Feel it's time to ask other SM players...
 

So, I've been playing Stepmania now for ..... 6 years roughly. In that period of time, it's helped me boost in FFR a lot in skill, however I'm having major issues in a few areas:

First is in Speed. It's ALWAYS been my biggest weakness, and I've tried whoring out songs on rates, and doing 300 BPM songs etc. etc. but it seems nothing is working or being consistent.

Second is in vibrating... This urks me especially when I tried playing Shanghai... lol

So, my question to you SM players, any advice? I've switched to playing SM over FFR now for about a month, and just something that keeps my attention longer than an hour lol So any and all advice would be extremely helpful, thanks in advance :)

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Play out of your reach, yatta yatta yatta, do it repeatedly, not just a couple times, it takes a month or two to notice.

Make a goal to be D7 for example, but makes objectives to pass song A with grade Z or SDG or AAA or something of the sort.

Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...
 

three words:

use the editor.

(seriously, the step editor is a very powerful tool for training)

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Reaper - I'm always playing outta my reach, and been doing that for a while, it seems that doesn't necessarily work as much ... if anything, my hands just give out >.<

AJ - Okay, I'll try that out

Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...
 

from one non-vibrator to another

vibrating is gay

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dont learn to vibrate learn to wrist jack

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also treat training like you would going to the gym. you're working out your arm and hand muscles so just doing something casually once in a while isnt going to show. dont just play stepmania but do hand and arm workouts etc

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mina training routine guaranteed results or your money back!

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was mina the dude who taped pens to his fingers in order to strength train or was that someone else

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mina taped batteries or coins to his fingers idr which

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Lol, I know dude, let me re-word it as Carlos said, wrist-jack

It's frustrating when doing hard songs on SM and my hands are like NOPE

Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...
 

What's mina training? >.>

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do these before and after playing
http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercise...uscle/forearms

not all of them obv but pick one or two and do them

after that fully open and close your hands as fast as possible for 30 seconds

tape coins onto your fingers starting with nickels and adding more as you go

play whatever you can normally do and add .2 to the rate

play for at least 2 hours every day

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Mina is very technical and meticulous about how he plays and trains. It may be worthwhile to talk to him about some of these problems. He will definitely tell you to keep playing files that challenge you (files you aren't quite fast enough to play yet) this is how you improve. Also keep on raising your speed mod, this will help your brain adjust your muscle memory and help you read better.

As for vibrating, I used to be really into it. Rivaled dossarLX back in the day. I have to tell you it is more of a talent than a skill. I would just work on wristjacking.

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when i was in africa i taped elephants to my fingers

barring this resource any attempt to get better at stepmania is ultimately fruitless

like the rest of our lives

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Use the Step Editor.

Train Mina style. The End. Enjoy your skillboost.

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Does raising your speed mod actually work though?

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If you don't make huge jumps and actually stick with it despite sucking for weeks then yes.

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hmmm, right now I'm on receptors -180 so the arrows are at the very top, and I play on Xoon 4, speed mod is 850.

So basically if I went up 50 every 2/3 weeks, that would work ?

How high should I go to then stop?

Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...
 

hmmm, right now I'm on receptors -180 so the arrows are at the very top, and I play on Xoon 4, speed mod is 850.

So basically if I went up 50 every 2/3 weeks, that would work ?

How high should I go to then stop?