Help me oh help me god help

[IwasAsquidOnce]

So the title might have implied a little more drastic circumstances than I am really undergoing but hello.

I was just moved up to D4, so I'm for sure lower D4, I think. But uhm uh, I realize that after this comes the big leagues (IMO D5 is the big leagues), and I'd like to get even better than that eventually. Therefore, i'd like to here from the big boys of this game about tips and bad habits (ESPECIALLY BAD HABITS) that I should avoid. I don't want something I've been doing holding me back. For information:
Speed Mod: 2.5x
Setup: RGJI
Mods: Column Colors/ No background ----Now I realize Colors provide the beat markings and all that jazz for the song, however I have found I play significantly better without colors. Although thoughts here are still encouraged.
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[blindreper1179]

Actually hit the notes as they are. Don't abuse frames in ffr, and hit shit as jumps. (32nd rolls for example).

[rayword45]

Only hit shit at jumps if the song is actually fast enough, like for example the rolls in Einstein Rosen Bridge. Else, learn to roll.

Learn to play with colors.

Personal recommendation is start going to songs 87+ and playing them on rates. If you struggle with speed, playing Eclipse (Solar) on 0.7x might help you out. Or even songs like RATO on 0.5x or Serious Shit at 0.7x may help. Alternatively, try fucking around with some 40s and 50s on 1.1x or 1.2x

[Funnygurl555]

Hey Squid, you should check out Mahou's guide. It'll help a lot, really. I sure learned something new from it.

ATM I'd say your speed and setup is fine. If you like column colors, then stick with it. Yeah it's unconventional, but don't be afraid to do you.

I think I told you this before, but I'd try to get in the mindset that you're training to improve at FFR.

rayword sry for directly conflicting with what you said man didnt see your post

[hi19hi19]

Note colors is a blessing and a curse, it can be helpful to learn how things are quantized, but it can also interfere sometimes with just hitting things as they are.
Because I rely on note colors so much, for example, hitting the white cumstain burst in Counter Clockwise Chant Pattern is almost impossible for me.

[One Winged Angel]

Originally Posted by blindreper1179

Don't abuse frames in ffr

don't listen to this man come join the dark side

Try to hit the notes as perfectly as you can and never mash

[FoJaR]

now you're just mashing it

[adlp]

lol nerd plays this game lol look

[Mahou]

There are lots of things you can do to avoid bad habits. But if you really want to improve, keep an open mind and always consider trying new things.

[MikeShinoda12345]

Originally Posted by Godnick

Try to hit the notes as perfectly as you can and never mash

this has always been a kind of weird thing for me cause like when you're at the end of hatsune miku or DP and there are notes everywhere and you can't read crap then how do you NOT mash
or how do you "play" a stream that's way too fast for you

[rushyrulz]

I've played you in MP bro, you're fine. The one minor thing I would say to avoid is over-whoring a song because mindblocks suck. I have them on Lolo and look what happened to me.

[Candor]

youre probably gonna hit the stamina wall soon, id recommend playing long stream/ js songs on rates (above 1.0) to work on it

[Tim Allen]

practice one handed heavy patterns until you die ok minijacks and trills please

[PhantomPuppy]

mmm, ur better than me, so i have no advice lol. cya in d5 if i ever make it there.

edit: ok, i'll probably make it that far, but i have serious doubts about d6.

[Mahou]

I wouldn't doubt yourself about what possible division you could reach. Just keep playing and focus on improving what you're weak on.

Originally Posted by MikeShinoda12345

this has always been a kind of weird thing for me cause like when you're at the end of hatsune miku or DP and there are notes everywhere and you can't read crap then how do you NOT mash
or how do you "play" a stream that's way too fast for you

Really? I feel like you could read sections like this. Your pretty good. For songs and areas that are too hard to play, I avoid playing them altogether if you have to mash because it seems like every time I've tried something out of reach, it winds up making me play worse. If the potential to improve seems reachable and it's comfortable enough for you, Then it would most likely work out better for you the next time you play that song as long as you try not to mash. By mash I mean staring at something your not reading and jumptrilling or something equivalent to that's sections or calculating how much you have to mash depending on how close the notes are There's plenty of room for cheating of course so when it comes to mashing, it might be ok when the sections allow you to do something like jumpstream a 32nd wall of rolls. Although as far as playing out of reach stuff goes, it may be beneficial rather than hurt you. It's something I haven't experimented enough to know about.
Whatever you've been doing, it seems to be working out for you!

[Zapmeister]

this topic title sounds a lot like my reaction to bitcoin prices in the last three days