Speed Mod Help

KeeYoonSong · 05-12-2011, 07:59 PM

hey guys, i have played FFR for a long time but just recently came back due to school. I have always played on 1x speed and was wondering if i should switch. I tried switching before i quit for a while but my PA was absolutely horrendous. Also i was wondering what the best speed would be to not have

to screen cut. I currently screen-cut about 2/3 of the screen on 1X speed. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

**Sweagen** · 05-12-2011, 08:32 PM

Personally, I'd switch to 1.75 (that was what I did) and learn to play at that (just through loads of practice). When you're comfortable with it, keep moving up the speedmod until it's the fastest you can read and accurately play without it being TOO fast. For me I got up to 2.1 then realized it was too fast and gradually reduced back to 1.9, which I've been using for the last few months or so.

**psychoangel691** · 05-12-2011, 09:11 PM

I also played on 1.75x for a good while. I'm now up to 2.25x lol. Most people can't read that fast but for me it really helps with accuracy. I'd try 1.75x for a while and get used to that then bump up a lil to see if that helps or hurts you and just experiment until you find your perfect fit.

**BethanyBangs** · 05-12-2011, 09:14 PM

I played on 1.75x for a while also. Now I'm on 2x but I think it needs to be a teensy bit faster.

KeeYoonSong · 05-12-2011, 09:37 PM

ok guys thanks a lot! i am trying 1.75 but it feels really weird and i can't even keep up with it. How long should it take to get used to it?

**Sweagen** · 05-12-2011, 10:34 PM

I would give it a few days of practice... when you can reliably read and hit with your former 1x accuracy. Some might suggest dropping down to 1.5x, getting used to it and moving up from there but I and it seems a lot of other posters in this topic agree that 1.75x is a good starting speed, going down to 1.5x first will just slow you down.

Also, if you are screencutting, you aren't supposed to be screencutting at 1.75 (just putting that out there :P)

**ScarletSky** · 05-12-2011, 11:05 PM

Just takes practice to get used to speed mods. You might want to start low (1.25x) and work your way up slowly. Just keep working up until you find a speed that's comfortable for your own tastes. Some people like 1.5x, some people like 2.125x I personally use 1.8 for all around use and 1.85 for AAAing.

**rushyrulz** · 05-13-2011, 01:42 AM

1x to 1.75x is a huge jump. Try 1.25, 1.5, and then work your way up to 1.75 and beyond if you so choose.

I use 1.75 myself.

KeeYoonSong · 05-13-2011, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweagen

I would give it a few days of practice... when you can reliably read and hit with your former 1x accuracy. Some might suggest dropping down to 1.5x, getting used to it and moving up from there but I and it seems a lot of other posters in this topic agree that 1.75x is a good starting speed, going down to 1.5x first will just slow you down.

Also, if you are screencutting, you aren't supposed to be screencutting at 1.75 (just putting that out there :P)

I think i will use 1.75 but i meant that i screencut right now on 1X and wanted a speed that you don't screen cut at all which for me is 1.75 i guess.

**ddrmaniacaaa** · 05-14-2011, 09:52 AM

You just have to get to a point where you dont feel like your accuracy is suffering. If your accuracy was just fine while using a screencut, why switch? For me, i had it dialed up as high as 2.3x, but only on songs which i had played several times. Then i found i was switching speeds on songs (a sightread would be 2x and familiar song would be 2.15 or 2.2). Then i realized that when i was getting goods i was usually late/behind. I have now returned to 1.75x, which i was using since speedmods were invented.

KeeYoonSong · 05-14-2011, 01:02 PM

well i have tried switching for like 3 days and it just feels so weird. Some songs that i could FC on X1 i get like 300 goods and like 30 misses on so i don't know if i should switch of not. I like using X1 but people say that you can't do hard songs on X1

**rushyrulz** · 05-14-2011, 01:04 PM

you can do hard songs on 1x it's just harder to read. The key is to up it in small increments.

KeeYoonSong · 05-14-2011, 01:17 PM

ok so not the best example but like on 1X on Night of Flight i just sightread 1504-69-1-0-3 but on 1.75 it would probably be like 1200-350-20-4-20 or something..so i don't know if i should switch.

**XCV** · 05-14-2011, 05:55 PM

You'll get better, it's like switching to spread. 1x to 1.75x is a huge, huge jump. Practice on 1.25x for a while, then 1.5x, then move up again, and see if your PA doesn't jump.

**rushyrulz** · 05-14-2011, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeeYoonSong

ok so not the best example but like on 1X on Night of Flight i just sightread 1504-69-1-0-3 but on 1.75 it would probably be like 1200-350-20-4-20 or something..so i don't know if i should switch.

checklist for you:
[] Try 1.1x until comfortable (could be a day, could be a week, could be several weeks)
[] Try 1.2x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.3x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.4x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.5x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.6x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.7x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.75x until comfortable '

THEN you can compare your 1x scores to your 1.75x scores and see which are better.

