meet your makers. (d6 destroyers)

[stavie33]

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what counts as 'top FFR player'. Like 10+ FGO AAA's?

[MikeShinoda12345]

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herogashix...
you've been playing this game for more than half your life
wth

ps "where do you see yourself placing" = place, not division

[iironiic]

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what counts as 'top FFR player'. Like 10+ FGO AAA's?

I only have 3 lmfao.

And I think a "top FFR player" is a subjective term.

[DossarLX ODI]

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Not trying to piss on the thread idea but is this top rhythm gaming or "top FFR players". Because as a rhythm gamer in general I am very adept at ITG, popn music, FFR, IIDX etc. etc., but this seems to only be focused on those who are good at FFR and may not be good general overall rhythm gamers.

Top FFR/SM players, 4 key is what I was thinking.

I'm honestly not good at the other games you mentioned, like IIDX, pop'n, osu, Taikojiro, and so on. I find that it is relevant for m0de to be talking about the game that the site is mainly focused on.

However, you *can* be a top rhythm gamer for a certain game, if that makes sense. samurai7694 for example may not be that strong at something like IIDX, but he's definitely a top player in FFR, and FFR is a rhythm game which you can be "at the top of the food chain". I probably didn't word that very well, but to me I think m0de's wording made sense.

[m0de]

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icy, and eze's interview have been added to the OP. icy's interview contains 2 additional questions. im prepping the next batch of players to be interviewed, and their names will be released asap.

who thinks staiain should do a video interview? because i think he should!

[dragonmegaXX]

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You should totally do me

[Staiain]

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I am actually way to shy to do a video interview... but I guess I can do it the normal way if that's okay~



what does a normal day for you consist of?
Nothing much, as I'm unemployed it consists of 2 meals, occational walk in the park, sitting in the couch with a wireless keyboard using a projector as monitor for maximum laziness and some kind of gameplay on my monitor in the corner for "critical" gaming.

could you let everyone know what settings you use when you play as far as speed, keys, engine, and any other settings.

Hmm, SM3.95: C960,50 % Distant, Delta+
FFR Velo: 2.4x, Delta

gh øæ for both games

besides gaming in general, what are your hobbies/intrests?

Have no idea where to start really, geology, ornithology, hi-fi, nature in general, documentaries and recently travelling




how long have you been playing rhythem games, and who got you started?

From mid 2007 when my friend played stepmania at school


when do you feel you have reached "expert" so to say level of stepmania/ffr?

mid 2010 when I started getting "world records" in stepmania

about how much do you practice/play ffr/sm a week?

FFR: once a month average ;_;
SM: depends, I go from playing 2 - 3 hours a day 5 days a week to like 1 hr 3 times a week in a 2 week "wave"

who would you say your rival is?

I see Isaac, MinaciousGrace and Dossar as my rivals as we for the most parts have somewhat similar skillsets

with the official ffr tournament coming up, where do you see your self placing?

95 % sure I won't participate unless someone persuades me into joining

can you give any advice to those who are trying to improve?

Do your best while at the same time don't be a try-hard. Just play the game and have fun and you will get results

if you could change, or add something to ffr what would you change/add?

60 hz or more to one of the ffr engines, this is the problem with high readingspeed, the arrows become a blur at 30 fps and it's limiting the reading alot which holds me back

[Bluearrowll]

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I sent a pm. ##

[m0de]

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OP has been updated with a not so messy formatting job. all interviews should be alot easier to read now. im working on adding a few more interviews to the OP that should be posted relatively soon.

[icontrolyourworld]

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You're doing a good job mode! Nice thread

[m0de]

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You're doing a good job mode! Nice thread

thank you! this has been a bigger task then i had anticipated. there is still a few interviews that i need to add to the OP, but due to the word/data limit i have been looking into an alternative to make sure that every interview can be found in the OP.

id rather not edit this into the OP yet, as stated above im limited on characters/data per post, but Jerry DB did take time to participate in the interview which can be found here here

once again i apologize to those that have inbox'd me their responses, and i will do me best to get your interviews available to the community asap!


farts.

[DossarLX ODI]

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How about putting the interviews in a text document or something so they aren't taking up a massive amount of space on the forums?

[yo man im awesome]

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I feel so weird doing this lol

for those who dont know you, could you introduce yourself, and let everyone know a little bit about you. where you are from, participate in any sports, let us know!

