The DDR un-etiquette guide

by James Ransom-Wiley { Sep 28th 2005 at 12:30PM }

Bryan Veloso has been playing DDR long enough to get the whole etiquette thing—apparently, it's not just about making yourself look like an ass. But if you wanna seriously tick off some true DDR-heads, just follow this simple guide:

Run in between the pad and the screen while somebody's playing.
Put your coins in the machine ("prepay") to save your spot while you're playing.
Add song modifications or change the difficulty on a player without them knowing.
Tell or shout at new players that they "suck", "stink", or "blow".
Rub in the fact that you're a better dancer (aka a pompous ass).
Say freestyling is for people who don't know how to play.
Randomly press arrows during somebody's routine.
After somebody finishes a song, play the same song with the intention to show him/her up.
Intentionally try to make the current player(s) mess up or trip.
Don't follow the coin line.

Doing any or all of the above is guaranteed to "turn a great night of dancing into an environment that everybody wants to get out of"—and may ensure you receive a DDR-beatdown. Dag!

[Thanks, Scrivs]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

djSyndrome @ Dec 18th 2005 10:00PM

Nobody plays DDR to 'dance' any longer. It's all about AAA attacking.

zero2dash @ Dec 18th 2005 10:00PM

"Nobody plays DDR to 'dance' any longer. It's all about AAA attacking."

Actually, nobody plays DDR to do anything; everyone's moved onto bigger and better things (PIU and ITG).

djSyndrome @ Dec 18th 2005 10:00PM

Well, if they have them. The local GolfLand only has DDR machines.

Not like I care; I play GFV instead ^_^

Bryan @ Dec 18th 2005 10:00PM

Still the rules still apply to all dance games. I'm sure whether it's ITG or PIU, that you wouldn't want these things happening to you. Hell, if you're playing DrumMania, I'm sure you don't want something to steal your sticks and run with them out of nowhere. So even though I talk about DDR, I think these music ettiqute rules are pretty universal. :)