DDR FREAK Ultimate Pad Build-off '07

Ghettobarney · Trick Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Failing Pandy

Just think about it for a minute. We tottaly should, I don't really know how it would work though.
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slvrshdw · Trick Member Joined: 05 Jan 2005

ohhh i totally agree on this one

although, yeah, not sure how that would really work.

we would need a deadline (say like 3 months or so?)
graded on like:
looks, responsiveness, etc...

i will have to think of other things (possibly like 2 categories..)
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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

But that would mean I'd have to get the DT500's made by a deadline!

Oh, wait, that would be a good thing.

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daikenkai =[ · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject:

I enter my DDR Doubles hinged Pad! Coming soon in 2 months!

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject:

Looks and Design- How good does it, look, does it have some cool diamond plate, LEDs and lights and neons, etc, etc. Was the design solid ad good overall?

Usability- Does it perform it's main purpose usefully? This includes durability, responsiveness, and limited downtimes.

Features- How is this unique? Is it extra strong? Does it fold up? Is it vomit-tolerant/ Does it have a bar, or some extra side dedibuttons?

Cost-Value- Was it a Blueshark-quality pad for the price of a TX? Or was it a TX quality pad for a Blueshark Price?

Weston · Trick Member Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Location: Minnesota

I wouldn't enter with anything new, just the DJ3 design if possible. However, I think another fun pad contest would be about who could build the cheapest functioning pad. With rules of course, such as pad must be regulation size, must be able to full combo a given song, don't count cost of controller. I'll bet you could make something under $5.

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:41 am Post subject:

lol, i can only ful combo dynamite rave on basic (all of dem shiznits)

Weston · Trick Member Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Location: Minnesota

I see what you mean. Maybe it would have been better to say that the pad is able to register a step when needed and is able to hold a freeze arrow.

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:04 am Post subject:

perhaps, if possible, it can be made so there would be an edit to an easy song, and to full combo it you must like press UP all the time, like all the 4th notes are.

slvrshdw · Trick Member Joined: 05 Jan 2005

backs · Trick Member Joined: 20 Mar 2007

It's a good idea but I don't see how you could compare the pads in terms of sensitivity unless the same person was using all the pads because some players might be heavier than others so the pad would register better. I feel like the contest would be better to judge things along the lines of looks and features (buttons in bar ect.).

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Sensitivity:
We'd use weights for sensitivity on 25 different points on each panel.
I hope I don't need to say what those 25 points are; it should be obvious.
What we'd do is take a plastic cup, and put some amount of identical objects (coins, marble, etc) into the cup until it registers a hit. We'd have to find a pretty exact weight. WATER could work.

Usability:
Have 10 random people use and rate the feel of the pad on a scale of 1-100. I presume everyone here has at least 10 friends.

Cost:
Keep track of your expenses.

Looks:
I'm vote we get some celebrity judges.

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RespectJSB · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject:

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Sorry; I'm kind of compulsively accurate; I guess 9 points would do the job (5 would probably be fine, actually, but whatever)

Well, there are plenty of people in their late twenties who play, but you do have a point. I'm sure you could probably find 10 people willing to try it out though, even without creepin' on 10y/o's at an arcade.
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devout · Trick Member Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Location: the atl

You tell him 'JSB! If 10 people saw me playing ddr i'd kick my OWN a$$

But really, I think you've come up with the most overly complicated pad judging scheme ever, especially for a contest with no rules and no prize.... I would break it down like this:

Does it work: yes or no. there really is no gray area here. a pad is either good enough, or not good enough. we'll assume that anyone who enters a pad would answer yes here, so we can skip this.

Does it look cool: post a picture and we'll be the judge.

How much does it cost: post a list of materials and we'll figure it out (to prevent people cutting costs on things they already own or found on ebay for fifty cents etc)
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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Oh, righto.

I make everything overly complicated. It's probably one of my greatest strength and one of my greatest weaknesses at the same time.
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Ghettobarney · Trick Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Failing Pandy

I really want to see this happen.
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daikenkai =[ · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject:

Found some 9 dollar 4x8 1/2 inch wood, will use

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Uh. . .
Just sayin. . .
cheap wood typically isn't good wood.
Fir Plywood's the only reliable cheap wood I've seen.
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