opinion of speed mods on sm?

[robot696969]

what do you think of speed mods in stepmania? like 2x, 4x, C400, would you call them NOOBISH? because i can't finish songs like emerald sword withotu turning on a 2x mod. should i stop using 2x and go back to 1x?

[TheRapingDragon]

It's not newbish, playing a song at your own rate is all about optimising your ability.

If you were to run a race would you prohibit yourself to wearing the worst boots that you've owned all your life, or would you replace them with state-of-the-art trainers that help your speed.

Same with SM, you are merely improving yourself.

[T0rajir0u]

Everyone plays with speed mods.

[robot696969]

but playing with speed mods means you aren't able to complete the song with some extra help, isn't it?

[TheRapingDragon]

No, it just means you cannot read a bunch of arrows clumped together. Playing at 1x would hurt my eyes. Personally, I would rather enjoy playing the game to having my eyes get raped.

[PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR]

Almost think of it as a different talent. I myself can barely read anything less 600bpm, I prefer ~800. And then there are people like Macgravel who play on 1x and can kick my ass. Its all about where you feel comfortable.

[Pichu_XP]

So... playing C300 is nothing to be ashamed right? XD

[CDI_]

It is, because any "C" mod ignores any change in arrow speed, for instance, when playing a few versions of Max Forever, under a "C" mod it is far easier, unless said "C" mod was say 800 or 900. personally I like 2.5x-4x

[ddrfreak925]

SOMETIMES I LIKE TO ON x4 CAUSE ITS FAST AND ON BAG.........IT MAKES IT WAYYYYYY EASY

[thetaikamiya]

I dislike C-mods because they eliminate all the fun of pauses/speedchanges. Songs like QQQ would be mediocre without them. I think speedmods are a decent tradeoff, easier to read but the notes scroll faster, oh to have speedmods on FFR *wistful sigh*

(btw I like Emerald Sword on 3x :-[)

[ddrfreak925]

me either because on time i made the pump it song by black eyed peas
and it pause everytime it says "pump it" so then i tried it on c300 and it was hella boring without pauses

[CDI_]

I play songs on a C600 or C800 mod before trying them on a 2.5x... (change the 600 or 800 to 200 or 400 for songs that are too fast to begin with xD)

[robot696969]

ok thanks guys, just one more question... how do you guys access speed 2.5x and 3.5x? i only see 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 8x, and two c mods

[TheRapingDragon]

How to change Stepmania's arrow speed mods (Multi-page thread 1 2 3)

Here: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=10284

[CDI_]

You can edit the speed mods, there is a thread in the forum for that. Under "Dance Simulators" I belive (which is where THIS should be I belive)

[Hr2]

You can't read 32nd notes on stepmania on 1x (unless you're macgyver or whoever), therefore use mods to your hearts content. They can also make songs harder, if you play on cmods over 1000bpm then the songs can get much much harder. Another thing, it is frowned upon to use cmods on files with bpm tricks, because that ruins the song.

[Isfahel]

Originally Posted by robot696969

what do you think of speed mods in stepmania? like 2x, 4x, C400, would you call them NOOBISH? because i can't finish songs like emerald sword withotu turning on a 2x mod. should i stop using 2x and go back to 1x?

wait.. i'm confused... i assumed that speed mods actuallt SPED UP the arrows... but the way people are talking, it's like they slow the arrows down... (1x speed... 2x speed... etc. etc. )... hmm.. oh well.

[thetaikamiya]

If a song plays with arrows really close together, adding a higher speedmod to 2 or 3 times the normal speed will make the arrows space out a bit more becuase they travel faster. It can be more difficult playing some songs at a lower speedmod number because the arrows are so close together it's hard to tell what goes where (coughhyperspeed)

..I want to know how people can read that song at all :-[

[robot696969]

kk ty all guys u've been a great help