Using speed boost to play better - Page 2

**Garquillex** · 08-29-2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Tasselfoot

gar: as others said... it usually takes time to adjust to a faster speed mod. so as you move up, it'll be too fast. gotta give it a bit of time.

Yeah, I see that. My reaction times are generally very good, so I'll move up with time.

The only thing I don't like is that it seems like a stepfile loses a 'layer' of itself if you don't play it in 1x. Not sure how to explain it. You can see more at a time with 1x and the stepfile has a 'distinction' about it, with the arrow placements and whatnot. But on higher speeds, you don't see it like that. Maybe I'm reading too much into it.

**Bluearrowll** · 08-29-2008, 06:46 PM

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/31234036/

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/31234615/

I think thats 3x. :O

ClyĐe · 08-29-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluearrowll

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/31234036/

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/31234615/

I think thats 3x. :O

You're not sure if it is? It's your replay -_- . Yeah, we know, you're awesome...

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**Garquillex** · 08-29-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluearrowll

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/31234036/

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/31234615/

I think thats 3x. :O

God, the duplicate frames on every every arrow is annoying. I thought it was my eyes at first. Though my eyes are pretty bad from all those nights staying up and playing my gameboy in bed with the magnifying glass + light thing as a kid. :P Sometimes it looks like 1 of 2 collinear arrows is above the other slightly. I need glasses.

justin_ator · 08-29-2008, 07:09 PM

Depends, but I would suggest this. Start out at a comfortable level. Then move on one. At first, you will suck, but you'll get used to it. Then when you do, move up again. And so on until 2.0. I wouldn't advise jumping to 3.0, unless you are crazy and have the patience to practice it enough to read it.

**Patashu** · 08-29-2008, 07:21 PM

I'm using 2x since that's roughly equivalent to the speedmod I use for stepmania, C700

wwe_extremist · 08-29-2008, 07:26 PM

I would say 1.5 thats what i use mine at its good to start out on for sure

**Frozen Beat** · 08-29-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by garquillex

God, the duplicate frames on every every arrow is annoying. I thought it was my eyes at first. Though my eyes are pretty bad from all those nights staying up and playing my gameboy in bed with the magnifying glass + light thing as a kid. :P Sometimes it looks like 1 of 2 collinear arrows is above the other slightly. I need glasses.

O god i used to do that too.

I remember when I was like, "C'MON PIKACHU, EVOLVE."

Then I realized I needed a thunderstone.

^___^

lxDestinyxl · 08-30-2008, 12:33 AM

1.25x + cutscreen = Where I am now.

OneHandNow · 08-30-2008, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Frozen Beat

O god i used to do that too.

I remember when I was like, "C'MON PIKACHU, EVOLVE."

Then I realized I needed a thunderstone.

^___^

ROFL QUOTE OF THE YEAR

Back on track, I use 2x, because it's similar to my stepmania mod C880 xD

But 3x is too fast (FFR screen is WAY smaller than SM screen)

**Go_Oilers_Go** · 08-30-2008, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by lxDestinyxl

1.25x + cutscreen = Where I am now.

Two places. Sydney - Australia, Seoul - Korea

Fweem · 08-30-2008, 03:25 PM

Honestly, I don't care what people think about speed modifiers.

I've been using 1.75x. But I still do well with 1x...
I purchased a song and the settings reset to 1x. But I still managed to pull off maybe, 90%.

**Zageron** · 08-30-2008, 03:31 PM

60FPS x3 wouldn't be too bad.
120FPS would be even better. :3

**Dronak** · 08-30-2008, 09:08 PM

For what it's worth, when I first tried the speed mods, 1.25x was too slow for me (not a big difference between that and 1x IMO), 1.5x was good, and 1.75x was too fast for me, so I play on 1.5x. I've tried 1.75x a few times since then, but it's often still too fast. Yes, I could probably adjust to the faster speed, but for the songs I typically play, it doesn't seem to provide much advantage over 1.5x. Plus my hand-eye coordination probably isn't quite the same now as it was when I was younger, so I can't really go too fast. Very fast tempo songs give me enough trouble as it is; making the arrows move too fast on top of that is even worse.

simulater10 · 08-30-2008, 09:21 PM

I use 3x when I play, it's not hard to read, really.

