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  • Shaydow
    FFR Veteran
    • Jun 2008
    • 162
    #1

    BOO! ( but no, seriously )

    Hi all. Doubt anyone remembers me. I'm one of those " I've been gone a long time! " people. Imagine my surprise when I came back and saw I was still ranked in the top 1k. Anywho, this thread was one, to say hi ( HI! ), and two, to ask some advice. See, last time I tried FFR it was over a year and change ago, and I played a few songs here and there over a few months, and before that it was BEFORE ffr went down ( is that still something people remember? ). So basically, it has been a LONG time since I have "played" ffr. Now I am having a few problems....

    One, what is up with the new difficulty numbers? Was my advice actually taken and numbers changed to reflect different difficulty in levels? 8's are now 30+ it seems, so I THINK I'm right, and ya I could forum search, but someone loves me and will answer me

    Two, I started long ago ( as in almost 5 years ) at 1 speed, then moved to 1.75 and loved it, BUT, coming back, 1.75 seems to drop to fast What do you guys think, should I drop back down and start ALL over again, OR, should I just start on all the low lvl songs I had already AAA'd @1.75 and learn again? Am I just getting older and 1.75 is too fast for me? I have no clue any more... hence me asking.

    Also, since I SUCK ASS now, but still wanted to get back into the game by doing MP like I did WAY back in the day, is there anyone out there willing to level off me in MP KNOWING I now SUCK? I always found it hard to find a match because of my MP lvl, and I'm ASSUMING ( ya I know ) that it will be even worse now, since I can't play for a damn, but my ranks and MP make me out to seem like I am kinda good.

    Thanks in advance for any replies.

    As always,
    Peace,
    Shay
    " Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
    Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
    To the last syllable of recorded time,
    And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
    The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
    Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
    That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
    And then is heard no more: it is a tale
    Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
    Signifying nothing. " ~ W.S
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    • i love you
      Live a wonderful life~
      FFR Simfile Author
      • Oct 2006
      • 7313
      #2
      Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

      Sup Shay. Let me try to answer your questions as best as I can.

      One, what is up with the new difficulty numbers? Was my advice actually taken and numbers changed to reflect different difficulty in levels? 8's are now 30+ it seems, so I THINK I'm right, and ya I could forum search, but someone loves me and will answer me
      The majority of the community decided that using a 1-100 scale made a lot of sense for organizing files much more precisely. We even decided to range our old 1-13 difficulty names into 1-20 now. If I remember correctly, I believe in the FFR engine, you could go into settings and change the way the difficulties are displayed. You might want to double check on that though.

      See this thread for more information about the new 1-20 difficulty naming system. The song list is not completely updated but it will tell you all of the new difficulty names. It is no longer from Easiest to VROFL.

      Two, I started long ago ( as in almost 5 years ) at 1 speed, then moved to 1.75 and loved it, BUT, coming back, 1.75 seems to drop to fast What do you guys think, should I drop back down and start ALL over again, OR, should I just start on all the low lvl songs I had already AAA'd @1.75 and learn again? Am I just getting older and 1.75 is too fast for me? I have no clue any more... hence me asking.
      I would adjust your cmod so that it becomes comfortable for you to read. Seeing that 1.75 is too fast for you, I would try going somewhere between 1.25-1.50 and adjust it until it is right for you. As for where to start, just start of with files that you can actually do in your current state. In other words, something that is not too easy but also not too hard.

