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Post by Borderline on Feb 6, 2006 7:05:44 GMT -5
It finally arrived in the mail, thank goodness. For as much as I paid for it, it shoulda came in a limousine hand-delivered by beautiful ladies in swimsuits. REGARDLESS! Here are some scores from my early tests of playing with it.    I know, I'm not that good, but also keep in mind that I weigh 350 pounds, okay? I'm sorry I don't have any decent pictures of the unit itself, a friend is borrowing my Digital SLR for an art project, so I had to use my palm pilot, which only captures a shiny glowy square when photographing the pad itself. I'll post some very soon, but I have to get back to breaking this sucker in! |
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Post by Borderline on Feb 6, 2006 7:24:33 GMT -5
And for any of you import users who were worrywarts like me, I just found out that the CF pad works beautifully with my import slimline PS2. I realize there's no reason it shouldn't, but I worried so much about it, because I have a lot more import mixes than American mixes. Have a look-see. It works like a charm on DDR festival, and I'm going to test it on Max2 JP and Extreme JP momentarily.  I also butchered Sana Morette Ne Ente.  |
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Post by havix on Feb 8, 2006 3:35:27 GMT -5
Kudos, that is one of my show off songs. Used to get less than 15 greats! yeah keep in mind im also a heavy set guy =)
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Post by NESCartFanatic on Feb 8, 2006 11:18:36 GMT -5
OMG OMG OMG I am sooo jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll have the money for mine on Friday, I can't wait! BTW, have you decided to build a wooden base for yours to ensure it doesn't bend or crack? (Argh I'm jealous...!) Here's a quick thread about it in case you haven't heard, I thought this one was nice. There's other pics of CFs modded, with homemade bars too :-o... www.cobaltflux.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5594DID I MENTION THAT I'M JEALOUS??? :-D I've been waiting for the right time for years to get one, the end is in sight!!! (BTW I'm jeal... lol you get the point.. hehehe) Wow I'm scary! |
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Post by Misery on Feb 8, 2006 22:08:09 GMT -5
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Post by Borderline on Feb 8, 2006 22:45:59 GMT -5
No, I don't plan to build a base, I have hardwood floors. And my setup isn't very cool or nice, because this area is also my impromptu video editing bay, complete with a self-soldered caseless audio dubber! And bits of trash from the packaging. It's kept me so occupied that I haven't cleaned all of it up yet.  |
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Post by NESCartFanatic on Feb 9, 2006 9:00:09 GMT -5
*must stop looking at thread* Aw heck!
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Post by Grant. on Feb 9, 2006 12:40:48 GMT -5
I like Afterburners better, they look cooler  |
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Post by Borderline on Feb 9, 2006 12:57:31 GMT -5
I like Afterburners better, they look cooler Afterburners crack if anyone over 150 pounds plays on one. I should know. A lady friend of mine had an afterburner (She loves it, but she weighs about 100 pounds), and my friend (about 175 pounds) stepped on it one day when we all decided to play some DDR. The plastic bowed and creaked heavily, and he stepped right back off, and we all agreed it was best he not play on it. I wasn't even going to get near it. One wrong look from me and those panels would shatter. The CF pad will hold up to 600 pounds, which I sincerely hope will never be necessary. Before I picked what pad to buy, I did my homework, and everyone said the afterburners don't support much weight because of the raised design of the pad, and the fact that they're not using as thick or durable plastic as the CobaltFlux. But yeah, it LOOKS cooler. I'm going to mod my CF with the arcade realism mod and build a bar. For now, it is what it is. If I was a skinny boy, I'd go for the cheaper Afterburner, but I'm not. I have to get the stuff made out of hardcore materials, as I have to do with most things I'm going to stand on, sit in, wear, look at, be near. I have to have heavy duty stuff. |
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Post by muppetdance on Feb 9, 2006 14:24:02 GMT -5
yeah, I love my CF! it's sturdy and I can use shoes, unlike my modded pad
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Post by NESCartFanatic on Feb 9, 2006 16:30:55 GMT -5
yup, afterburners may look cool but it's what inside that counts.. pure RO crappiness.
CF for me!
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Post by Grant. on Feb 9, 2006 17:52:40 GMT -5
I like Afterburners better, they look cooler Afterburners crack if anyone over 150 pounds plays on one. I should know. A lady friend of mine had an afterburner (She loves it, but she weighs about 100 pounds), and my friend (about 175 pounds) stepped on it one day when we all decided to play some DDR. The plastic bowed and creaked heavily, and he stepped right back off, and we all agreed it was best he not play on it. I wasn't even going to get near it. One wrong look from me and those panels would shatter. The CF pad will hold up to 600 pounds, which I sincerely hope will never be necessary. Before I picked what pad to buy, I did my homework, and everyone said the afterburners don't support much weight because of the raised design of the pad, and the fact that they're not using as thick or durable plastic as the CobaltFlux. But yeah, it LOOKS cooler. I'm going to mod my CF with the arcade realism mod and build a bar. For now, it is what it is. If I was a skinny boy, I'd go for the cheaper Afterburner, but I'm not. I have to get the stuff made out of hardcore materials, as I have to do with most things I'm going to stand on, sit in, wear, look at, be near. I have to have heavy duty stuff. I don't believe you about the weight thing. At all. EDIT: I just checked the site, and it said nothing about a weight restriction. Anyone more than 150lbs rules out so many unfit AND fit people. I can't see that happening. www.redoctane.com/redoctanemetalpad.html |
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Post by imperfectious on Feb 9, 2006 18:04:42 GMT -5
I am WAY too jealous of that... How much was it?
