Old 08-7-2007, 07:40 AM   #361
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Ive tried speedmods and screencuts, but aside from a x1.25 or x1.5 mod on messy levels, or to be better able to AAA easy levels, it doesnt really work for me. Anyone can give me advice on how best to proceed? How can I best tackle those darned streams Any advice is appreciated.

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couple questions

what do these mods do and why do you use them?

what is an "AAA level"?
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Old 08-7-2007, 10:35 AM   #362
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I just gotta ask...
who doesn't play with three fingers..
A very large percentage of the playerbase
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and.. how the HECK do you manage to do that??
You can play two-handed four fingered on the keypad, you can play index on the keypad, you can use the keypad/numpad together to play spread, or you can use a keymapper to use any keys you like
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like seriously, does it really help??
My ability increased by orders of magnitude switching from one hand/3 finger to spread. Certain patters are much easier for spread (long streams) some are easier for index (jumpstream) but basically, you ought to just try the different styles until you find one that you like. There are expert players who use pretty much all the possible patterns of playing.

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what do these mods do and why do you use them?
The speed mods basically function to make the arrows X times further apart and scroll X times faster. So if you played on 2.0x, the arrows would be twice as far apart, and in order to still match the music, scroll twice as fast. People use them because FFR is very much a reflex game, and by giving yourself less time to see the arrows, you are more able to just sort of zone out and play. Plus, the harder songs on 1.0 have an awful lot of arrows quite close together and it is just flat easier to tell patterns apart when the arrows have larger gaps between them.

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what is an "AAA level"?
AAA'ing a level is to get the highest possible score on that level. On -most- levels in the game, the highest possible score is 100% perfects, no good/average/miss/boo, and a full combo. There are some songs though, where it is impossible to actually get nothing but perfects, in which case the AAA is just whatever the actual best possible score is.
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Old 08-8-2007, 09:02 AM   #363
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Old 08-8-2007, 02:20 PM   #364
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Old 08-8-2007, 04:44 PM   #365
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Old 08-8-2007, 07:00 PM   #366
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I just gotta ask...

who doesn't play with three fingers..

and.. how the HECK do you manage to do that??

like seriously, does it really help??
I play with my indexand my middle finger. 1 hand :P
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Old 08-8-2007, 11:49 PM   #367
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Old 08-9-2007, 01:12 AM   #368
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I play with my indexand my middle finger. 1 hand :P
I also play index left and middle right hand.
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Old 08-9-2007, 09:12 PM   #369
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The best way to get better at FFR IS!........................

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Old 08-9-2007, 10:10 PM   #370
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Old 08-11-2007, 02:07 PM   #371
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the first trick aint work for me... i play middle finger on the left arrow and 3 finger on up,down,right with my right hand pretty good thing
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:10 PM   #372
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i guess playing with 2 hands isn't a common thing? that's how i do it! i STINK one handed..i'm weird =(
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Old 08-21-2007, 01:53 PM   #373
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Old 08-22-2007, 02:16 AM   #374
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I heard about using two hands, and have tried it. it's like driving automatic with your left and right foot at the same. but I do feel it's important for the very difficult and up levels.
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Old 08-26-2007, 04:50 PM   #375
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Old 08-26-2007, 06:35 PM   #376
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i play with one hand. for me it's easy.
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Old 08-26-2007, 08:49 PM   #378
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and how do you band someone? or like on the live chat thing on multiplayer people were clearing everythingand writing something, but you didn't knowwho was doing it. Like how do you do that??
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Old 08-26-2007, 09:00 PM   #379
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Use two hands, two fingers each. It's good because over time you start to mentally map a given finger to a respective arrow. Playing this way makes it all much more braindead -- spread/fourfinger will cover the vast majority of stepfiles, whereas something like index requires more "creativity" with its execution. I advocate two-hands-four-fingers because I feel it best allows people to gain skill.

Thus, playing this way will most likely yield the largest jumps in improvement. How do you think players are able to handle insane loads of jumpstream? Many players don't even have to think too hard -- it becomes reflexive. Your fingers just move when the arrow is there -- you ideally want to get to that point. Then, couple that reflex with focus for improved accuracy. Other than that, practice. Learning to drum also gives you many advantages, especially in maintaining rhythm and steady motion. Get a good keyboard that won't shake and rattle and force you to use too much effort. Light tapping is oftentimes more effective, accurate, less tiring, easier on your keyboard, and you are able to hit more notes more quickly because you aren't wasting energy and time pounding a key excessively hard.

I recommend playing files that have lots of stream in order to learn how to read and get the reflexes down. Then play things with lots of jumps in a row to get the reflexes for jumps. Then do songs that combine the two, and then slowly do harder and harder songs containing jumpstream. It sounds obvious, but if you progress in this manner, you'll find yourself doing much better than simply whoring out songs with random methods and no real direction. It's nice to plan out your methods for improvement by focusing on what you do well on and what you need to improve.

Personally, this was my progression in terms of milestones (I started with DDR and migrated to SM):
Paranoia, B4U light, B4U standard, B4U Heavy, Boom Boom Dollar KOGG, Paranoia Rebirth, Dead End, Max 300 heavy (never bothered with the other difficulties, this song is great for learning how to read), Bemaniruler's V (this song helped me IMMENSELY with reading and general accuracy and taught me the value of four-finger playing), Bemaniruler's A to learn faster tapping, and from then on just harder and harder songs such as Reality and Genocide, etc. It's all a process you can break down and improve upon.

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i guess playing with 2 hands isn't a common thing? that's how i do it! i STINK one handed..i'm weird =(
Playing one-handed is very common amongst newbs, but most decent players play with both of their hands. Note how I said "most", as some one-handers are very good.
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