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03-30-2008, 02:44 PM | #62 |
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Why isn't double setup allowed? I naturally split the left and up arrows on left hand and the right and up arrows to right hand, rarely crossing over. Also, I've been using this style for about 4 months, and it hardly gives me godmode. If I were to use both hands on the arrow keys I could theoretically share the same button on a 3mm press keyboard to basically split jack speed in half the same way you would with double setup. It's almost identical to the aforementioned spread except you have the option of instantly switching the allocation of which arrows to which side you want, rather than moving your hand across the keyboard.
Am I prohibited from using a style I've worked on for several months, and operates completely off my own reflexes and note comprehension? Two handed styles are obviously already in use. Last edited by Ezion; 03-30-2008 at 02:46 PM.. |
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Double setup: Mapping keys so that any of the arrows can be pressed by more than one key at the same time. This would allow you to jack the down arrow really fast by "trilling" the two keys you have set for the down arrow, or with any arrow. An example would be using the arrow keys AND wasd (all 8 keys, or at least more than 4 of the keys) to press the four standard arrows in any game of FFR. If I wanted to cheat using double-setup with WASD, for the part of AIM anthem that just jacks the <v jump, I'd press <v AS <v AS really fast so I'd only be playing half as fast as any player in a legit playing style. Double setup does NOT refer to splitting up the four keys on both sides of the keyboard. As long as you're only pressing four keys, you're fine.
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03-30-2008, 03:12 PM | #64 |
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This looks like it would be a useful guide to various playing styles, and having it stickied might help cut back on the number of new threads posted on this subject. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this is meant to cover every single key and finger combination. I think it's supposed to get the most common ones, and leave out slight variations on these. For example, something like the asl; spread could be any two adjacent keys on the left hand and any two adjacent keys on the right hand. Maybe you like sdkl or as;' or even different levels like as,. or zxkl. You get the idea. Hopefully people can use the guide here to get the general idea with most of the basic styles and use whatever variation is most comfortable for them.
One style I've considered, but not really used, is using hjkl one-handed, with four fingers. In some programs like vi/vim these keys can function like the arrow keys, and I think some old rogue-like games also use them as direction keys. Someone who was already used to using these keys in that way might find remapping them for FFR use as a good way to play. I'm not though, so I've never seriously attempted it. I thought I'd mention it anyway, and no, you don't have to include this in the first post. I imagine it's pretty rare, if it's used at all.
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Sure, you can split jacks apart into 'half as fast', but it still requires the same number of keypresses at the correct times to get perfect. As I mentioned before; you could also achieve this jack splitting with a 4 button setup with a large key and a very shallow keypress. If that's the only counter-argument for it, then it would seem that we need jacks that are twice as fast, and an engine to handle it. Also, upon a bit more thought, assuming that it makes ffr 'too easy' means that you're willing to stop pushing the envelope to make harder songs. I want to a see a song that's impossible to do unless you're doublebinding, that would be a whole new level of 'skill', per se. The fundamental reason I object to it not being considered a legitimate style is because everyone has two hands. Yes, it's that simple. Everyone has two hands, therefore we should all be able to achieve the same level of 'skill', and it's not fair to say that fully using two hands makes someone 'too skilled'. I hardly consider myself the best ffr/stepmania player out there either, so a double bind isn't your one step setup for godliness. Last edited by Ezion; 03-30-2008 at 03:17 PM.. Reason: adding paragraph |
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Although not everyone has access to it. Just play by the rules, jacks are one hand, not two. That way no modifying anything. The new files are hard enough. Eclipse, rawr. |
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Also, it's worth mentionting that in reality while these are common to some extent. There are many people who use different setups and/or key variations that aren't mentioned there. |
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03-30-2008, 03:23 PM | #68 |
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The thing is, the whole point of jacks are to "jack" your hand up and down like a jackhammer, or at least your finger(s). Double-setup is like taking your bike to a marathon. Sure it's the same distance (same number of keypresses in a given time), but it gives you a big advantage.
Jacks that are twice as fast? We already have one-framers without double-setup. Are you saying we need to double FFR's frame display rate? You don't need to make songs that are impossible without double-setup to add a whole new level of skill. The whole new level of skill is doing well on the most difficult songs we have without using double-setup. And a shallow keypress doesn't quite get the same effect. With a shallower keypress, sure, you don't have to press the key as far down, but your finger still needs to reverse directions just as fast, regardless of keypress. A song that requires double-setup just to pass is just plain retarded IMO. Sure it can be fun and amusing, but it'd usually require overstepping and stupid amounts of jacks. Example: Vertex Beta vROFL
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I think that this percieved advantage of the double setup is being blown up a bit too much; not often do I find myself having the processing cycles to decide to split a jack into two fingers, unless it's ridiculously long. If we're aiming to completely balance all styles, then 1) What's the point of having different styles, and 2) spread players already have an advantage over single handed players, in fatigue if nothing else, no? Quote:
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This whole page is tl;dr.
P.S. I cant do fast rolls on index, I always mess up Well i can do like <v^> rolls in that order, but i cant do >^v< in that order.
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03-30-2008, 04:05 PM | #72 |
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Double setup is legal as long as you never use multiple fingers on the same arrow for the same pattern. It's when you cheat trills and jacks that it becomes cheating, because jacks are intended to be a one finger pattern; ergo, using more than one finger is cheating.
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...Hmmm, I think I've heard that line of thinking before. Not calling you a hacker in any way though, thought I should make that clear. WHOA WHOA WHOA... stop there. Who told you anybody was aiming to completely balance all styles? That is not what we were talking about, or I am blind. Personal preference, comfort, enjoyment. What else? Quote:
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03-30-2008, 05:07 PM | #76 |
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i play with a mix of index and 2 haned/3 fingered. my resting position before it starts is indexes on left and right arrows. then i use my right hand index and middle finger on up, right and down arrows. i sometimes use my left index on the up and down arrows and rarely use my left middle finger.
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I'm getting lost in my own thread. x.x
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Might be time for a cleansing of unnecessary stuff soon.
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03-30-2008, 06:21 PM | #79 |
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con for one hand/three fingers: thumb tends to slip.
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03-30-2008, 06:38 PM | #80 |
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How does your thumb slip? I don't even have my thumb on the keyboard.
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