RedOctane Metal Pad

RadMooseKiller · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

do you know what i should set the timing on ultramix 1 and 2? i dont have ps2

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chrislb98 · Basic Member Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Location: Vienna, VA

No idea, just play with the timing and watch your great count.

Eric91390 · Basic Member Joined: 22 Nov 2004

But, I don't mean music of course...

Nevertheless, I am confused as to which is best...Red Octane? Cobalt? BNS?

Is the Cobalt justified in being more money than the Red Octane? Should the Red Octane really be higher-priced than the BNS?

I'm new to DDR and wanna go all-out on the pad. I want metal. Just need to know the best, 'cause I am shelling out quite a few dollars...

I'm wondering, people who buy the Red Octane, what were they looking for in a pad which they felt they could not find in another one?

Thanks all!

Eric

LordOfAllMuffins · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Location: Huntsville, Al

There Are a few key differences between the pads. A Cobalt Flux if a Flat Surfaced pad, and the Redoctane/BNS are raised so you can tell if you are on the arrow or not.
Thing is CF makes more noise when you use it which isn't really a big deal. The Redoctane/BNS has a quiter noise factor.
The Sensitivty on all of these are Top Notch so I can't really recommend any of them over the other in Sensitivity.
Personally I have been happy with my RO except for the left wire is gettign severed, so If you can get around that then your probably set
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xXRammsteinXx · Basic Member Joined: 07 Dec 2004

just bought 2 for christmas came in the mail yesterday. 1st of 2 lil cracks in left key. then blue metal instead of silver polished like the site. scratches looks a bit refurbished. works great though i broke it in shadow arrows work fine now i guess but its a bit big you know kinda not use to it. so im going to be playing lite on it till i get the feel of the pad down but other then that its fricken awesome!! i wouldnt say 2 thumbs up but its really nice

FunkyHamster · Basic Member Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Location: PA

Actually it isn't blue metal. There is a blue covering on the metal parts of the pad (kinda like plastic wrap) which can be taken off.

Fireproof · Basic Member Joined: 28 Nov 2004

xXRammsteinXx · Basic Member Joined: 07 Dec 2004

HOW!!!! HOW DO I TAKE IT OFF LOL!!! >_<

RadMooseKiller · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

just peel it off
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xXRammsteinXx · Basic Member Joined: 07 Dec 2004

hehe i knew that lol im a big retard lol thanks lol i was like wtf is this?? blue metal >_<!

RadMooseKiller · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

i have had my RO for almost a month, and just recently it started acting weird. in the middle of a song, a note will pop up in the middle of the screen and tells me that i need to reconnect the controller. so i tighten the control box and the plug-in that goes to my xbox, and after about 30 seconds of aimlessly stomping on arrows, the note goes away. my question is, why does this happen, and how can i fix this problem?
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:48 pm Post subject:

During play your controller box may have gotten loose from its connections. That is all I can see that COULD happen; therefore, I reccomend trying to hold it together firmly before playing and if that still happens then I believe you should just try another way of getting it to hold.
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RadMooseKiller · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

that makes sence, because it has been like that since i moved it from my basement, to the computer room, then back to the basement, all with out disconnecting the control box.
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kablooie13 · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Location: Hamden, CT

I just want to make it clear to anyone who might be reading this that the pad DOES require some breaking in.

When I first opened it up on Christmas I was overjoyed to have my own shiny new metal pad, but I found that the sensitivity of it was far worse than my friend's comparable Cobalt Flux.

After administering a severe beating to the pad in the form of some legend of max runs, I found it to be a lot more sensitive, to the point where I could play with my socks and actually...register arrows. It seems to be getting better as well, and on another note, even with my continued slamming of my pad its still holding up perfectly. No sign of the arrows cracking anytime soon.

Still wish I had a cobalt, but I'm a happy customer.
Get back to you in a month on the durability.
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RadMooseKiller · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Location: Northeast Ohio

Seijuurou · Trick Member Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Location: WA

I have a peculiar problem. When I step on B it sounds like it's breaking. I know why it is, it's because of the thin metal between the two pads, but my question is it really necessary? I'm bent it so many times it's not funny and the brackets have spacers, so it makes no sense to me for it to be there.
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elementis0 · Trick Member Joined: 01 Nov 2004

I am gonna get a metal pad when my mom's tax return comes in. and in the meantime im trying to find out which one of these pads are better. The RO or the CF which one is better overall. ive heard CF was better and i know sum things about it. but RO is cheaper but which one is worth it, the RO or the CF?
I REALLY NEED TO KNOW!!!
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kablooie13 · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Location: Hamden, CT

CF is better in every imaginable way. Bottom line - if you can afford it, buy it. They are worth every penny.
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DDRNemesis · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Location: Bryan, OH

Ok I haave had my RO metal pad for about 3 months now. On Christmas morning when i opened my new DDR games and played them the left arrow just pooped out. That was because a wire had fallen off of the sensor. To fix this I took the arrow out and took the little black foam sticker off of the sensor in the closest part to the center of the pad. I just had to solder the wire back on and it worked just like new. Then one of my arrows cracked. Redoctane was very recently selling replacement arrows on there website for about $10. I just wanted to know how I could get an arrow even though they do not sell them anymore.
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