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  • krunkykai22
    <3 Jumpstream <3
    FFR Simfile Author
    • Jan 2006
    • 5436
    #1

    Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

    So, I've been playing Stepmania now for ..... 6 years roughly. In that period of time, it's helped me boost in FFR a lot in skill, however I'm having major issues in a few areas:

    First is in Speed. It's ALWAYS been my biggest weakness, and I've tried whoring out songs on rates, and doing 300 BPM songs etc. etc. but it seems nothing is working or being consistent.

    Second is in vibrating... This urks me especially when I tried playing Shanghai... lol

    So, my question to you SM players, any advice? I've switched to playing SM over FFR now for about a month, and just something that keeps my attention longer than an hour lol So any and all advice would be extremely helpful, thanks in advance
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    • blindreper1179
      Vice President Of TGB
      • Jun 2006
      • 5900
      #2
      Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

      Play out of your reach, yatta yatta yatta, do it repeatedly, not just a couple times, it takes a month or two to notice.

      Make a goal to be D7 for example, but makes objectives to pass song A with grade Z or SDG or AAA or something of the sort.
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        • TC_Halogen
          Rhythm game specialist.
          FFR Simfile Author
          FFR Music Producer
          • Feb 2008
          • 19376
          #3
          Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

          three words:

          use the editor.

          (seriously, the step editor is a very powerful tool for training)

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            • krunkykai22
              <3 Jumpstream <3
              FFR Simfile Author
              • Jan 2006
              • 5436
              #4
              Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

              Reaper - I'm always playing outta my reach, and been doing that for a while, it seems that doesn't necessarily work as much ... if anything, my hands just give out >.<

              AJ - Okay, I'll try that out

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                • choof
                  Banned
                  FFR Simfile Author
                  • Nov 2013
                  • 8563
                  #5
                  Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                  from one non-vibrator to another

                  vibrating is gay

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                    • Wayward Vagabond
                      Confirmed Heartbreaker
                      FFR Simfile Author
                      • Jul 2012
                      • 5866
                      #6
                      Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                      dont learn to vibrate learn to wrist jack

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                        • Wayward Vagabond
                          Confirmed Heartbreaker
                          FFR Simfile Author
                          • Jul 2012
                          • 5866
                          #7
                          Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                          also treat training like you would going to the gym. you're working out your arm and hand muscles so just doing something casually once in a while isnt going to show. dont just play stepmania but do hand and arm workouts etc

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                            • Wayward Vagabond
                              Confirmed Heartbreaker
                              FFR Simfile Author
                              • Jul 2012
                              • 5866
                              #8
                              Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                              mina training routine guaranteed results or your money back!

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                                • choof
                                  Banned
                                  FFR Simfile Author
                                  • Nov 2013
                                  • 8563
                                  #9
                                  Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                                  was mina the dude who taped pens to his fingers in order to strength train or was that someone else

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                                    • Wayward Vagabond
                                      Confirmed Heartbreaker
                                      FFR Simfile Author
                                      • Jul 2012
                                      • 5866
                                      #10
                                      Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                                      mina taped batteries or coins to his fingers idr which
                                      Last edited by Wayward Vagabond; 11-7-2014, 09:33 AM.

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                                        • krunkykai22
                                          &lt;3 Jumpstream &lt;3
                                          FFR Simfile Author
                                          • Jan 2006
                                          • 5436
                                          #11
                                          Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                                          Originally posted by choof
                                          from one non-vibrator to another

                                          vibrating is gay

                                          Lol, I know dude, let me re-word it as Carlos said, wrist-jack

                                          It's frustrating when doing hard songs on SM and my hands are like NOPE

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                                            • krunkykai22
                                              &lt;3 Jumpstream &lt;3
                                              FFR Simfile Author
                                              • Jan 2006
                                              • 5436
                                              #12
                                              Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                                              What's mina training? >.>

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                                                • Wayward Vagabond
                                                  Confirmed Heartbreaker
                                                  FFR Simfile Author
                                                  • Jul 2012
                                                  • 5866
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                                                  do these before and after playing
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                                                  not all of them obv but pick one or two and do them

                                                  after that fully open and close your hands as fast as possible for 30 seconds

                                                  tape coins onto your fingers starting with nickels and adding more as you go

                                                  play whatever you can normally do and add .2 to the rate

                                                  play for at least 2 hours every day

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                                                    • NeonSM
                                                      Я тебя люблю Маша
                                                      • Jan 2014
                                                      • 571
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                                                      Mina is very technical and meticulous about how he plays and trains. It may be worthwhile to talk to him about some of these problems. He will definitely tell you to keep playing files that challenge you (files you aren't quite fast enough to play yet) this is how you improve. Also keep on raising your speed mod, this will help your brain adjust your muscle memory and help you read better.

                                                      As for vibrating, I used to be really into it. Rivaled dossarLX back in the day. I have to tell you it is more of a talent than a skill. I would just work on wristjacking.

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                                                        • MinaciousGrace
                                                          FFR Player
                                                          • Dec 2007
                                                          • 4278
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Feel it's time to ask other SM players...

                                                          when i was in africa i taped elephants to my fingers

                                                          barring this resource any attempt to get better at stepmania is ultimately fruitless

                                                          like the rest of our lives

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