      Also, since I SUCK ASS now, but still wanted to get back into the game by doing MP like I did WAY back in the day, is there anyone out there willing to level off me in MP KNOWING I now SUCK? I always found it hard to find a match because of my MP lvl, and I'm ASSUMING ( ya I know ) that it will be even worse now, since I can't play for a damn, but my ranks and MP make me out to seem like I am kinda good.
      I'd gladly take your MP level out of your hands but unfortunately, I quit this game ages ago. I am sure there will be someone on this site who would gladly take it away from you.
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      The idea that RDCP 3 may come out in the future is a fun thought to have~
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        • Hakulyte
          the Haku
          • Jul 2005
          • 4610
          #3
          Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

          I actually suggest you to play on 2.0x for a while until your eyes adjust and go back to 1.75x after. It will give you the illusion that everything is slow. \o

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            • Shaydow
              FFR Veteran
              • Jun 2008
              • 162
              #4
              Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

              @ILY

              Thank you for the link, it helped a lot a affirmed what I thought, and what I had bitched about in one of my last posts on this forum. Nice to see it was changed!

              The problem I am having with that is, if I drop down, we all know higher speeds = greater spread in arrow drops = better skill. I am afraid that if I drop to a lower speed and then get comfortable with it, I will never get back to the skill level I once was at.

              Ya I started with what I remember was 4's and 5's, I can FC all of them, moved on to 8's and 9's ( IIRC ) and can FC them but get misses and boos but my Average Rank is taking a dump ( I don't really care it is the principal of the thing ) so I was not sure if I should just drop back to 1 speed and pretend I am a new player all over again ( I played a few more songs, this would be harder to do then I thought ).

              I saw a link to velocity for standalone for MP.... does velocity now have MP?! I think I am going to try this and just get butt rapped for awhile ).

              Thanks for the response.

              Peace,
              Shay
              " Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
              Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
              To the last syllable of recorded time,
              And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
              The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
              Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
              That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
              And then is heard no more: it is a tale
              Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
              Signifying nothing. " ~ W.S

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                • Shaydow
                  FFR Veteran
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 162
                  #5
                  Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                  Originally posted by Hakulyte
                  I actually suggest you to play on 2.0x for a while until your eyes adjust and go back to 1.75x after. It will give you the illusion that everything is slow. \o
                  I had thought of this ( I even USED to play some songs at 2x that were low lvl ) however if I can't even do my old lvl 4 and 5's now at 1.75, I would REALLY do bad at 2x, hence me wondering if I should go DOWN not UP.

                  Peace,
                  Shay
                  " Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
                  Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
                  To the last syllable of recorded time,
                  And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
                  The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
                  Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
                  That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
                  And then is heard no more: it is a tale
                  Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
                  Signifying nothing. " ~ W.S

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                    • Lambdadelta
                      D7 Elite Keymasher
                      • Oct 2012
                      • 1152
                      #6
                      Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                      Originally posted by Shaydow
                      I had thought of this ( I even USED to play some songs at 2x that were low lvl ) however if I can't even do my old lvl 4 and 5's now at 1.75, I would REALLY do bad at 2x, hence me wondering if I should go DOWN not UP.

                      Peace,
                      Shay
                      Welcome back. Try not to double post by using the editor button in your last post.
                      Mods don't really like when anyone does it.

                      Also get used to your speed again, if you must drop to 1.50 till your common with the game again and then raise it back.

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                        • i love you
                          Live a wonderful life~
                          FFR Simfile Author
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 7313
                          #7
                          Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                          Originally posted by Shaydow
                          @ILY

                          The problem I am having with that is, if I drop down, we all know higher speeds = greater spread in arrow drops = better skill. I am afraid that if I drop to a lower speed and then get comfortable with it, I will never get back to the skill level I once was at.
                          Once you get comfortable with something, there is a chance that overtime, it will not become as comfortable and once that happens, you can then adjust. The same goes for cmods. The reason why you were able to read 1.75 back then was because you worked your way up there once before. Since you have not played in a long time, it would made sense to drop down not all the way to the beginning, but to where you can comfortably read at your current state. It would make no sense just to "start over" when you clearly can do better.

                          I saw a link to velocity for standalone for MP.... does velocity now have MP?! I think I am going to try this and just get butt rapped for awhile ).
                          I believe it does now. You might want to double check though.