**Clipso** · 08-30-2008, 09:35 PM

I used 1.25 for a while, then 1.5, 1.75, and i'm now using 2.

I believe it's best to use the highest speed you can read.

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Originally Posted by simulater10

I use 3x when I play, it's not hard to read, really.

Really? Looking at your replays it doesn't look like 3x, and it doesn't look like you actually play the game. Nice 1200-95-5-0-4 on Caprice with 0 combo.

Anyways, to the OP, I don't think anyone uses 3x, it's just too hard to read on FFR's 30 fps.

My advice is to just start at 1.25 and keep moving up until you find a speed that feels good, give all of them a try for a while because it does take a while to adjust.

clarinet89 · 08-30-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by garquillex

God, the duplicate frames on every every arrow is annoying. I thought it was my eyes at first. Though my eyes are pretty bad from all those nights staying up and playing my gameboy in bed with the magnifying glass + light thing as a kid. :P Sometimes it looks like 1 of 2 collinear arrows is above the other slightly. I need glasses.

Oh my god, I used to have that magnifier/light thingy too. Those were awesome. I wonder where my game boy is...

Anyway, I play on 1.5 and reading these now I'm thinking of moving up. I don't know how much better I can get since I play one-handed anyway.

spinal_compression · 08-30-2008, 10:22 PM

I gradually went up to 2x.

But I find 2x too fast for my meager reaction time. 1.75 is a good speed for me but it shows too many arrows.

Now I play 1.75 with screencut. Though the arrows stay on the screen for the same time as 2x they're closer together.

**NekoGon** · 08-31-2008, 12:57 PM

When I started FFR, I used 1.75x. Been using it since then. I can handle 2x, but my PA becomes worse and i can't AAA VD and above songs. I did use 2x to AAA one song because i kept getting random goods at 1.75x lol.

**misak** · 08-31-2008, 10:11 PM

after 100 games when i just found out that there was settings to change speed mods -.- i jumped straight 1.5x was perfectly fine then i slowly went higher to 1.75 and now 2x and now i have trouble playing with 1.75 and under

its also fun to try out 3x for like 15 games (can probably fc a few difficult songs with it)then go back to 2x and it feels like ur doing 1x and its alot easier to read but it goes away after the first game =/

08-29-2008, 06:46 PM	#22
Bluearrowll ⊙▃⊙ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: I live in the last place where you Look. Age: 31 Posts: 7,376	Re: Using speed boost to play better http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/31234036/ http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/31234615/ I think thats 3x. :O __________________ 1st in Kommisar's 2009 SM Tournament 1st in I Love You`s 2009 New Year`s Tournament 3rd in EnR's Mashfest '08 tournament 5th in Phynx's Unofficial FFR Tournament 9th in D3 of the 2008-2009 4th Official FFR Tournament 10th in D5 of the 2010 5th Official FFR Tournament 10th in D6 of the 2011-2012 6th Official FFR Tournament FMO AAA Count: 71 FGO AAA Count: 10 Bluearrowll = The Canadian player who can not detect awkward patterns. If it's awkward for most people, it's normal for Terry. If the file is difficult but super straight forward, he has issues. If he's AAAing a FGO but then heard that his favorite Hockey team was losing by a point, Hockey > FFR PS: Cool AAA's Terry - I Love You An Alarm Clock's Haiku beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep - ieatyourlvllol Last edited by Bluearrowll; 08-29-2008 at 06:52 PM..

