler for the 2018 entries.
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January 2019
February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 May 2019 See this post for May 4th and May 11th sessions. See this post for May 27th session. June 2019 See this post for June sessions. This was the month of my first ITG 15 pass (Hold Your Colour)!
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09-9-2018, 08:46 PM | #3 |
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I'm super jealous you have a SMX pad, from what I've heard they're amazing to play on.
I'm surprised you haven't changed it to have a non-button centre panel though, but I guess that's counter intuitive if you have any desire in smx the game... Anyways good stuff!! It's also cool to see it motivating for fitness etc I wonder if there would be enough interest for a pad scores megathread on ffr, btw... I know theres actually a bunch of people who play various pad games here (ddr/itg/piu)
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A few things about working with the SMX pad: - I did replace the center panel with the gray metal panel originally, and it's noticeably higher than the other panels which makes play worse. It's also incredibly hard to remove. Never again. - Keeping the original panel allows for a smoother surface to play on. Currently the middle panel is a bit lower than the other four panels, but that's much better than being higher. I'll need to get a raiser frame if I want the middle panel to be on the same level as the other panels as best as possible. At some point in the near future I'm planning on compiling together some recorded videos I took when modifying the pads. Basically, there are four load cell sensors in each panel and you need to take at least three main things into account to get the panels to a better state: 1.) Adjust the outer screw of the sensor 2.) Spin up the sensor head so it's closer to the panel 3.) Loosen the panel a bit so it doesn't restrict the sensor from movement. This does raise the panel slightly.
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i don't care if we're playing dance dance revolution i will NOT tell you about my feet
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09-10-2018, 07:04 PM | #6 |
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what would be a good pad to buy if I can't get one of those bad boys?
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09-10-2018, 09:00 PM | #7 |
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smx are like >1k lmao
pdp are garbage don't touch them impulse is coming out who knows when but i'm literally waiting for them because i've played on a prototype and it was probably better than any arcade pad i've played on http://maty-taneczne.pl/ - might be your best bet if they ship to the US (i haven't checked) i know a bunch of people who have one of these and say that it's really fucking good quality. even with some egregious shipping costs, this could potentially cost less than a pdp but still be by far the best choice for an intermediary edit: checked the polish pads, they do ship to the US, and even though shipping is like 100 extra euros (base price ~150 euros), it's like literally the same price as a PDP but like infinite times the quality
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09-11-2018, 08:44 AM | #8 |
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To elaborate on what YoshL mentioned about some of the pads:
StepmaniaX Stage (SMX pad) StepmaniaX Stages started as $1,337 each. Now they're $1,360 and can be expected to increase to approximately $1,385 when you take into account a yearly 2% inflation rate. Shipping is also high (for me it was $275). This means you'd actually aim towards spending roughly $1,650 for one of them if you go with the shipping option as opposed to local pickup.* *Reason why I started with the shipping method as opposed to other options listed like local pickup is due to the insanely high demand where you battle time vs. buying the pad. Because the demand was so high, the pads sold out within 3 minutes of the link going live for the 100 units that were available in early August this year. You can expect something similar to happen in the next wave. People have expressed concern about locking a purchase request once the user is brought to the order details screen so they don't have to rush in the order. Something else to consider about SMX is that it is highly supported by the original manufacturer. There is a central store you can go to for most of your needs: whether it is sensors, riser frames to push up your center panel for more level panels, etc. There is also a software configuration tool to check your pad's sensitivity in real time when you are adjusting it. All in all, it's a great pad but the price is definitely up there and every wave could take anywhere from 4-6 months at the current rate. I'm not sure entirely what the bottleneck is, but this is currently the case. Precision Dance Pad (PDP) I got one of these originally, and if you're planning on playing songs mostly below 180 BPM and below the 13 ITG level range, these are okay. But when it comes to higher level play, they don't fair very well -- I can agree with YoshL that if you're seriously going to be into the game, these are not the best option. When I got mine it was $350. Impulse Platforms The rumored price for an individual Impulse Platform pad was in the range of $600-$800. This means you could potentially get one for nearly half the price of one StepmaniaX Stage, also using sensors based on load cell technology. As YoshL mentioned, there have not been any units available for Impulse Platforms yet. It's not clear when they will be releasing the first wave of pads, and the lack of transparency as to what the roadmap is (e.g. next two months planning on testing, then release early 2019) is what is turning some people away from this pad as an option despite the positive feedback about the prototype.
