Are DDR Game pads good?

[Spazmonkey]

I'm going to E-for-all, and they are going to be there, so I was wondering if I should pick up my first metal DDR pad from them. Good or bad plan?

[Conquistador]

More than likely bad. If you are an occasional player, i would suggest a foam or cheap metal. If you are a hardcore player, i would suggest a blueshark or cobalt flux.

[Spazmonkey]

Um, I dunno if I could mark myself, but I play about an hour every day, and I can do 8-9 footers. I had a hard modded softpad. Foam is not gonna cut it, and I don't have enough for either a cobalt or a blueshark. I was just hoping the ones there would be nice. What's bad about them?

[Xanthros]

They will not be like the arcade at all. I have never used it but CF has arcade risers you can buy, I've heard blueshark is really close to the arcade too. I've used other metal pads and I do know that most besides those aren't like the arcade at all, I've never liked any I've used. Plus if you use the bar, the bar they come with is terrible.

[Spazmonkey]

I don't use the bar, and I mostly just wanted a new pad. I don't wanna make another hard soft deal. I suppose I'll just save for a blushark.