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OrangeChicken
February 01, 2014, 01:50:58 AM - ORIGINAL POST -

So, I didn't know where else to post this question so I just dedicated a little thread to this.

Here's the sitch:
I'd like to get a pad that's AT LEAST decent enough for an ITG player, difficulties up to AT LEAST a 10.

Of course, I'll still never be able to play something like Pendulum on this pad anyway, but it's not exactly for me to use. I just want a good enough and affordable pad to bring in to school every once a week for a club to use and enjoy.

It should just be an easy-to-bring soft pad; I don't want to have to schlep a metal pad to school..

I bought the 1" foam insert Energy pad, but I felt it was too much a waste of money and I couldn't invest in playing on it either, so I figured I should just get a cheap one that is STILL good enough for me to fool around on at the same time.

Any suggestions?
 
Suko
Read February 01, 2014, 10:40:39 AM #1

All the ones I have personal experience with have long since been discontinued. I have a suggestion on how to greatly improve your performance from a standard soft pad. You can read about it here:
http://www.pnwbemani.net/bemani-discussion/home-built-pads/msg29748/#msg29748

However, as far as buying a pre-made soft pad that will let you do 10's well...that might be tough. Even the Ignition pads back in '04 (my personal favorite "soft pad" with foam insert) wouldn't be the best for trying to score attack a 10. I think my suggestion in the post I linked to might be your best bet at something light weight, but stable enough to do that with. You will wear the pads out quickly doing 10s on it, but the good thing is that soft pads are cheap, so you (in theory) could just replace them as needed to keep it running at peak ability.
 
OrangeChicken
Read February 01, 2014, 01:57:50 PM #2

You will wear the pads out quickly doing 10s on it, but the good thing is that soft pads are cheap, so you (in theory) could just replace them as needed to keep it running at peak ability.

I suppose I don't need to practice FAs on these things. It's impossible for me anyway, but I am searching for a pad that's decent for kids who have no idea what they're doing playing DDR to use. I'll occasionally use it with them to show them the harder songs.
 
Iori241
Read February 02, 2014, 11:32:14 PM #3

i still use a gamestop soft pad, i passed everything on itg 1 home and i aaa'd pretty much all of 5th mix home except radical faith on that but i had to tape it down onto this wood board so it wouldn't move around too much. depending on how you step the pad can last years: mine has lasted about a decade and i haven't needed a new soft pad. if you can find a soft pad like this i'd recommend buying it, but i think the one they made after it (the gamestop light blue model) is the common one. given where you are at in dance games it's a matter of stepping correctly on a soft pad... but that isn't really necessarily how you want to step at the arcade. you have to weigh practicing at home but not having how you step carry over to the arcade. since you seem to be progression oriented i'd say build a metal pad or mod one so you can play as you do at the arcade at home.
 
 
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