Name's Kevin. I'm 15 years old, turning 16 on February 25th. I'm not very athletic in my upper body, but I'm a big soccer player, and I enjoy playing it whenever I get the chance. I'm pretty social, and I'm always open for conversation if I am available. I'm a very musical person. I love to play the violin, (pretend to, because I haven't learned yet -->) Piano, Guitar, and Sing. Listening to music has been a huge portion of my life, and without it, honestly, I don't think my life would be anywhere near the same as it is today.

what does a normal day for you consist of?

"7:00 A.M. Wakin' up in the morning, gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs..." *cough* I mean uhh... Normally I'll wake up around noon if not later, eat breakfast, head downstairs, make sure the internet hadn't collapsed on itself, go outside for a bit, come back in and get lazy for the rest of the day playing xbox and chilling on the computer. Just the generic life of a 15 year old.

could you let everyone know what settings you use when you play as far as speed, keys, engine, and any other settings.

I've noticed that I switch key setups quite often. I think that has to do with me smashing the keys just a little too hard. At the moment however, I use the setup QWUI and I use 1.75x speedmod. Anything beyond 1.75x is just too fast for my mind to process, and seeing people play on speeds like 2.1x is just absurd to me.

I use the Velocity engine. Legacy never really did it for me, and the Beta engine is incredible laggy and doesn't feel very synced to me.

besides gaming in general, what are your hobbies/intrests?

As stated earlier, I play and listen to quite a bit of music, and I love playing Soccer. I've been talking and hanging out with my friends outside of school a lot more lately, and I've really started to enjoy myself more.

how long have you been playing rhythem games, and who got you started?

I've been playing rhythm games for a while, since right around the time Guitar Hero 3 came out. That was also my first rhythm game, introduced to me by my cousin. Eventually I bought it myself, and improved all the way to nearly being able to pass Through the Fire and Flames on Expert. (Only problem was the intro, big shocker there) My sister was the one who actually showed FFR to me. She had only just started playing herself, but because my 10 year old mind refused to let my sister win at anything, I had her make me an account and I ended up surpassing her quickly (at which time she basically quit due to college starting up for her.)

when do you feel you have reached "expert" so to say level of stepmania/ffr?

I am far from an "Expert" at Stepmania. Honestly it's pretty laughable at how different my skill level is on stepmania compared to FFR. I would say you reach "Expert" at stepmania when you can start consistently AAA'ing files and getting some slick Quads (I haven't done either.)

On FFR, I have completed every goal I have ever thrown at myself, and because of that, I will finally call myself an "Expert" at it. I've unlocked vROFL, Placed in the Top 3 of an Official Tournament, AAA'd an FGO, and achieved countless other milestones. In my eyes, you become an "Expert" on FFR the moment you can FC an FMO without excessive mashing. That shows that you can read a file of considerable density, and play it pretty well.

Overall, to become an "Expert" at anything, I believe that you become one the moment you achieve every reasonable goal you can throw at yourself.

about how much do you practice/play ffr/sm a week?

If this was around half a year ago, I would have said that I play FFR/SM more than 12 hours a week, without exaggeration. I haven't been playing nearly as much anymore (although it's still just as fun as it used to be, I just can't sit for 4-5 hours of continuous play anymore) I don't really keep track, but I'd say I play around 4 to 5 hours of FFR/SM a week.

who would you say your rival is?

Well, considering I have a rivalry thread with him and a few others (although I think it's clear by his system that he's the biggest the threat), I'd say that Jerry DB is my rival. Lately he's been kicking my ass, but we usually just go back and forth with AAA after AAA after AAA. He had a huge lead at first, but I've finally started catching up I think.

with the official ffr tournament coming up, where do you see your self placing?

I honestly don't see myself placing very high at all. At most, I'd say that I could place in the top 30% or so, but Making the top 8, let alone top 16, is far beyond my reach at the moment.

can you give any advice to those who are trying to improve?

Push yourself, but don't go overboard. The only way to improve is by playing files that are out of your comfort zone. That being said, don't only play things that you find unreadable and that you have to mash to play. If I did that, I'd be playing vROFL all day, expecting to improve.

Don't give up! If you see that your not doing so well for a day or two, just take a break. Maybe take a day or two off from FFR to give your arms a break, then ease yourself right back into it. Don't assume the moment you have a "skilldrop" that all is lost.

if you could change, or add something to ffr what would you change/add?

Add a few more difficult charts in-game. I'd say we have plenty of easy charts for the people who aren't quite ready for FMO/FGO level files, but there isn't nearly enough for the big leagues.

[Choofers]

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quick, ask me questions about solo so I can do a drunken solo interview

[j-rodd123]

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What is your least favourite solo arrow and why?