                          Thanks for the response.
                          Not a problem. Glad I could help.
                          ===============================
                          The idea that RDCP 3 may come out in the future is a fun thought to have~
                          ===============================

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                            • megamon88
                              FFR Simfile Author
                              FFR Simfile Author
                              FFR Music Producer
                              • Feb 2006
                              • 2567
                              #8
                              Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                              Velocity has MP, but it's separate from the legacy MP. It's empty almost all the time, so I think you'd have better luck finding a match using the legacy engine.

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                                • Shaydow
                                  FFR Veteran
                                  • Jun 2008
                                  • 162
                                  #9
                                  Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                                  Originally posted by megamon88
                                  Velocity has MP, but it's separate from the legacy MP. It's empty almost all the time, so I think you'd have better luck finding a match using the legacy engine.
                                  @megamon88

                                  Listened to your sig. Love it. I should share someday some of the stuff I did years ago on Fruity Loops before you might have even been born :P Not a " I'm so cool ", but you might like it :P.

                                  P.S, Yes I know, way off topic. I'm awesome like that.

                                  Peace,
                                  Shay
                                  " Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
                                  Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
                                  To the last syllable of recorded time,
                                  And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
                                  The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
                                  Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
                                  That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
                                  And then is heard no more: it is a tale
                                  Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
                                  Signifying nothing. " ~ W.S

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                                    • kommisar
                                      Dark Chancellor
                                      FFR Simfile Author
                                      FFR Music Producer
                                      • Jun 2005
                                      • 7328
                                      #10
                                      Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                                      I'd keep using 1.75 until you were comfortable with it. Moving up increases accuracy to some extent but reaction time takes a while to develop.

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                                        • Shaydow
                                          FFR Veteran
                                          • Jun 2008
                                          • 162
                                          #11
                                          Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                                          Originally posted by kommisar
                                          I'd keep using 1.75 until you were comfortable with it. Moving up increases accuracy to some extent but reaction time takes a while to develop.
                                          Kommisar :

                                          What I decided to do was keep playing all the old songs I LOVED @ my original speed, like Sakura No Kenshi and A World of Piano ( I did horrible at ) and of course anything by Ruast Black Dragon. I figure even if I do REALLY bad, hopefully it will get me back " In the groove ", so to speak.

                                          Peace,
                                          Shay
                                          " Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
                                          Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
                                          To the last syllable of recorded time,
                                          And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
                                          The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
                                          Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
                                          That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
                                          And then is heard no more: it is a tale
                                          Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
                                          Signifying nothing. " ~ W.S

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                                            • popsicle_3000
                                              Legendary Noob
                                              FFR Simfile Author
                                              • Sep 2005
                                              • 4641
                                              #12
                                              Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                                              i'd be up for some MP in about 3hrs?

                                              Originally posted by One Winged Angel
                                              39,000 popsicles pro bg blue note arrow slayer whoa damn..
                                              Originally posted by Xx{Midnight}xX
                                              one way to stream them all
                                              Originally posted by Xiz
                                              Right after sex, it skillboosted me by +10 levels from like a 35-45 about. (Which then 15 min's later I got really tired and couldn't play anymore)

                                              But then my lady friend got pissed off I was playing FFR instead of playing her. Then for the rest of the night she played the 'Only want me for my body' card and I didn't get to sleep with blankets that night.
                                              Originally posted by thesunfan
                                              replacing ifitypedhisnameaslargeashisnamesuggests,iwouldgetbanned with theelongatedaustrocanadian3000 (pop).
                                              Originally posted by reuben_tate
                                              Title: Popsicle Three

                                              Thousand the farthest
                                              He's gone in an official
                                              Whoop hip hip hooray!
                                              Originally posted by U.N. Owen
                                              kjwkjw: "oh my god, Tosh. Post that in the thread."

