16th Official Tournament
Posted on: June 30, 2023, at 12:47:03am

Well, I forgot that this was already starting tonight lmao... guess I'll get this up and going awhile then.

R1: introspect (Score: AAA)

Well, for round 1, this was already a rocky start. I did AAA it, but it came after some frustration for me. (I literally choked an AAA RIGHT at the end, dropping 3 goods there, before I actually got it soon after)... I seen similar double mini-jump-jack patterns here (idk what they're called exactly?) as I recall seeing in dragonlady during the D5 spring event... so that was some quick ptsd I'm happy to have taken care of already lol

R2: Dysthymia (Score: 15.4 RG 8 RG, an 8-0-0-0 SDG!)

Wha?? I don't even know what to say about this one... this is literally my worst weakness, some really bad rolly/bursty patterns, and I definitely wasn't expecting to already have a RG count greater than an SDG so early in the tourney... yikes. I just hope this will suffice for at least moving onto R3, and that something better comes next. Already getting really annoyed/tired of looking at this level, so, I'm likely to keep that 15.4 RG score.

EDIT @ approximately 2:22 AM 7/9/2023 EDT:
BREAKTHOUGH! After suffering for about six collective hours playing this demon, finally, I scored 8-0-0-0! An SDG! Which has me in 5th place now as I type this, so I should be more than safe now moving ahead.

R3: [line:zeta] (First score: 3-0-0-0 SDG!)

Ooooh, this is SO much better than round 2! Only gave this one a couple tries as of this moment (1:50 AM EDT 7/14) and I already have myself a low SDG! Felt a little intimidated seeing those bursts in the early preview at first, but, turns it out it played/felt much better than expected. I would assume that I'm probably already in the clear for this round with that score, but I may still consider AAA grinding this later... might be possible.

Edit 7/20/2023 @ 12:13 PM:
I did improve to a 2-0-0-0 record a few days ago, but it looks like it'll be staying there now. I still think the AAA is possible here, but, considering this already has me sitting in 3rd right now anyway, I'm just feeling too lazy to keep grinding it now lol. 2 goods will do for now.

R4: Mutant Sixty Four (Current score 5-0-0-0 SDG as of 1:59 AM 7/21/2023)

Ok, can definitely feel the difficulty rising now... but we're still going! This started out scary, because my first full run was actually 35 RGs, then I got a 15 RG on my 2nd full run, and then finally, after playing with some settings, I was able to get a solid mid SDG of 5 RG! Only the rolly/bursty mid-section is a problem on this one (from about notes 800-1150) as soon as that's done, the rest is pretty much smooth sailing. As of typing, its early, but that sore has me tied for a 3rd place, so, I think I should be good now with that score to make it into R5.

R5: Pink Slime (Current score as of 12:54 AM 7/19/2023: 3-0-0-0)

OH! I may actually have a shot at earning my first top 8 badge! This score has me sitting in 4th place as I type this. This came after going from 44 RG ---> about 23 RG ---> Only 3 RG! (I guess this is what happens when I decide to play with a different framerate!) It did start things off with a quick jumpstream, one of my strong areas, the only problem I wouldve had coming into this wouldve been all the minijacks in the later half... but wow... well, with that unexpected score, all I can say is, I REALLY hope this makes the cut! Because I don't think there's any way I'm gonne beat only 3 RGs within the week.

EDIT: Score update! Had a SUPER near-AAA run of just 1-0-0-1! That's GOTTA be enough to make it into the top 8 now! Feeling really confident about this!

R6: Thinkin' About You (Current score as of 1:25 AM 8/6/2023 - 9-1-1-1)

Wow! I actually did it! I made it to the top 8 for my first time ever! And it MIGHT not stop there... as of me typing this, this score still keeps me alive. First attempt was a 22.0 RG, and now I have 13.4 RG on it. Some jumpstream action in this level, but also, there's jacky stuff throwing me off... considering that its an 88 difficulty though, I'm already pretty impressed with what I got. Idk if I can possibly still improve from that though, so, let's hope this works.

Edit: Aaaand it turns out I did get an unexpected improvement! A CLEAN 10 RG PB was gotten! Throwing me into 2nd now! That may very well have just sealed me a spot in R7, but, the top 4 are all <13 RG as of typing this (8/10/2023 3:25 PM EDT), so, Its really gonna come down to the wire here!

R7: scualee (Current score as of 9:00 PM 8/11/2023 - 21-0-4-5)

Still alive, wow... so we're down to just the top 5 now. And this round is a wild one, its PACKED with minijacks... and, of course, I'm having quite a time playing it for that reason. Started with 90+ RG, and now I sit with 31.6 after a handful of tries. It still keeps me alive at this moment, but, I reeeeaally dont know if that's gonna be improved, and its only the beginning of this round. Its gonna be REAL hard to improve if I do, so, this could very well be the last round I'm in, but, let's just see what happens.