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Updated the scores post to have spoilers so it's not as long of a post vertically. September 11/Tuesday has been included as well, being the best session so far.
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Did you participate in Stamina RPG 2.0 this year? Best remote tourny ever. UI for the tournament was fantastic, Ian (archi) the Godfather of Stamina is a boss. ECS [East Coast Stamina] this year is going to be awesome.
I'll have to read through this thread to check out your stuffs. PAD MASTERRACE! (lol keyboard is dead to me)
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Without having to worry about the drama and consistent harassment, I can actually enjoy this game again and be goal-oriented with communities that have a growth mindset. Things might be different now, but there's no rush to come back. Edit: Wording was a bit harsh before. Edit again: Updated the scores post with today's session (September 13). I played exactly thirteen 13s!
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09-23-2018, 06:21 PM | #12 |
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Need more updates bud quit slackin!!
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I like your enthusiasm -- the routine is definitely important
I updated the September post with the two most recent sessions. Tomorrow I'm hoping it will not be like Saturday (more details in that post). |
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September 2018 Reflection
September 2018 Goals - Play every two days - Pass exotic ethnic 1.8 rate - Get a star/96% break on a Crossover Spectrum 13 - Get down to 142 pounds - Consistently play 13s - Pass Rhythm and Police KOG G3 Mix 2.0 rate Passing exotic ethnic 1.8 rate and getting my first 96% break on a Crossover Spectrum 13 was exciting! I also played a decent number of 14s this month, clearing out most of the other 14s in DDRStream PreSupernova (see September 11 session). The weight loss goal above was very ambitious when I found out how my weight moves around. I'm currently 149 pounds so I actually gained 1 pound overall, but I did get down to 146 at some point this month. I tried playing every two days unless something came up that would throw off my sleep (in which case it was three days). I try to have my sessions at a consistent time to make sure I don't play too late or early. I've changed the goal to be 2-3 depending on the situation. In terms of the pad, it's been modified to a pretty good state, although the up arrow is what gives me by far the most misses in the bottom right corner of the panel (so in other words, my right foot). The bottom left corner doesn't seem to give as many misses, and I've learned that even though the pad is full of 15 KG sensors, not every sensor is the same. I had to a replace a faulty sensor in the down panel with one in the center panel. Kyle was nice enough to send some spare sensors For October, it would be a good idea for me to focus more on my speed and stamina before getting back to my other rate ventures (e.g. Rhythm and Police KOG G3 Mix 2.0 rate). With that in mind, I have updated October with the following goals. I'm focusing on improving my speed a bit more, since I rarely play songs with streaming above the 170 range. October 2018 Goals - Continue maintaining a good state of the pad: get a riser frame, check the sensors regularly - Play every 2-3 days - Get down to 145 pounds - Play 200 BPM in at least half the sessions - Break 90 on several 14s
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I admire the heck out of this. I think my own goal is to get to a point sometime in the next 5 years where I invest in a decent pad and make time to play this consistently. Keep goin!!!
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Today's session made me realize how important flush panels are (well, I should say convinced to get a riser frame). I was able to pass Silence 1.2 rate and get a similar score to my previous pass (92.90%) but man it was death with the slightly raised panels.
Going to place an order for the riser frame the coming week
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10-14-2018, 03:21 AM | #17 |
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Damn your October progress is really nice. Sorry to hear about the crack putting a temporary hold in your sessions. Make sure to get in some running, rowing, or biking so you don't fall out of form.
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The panel arrived yesterday and I'm going to install it later today! According to Kyle lexan material should not break that easily, especially with how I step. I was given a replacement part.
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10-26-2018, 07:52 PM | #19 |
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you should try some distance running in windows of ITG downtime/low motivation. I've been really surprised at how good of cross training they are for each other.
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check out magnetic csp as another 17 that you may be able to 990k break on. It doesn't have any bullshit except some crossovers which you seem to be pretty solid at.
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