Weight Limit Question

[spacekase]

Hello. I'm a DDR noob and was hoping you guys would be kind enough to help me out. I'm, for lack of a better description, very fat. I recently started a diet and I've been wanting to play DDR for a while now, so I figured nows as good a time as any, seeing as it lets me game and excercise at the same time. So I ordered Ultramix for Xbox and a pad(I believe it was a Level Six non-slip) off ebay, but after I prdered I noticed it said "Supports up to 300 pounds". Well, I'm over 300 pounds. Well over. So, I was wondering if this is really an issue or not. If it is, will modding help? Or are there some other decently priced pads I can try? Please let me know what you think, and thank you for your time.

[Sinistar]

Modding might help a bit, but the issue will be whether or not the interior foam separator (between the layers of contacts) holds up over time. There isn't too much that can be done about that.

Chances are that you'll get more mileage out of an Ignition style pad, but I would think that it would still wear out quickly if you're over 300 pounds.

Your best options, long term, are to either build a hard pad that will meet your needs or buy a Flux, which is rated for upwards of 600 pounds.
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[DDRdre]

1.Yes your weight will/might break the pad but there is help. There are mods for soft pads. That might help.
2.You could buy a metal pad.
Modding will help. If you dont want to break the arrows change the acryilc with lexan.
3.You could also buy a cobalt flux pad ( cobaltflux.com ) which will not break (It was run over by a SUV and still works.) You would have to buy an adapter as well since you have an Xbox

I think you should buy a cobalt flux if money is not a problem

-DDRdre
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[Max Period]

You could mod your soft pad using this: http://www.ddrfreak.com/library/faqs-modding.php

My personal opinion is that it wont effect you too much. I will say that at your weight level the pad will probebly ware faster over time but it I dont think it would flat out fail after only a few songs, so dont worry it will probebly last atleast a couple months.

Or like the others said you can get a Cobalt Flux. $300 per pad is a bit steep but that thing is going to last you a life time. CF is THE best pad out there for anyone. Test have shown that the Cobalt Flux works even after being run over with an SUV... and I have seen people who have run over it several times with a car infact and it works like brand new. So a CF wont break down on you no matter how much weigh.

Good Luck with your wieght loss and have fun playing!

[spacekase]

Thanks for the info, guys. I'll probably have to stick with the mod for now. I doubt I can afford a Flux for quite a while. I did find a few pads I would buy though, if you guys think they're worth it. Here they are:

Deluxe Dance Pad 3.1 (Soft) -
http://www.levelsix.com/detail.aspx?ID=93

Metal Dance Platform Deluxe TX 1000 (PS/PS2, works with converter) -
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=244&products_id=3221&

Thanks again for the info, and if it's not too much trouble I'd like your opinion on these two. Thanks!

[vsamaco]

[justindh]

for xbox just get the two green soft pads, and always play doubles. doubles = 4 times weightloss, its helped me lose 30 pounds and im only on standard+ mode
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[Cutriss]