DDR: Using the Bar= Bad?

SuperMarioBro#1 · 07-11-2003, 09:42 PM

Okay, I am sick, and I am tired, of all that are against using the bar. So I created a poll, are you against using the bar or not? I am not against it.

[ July 11, 2003, 09:42 PM: Message edited by: Dr. MarioBro#1 ]

07-12-2003, 01:52 PM

Well, using the bar every now and then is ok, if it's used for balance or to help get past a really hard part. But holding on to the bar the whole time, or 'bar-raping' as it's sometimes called, is kinda lame, almost like cheating to me.

- Penguin Man says, "I'm a-goin' to the Hardware Store!"

SuperMarioBro#1 · 07-12-2003, 03:43 PM

What I meant was if they use the bar EVEN ONCE. That would be okay, but Bar-rapers, now that's where cheapness comes in.

07-12-2003, 04:34 PM

Well, of course it's fine using it one or twice to help maintain balance or something. That's why they're there.

- Penguin Man says, "I'm a-goin' to the Hardware Store!"

Dark Chaos...again. · 07-12-2003, 10:46 PM

For me, the bar just gets in the way.

07-14-2003, 04:03 PM

I'm pro-bar. It's there, so why not?
The bar is good for more than maintaining your balance. I use it sometimes to save stamina, so I can play more per arcade visit. It's also kind of a challenge to get used to playing both with and without it.
As for tournaments, if they ban the bar, I'm not entering. I won't even be in the same zip code as the tourney.

Take and Yasu of AaronInJapan.com use the bar.
Ver2 of BemaniStyle and DDR Freak uses the bar.
I see no problem with it.

07-14-2003, 05:23 PM

Using the bar isn't bad.

OVERusing the bar is. I don't think it makes the game as fun. Also it's really hard to freestyle if your hands are locked onto the bar. (I'm more of freestyler than a scorer.) It just doesn't make it as fun.

- Penguin Man says, "It's not just a gym bag, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE!"

SuperMarioBro#1 · 07-14-2003, 06:42 PM

OK, I see now. Sorry 'bout the 'can just suck it' option.

View Poll Results: Using the Bar= Bad?
Yeah, Bar using DDR people are n00bs.	1	25.00%
No, because Bar haters can just suck it!	3	75.00%
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07-11-2003, 09:42 PM	#1
SuperMarioBro#1 Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Mushroom Kingdom: Now featuring Club 64 Posts: 931 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Okay, I am sick, and I am tired, of all that are against using the bar. So I created a poll, are you against using the bar or not? I am not against it. [ July 11, 2003, 09:42 PM: Message edited by: Dr. MarioBro#1 ]

07-12-2003, 01:52 PM	#2
PenguinMan26 Guest Posts: n/a	Well, using the bar every now and then is ok, if it's used for balance or to help get past a really hard part. But holding on to the bar the whole time, or 'bar-raping' as it's sometimes called, is kinda lame, almost like cheating to me. - Penguin Man says, "I'm a-goin' to the Hardware Store!"

07-12-2003, 03:43 PM	#3
SuperMarioBro#1 Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Mushroom Kingdom: Now featuring Club 64 Posts: 931 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What I meant was if they use the bar EVEN ONCE. That would be okay, but Bar-rapers, now that's where cheapness comes in.

07-12-2003, 04:34 PM	#4
PenguinMan26 Guest Posts: n/a	Well, of course it's fine using it one or twice to help maintain balance or something. That's why they're there. - Penguin Man says, "I'm a-goin' to the Hardware Store!"

07-12-2003, 10:46 PM	#5
Dark Chaos...again. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: You\'re soaking in it Posts: 1,658 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	For me, the bar just gets in the way.

07-14-2003, 04:03 PM	#6
Poochy Guest Posts: n/a	I'm pro-bar. It's there, so why not? The bar is good for more than maintaining your balance. I use it sometimes to save stamina, so I can play more per arcade visit. It's also kind of a challenge to get used to playing both with and without it. As for tournaments, if they ban the bar, I'm not entering. I won't even be in the same zip code as the tourney. Take and Yasu of AaronInJapan.com use the bar. Ver2 of BemaniStyle and DDR Freak uses the bar. I see no problem with it.

07-14-2003, 05:23 PM	#7
PenguinMan26 Guest Posts: n/a	Using the bar isn't bad. OVERusing the bar is. I don't think it makes the game as fun. Also it's really hard to freestyle if your hands are locked onto the bar. (I'm more of freestyler than a scorer.) It just doesn't make it as fun. - Penguin Man says, "It's not just a gym bag, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE!"

07-14-2003, 06:42 PM	#8
SuperMarioBro#1 Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Mushroom Kingdom: Now featuring Club 64 Posts: 931 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OK, I see now. Sorry 'bout the 'can just suck it' option.