08-29-2008, 07:09 PM	#25
justin_ator 🥓<strong><span style="col Resident Overseer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 7,648	Re: Using speed boost to play better Depends, but I would suggest this. Start out at a comfortable level. Then move on one. At first, you will suck, but you'll get used to it. Then when you do, move up again. And so on until 2.0. I wouldn't advise jumping to 3.0, unless you are crazy and have the patience to practice it enough to read it. __________________

08-29-2008, 07:21 PM	#26
Patashu FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: we traced the call...it's coming from inside the house Age: 33 Posts: 8,609	Re: Using speed boost to play better I'm using 2x since that's roughly equivalent to the speedmod I use for stepmania, C700 __________________ Patashu makes Chiptunes in Famitracker: http://soundcloud.com/patashu/8bit-progressive-metal-fading-world http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/Mechadragon/smallpackbanner.png Best non-AAAs: ERx8 v2 (14-1-0-4), Hajnal (3-0-0-0), RunnyMorning (8-0-0-4), Xeno-Flow (1-0-0-3), Blue Rose (35-2-0-20), Ketsarku (14-0-0-0), Silence (1-0-0-0), Lolo (14-1-0-1) http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee301/xiaoven/solorulzsig.png

08-29-2008, 07:26 PM	#27
wwe_extremist FFR Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 49	Re: Using speed boost to play better I would say 1.5 thats what i use mine at its good to start out on for sure

08-30-2008, 12:33 AM	#29
lxDestinyxl FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,247	Re: Using speed boost to play better 1.25x + cutscreen = Where I am now. __________________

08-30-2008, 03:25 PM	#32
Fweem FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	Re: Using speed boost to play better Honestly, I don't care what people think about speed modifiers. I've been using 1.75x. But I still do well with 1x... I purchased a song and the settings reset to 1x. But I still managed to pull off maybe, 90%.

08-30-2008, 03:31 PM	#33
Zageron Zageron E. Tazaterra RRR Developer & DevOps Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: BC Age: 32 Posts: 6,586	Re: Using speed boost to play better 60FPS x3 wouldn't be too bad. 120FPS would be even better. :3 __________________ Help Develop FFR

08-30-2008, 09:08 PM	#34
Dronak FFR Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 601	Re: Using speed boost to play better For what it's worth, when I first tried the speed mods, 1.25x was too slow for me (not a big difference between that and 1x IMO), 1.5x was good, and 1.75x was too fast for me, so I play on 1.5x. I've tried 1.75x a few times since then, but it's often still too fast. Yes, I could probably adjust to the faster speed, but for the songs I typically play, it doesn't seem to provide much advantage over 1.5x. Plus my hand-eye coordination probably isn't quite the same now as it was when I was younger, so I can't really go too fast. Very fast tempo songs give me enough trouble as it is; making the arrows move too fast on top of that is even worse. __________________ Essentially retired now, but still ranked on the list of FFR's Top One Handers. One-Hander Skill Tokens unlocked: The V2 Token, The Patience Token, X_X1MissX_X, AAA v5, T.H.E.G.A.M.E.T.O.K.E.N Pseudo Skill Tokens unlocked: Numbers 21, 44, 33, 57, 26, 24, 47, 95

08-30-2008, 09:21 PM	#35
simulater10 FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Iglooland Posts: 839	Re: Using speed boost to play better I use 3x when I play, it's not hard to read, really. __________________

08-31-2008, 12:57 PM	#39
NekoGon щ(ﾟДﾟщ) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Malaysia Age: 33 Posts: 2,709	Re: Using speed boost to play better When I started FFR, I used 1.75x. Been using it since then. I can handle 2x, but my PA becomes worse and i can't AAA VD and above songs. I did use 2x to AAA one song because i kept getting random goods at 1.75x lol. __________________

08-31-2008, 10:11 PM	#40
misak FFR Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 74	Re: Using speed boost to play better after 100 games when i just found out that there was settings to change speed mods -.- i jumped straight 1.5x was perfectly fine then i slowly went higher to 1.75 and now 2x and now i have trouble playing with 1.75 and under its also fun to try out 3x for like 15 games (can probably fc a few difficult songs with it)then go back to 2x and it feels like ur doing 1x and its alot easier to read but it goes away after the first game =/

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