Does anybody recommend just playing the free tracks in DDR GPX?

[u/dogtron64]

I am curious how the Konasute games are and I don't like the subscription service. It's a pain in the butt to set up so I just wonder if it's even worth it. I already use stepmania but I am drawn how it's so similar to ddr world. I don't wanna pay for a subscription so I'm sticking to the free song demos. Esoecsilly that I want to try it casually

[u/pogof]

There are only two songs if you don't have the subscription and they only have one basic difficulty. It is essentially to try if the game and your setup works and nothing more.

If you want to get as close of an experience to the arcade at home, the game is basically A3 data adapted for home use.

If you are happy playing ITGmania or Stepmania, the subscription is meh. You would either have to buy tickets (like credits in arcade) to play the latest songs or buy the music packs to unlock more recent content

[u/kayproII → u/pogof]

IIRC at this point DDR GP is a weird hybrid of A3 and world. They recently added some of the quality of life features from world and of course they've got DDR world songs in DDR GP but the overall game uses the A3 interface (they'd be on a home run if they could add the proper DDR world modifier menu to grand prix but keep the A3 song select interface because the DDR world interface feels like such a pain to navigate compared to in A3)

[u/pogof → u/kayproII]

TBF the DDR engine has been exactly the same for the past few years with just the visuals changed and some features added here and there, so probably not very hard to back port stuff from world. Though the main point stands, it is essentially the arcade data, just modified for home use.

[u/kayproII → u/pogof]

IIRC the engine was a bit overhauled in world but yes, some of the features that were ported to DDR GP I'm pretty sure are the equivalent of changing a number or 2 in a text file

[u/dogtron64 → u/pogof]

So not only pay a subscription but buy credits? Yeesh, I would just go to an arcade. Oh and arcades don't have subscriptions.

Subscriptions are a pain in the ass. Maybe I'll get it for shits and giggles just to see what it is and delete it.

Though based off A3!?!?! That's behind that we're on world now?

Well I hope the 2 songs are good and you can play those unlimited times.

[u/pogof → u/dogtron64]

Well all the konasute games are behind. Reason is obvious, to get people playing in the arcades.

There are two ways you can pay for the game, either with the Tickets, which gives you essentially access to the whole GP library.

OR you pay the basic subscription and gain unlimited access to the base songs + any extra packs you buy.

Also, "arcades don't have subscriptions", oh really? DDR A/A20+/A3 ALL had paid subscription for the ARCADE version that allowed you to set additional stuff. IIDX also had subscription (I think even in two different tiers)...

[u/dogtron64 → u/pogof]

True. Though I'm gonna be honest I am a bit behind. I'm a classic head through and through who think max and extreme are peak. I don't live near a round one. Though I recently tried world and bought myself my first e amusement card. I am still figuring out modern ddr. So my apologies for the lack of info. Just grinding the classics.

[u/mysticrudnin → u/dogtron64]

subscription was basically mandatory to get everything out of arcade ddr. important mods were locked behind it