A (minor) vent on fat DDR players. Dancing with the fats, arcade edition. Ok, I will start with a confession: I love DDR, those dancing pads with 4 arrows that you find in game rooms, bowling alleys, etc. I started 10 years ago and I never stopped playing, it is my go-to steam blowing activity. It is tougher than it seems at high levels and I love routines (DDR Freestyles -> random video on youtube, if anyone is interested). I know it is not the noblest of activity, but ehi, it is fun! There is one thing that I hate, I genuinely hate of DDR. You probably have already guessed, but here we go. FAT DDR PLAYERS. Fat DDR "players" are the worst kind of players. First. In a game where the whole point is jumping around in a tight space, with good coordination, bending down and moving all the time, having all the fat blubber around you, to the point that you can't turn around, you can't see your feet if needed, you can't bend to touch the arrows with the hands, all those problems make fat players a joke and a waste of time. Second. The damage. Fat players seem unable not to damage the game. Maybe it is because it was made in Japan, where they hunt whales, the don't entertain them. (Female) hams don't wear comfortable shoes to play, they wear high heels. Every single one of them. Heels damage the pad. Too much pressure in a single point, imagine the pressure of an ex-human. The support behin the pad is strong, probably steel, it is designed to let people doing routines hang to it with their whole weight. I found it bent 3 times already. I have no idea how it is possible. Third. The sweat. Everyone sweat playing, it is unavoidable. I have an extra shirt because I am a mess after an hour. Fat people sweat A LOT more. You can literally smell if an ham has played on your machine recently, it is different. The arrow pad is drenched in disgusting fowl liquid that you don't want to step into, let alone touch with your hands, and it is seriously dangerous because you don't want to slip while dancing. And of course, they don't sweat because they played for half an hour, an hour. They reach their limit at 3 songs, 6 minutes top. They hower behind someone playing harassing him to "have their turn" just to quit 5 minutes later. I have a strong policy of not playing with fat people anymore. There are two dancing pad placed side by side, to compete, it is fun to play with someone and feel the rush of competition, wanting a better score. But if the other person is a clumsy lard golem that you are afraid will collapse on you because it lacks any sort of coordination? Way less fun. Sorry for the semi-casual unorganized rant. This night was one of the worse I ever seen, I needed to vent in writing.