                                              @popsicle_3000:
                                              Danger incoming
                                              The popsicles are melting
                                              Three thousand of them
                                              Originally posted by Wayward Vagabond
                                              you got to ease the topic into some conversation and let it go from there

                                              dynam0: man friend that was an intense sm session right?
                                              friend: haha yeah you really nailed those patterns
                                              dynam0: yeah man kind of like how gay dudes nail other gay dudes in the ass!
                                              friend: hey bro can i tell you something
                                              dynam0 yeah man whats up?
                                              friend: hypothetically speaking would you care if i was bisexual or maybe even gay?
                                              dynam0: bro we shower together after sm sessions all the time and i'll still shower with you even if you are gay or w/e thats your thing just dont try to ram my ass HAHAHA
                                              friend: thanks man
                                              dynam0: no problem man
                                              Originally posted by One Winged Angel
                                              pop takin' time out of playing irl Trauma Center to check in on his fiffer buds (mm)
                                              Originally posted by Xiz
                                              Well, Popsicle won every award this year so it was canceled.

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                                                • Shaydow
                                                  FFR Veteran
                                                  • Jun 2008
                                                  • 162
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                                                  Originally posted by popsicle_3000
                                                  i'd be up for some MP in about 3hrs?
                                                  It is 10:17pm here, and I have to be up @6am here to put my kid on the bus, but thanks for trying to rape me anyway ( so nah I am going to bed in a few, listening to Nausicaa soundtrack ATM ).

                                                  Peace,
                                                  Shay
                                                  " Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
                                                  Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
                                                  To the last syllable of recorded time,
                                                  And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
                                                  The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
                                                  Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
                                                  That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
                                                  And then is heard no more: it is a tale
                                                  Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
                                                  Signifying nothing. " ~ W.S

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                                                    • popsicle_3000
                                                      Legendary Noob
                                                      FFR Simfile Author
                                                      • Sep 2005
                                                      • 4641
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: BOO! ( but no, seriously )

                                                      added you as a friend so we can play if we're both online!

                                                      Originally posted by One Winged Angel
                                                      39,000 popsicles pro bg blue note arrow slayer whoa damn..
                                                      Originally posted by Xx{Midnight}xX
                                                      one way to stream them all
                                                      Originally posted by Xiz
                                                      Right after sex, it skillboosted me by +10 levels from like a 35-45 about. (Which then 15 min's later I got really tired and couldn't play anymore)

                                                      But then my lady friend got pissed off I was playing FFR instead of playing her. Then for the rest of the night she played the 'Only want me for my body' card and I didn't get to sleep with blankets that night.
                                                      Originally posted by thesunfan
                                                      replacing ifitypedhisnameaslargeashisnamesuggests,iwouldgetbanned with theelongatedaustrocanadian3000 (pop).
                                                      Originally posted by reuben_tate
                                                      Title: Popsicle Three

                                                      Thousand the farthest
                                                      He's gone in an official
                                                      Whoop hip hip hooray!
                                                      Originally posted by U.N. Owen
                                                      kjwkjw: "oh my god, Tosh. Post that in the thread."

                                                      @popsicle_3000:
                                                      Danger incoming
                                                      The popsicles are melting
                                                      Three thousand of them
                                                      Originally posted by Wayward Vagabond
                                                      you got to ease the topic into some conversation and let it go from there

                                                      dynam0: man friend that was an intense sm session right?
                                                      friend: haha yeah you really nailed those patterns
                                                      dynam0: yeah man kind of like how gay dudes nail other gay dudes in the ass!
                                                      friend: hey bro can i tell you something
                                                      dynam0 yeah man whats up?
                                                      friend: hypothetically speaking would you care if i was bisexual or maybe even gay?
                                                      dynam0: bro we shower together after sm sessions all the time and i'll still shower with you even if you are gay or w/e thats your thing just dont try to ram my ass HAHAHA
                                                      friend: thanks man
                                                      dynam0: no problem man
                                                      Originally posted by One Winged Angel
                                                      pop takin' time out of playing irl Trauma Center to check in on his fiffer buds (mm)
                                                      Originally posted by Xiz
                                                      Well, Popsicle won every award this year so it was canceled.

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