CF's-Are they really worth it?

MadFlava · Trick Member Joined: 21 Feb 2006

CF doesnt sell an Xbox or PC control box. You can try an adapter or build your own.

Wakka Lakka · Trick Member Joined: 12 Mar 2005

See this is exactly the kind of crap I am talking about with the 'mandatory' mods. Everyone says 'get the arcade kit' for your CF. Well that thing costs money (and CF is laughing all the way to the bank). You can build/buy a control box/converter - more money. You can even build a bar to go with the CF - now Home Depot makes money. People are buying them because its all you can get - there is no other option. This doesn't mean that a company can't come along and offer a complete dance pad for a reasonable price. Just because 'people are buying it' doesn't mean the price is right. Look at the idiots who paid $200 for DDR MArio on ebay because they thought Nintendo wouldn't make any more copies. Is that worth $200? - people bought it right? My point is these pads aren't worth it unless you have a lot of money and need a pad. If you are in a saving your money situation then it would be better to wait and see what comes along because neither the CF nor GXG is a good deal.

-Scorpion- · Trick Member Joined: 16 Feb 2005

Imho you can wait as long as you want to and it won't get any better. Dance games are just not popular enough for dance pad makers to have some competition, which would help quality and prices. The CF series and all the other famous pads (e.g. TX) have been out for years and almost nothing has changed.

AA Bob · Trick Member Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Location: Alllll right!

psisarah · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Location: Toronto

AA Bob · Trick Member Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Location: Alllll right!

Dust · Basic Member Joined: 23 May 2006

by definition, something being worth X amount is that people are willing to pay it. Regardless of what people who *don't* feel it's worth it, there are others who do. Any 1 thing is only worth the amount someone will pay. So by that definition CF's are worth the money (to those who buy it) because people buy them. Does that mean it's worth it to *you*? probably not. Worth is defined person to person. It's not universal. So, as a result you can only say something is worth the amount to *you* and no one else. It's not up for any 1 person to decide if something is worth it to someone else.

With that out of the way...

After getting my Cobalt Flux from a friend I am on the fence of it being worth the full price. It's very very accurate and well put together. After seeing the simplicity of the design I can safely say I could accurately recreate the design and quality within a month or 2 and spend quite a bit less on it. Would I? no, probably not. I would most likely say "Yaknow what? I can spend the extra money and have one way sooner". Money is replenishable so I would be content with that. Materials and design are what make me think otherwise of it being worth the price for me. Actual quality? Yeah, damn right it's worth that much money for me. I'm definitely gonna need the arcade mod though

I'm so used to arcade play I get lost quite easily at home.

Resolute · Trick Member Joined: 30 May 2005

without the Arcade mod, is it bad or something? like, is it not accurate or what?
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vesper · Trick Member Joined: 06 Dec 2005

It's still accurate without the arcade mod, you just won't be able to "feel" where you are too well from what I've been reading.

cornchipz · Trick Member Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Location: Stanwood, IA

You would simply not have the same feeling as playing at the arcade. Actually, I'd like that, cause I wouldn't have to lift my feet as much.

The CF's seem less and less worth it every day. Just build your own. Even n00bs do that, and they seem to have good luck in doing that.

Dubble Oh Kevin · Trick Member Joined: 07 May 2003 Location: Reading, MA

I don't play at the arcade much at all, never have. So the arcade mod is not necessary.

The CF dance pad is never going to be 550-600 no matter how many mods you have on it, end of story. That's absolutely ridiculous. I bought a doubles pack the first summer it came out and the total price, with shipping, was $620. I've looked - the prices haven't doubled.

CF pads cost so much because each pad is made upon order. The work isn't outsourced to some third-world country and the employees at CF can guarantee the quality of the pad that they are making for you, and only you.

As for making your own pad, I'm pretty sure that it's not easy to do without some technical knowhow. I personally couldn't do it. I could learn, but I would rather use my efforts to make money to pay for a pad than to learn how to build a pad myself. Sorry if I'm a "lazy" consumer.

As for the CF moving around, mine did - because it was on friggin shag carpeting!. Even then I didn't mind. Or perhaps you could do the "necessary mod" of buying more rubber strips - I've never tried it on hard wood.

All in all, get it if you think you'll keep playing.