I went to play on Saturday and the pads responded horribly - double play is all but impossible now and I got so many pad misses/stuck panels trying to play normally that it wasn't even worth my effort to try to play well. Those "unnecessary" sensors are important for anyone who doesn't bracket absolutely everything. I'd rather play on a CF than this thing in its current state...

Not trying to be harsh here, but it really is nasty to play on right now.

Also, there's a whole ton of stuff on this machine I'd really like to have here and convert for my PIU machine, is there a pack listing around (how much of this stuff is even possible to obtain)?

EDIT: Found pack listing on trac.

I had a similar experience last time I visited and tried to play Doubles. It's pretty much impossible to challenge myself with anything remotely difficult, since I'll fail from regular Misses.

The general focus for Acme ITG seems to be stamina singles, and that's about it, unfortunately.

Well, at least you'll be able to play doubles on mine if you come up for SPERGIN 4!

I'll be going in tomorrow for some light final pre-intel groove training if anyone would like to join around 8:30pm. I'll be able to test the pads out too.

Went in today and had issues with the left player right-arrow. Got either a pad miss/decent/way off on songs like Coming Out[9] and A Team [9] which thwarted my FEC and 99+ on 4-5 different test songs. The bar for left player also loudly snapped a few times, not sure what was going on there lol.

Thanks for the heads up Nim!

I'm going tomorrow afternoon so I can take another look at that arrow... It has been a struggle to fine tune everything. They have been such minor/minuscule changes, like adding or removing 1-2 pieces of tape, it is hard to exactly get them on point.

Anywho, I'm going tomorrow afternoon so I can rework that arrow a bit.

Just went to Acme Bowl for the first time today to check out the ITG machine. Oh. My. God. As a guy who normally only plays on his foam pad and crappy DDR Extreme pads, this machine felt like heaven. It was like the arrows knew where I was going to move my feet before I did. There were no missteps or false triggers. The song selection is amazing. My only gripe was that it costs a dollar per play which seems a bit much for such a heavily used machine. Also, the atmosphere was kind of pressuring and I only got to play 3 songs because there were some people tapping their feet waiting for me to get off. Despite this, I will definitely come back soon, hopefully on a less crowded day.

A few questions to the people that play here a lot: Are there any times when the machine is set on free play? And because I never play with mines or hands as a DDR player, is there anyway to set these off or is that not possible?

Hi Tmangamer, APHR and I are the ones who work on the pads. APHR does most of the work but I try to maintain the left side. We recently just reworked the stage. Which we have to do about once a month. Otherwise due to the heavy traffic they tend to fall apart. Thanks for recognizing the work done on the pads. We really appreciate it APHR takes the concerns from the player base around here and tries to accommodate.

There is no free play unless there is a tournament being held and if you are participating in that tournament. As for the mines you can turn it off in the modding screen/game options.    

Hey Tmangamer!

Thank you for complimenting our stage here at ACME, it means a lot to ROSE and myself. We've put a lot of work into the stage to make them the best we can. Unfortunately, receiving compliments are a rarity. I've tried to mod the stage so everyone can enjoy them, and being in a ITG community where a lot more players have experienced "recessed" pads, flushing them was a hard sell. But, eventually we flushed them to the state they are at now and most people enjoy them.

Once again, thanks for your pleasant words and I hope to beast with you one day at ACME!

Saw what I would presume to be APHR and Rose down at ACME today fixing the pads while I was bowling (I was that akward kid who said hi to you). Didn't have time to play though because of family. You guys are really good O.O

Hey Tmangamer come play with us next time

Did you see a tiny little kid too? Lol

LOL was that you? You don't look 17! I kinda assumed you were a regular though cause you just sat down right next to the machine. Hopefully I can introduce myself better next time. Also, what's the best way to ask if you can play when someone else is on a machine? I've seen people put quarters on the sides of the screen, but what exactly does that signify? I don't play on public machines very much so I usually just try to wait for others to leave.

The quarters are a 'line' to play.  If a quarter is placed on the machine while you're playing, you're expected to stop playing after your game is over and let the person who owns that quarter play next.

But of course, most of the time, we're generally friendly enough to say hi and not force you to wait.

Not to self-promote, but you can check out the DDR Ettiquette Guide I wrote a while back. It might help you know how and what to do or expect.

http://www.pnwbemani.net/articles/how-to/proper-arcade-ddr-etiquette/5

Thanks! I just read it and it cleared up some of my questions. 

A wave of oldness washed over me as I realized I've been participating in coin lines since the days of Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat 1.

1P left needs help

@Davyn

Wow that's not good. The player one side had some minor adjustments done earlier today. Chris (APHR) and I will take a look at that tomorrow evening.

Making a request for a song to be removed from the sexuality violation 2 pack. "*iggas in Paris" should be removed, it curses far to often and drops the "n" word way to often for it to be appropriate for a family environment.

Thanks.

Also "Smell Yo Dick" for obvious reasons.

Hey guys!

I haven't been posting in this particular forum for quite some time, mainly due to actually seeing you all in person and discussing pad issue with you in person.

Lately I've been noticing the modding in the ACME pads have continuously tampered with. I've found layers of tape removed and left on and around the stage. This is my money, effort and time you are ripping out and throwing away, so please I ask whoever is doing this to stop.

I've had to re-tape and re-mod numerous times now to replace what you've ripped out.

If you have an issue with how the stage is playing, please just contact me personally, I'd be more than happy to accommodate.

Are people actually unscrewing the brackets, lifting the panels, and messing with the pads? That's not cool. Only the arcade operator or trusted people should be tampering with that equipment.

@Suko,

Unfortunately, it seems like someone is actually going into the panels. I've made it so you have to unscrew a bracket to get in, it's really concerning.

I'm thinking about typing out a notice and taping to the machine considering it might be someone who isn't a part if the pnwbemani forums.

I don't get to play much since my new job... I really don't like going on the only day off I have just to re-mod the stage for 2-3 hours.