ITG2 pads

myuglybunny · Trick Member Joined: 14 Oct 2004

Hey, My local lan center, Izone, is getting ITG2 The end of this summer. I was just wondering to the people who have played on the machine, how do the pads feal? Are they like Pump It Up pads, or are they totaly different.
I Personaly like DDR pads better than PiU. because they have more bounce... Thanks in advance.
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Alezay · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject:

They are in every way, awesome.
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Jeffreyw · Trick Member Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: Spokane, WA

Play on a dedicated cabinet for a week and you wont want to look at a regular ddr machine again. Trust me, thats the way I feel now.

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Almost Crimes · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2004

It's like DDR's pad only far superior. I don't like playing on DDR pads now that I play ITG2.
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LittleMike LOL · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:13 am Post subject:

I only played on a dedicated cab once and the pads felt the same to me. Supposedly they're designed to have a little more give so they can register hands better. I didn't notice this because I have gotten used to hands.

So, to me, no difference. ;D

PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:36 am Post subject:

Does anybody have an idea of how many of the dedicated cabinets have actually shipped out into the real world so far? I'm dying to see one.

Has anybody done an apples-to-apples comparison by doing the same songs on both an upgraded cabinet and a dedicated cabinet to compare scores? It wouldn't quite be fair because the pads on the dedicated cabinet would be a lot newer, but it'd still be interesting to know the results.
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jbean3535 · Trick Member Joined: 08 May 2004 Location: KC Kansas

I have played both and upgrade and DC and let me say, the DC is MUCH better.
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J. S. Mill · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:57 am Post subject:

PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject:

So has anybody made a list of places that have dedicated ITG2 cabinets already? I'd love to get a chance to see one. I travel for work every single week, so I just have to call up my company & see if they have any sites available near any of the locations -- they pay for my airfare, rental car, meals, and gas, so my only expense is my arcade tokens.

(I got to put a "Break Steak" (with fries & soda) on my expense report from my trip to New Jersey a couple weeks back, and the company reimbursed my $4... that was awesome. Gotta eat, y'know.)
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J. S. Mill · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:23 am Post subject:

Just doing some thinking about why the pads might be less tiring.

Imagine the total shrinkage is about 1 inch (so what like 0.25inch per square, barely visible). Now imagine there are 900 steps in a song.

That's 900 inches less movement, which comes out to 75 feet less you are moving per song. That's quite a difference.
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Synaesthesia · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:23 pm Post subject:

OK, I'm slightly lost on how much you think the pad has shrunk. Do you mean that it shrunk 1" total length and width-wise? Or that each panel shrunk 1" both ways, such that the total length/width is now 3" shorter? The latter would have to be the case to be confluent with your idea of being 75 feet shorter on a 900 step song, I believe. If it's the former case, then each panel (assuming all 9 panels are congruent) shrunk 1/3." The key is probably how large the center panel is, since that determines the distance between the first "hittable" area on the arrow. From L to R and U to D, there's only a 1/3" discrepancy between it and the DDR pad. Unless the corner brackets are accordingly smaller, the distance ought to remain the same for U to R, D to L, and so on. But let's assume the corner brackets are adjusted, so that it too is a smaller distance. Multiplying the discrepancy of 1/3" by the 900 steps is obviously 300," or 25 feet. It's a difference, but not as impressive as 75 feet.
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J. S. Mill · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject:

Synaesthesia · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject:

Yeah, there'd be many aspects to consider per stepchart, not to mention someone's playing style for each chart... sounds like more work than is necessary. I get your point that the smaller pad saves you n distance of running. What about that "springy" aspect of the arrows? Is it more comfortable on your feet, or do you get some added "oomph" from the arrow springing back as your foot releases pressure?
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J. S. Mill · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject:

AFAD · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject:

The pads that i played on at Glendale were just so awesome, i can nail the hands with the least weight possible. =D
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Synaesthesia · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:02 pm Post subject: