RedOctane Ignition v2.0 / BNS DX Ignition

Fizzywix · Trick Member Joined: 18 Nov 2004

I've had my RedOctane for almost 7 months now and it has no problems at all. I did not mod the pad at all, I play on heavy, I slide quite a bit on some songs, and still absolutely no problems at all.. No cuts, very responsive, no ghost stepping, nothing at all is wrong with mine.. Maybe I'm just lucky.
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mr_zelda · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2004

I think it has something to do with the fact that you have the earlier RO model. The thing is that their production quality seems to have decreased since the time you bought yours.

mr_zelda · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2004

pakgor · Basic Member Joined: 11 Aug 2004

I have the red octane ignition 2.0 and it works fine in PS2 mode, but when I hook it to my X-Box the down and right arrows don't work at all. Based on the rave reviews I've been seeing I'm guessing mine isn't a normal situation, but would anyone know of an easy fix/problem source?

uelrindru · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Location: NY

mr_zelda: it's not that the foam is too soft it just moves independent of the rest of the pad. when the foam hits the back of the pad it causes it to bunch up making a gap in the back or front and causing a hit arrow on the other side. I would add to the mod using duct tape on the top half of the foam to make the foam one piece if you have the puzzle piece foam.
I say the top half byecause making the bottom slicker might make the griop strip not work as well.
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DarkTetsuya · Contributor Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento

Something that's been bugging me about the RO Ignition 2.0: Sometimes I'd be playing and I notice staples poking out of the pad in various places. I'd have to get a pair of tweezers and yank em out. While it hasn't happened to me recently I had to do it on two different occasions. Anyone else encounter this strange phenomenon?

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Agent J · Trick Member Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: Dimension X

Staples? That's very odd, and kind of disturbing. I have two Vortz Ignition style pads that I bought off eBay, which as far as I can tell are pretty much identical to RO Ignitions except for having an additional two buttons, and I haven't had that problem... yet. I've only had them for about a week so it's quite possible problems could arise later.

DarkTetsuya · Contributor Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento

Agent J · Trick Member Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: Dimension X

Sakura 300 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Location: Massachussets

I've had my RO ignition since Christmas, and just recently encountered an easily fixible problem.The plastic on the inside near the back arrow was ripped, i threw some duct tape on it and it is still working fine.The pad has very good response, and I love it.

cranium · Basic Member Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Orlando, FL

I've had 4 of the RO Ignition pads now and have had failures on 3 of the 4.

I bought all of them from eBgames for $99.95 each so now feel totally ripped off.

Ironically the one pad that hasn't had any problems was the first one purchased about 6 months ago.

The last pad I just got 3 days ago and started having problems with the down arrow the day after I got it. This is the same failure as the other 2 pads.

One of the pads ripped inside from use. It was very odd. Looked like a slice.

Perhaps my 220 lbs is too much for these pads.

Regardless, a 75% failure rate is extremely high and I would avoid these for anyone of heavy stature.

I just pumped out another $414 for a couple of metal pads. Hopefully the TX-3000's will be better than these.

~Kristen~ · Trick Member Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Location: VA

nuttyturnip · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject:

What's really strange is that the down arrow is now completely dead on my RO, but only on the Xbox. Last night I played for a bit on PS2, it worked fine, then I plugged it up to my Xbox, and it missed every single time for the down arrows. I hooked it back up to my PS2, and everything worked fine. I have Max and Max2, so I do have plenty of songs to play, but it's frustrating that it won't work on Ultramix anymore.

I bought the one year warranty at EB, so I suppose I could take it back, but I'd rather not waste the warranty until it doesn't work on any of my consoles.

cranium · Basic Member Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Orlando, FL

The 3 failures with the down arrows on my pads were all intermittent.

If I was on a left or right arrow when I tried to hit the down arrow it would either not see it or it would be late.

However, if I'm in the center or even on an up arrow, the down arrow works fine. I'm not sure what the cause of this could be. I've seen other posts that indicate the wires go through the center and can break over time but this isn't caused by that.

I don't have a playstation to try it out with but it's interesting to hear that it sometimes on affects one console.

skillz187 · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:07 pm Post subject:

I have a question to anybody that encountered the "phantom steps on extreme" problem. Were you aware that the X, O, Triange and Square buttons give off a step if stepped on and there is no way on Extreme to turn off the problem (though in Max and Max2 you can turn it off), and if so, does the problem persist with the pad malfunctioning? I'm concerned about this because I'm buying an ignition pad on friday from EB and I don't want it to not work (though they offer a 5 dollar warrenty for the whole year).

To anyone who encounters the phantom step problem, download the save file from this site (through songlists) that turns off the other buttons like X and O (its the only way to shut it off) during a song and see if the problem continues.

Paulpk · Trick Member Joined: 09 Feb 2005

My Red Octane Ignition 2.0 just broke. The first one I had I got way back in 2004. It lasted quite awhile and the down arrow stopped working. So I took it back to the store and lied saying I just bought it. After arguing with the manager of Best Buy for a good ten minutes they took it back. I said I lost my receipt. I think he finally gave in because Iâm 6' 8" and weigh a good 300 pounds, and scared the hell out of him. Then this one stopped working after just a month. Thankfully I got my tax returns and ordered a Cobalt Flux last week. Long story short don't buy this piece. They use to be good then recentaly they must have changed something in the design, because now they suck.

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cranium · Basic Member Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Orlando, FL

skillz187 · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject:

Does weight really impact the life of these pads? I'm only about 145 pounds, so do you think this will last if I got it? Another thing, are any of you guys wearing shoes on these things?

voldekillssnape · Trick Member Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Location: Fontana,CA

I weight a solid 265. I had my Red Octane for a year now and I have experienced no problems. I believe that if u take really good care of the pad and put it up when its not in use then u shouldnt have a problem.
If not then ur gonna have an unresponsive and arrows that stick. Trust me my cuzin had those problems.