Hrm...how bad am i?

[DivynE]

Re: Hrm...how bad am i?

PRACTICE...OMG IT WORKS YOU MIGHT NOT SEE IT BUT IT FREAKIN WORKS....PRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICE...FFR VETS ARE NOT BORN PRO, K?

Think I'm done talking.

[ChrisReams]

Re: Hrm...how bad am i?

I dont even "practice". Because I just log on and play all my favorite games which ends up being "practice", so you get better while having fun playing the game. I notice gobs of increased skill as I keep playing.

Try some harder songs as you progress to get a feel for harder notecharts, and also try to refine the PA of the songs youve already been able to play well.

[bboyxshinobi]

Re: Hrm...how bad am i?

lol im worse..
FFR Rank-15,082
Game Plays-859
Grand Total-291,405,275
FC's-19
AAA's-1
Skill Tokens-23
Tokens-26...

[Sir_Thomas]

Re: Hrm...how bad am i?

i spent a year learning spread and it proved no use to me, only a little improvment which was needed and i noticed so maybe it was useful. But im still not gonna learn a new way of play, i already spent total 1.6 years learning 2 ways to play.

Of you look very familiar, and I live in around Cleveland too (Garfield Heights.)

Honestly, it takes a while. I didnt start noticing a big difference in skill until like 10K games.

Use speed mods and really, Stepmania does help.

This is what happens. You play FFR for a while then go to Stepmania, you are worse at stepmania, but once you get use to the switch, you will notice that you have improved at Stepmania.

Then switch back to FFR after a while of playing Stepmania. Once you get used to how FFR feels again, you will noticed you have gotten better at FFR.

Thats how it works for me anyways.
Use speed mods though. I would say try using 1.25 for now then once you can do Challenging with ease (At least 40 goods on em..) then switch to 1.5 and practice like that.

It seems for me at least, that I can't play on higher speed mods until I get better... so keep at it.

[thegeddupnoise]

Re: Hrm...how bad am i?

Haha. I can't even download ANYTHING. My parents apparently think downloading anything except like FlashPlayer is evil or something, they don't let me do it. Thus I can't play Stepmania.

Anyways, stop complaining on this board - what we tell you isn't going to help you. There really isn't a better or worse way to practice - just play songs, and you'll get better, provided that you're not already able to AAA or get really good PA on the songs you play. My PA sucks compared to how good I can FC stuff. Even though Very Difficult songs are boring for me to FC, I still get PA practice playing Very Easy songs because my PA is not that great. If you just play through a certain set of songs continuously, you'll notice progress on those songs, which will help your skills overall. I've been playing Southern Cross, Balloon Fever and Vertex BETA a lot recently, and I went from mashing on all three to almost being able to FC all three in less than two weeks.

[EnR]

Re: Hrm...how bad am i?

Alright, to get better, try different styles (ex:index,spread,3 finger), and also try different speed mods.

Also, play stepmania, having marvolous's will bring your PA up.

[MarukuAntoni]

Re: Hrm...how bad am i?

ohh its another negative thread by you. youre not going to get anywhere by complaining. a great solution is to use the speed mods. its helped me, others, and it may surely help you. arrows will spread apart and the speed will be quicker, but itll help. at first itll be tough but keep PRACTICING and youll get better. have a positive attitude and have a little bit of fun. quit being frustrated at your inability to do certain things. youre actually wasting practice time complaining.

[GamerShadow]

Re: Hrm...how bad am i?

OP: You are simply limiting yourself in skill by saying that you can't get any better. That is COMPLETELY FALSE. Take a break, use speed mods, get rid of Vista, get Windows XP, use IE or Firefox as a browser, screenshrink, and most importantly, PRACTICE A LOT. You don't get better by doing nothing.

It's 90% mental. If you play enough, and tell yourself that you can get better, you will. I did that, it worked fine.

Two years in, and I can FC and sometimes get 15 or less on VC songs. 71 Tier Points as well.