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Post by NESCartFanatic on Feb 9, 2006 18:32:34 GMT -5
Quoted from ITGFreak's main page...
nekura
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: My Afterburner's dead.
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After keeping my eye on the Afterburner thread on DDR Freak for so long, I can't really say this comes as a surprise to me, but my pad is finally dead -- or rather, flat out unusable.
I've had my pad since they were first made available, and it wasn't until recently that it began showing signs of problems, in the form of arrows not responding even when hit with a lot of force. Some of the buttons still respond fine, but the Down arrow and X buttons no longer activate at all, making it impossible to even so much as navigate in-game menus. It was thought to be a control box issue, but I received my replacement control box today and the issue still stands.
Needless to say, I'm very frustrated that I now own what amounts to a huge paper weight.
To anyone who purchased an Afterburner based on my review, I sincerely apologize if it has since malfunctioned as mine has, and I will be updating my review within the next few days to reflect what has transpired. To those whose pads still work, I wish you the best of luck with yours.
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Post by Borderline on Feb 9, 2006 18:33:26 GMT -5
Afterburners crack if anyone over 150 pounds plays on one. I should know. A lady friend of mine had an afterburner (She loves it, but she weighs about 100 pounds), and my friend (about 175 pounds) stepped on it one day when we all decided to play some DDR. The plastic bowed and creaked heavily, and he stepped right back off, and we all agreed it was best he not play on it. I wasn't even going to get near it. One wrong look from me and those panels would shatter. The CF pad will hold up to 600 pounds, which I sincerely hope will never be necessary. Before I picked what pad to buy, I did my homework, and everyone said the afterburners don't support much weight because of the raised design of the pad, and the fact that they're not using as thick or durable plastic as the CobaltFlux. But yeah, it LOOKS cooler. I'm going to mod my CF with the arcade realism mod and build a bar. For now, it is what it is. If I was a skinny boy, I'd go for the cheaper Afterburner, but I'm not. I have to get the stuff made out of hardcore materials, as I have to do with most things I'm going to stand on, sit in, wear, look at, be near. I have to have heavy duty stuff. I don't believe you about the weight thing. At all. EDIT: I just checked the site, and it said nothing about a weight restriction. Anyone more than 150lbs rules out so many unfit AND fit people. I can't see that happening. www.redoctane.com/redoctanemetalpad.htmlWell it happened. When it bowed and creaked like it was about to break, we knew better. I put a foot on it and pressed down, and it had WAY too much give. My friend Alicia bought one as well, and her boyfriend ended up shattering one of the panels. Fortunately, she has rich parents, and they bought her a CF pad. Imperfectious: All told, mine was about $350 after shipping. |
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Post by abrannan on Feb 10, 2006 7:41:36 GMT -5
Quoted from ITGFreak's main page... nekura ITG Freak Administrator Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: My Afterburner's dead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After keeping my eye on the Afterburner thread on DDR Freak for so long, I can't really say this comes as a surprise to me, but my pad is finally dead -- or rather, flat out unusable. I've had my pad since they were first made available, and it wasn't until recently that it began showing signs of problems, in the form of arrows not responding even when hit with a lot of force. Some of the buttons still respond fine, but the Down arrow and X buttons no longer activate at all, making it impossible to even so much as navigate in-game menus. It was thought to be a control box issue, but I received my replacement control box today and the issue still stands. Needless to say, I'm very frustrated that I now own what amounts to a huge paper weight. To anyone who purchased an Afterburner based on my review, I sincerely apologize if it has since malfunctioned as mine has, and I will be updating my review within the next few days to reflect what has transpired. To those whose pads still work, I wish you the best of luck with yours. Sounds to me like nekura needs to lear n how to clean out a pad. He'd have the same problem with a flux eventually. |
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Post by xstatic on Feb 13, 2006 10:24:16 GMT -5
Indeed! I clean my afterburner every few months. I adoooooore my afterburner. PS - I don't weigh 150 lbs and I have neeeever had any problems with cracking.  why hello there my sexy wittle pad. *hugs afterburner* omg you're just jealous of my sexy baby. |
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Post by Borderline on Feb 13, 2006 11:03:45 GMT -5
I think my CF pad is sexier ;D
Regardless, I'm considering getting the cheaper afterburner as a second pad so my friends can play when they come over. Taking turns sucks, and I don't own a soft pad, never have.
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Post by xstatic on Feb 13, 2006 13:55:54 GMT -5
I got two foam insert pads off of e-bay at $15 a piece.... work for both xbox and ps2, they do the job just fine for friends.
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Post by Grant. on Feb 13, 2006 19:03:31 GMT -5
Indeed! I clean my afterburner every few months. I adoooooore my afterburner. PS - I don't weigh 150 lbs and I have neeeever had any problems with cracking. why hello there my sexy wittle pad. *hugs afterburner* omg you're just jealous of my sexy baby. that pad is hot. i want it. |
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