Speed Mod Help

[ddrmaniacaaa]

Originally Posted by SocoNhydro420

every time you change your speed mod your PA will suffer no matter what, but after you get used to it, your pa will be so much better then it ever was. You have to do bad for a little before you can improve

I dont necessarily agree with this. For example, in order to AAA ball of malt, I had to bump it up to 2.3x to read the ending stream of up arrows. This ensured that i could smash the arrows to the beat, and see them properly as to not fall behind. In order to work my way up i had to raise my mod by .10 each time, but literally took me one playing each time from 2x on up. My accuracy got better each time.

[KeeYoonSong]

Originally Posted by ddrmaniacaaa

I dont necessarily agree with this. For example, in order to AAA ball of malt, I had to bump it up to 2.3x to read the ending stream of up arrows. This ensured that i could smash the arrows to the beat, and see them properly as to not fall behind. In order to work my way up i had to raise my mod by .10 each time, but literally took me one playing each time from 2x on up. My accuracy got better each time.

I don't know if it is just me but my PA suffers by like 500% each time i increase it...so i always end up going back to X1..just like i have now. I don't know if i can change XD

[MrPoptart]

I used x1 for 6 years, I had tried speed mods before but I felt the same way you do now. Then, In January, I just up and switched to x1.5 and got used to it in 2 mins.

[Niala]

You can get used to small changes in your speedmod in a very short amount of time. Going from 1.0x to 1.5x probably won't have much of an effect, your brain will process the change within ten games or so. I just suggest not trying a drastic change right away, 1.3x or 1.5x would probably be fine, get used to that and play with it for a month or two before you move any higher, if you desire to. Optimally, you'll want to move up to at least 1.7x, the standard is actually around 1.9x right now, although it was higher a couple of years ago. Not moving up makes the game significantly more difficult, even if you use a proper screencut.

tl;dr version: Try 1.5x for a day and see where that takes you.

[KeeYoonSong]

Originally Posted by Niala

You can get used to small changes in your speedmod in a very short amount of time. Going from 1.0x to 1.5x probably won't have much of an effect, your brain will process the change within ten games or so. I just suggest not trying a drastic change right away, 1.3x or 1.5x would probably be fine, get used to that and play with it for a month or two before you move any higher, if you desire to. Optimally, you'll want to move up to at least 1.7x, the standard is actually around 1.9x right now, although it was higher a couple of years ago. Not moving up makes the game significantly more difficult, even if you use a proper screencut.

tl;dr version: Try 1.5x for a day and see where that takes you.

ok. that is what most people are telling me, that i should start out slow. But i have tried 1.1 or 1.5 for a few days and i just can't read it for some reason. I don't know if i am just being impatient but everyone says ill get used to it in like 10 games and i can't even begin to read it after like 50.

[MaxGhost]

Well to quote rushy, "could be a day, could be a week, could be several weeks".

[yo man im awesome]

I personally use 1.5X right now, and it took me a few moths to get used to it. It can be extremely frustrating as it is now, but when you finally get the hang of it, you'll get this immense feeling of relief and joy. Trust me.