Does FFR make you better at DDR?

[babybenji2004]

As most said ffr/sm does help with reading. Of course i can beat C600 and other high speeds but i still can't see the arrows on max period at the end

[Larena]

I just tried DDR again. I havn't played it in about 6 monthes and when I tried it about 6 monthes ago I really sucked.........I was a little bit better...... .....but not much

[Anuj]

Well obviously if you only play once every 6 months, you aren't going to be getting any better... If you want to get IMMENSE improvement you should play at least 2-3 times a week

[GregHead]

I find stepmania is ok for learning rythm, but not as much as playing DDR itself.

[xharukoharuharax]

depends on your mad skillz

[Burninthefloor]

I played DDR at home before I started FFR and now when I play I hit the mat to early. FFR arrows seem to move a lot quicker than those on DDR. So now every step is two early and the arrows seem like they are going turtle speed. If you want to get better, practice DDR and stop FFR. That's just my opinion, but I feel it doesn;t help at all.

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[nightslayer]

personally, the only ways it helps are timing and reading abilities... which are basically the only things u need unless u are really out of shape... but the way i use it is i play easy songs in ffr with a pad (system adaptor) or boost up the timing in stepmania so that is at like 6 or 7 instead of 4. If you really want to get technical, im still playing stepmania or ffr, thus it improves ur ddr skills. ill play the hard songs (silence, most classical songs) with the keyboard cuz... its impossible to do that with your feet, but if you play ffr and stepmania the way i do, then it does help with ddr (I went from not being close to AAing a heavy song to AAAing a few in about 2 or 3 weeks).

[Chromer]

Actually I learned how to play DDR by playing FFR in a weird way I guess.....

[Parrotlegs]

not really

[Tsuteto]

Only in reading, but even then, that doesn't account for anything. SM/FFR you can play with your fingers on like, insane levels no prob. However, the reaction is different. Your fingers react quicker than your legs do, so you would still need training in your legs. There isn't really any boost in skill at all, save for those few who somehow make a bridge connection.

Now can people stop bumping this? It's WAY past three days old.

[iopq]

Well, I'm horrible at DDR, but that's because I'm horrible at FFR.

The DDR tutorial actually helped me with FFR because it showed alternating arrows as a pattern. I didn't really do well on those people I tried to read them one by one, not as a unit.

It just takes a lot of practice in both for them to help each other. A player who played 1000+ hours of SM and 5 hours of DDR will be worse than someone who played 10 hours of DDR and no SM. (assuming their foot-eye coordination is the same to begin with)

But 1000+ hours of SM and 1000 hours of DDR would make a better player than 1005 hours of DDR and no SM =D

[ddrfreak0]

no it sort of sucks the ddr goodness out of me
lol

[ckj846]

I think that the ddr helped me get better at FFR and vice versa. I learned patterns from FFR and some technique from ddr... sounds kinda weird but its true.

[the_daiz]

Well, DDR is not really affected by your FFR play except it makes your eyes faster for spotting arrows. Notice how in DDR, the arrows scroll slower that in FFR, this is very good for your experience in my opinion, I got DDR Extreme 2 days ago and I think the actual difference is HUGE.

[carolynrules12]

whats SM?