Is the Red Octane metal pad as good as it claims to be?

Evil Dr. Reef

The Red Octane pad looks good and claims to be the closest to the arcade that you can buy without actually buying an arcade setup. My question is does the pad live up to its description? Can anyone back this up for me before I shell out the near $250 to get the pad? One question I would like answered is are the buttons sunk in the same depth as they are on the arcade pads?

http://redoctane.com/redoctanemetalpad.html

Here's the link in case you need it.
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diabloslayer469 · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Neo-Geo Land

It's still a pre-order. It might just be a slight cheaper version of the CF only with lights.
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Gogo · Trick Member Joined: 16 Mar 2003 Location: Essex, VT

Don't buy from RedOctane. They're evil. My local con ran a DDR tournament last year, and they sponsered us. We were supposed to be getting 2x Ignition 2.0 pads but instead we got... poopy... flat pads that didn't even work. I'm not the only person this has happened to. Actually, I've never found anyone who had a good experience with running a tourney and RedOctane. I have talked to half a dozen who share my negative experiences.
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Its funny what a year can do to a company. Last year they were known as the best DDR company in the business and was recommended by everyone. Now theyre pretty much crap.
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Polyhedroi · Basic Member Joined: 18 Mar 2003

I never had any problems with them, their customer service has always been good to me. But I have a CF now so I haven't dealt with them for a while.

But their pad isn't out yet, so you should wait for the reviews to come it. But if you have the money, get a CF - their customer service is second to none, and you'll be happy.

Also, there is an interesting thread going on at CF's website about the similarities between their pad and this new one from RO. It looks to me that RO ripped off their design, and added light to it.

Evil Dr. Reef · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 3:26 pm Post subject:

I won't be able to buy it until it comes out anyway since I don't have enough money saved up yet. I have a question about the CF pad. Are the arrows on it sunk in as much as the arcade? I would really like to find out as much about both pads as possible before spending a few hundred dollars
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N.N.T. Barton '1080 ~IIDX · Trick Member Joined: 02 May 2002 Location: :noitacoL

To me it sounds just like a standered MYMYBOX SOLO pad.? just a little taller? thats going by the discription on the page? can anyone conferm what type of sensor it uses? they said Foam but is there any DDR metal pads that use the arcade style sensors?
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LOKI · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Folsom, CA, USA

This is the same stage that was at thier booth in Fanime 2003. I was a nice stage. It was a bit taller than what they have listed on there site. Buttons were pretty quiet and responsive. But yes the top of the pad itself resembles your standard metal pad. Overall it was pretty nice.
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DiZ B TonY · Basic Member Joined: 31 May 2003 Location: Tampa

whats up with u guys and the lights?? their lights arent like the arcades, instead it have little dots around the arrows, email them and ask, i already did

[Team Conglom-o]XALAsToR · Trick Member Joined: 10 May 2003 Location: Massachusetts

well it's the same price as the thrid party metal dance pad. I'd say go with this one. Don't buy a metal dance pad from BuyNshop.com, worst place ever. I bought one and it lasted a week. Other than that I would recommend just saving your money and spend it at the arcade.

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ddrlegend · Trick Member Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Location: shamokin

Actually about BuyNshop I found that the quality of their pad is all luck. I think they just randomly send one in their inventory and send it because I got a awesome mymybox 8-button blueshark metal pad(actually says mymybox on it too), my one friend got a decent cypher games metal pad, and my other friend got a crappy generic metal pad. So if you feel like taken a chance then I would say go for cypher games but if you aren't then I would suggest to look somewhere else.[/rant]
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Evil Dr. Reef · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 11:20 pm Post subject: