[Samus Aran]

long response o.o

This is quite a silly post i feel, but i shall respond!

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Hi! I'm a new player! Looking around I saw this was a guide and thought I'd have a read...

All right let's do this!

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Well that's a pretty negative start. Should I really trust you when you can't trust yourself?

Up to you, if you look at my scores and think hey I wanna be as good as that guy, this guide can potentially help!

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Well I mean why not?

ye

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What now? I thought this was about FFR?

FFR and Stepmania are similar enough that it's worth mentioning both, especially on a site where just about half of it plays ffr and the other half sm.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

How do I do that?

in options, it's fairly intuitive

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How do I change my speed?

in options, it's fairly intuitive

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

You want me to be positive but you started this post by being negative? I'm very confused right now. I also don't understand how this helps me to get better? Also, it's a game, what's wrong if I'm happy with playing it my way? Are you telling me the only way to enjoy FFR is to constantly improve?

This is a guide to help you improve, if you are happy with where you are at in terms of skill, you don't have to improve. Play for fun!

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

My what? What's that?

It's basically your level,

it's determined by what difficulty mathematically you should approximately be able to AAA

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Will I? And what if I don't improve, is that because I don't know I am? What do I do if I don't improve. How can I improve, so far this guide hasn't told me anything that's actually guidance.

I'm saying don't focus on FFR's rating numbers such as average rank, skill rating, and grand total. Focus on yourself as a player and push your limits if you want to improve.

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AAA'ing?

Acquiring a perfect on every arrow for a given song

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What if I don't have that long? What if I want to play longer? Will these impact my ability to improve? Is this the only way to play FFR?

You can play for as little or as long as you want, 1 hour is a reasonable time for a session, and it doesn't have to be every day. I'm hoping to get you in the proper mindset for growth and improvement. Again if that's what you really want.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Is this really a guide? How do I ensure I hit every arrow? What actual guidance can you give me to do that? How do I push myself to improve, what things should I be doing?

And I try, oh my God, do I try
I try all the time in this institution
And I pray, oh my God, do I pray
I pray every single day FOR A REVOLUTION!

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

And ignore all the other combinations of arrows? But now I'm failing songs? What if I can't hit other patterns, does that matter? Why should I focus on jumps, what inherent improvement factor do they have over focusing on everything (to improve everything) or focusing on my weaknesses to improve those?

I mentioned earlier to try your best to hit every arrow, focusing on jumps more however is a good way to improve early on. You'll find that they are inherently twice as hard to hit than a single arrow, therefore it's a good thing to focus on making sure you nail.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

I thought this was a guide to FFR? Why are you talking about Stepmania?

Chances are you'll hear about stepmania at least once on this site that hosts both FFR and stepmania communities.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Actual guidance! Great, now the pre-amble is out of the way we're really getting started. But there's so many songs, how do I know which ones have bursts of arrows? Can you perhaps guide me to good song choices to improve on?

This is not such a strict training regime type of guide, if you're playing for 1 hour a day, play new songs, take note of songs you like and of songs that are challenging for you.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

To what? But I'm playing jumps, now you want me to hit these streams things?

Again earlier i mentioned hitting every arrow, we're going bit by bit and now i'm saying improve this other skill you'll need.

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Repeat what process?

The process of pushing yourself to go faster, through learning to read faster jumps, and faster harder and longer streams.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Okay.

ok

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

How? This guide is very limited in actually explaining how to do things. How do I improve my timing and stamina? All you've told me is to 'hit bursts to improve speed'. And what if I can't read the bursts?

You'll feel it man!

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Well that's very presumptuous. So if I haven't hit that level in 2 months are you telling me I should quit because I'm not good enough? What if I don't hit this level in 2 months, what should I do? Can you actually guide me?

It's an approximation, probably not a very good one, but if you look at those difficulties now and go wow i can be there in 2 months, it might be quite encouraging to really strive for that skill.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Well you never explained what stream means so no, I don't know what that means.

I can't visualise this, but don't worry I looked around and found an actual guide.

Cool, use that one!

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Why do I care about spectators? This is a guide about FFR, not about becoming popular through rhythm games. Also, Stepmania? I really should look this up with how often you're mentioning it. Also, wouldn't every ability be a core ability when it comes to hitting all the arrows?

Yes every ability is core. The more you play the more you'll build up on these skills. I thought I'd throw in the bit about spectators because at some point in time, you'll wow someone with your amazing skill.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

So can't you just tell me all the core skills required in one section rather than dotting them about randomly? (Also, I encountered these jack things way before level 50 and was completely unprepared because your guide never mentioned them until now, so thanks for that!)

I suppose I could do that, but no one is perfect! Besides that this guide is basically garbage compared to the other one you found.

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Umm...okay?

ok

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Why?

those are 2 of the hardest things to get good at, it'll help just trust me bro

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

This is the second time you've said this.

it's important!

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

I'm starting to think your entire guide boils down to 'play the game and learn the patterns'. That's not really a guide you know?

Sorry this isn't what you wanted. it's short enough of a post that that is the gist of what you're supposed to get from it though. But again if you don't want to improve then this isn't where you want to be in the first place.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

And now you've said it three times.

It's VERY important

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I don't agree with your percentage. If I've played through all the songs then I've played 100% of FFR, I just haven't perfected it. That's not the same as 50%.

So at no point in the preceding years working up to this level should I work on my timing? So I'm just a fast, aimless freak? I'm like the hulk, great.

Also, wait, didn't you already say like three times to improve my timing? I'm really confused about what I should be working on and when.

This is not a guide! This only tells me that you had difficulty, not how to improve my timing. I'm starting to think this isn't even worth the bother.

Take what you'd like from this post, as you and I've mentioned earlier it's more of a play more to get good kind of deal kind of post. Work on your mindset to improve, and have fun while doing it, and you'll get to where you want to be.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Yet you're telling me I'll be spending years getting to a top level. That's challenging. Therefore, if I'm just starting out, everything is challenging. For you to tell me only 100-150 is challenging is insulting to my beginner skill level. What kind of guide is this?

You're also bashing the very game you're writing a guide about.

It takes time to get good, you're not going to be able to play the hardest songs right off the bat. The more you play the less inclined you'll be to play say a level 10-20 song when you can AAA 60-70's. I may have had a jab at FFR's difficulty there I admit though.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

So in the end, your lasting impression is to forget about FFR and its limited song choice and play the superior Stepmania? Well why didn't you say that in the first place! This has been a complete waste of my time.

It's not been a waste of time if you had fun playing it. This is all about basically you just play a lot to get good, and focus on the challenging aspects. Have a good mindset to improve and have fun. They're not the same game but they're similar enough that playing both helps you improve on both. And again you'll at least see some sort of mention of stepmania while on this site that hosts both sm and ffr communities.

I don't look at a game I've beaten like say Actraiser 2 and then think it's a waste of time because now I can beat a game like I Wanna Be The Boshy.

Originally Posted by TheRapingDragon

Now...can someone direct me to a guide on how to download this 'Stepmania' thing?

yo man i got your back!
http://www.stepmania.com/