New to dancing games, what's a "soft pad"?

TheGuyWhoGoesMoo · 12-4-2003, 05:42 PM

I was just looking at some pads and saw some advertise that they were "soft"... All I could think of were those crappy pads that looked like miniature aero-beds, but they were 100$+, which I don't mind paying if I get a good pad.

Anticrombie0909 · 12-4-2003, 07:33 PM

A soft pad...is a pad that's soft. Lol seriously though, soft pads are more like mats that you can roll up, etc. The alternative hard pads are a lot better quality, but they're much much more expensive.

dontcareaboutmyid · 12-4-2003, 08:30 PM

i plan on getting a hard pad as soon as i get the money for it

but seriously, soft pads are pretty much crap

Anticrombie0909 · 12-4-2003, 08:47 PM

I know...I ordered one off ebay, NEW, and the fuckin thing started to rip within a month, then the back arrow stopped working within 2 months. Piece of shit.

**Cenright** · 12-4-2003, 08:49 PM

I still have never played DDR.

altairian · 12-4-2003, 08:53 PM

neither have i

DDR_fLiP · 12-4-2003, 09:18 PM

you should start playing then...if you're good on FFR then DDR is eassy
its just maintaining energy for the songs...thats what you might want to look out for

jewpinthethird · 12-4-2003, 11:52 PM

I bought two generic ignitions off of ebay, I love them. Had them about a year, still work good as new.

dontcareaboutmyid · 12-5-2003, 09:36 AM

if you must have a soft pad, go for the madcats in stores, thy cost 20$ and are accually quite durable for what you're paying

then i recommend ductaping the bottom so it doesn't split open when you play. it'll will stiffen it up a bit and the pad won't go all scrunchy.

the pad im looking at is i think orion or omega or something like that, but it was in Playstation magazine and the thing looked really freaking cool.

Vantor · 12-5-2003, 08:26 PM

i have the pos mad catz pads. they were given to me like in june i believe so im not really complainin that thats all i have. im complainin cuz they suck so bad.
come on the down button has barely worked on EITHER pad for like 4 months. now the left button is goin on one of the pads an the up is goin on the other one. definitely go for a hard pad if u want to get good ones...or hard foam filled ones...not too hard yet very durable
btw mad cats as dontcare said r about $20...but the foam filled u can get for near 50 maybe...ur choice pay an xtra 40-60 bucks an get 10 times better pads...or save some money an have dead pads in a few months

Anticrombie0909 · 12-5-2003, 10:42 PM

Lesson #1 for n00bs. Use what we like to call in the school industry 'correct spelling and punctuation'. Hell, I'd settle for readability.

XsmurfX · 12-7-2003, 08:29 PM

hrmm... i don't have a playstation, or a pad.. but i'm thinking of buying a seccond hand one off of e-bay just so i can play ddr... what do you guys think.. ? good idea? bad idea? or should i save up and buy a new one in stores?

Alkaiser88 · 12-7-2003, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dontcareaboutmyid

if you must have a soft pad, go for the madcats in stores, thy cost 20$ and are accually quite durable for what you're paying

then i recommend ductaping the bottom so it doesn't split open when you play. it'll will stiffen it up a bit and the pad won't go all scrunchy.

the pad im looking at is i think orion or omega or something like that, but it was in Playstation magazine and the thing looked really freaking cool.

RedOmega

Twisteddragon33 · 12-8-2003, 12:06 AM

I have an upper grade soft pad. By soft its ripstop viynl with plastic leyrr between the viynl layers, then under it all is an inch layer of hard foam/foam rubber. Then encasing it all is a layer of viynl like cloth. Took over year before it started to rip. A year of me on standard playing it near everyday, and my cousin on heavy.

was $120 so i think it was a good deal for lasting a year.

There are:
Flat Pads, cheapest, lowest quality.
Soft pads, Foam or something under it/in it. Better than flats.
Hards, Plastics or acrylics coating making them mroe durable, when they break they are nearimpossible to fix in most situations, but very good quality.
Metal, Best cuality. Most are arcade or higher quality. Incredibly durable.

Flats: about $15-$30
Softs: $50-150
Hards: $200-300
Metals: $350-up

Alkaiser88 · 12-8-2003, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twisteddragon33

I have an upper grade soft pad. By soft its ripstop viynl with plastic leyrr between the viynl layers, then under it all is an inch layer of hard foam/foam rubber. Then encasing it all is a layer of viynl like cloth. Took over year before it started to rip. A year of me on standard playing it near everyday, and my cousin on heavy.

was $120 so i think it was a good deal for lasting a year.

There are:
Flat Pads, cheapest, lowest quality.
Soft pads, Foam or something under it/in it. Better than flats.
Hards, Plastics or acrylics coating making them mroe durable, when they break they are nearimpossible to fix in most situations, but very good quality.
Metal, Best cuality. Most are arcade or higher quality. Incredibly durable.

Flats: about $15-$30
Softs: $50-150
Hards: $200-300
Metals: $350-up

Flats: 20$
Softs: 24.95-39.99$
Hards: 69.99-99.99$
Metal: 189.99$

All of those include shipping. Check DDRFreak, prices may be cheaper.

Alkaiser88 · 12-8-2003, 01:03 AM

DDR Pads
PS/PS2 Cobalt Flux Dance Platform Doubles Kit $569.99 Search prices
PS/PS2 Cobalt Flux Dance Platform $279.99 Search prices
PS/PS2 RedOctane Metal Platform $199.99 Search prices
PS/PS2 BNS Metal Platform $138.95 Search prices
PS/PS2 Ignition style pad $48.95 Search prices
PS/PS2 RedOctane Dance Pad $49.95 Search prices
PS/PS2 Konami Dance Pad $34.99 Search prices
PS/PS2 3rd Party Dance Pad $17.95 Search prices
PS/PS2 DDR Mini Controller $8.95 Search prices

DDR Freak Prices.

