Cobalt Flux Dance Platform

[Ryudori]

I'm getting a bit aggravated...I ordered my CF about a month ago and every time I check the order status it says still being built. I figured I would have had the thing by now.
_________________

My DDRecall. Drop me a challenge or something

[DefaultGen]

I ordered a Pop'n ASC back in May

Maybe theyre overloaded with orders.
_________________

[khyron]

I bought a used CF locally (shipping to Can is horrible, so no new) and it worked for a few months before the control box died. It worked pretty good under Xbox as well with the Inex adapter.

But following MadFlava's tutorial (pg 52 with a link to CF forum) I bought the TX4000 for less than 20 bucks from Hong Kong, 30 mins of soldering (I just cut the wires and spliced them together rather than deal with tiny pins) and it's great. No lag at all, control box is plugged into both the PS2 and the Xbox at the same time, all the time. If you have both ps2/xbox this is a great mod. So thanks for that!

And I play on firm carpet, no issues. Really poofy shag or something might be trouble...

Khyron

[Ryudori]

Ah okay it is all good...it got shipped either today or a couple days ago and I should be getting it soon. w00t!!
_________________

My DDRecall. Drop me a challenge or something

[rtil]

[{SFSA}MelJ]

I havent played a DDR home console version in 2 years, but i REALLY want to get an awesome pad, and from ive heard from alot of players is that the CF pads are really good. If/When I move back onto the 1st floor, i want to get one. How reliable are they? I mean year wise. I havent heard anything bad about them, so i just hear some input so i can save up for one
_________________

Friends don't let friends play DDR with charlie horses.

[khyron]

[DarkCore]

[khyron]

Right, but then there's brokerage fees, GST and duty. It's so bad that if a vendor send UPS, I refuse it. Like a pair of shocks which were about 150 bucks + 30 or so shipping had 70 dollars US in extra "fees". A single headlight got shipped and they used UPS by accident, the fees were higher than the cost of the light, plus the shipping itself.

Sending via USPS is the best, but it's still more than you think. FedEx is bad, UPS is death.

I think the guy that I bought my CF from said it was 600 cdn total, but that was with worse exchange rates.

Khyron

[ArvinG]

Wow, i guess i got really lucky, i got my CF for $370 CAD, i didn't have a border tax or anything like that, it was during december when i ordered it though
_________________

http://ddr.ddrecall.com/user.php?mode=viewprofile&user=4483
http://groovestats.com/index.php?page=profile&id=4866
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ArvinGhassemi

[Dee Dee Are]

To anyone who recently ordered or who is considering ordering a Cobalt Flux pad, here are a few heads up's you should consider first. Posting here to hopefully reach a wider group and also because anything deemed too negative towards CF, regardless of whether or not its true, is censored on their forums.

Part of this info. comes first hand, the rest from others I have spoken with. So for the past couple months (as best I can tell, beginning in early to mid July) there have been order delays with CF, ranging from a couple weeks to eight weeks and still counting. In some cases the delays have been combined with only partial orders being sent out.

More importantly, at the very best, there are major miscommunication issues over at CF and at the worst, alot of just plain old lying going on. Many e-mails sent to inquire about the delays are simply ignored. The ones that get answered give conflicting accounts for the delays and also incorrectly say that things have shipped that haven't. Same for phone calls placed directly to the company. While CF is a small company and some delays are unavoidable, this sort of misleading isn't explained away by those facts.

The current state of things, again as best as I can tell, is that some people have recieved their orders now and didn't have further issues. On the other end of the spectrum, many people (including myself) haven't recieved their order, or a correct full order, and are still being mislead (I don't know whether intentionally or not) by CF people.

So to summarize, at the least there are order and communication problems going on with CF now. For people considering ordering from CF, I'd recommend looking elsewhere for a pad, getting a CF pad off ebay, or waiting a few months and seeing if CF gets things together. For people who have already ordered from CF and are having order issues, I'd try sending an e-mail/phone call first. If you can't get an adequate response that way you can file a complaint here:

https://saltlake.ebindr.com/complaint/new/22004822

The above will guarentee you a response at least and also maybe encourage CF to get things together.

[Ryudori]

Ah good...I have been having quite a bit of trouble as well.

I ordered my pad on July 14th and exactly a month later it supposedly shipped. My mom's credit card was billed and everything and 2 weeks later, still no pad. I called FedEx to see what was up and they said that they did not have an item with that tracking number. Either I was given the wrong tracking number, or I just got ripped off for about $400.

Suffice it to say, I am very pissed off. Anybody know the telephone number I can contact them at?
_________________

My DDRecall. Drop me a challenge or something

[Dee Dee Are]

Ryudori, the number is 801-264-1808. (most likely long distance for you, but that's the only number they have posted) The woman I spoke with at that number after trying a few times since no one was answering, was polite but not all that helpful.

As to your order, CF lists things as "shipped" when they have not shipped and are often not even ready to ship. Once Fedex says "Picked-up" on their (the fedex) website you will know your package is actually on the way, but until then your order is still with CF.

[C4U]

I dunno about shipping and orders, I do seem to recall a control box that I ordered that took like a month to show up though. But besides the slow delivery and all that I highly recommend these pads if you are seriously interested in improving your performance. I have had my CF pads for 2 years and they are more sensitive than the arcade machines, do not have the annoying inset buttons (although you can get arcade style attachments to replicate this), and they can take a beating for years with no sign of damage or loss of sensitivity. The one and only downside to these pads is that the edges are sharp and accidentally slipping off the pad can suck if youre not playing with shoes on. Also, Pump It Up: Exceed can not be played with these pads because there is no middle button and the L and R buttons that are required to play pump are not even included on the pad. One last note is that if you have two of these pads and a doubles bar, do not leave the two pads connected with the bar unless you are playing doubles because the holes will wear out and the bar will come loose. I drilled new holes in my bar and it works ok for now but I'll probably end up having to order a new one some day.
_________________

Yay DDR!
On Campus at Oregon State
Orange <3

[d1skr33t]

My order went in on the 3d of september it was being built for one days pending for another and then shipped on the third although the tracking number isnt valid yet with fedex but your supposed to give them 24 hours which isnt up for another 6 or so hours. although people have complained so far that there tracking status has said data reviexed for like 3 weeks and they still havnt actually started shipping it with fedex although i would think this would be due the cbox shortage that just ended

So basicalyl to sum it up they had a slump in speed for awhile but right now there pumping them out super fast only 3 days for mine ! w00t very happy glad i chose CF and not the Afterburner which i so wrongly was in love with
_________________

[quote:62ca64af2e="Shinmizu"]I don't know about DHL, but they've always been faster than greased diarrhea getting stuff to me from Japan.[/quote]

Jupichan wrote:

Short answer: "Yes." Long answer: "Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!"

[poppscc]

cobalt flux is a POS company. I dont recommend anyone doing business with that lameass company. piss poor customer service. I dont have time for that crap; They better not charge me sh!t

[DarkCore]

[Oriox]

I've been trying to get my order filled with CF for 2 months now and counting. They lie to you constantly (or either the customer service has no idea what is going on and you might as well ask a magic 8-ball for an order status update). By far the worst company I've ever dealt with on the internet or in person.

On the other hand, Darkcore is right, if you want a flux you have to roll the dice and hope you get lucky with CF. The flux's are the best non-homemade pads out there to my knowledge, even though they are far from perfect and not worth the cost, they are the best you can do unless you can build your own pad.

Someone needs to get some competition going with a new, better company. I recommend the name "Blue Change".

[DarkCore]

[poppscc]