How to get better at FFR

[Fattychow]

D F J K all the way

[Xana Stones]

That'll work too.

[OneHandNow]

4826 Numpad or QWOP

[XCV]

Alright, I'm going to swallow my nonexistent pride and post in this thread.

[I play ASKL, been thinking of moving to ASL; or QWOP, something a little easier on me.]
I read this for the first time about a month before I joined. I noticed "full combo a Very Challenging song."

I have kept this in my head for the past 2 years, and I've only done it once. And I found the lightdarkness engine a few hours after it went up, so it can't be because the site was down. The only reasonable cause is mental blocks. On like 3 separate occasions I have all but FC'd Silence, Kick Your A, whatever, and then my flexors suddenly quit because I realized I was going to FC a 10-footer. I've seen the don't-think-about-it technique, and it helps to a point, but it doesn't work completely; I've masked everything, and that helps a lot, but the mentality isn't there. And I've been trying to accomplish something that I'm perfectly capable of for about two months, nonstop. It took me about a month to get the basics of differential calculus completely figured out, to put it in perspective.

My speed is fine, my PA is decent, but my heart just isn't in it. That's the reason I quit competitive MK time trialing, right there. I don't want FFR to go the same way, since I'm perfectly interested in it. And to be honest, I spend every waking hour that I possibly can sitting in front of a computer, typing on a keyboard.

So, with regards to the psychological part of the game,

1.) Am I just trying too hard and being impatient?
2.) Or is there something I'm missing?

Help a moderately experienced player that feels like a noob out here.

[OneHandNow]

Play insanely stupid hard songs like Eclipse, whore Grand Gallop Chromatique, whore Molto Vivace, maybe some One Minute Waltz..

the notes don't give you time to think, and your brain will adapt to it
and voila, you'll be FCing FMOs and AAAing them too

[XCV]

Thank you so very kindly.

[Rtrain]

Ok im new a friend showed it to me and the hardest thing i have is getting the up and down ill hit the wrong one of those alot :/

[flashpantss]

Originally Posted by Rtrain

Ok im new a friend showed it to me and the hardest thing i have is getting the up and down ill hit the wrong one of those alot :/

Just takes practice. after a while that will no longer be a problem.

Also I play ZXBN

[leonid]

Originally Posted by OneHandNow

Play insanely stupid hard songs like Eclipse, whore Grand Gallop Chromatique, whore Molto Vivace, maybe some One Minute Waltz..

the notes don't give you time to think, and your brain will adapt to it
and voila, you'll be FCing FMOs and AAAing them too

this is extremely unhelpful for most people, just saying

[Rtrain]

Originally Posted by flashpantss

Just takes practice. after a while that will no longer be a problem.

Also I play ZXBN

what is ZXBN? sorry haha

[Reincarnate]

This entire thread is unhelpful

People will blatantly ignore advice that *actually helps*. Playing stuff over and over again will only help you so much.

[xXAll-ProXx]

I have about 5 months of rythme games experience. So I might not be the best person to give advice, but judging from the fact that I'm actually in D4 in the Xmas tournament, I think I'm eligible of giving some advice.

1. DO NOT START with F*%$#$! hard songs.
2. Go for accuracy first, THEN, speed.
3. once you have made yourself a master at precision, work on your speed
4. now that you have the speed, start mastering different patterns (streams, trills, jacks, etc.)

5. Remember, start with the easiest songs, (I used to play SM, that's why I'm not playing lvl 1-5 songs right now)

6. PLAY SPREAD (2 hands)

7. try mirror at times to give yourself a challenge, it's like sightreading.

[flashpantss]

Originally Posted by Rtrain

what is ZXBN? sorry haha

ZXBN is just where I place my fingers.
z= left arrow (left middle finger)
x=down arrow (left index finger)
b=up arrow (right index finger)
n=right arrow (right middle finger)

Just try different styles and layouts and find the one that best suits you.

[Gravity Kitten]

I play index with my two penises.
MASHHHH

[xXAll-ProXx]

Originally Posted by Gravity Kitten

I play index with my two penises.
MASHHHH

i hope no one else uses your keyboard. :/

[OneHandNow]

Originally Posted by leonid

this is extremely unhelpful for most people, just saying

really? damn it.

[Rtrain]

Originally Posted by flashpantss

ZXBN is just where I place my fingers.
z= left arrow (left middle finger)
x=down arrow (left index finger)
b=up arrow (right index finger)
n=right arrow (right middle finger)

Just try different styles and layouts and find the one that best suits you.

do i set my keyboard to something similar?

[flashpantss]

Originally Posted by Rtrain

do i set my keyboard to something similar?

You can if you want too. You just need to experiment with different styles to find the ones that best suits you. you can choose random letters or use the arrow keys. it doesn't really matter. all you have to do it find something you like.

[leonid]

=== How to get better at FFR ===

1. Google BMS Starter Pack
2. Download it
3. Play it for 5 years
4. Wreck FFR

[krunkykai22]

Honestly, I do agree with OHN with that. I know I whored friggin GGC/MV/OMW/etc. over and over to get my reading ability up. What many people aren't saying much is that if you get your reading ability to what its potential is, you won't have a problem as much. Your fingers will kindly fall into place.

Personally, I didn't care about accuracy when I first started, just play the song and go for the FC first .... that way you know you can actually do it then go to the accuracy. I mean, get SOME accuracy off the bat but, no need to AAA Power/Free Space/Excite Bike RIGHT off the bat get used to different speeds and difficulties but always player harder songs more.