Twisteddragon33 · 12-8-2003, 01:52 AM

my cousin got a metal pad(exact same as arcade) for almost $300. Depends on the types.

Alkaiser88 · 12-8-2003, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twisteddragon33

my cousin got a metal pad(exact same as arcade) for almost $300. Depends on the types.

RedOctane=The pad your brother got.

heyhey11 · 12-8-2003, 09:15 AM

I had a soft pad that had the left and right arrows break but that may be because i am over weight

**87x** · 12-8-2003, 10:53 AM

pictures say 1000 words..

12-4-2003, 08:30 PM	#3
dontcareaboutmyid FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wisconsin, Close to Canada Age: 39 Posts: 2,103	i plan on getting a hard pad as soon as i get the money for it but seriously, soft pads are pretty much crap __________________ Theory of Quantum Fetish Mechanics

12-4-2003, 08:49 PM	#5
Cenright You thought I was a GUY?! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaumont (A town with 25 times fewer people than this site) Age: 38 Posts: 3,139	I still have never played DDR. __________________ http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...Cube_in_55.mpg

12-4-2003, 08:53 PM	#6
altairian FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Potsdam, NY Posts: 2,055	neither have i __________________ Reach: there was this bee. i hate bee\'s...i tryed to kill it, but then it didn\'t die and it started making weird noises so i was like oh (#$% hes gonna sting me. i started running but i triped over some rock and rolled down a hill into the river.

12-5-2003, 09:36 AM	#9
dontcareaboutmyid FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wisconsin, Close to Canada Age: 39 Posts: 2,103	if you must have a soft pad, go for the madcats in stores, thy cost 20$ and are accually quite durable for what you're paying then i recommend ductaping the bottom so it doesn't split open when you play. it'll will stiffen it up a bit and the pad won't go all scrunchy. the pad im looking at is i think orion or omega or something like that, but it was in Playstation magazine and the thing looked really freaking cool. __________________ Theory of Quantum Fetish Mechanics

12-7-2003, 08:29 PM	#12
XsmurfX FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 141	hrmm... i don't have a playstation, or a pad.. but i'm thinking of buying a seccond hand one off of e-bay just so i can play ddr... what do you guys think.. ? good idea? bad idea? or should i save up and buy a new one in stores? __________________ XsmurfX

12-4-2003, 05:42 PM	#1
TheGuyWhoGoesMoo FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 34	New to dancing games, what's a "soft pad"? I was just looking at some pads and saw some advertise that they were "soft"... All I could think of were those crappy pads that looked like miniature aero-beds, but they were 100$+, which I don't mind paying if I get a good pad.

12-4-2003, 07:33 PM	#2
Anticrombie0909 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,683	A soft pad...is a pad that's soft. Lol seriously though, soft pads are more like mats that you can roll up, etc. The alternative hard pads are a lot better quality, but they're much much more expensive.

12-4-2003, 08:47 PM	#4
Anticrombie0909 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,683	I know...I ordered one off ebay, NEW, and the fuckin thing started to rip within a month, then the back arrow stopped working within 2 months. Piece of shit.

12-4-2003, 09:18 PM	#7
DDR_fLiP FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 11	you should start playing then...if you're good on FFR then DDR is eassy its just maintaining energy for the songs...thats what you might want to look out for

12-4-2003, 11:52 PM	#8
jewpinthethird (The Fat's Sabobah) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Palm Springs, California Posts: 11,711	I bought two generic ignitions off of ebay, I love them. Had them about a year, still work good as new.

12-5-2003, 08:26 PM	#10
Vantor FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryville Posts: 1	i have the pos mad catz pads. they were given to me like in june i believe so im not really complainin that thats all i have. im complainin cuz they suck so bad. come on the down button has barely worked on EITHER pad for like 4 months. now the left button is goin on one of the pads an the up is goin on the other one. definitely go for a hard pad if u want to get good ones...or hard foam filled ones...not too hard yet very durable btw mad cats as dontcare said r about $20...but the foam filled u can get for near 50 maybe...ur choice pay an xtra 40-60 bucks an get 10 times better pads...or save some money an have dead pads in a few months

12-5-2003, 10:42 PM	#11
Anticrombie0909 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,683	Lesson #1 for n00bs. Use what we like to call in the school industry 'correct spelling and punctuation'. Hell, I'd settle for readability.

12-8-2003, 12:06 AM	#14
Twisteddragon33 FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 36	I have an upper grade soft pad. By soft its ripstop viynl with plastic leyrr between the viynl layers, then under it all is an inch layer of hard foam/foam rubber. Then encasing it all is a layer of viynl like cloth. Took over year before it started to rip. A year of me on standard playing it near everyday, and my cousin on heavy. was $120 so i think it was a good deal for lasting a year. There are: Flat Pads, cheapest, lowest quality. Soft pads, Foam or something under it/in it. Better than flats. Hards, Plastics or acrylics coating making them mroe durable, when they break they are nearimpossible to fix in most situations, but very good quality. Metal, Best cuality. Most are arcade or higher quality. Incredibly durable. Flats: about $15-$30 Softs: $50-150 Hards: $200-300 Metals: $350-up

12-8-2003, 01:52 AM	#17
Twisteddragon33 FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 36	my cousin got a metal pad(exact same as arcade) for almost $300. Depends on the types.

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