[foxfire667]

If you feel as though you are ready to go to a higher speedmod, then you shouldn't have much trouble transitioning directly from a speedmod like 1.75x/1.85x and going to 2x. Your skill will not be as good as normal immediately, but it should be pretty much the same, probably better, within a few days in terms of speed. Since you are jumping to a new speedmod you are trying to pa 1.85x on 2x, which will result in a lot more goods/averages/etc, this will go away pretty much when you feel 100% comfotable with the adjustment.

If you want to adjust to a speedmod (or be able to read a speedmod better) faster, you can increase the speedmod even higher (like 2.2 or 2.3) which will be rediculous to you (who was at 1.85) to read. After playing like 5 or 10 songs go back to the desired speedmod, and it should feel much slower and you'll be able to get used to it quicker.

You could also increase your current speedmod by .05 or so, play a song, increase it again and play again, until you hit your speed mod (or something more comfortable). Not sure which would work better for you, try either one.

I currently use 2.2x, and it seems to be a decent speedmod for me. Also, faster speedmods definately make you play better if you can read them. The farther the arrows are apart from eachother, the easier it is to make out the patterns they create...and the easier it is to pa them.