OneHandNow · 05-14-2011, 07:13 PM

Move straight to 1.5x with no screencut, and then move straight into 2.0x and deal with the speed increase. Even if you can't read it, after a few days, you'll get used to it.

**pmonibuv1** · 05-14-2011, 08:11 PM

Lots of people here are fast x.x
I started and stayed with 1.5x for a long time. Then, a month or 2 ago, I upped it to 1.6x. Just find the right speed for you and slowly increase it to your liking.

**SocoNhydro420** · 05-14-2011, 08:17 PM

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

**iironiic** · 05-14-2011, 08:24 PM

I started with 1x, bumped it to 1.5x, then up to 1.75x, up to 1.875x, up to 1.9x and recently went up to 2x.

It's all based on personal preferences. Regardless whether you like it or not, don't let scores like 300 clean shy you away from bumping up your speed mod. It's worth it if you are considering getting competitive scores on Very Difficult songs and higher (10+).

KeeYoonSong · 05-14-2011, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rushyrulz

checklist for you:
[] Try 1.1x until comfortable (could be a day, could be a week, could be several weeks)
[] Try 1.2x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.3x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.4x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.5x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.6x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.7x until comfortable '
[] Try 1.75x until comfortable '

THEN you can compare your 1x scores to your 1.75x scores and see which are better.

thanks a lot guys! I will give this a try for a few weeks ans see how it goes i guess.

05-12-2011, 07:59 PM	#1
KeeYoonSong FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 98	Speed Mod Help hey guys, i have played FFR for a long time but just recently came back due to school. I have always played on 1x speed and was wondering if i should switch. I tried switching before i quit for a while but my PA was absolutely horrendous. Also i was wondering what the best speed would be to not have to screen cut. I currently screen-cut about 2/3 of the screen on 1X speed. Any thoughts would be appreciated. __________________ Slayerific Phantominaizer New Year Tourney! Beginner Division: Round 4 (4TH Place AAA:91 Average Rank: 5,051

05-12-2011, 08:32 PM	#2
Sweagen FFR Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 29 Posts: 333	Re: Speed Mod Help Personally, I'd switch to 1.75 (that was what I did) and learn to play at that (just through loads of practice). When you're comfortable with it, keep moving up the speedmod until it's the fastest you can read and accurately play without it being TOO fast. For me I got up to 2.1 then realized it was too fast and gradually reduced back to 1.9, which I've been using for the last few months or so.

05-12-2011, 09:14 PM	#4
BethanyBangs ~ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sacramento Age: 29 Posts: 730	Re: Speed Mod Help I played on 1.75x for a while also. Now I'm on 2x but I think it needs to be a teensy bit faster.

05-12-2011, 09:37 PM	#5
KeeYoonSong FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 98	Re: Speed Mod Help ok guys thanks a lot! i am trying 1.75 but it feels really weird and i can't even keep up with it. How long should it take to get used to it? __________________ Slayerific Phantominaizer New Year Tourney! Beginner Division: Round 4 (4TH Place AAA:91 Average Rank: 5,051

05-12-2011, 10:34 PM	#6
Sweagen FFR Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 29 Posts: 333	Re: Speed Mod Help I would give it a few days of practice... when you can reliably read and hit with your former 1x accuracy. Some might suggest dropping down to 1.5x, getting used to it and moving up from there but I and it seems a lot of other posters in this topic agree that 1.75x is a good starting speed, going down to 1.5x first will just slow you down. Also, if you are screencutting, you aren't supposed to be screencutting at 1.75 (just putting that out there :P)

05-12-2011, 11:05 PM	#7
ScarletSky FFR Veteran Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Keizer, OR; USA Age: 30 Posts: 1,811	Re: Speed Mod Help Just takes practice to get used to speed mods. You might want to start low (1.25x) and work your way up slowly. Just keep working up until you find a speed that's comfortable for your own tastes. Some people like 1.5x, some people like 2.125x I personally use 1.8 for all around use and 1.85 for AAAing.

05-13-2011, 01:42 AM	#8
rushyrulz Digital Dancing! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 80 billion club, NE Age: 31 Posts: 12,980	Re: Speed Mod Help 1x to 1.75x is a huge jump. Try 1.25, 1.5, and then work your way up to 1.75 and beyond if you so choose. I use 1.75 myself. __________________

05-14-2011, 09:52 AM	#10
ddrmaniacaaa FFR Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dublin, Ohio Age: 33 Posts: 126	Re: Speed Mod Help You just have to get to a point where you dont feel like your accuracy is suffering. If your accuracy was just fine while using a screencut, why switch? For me, i had it dialed up as high as 2.3x, but only on songs which i had played several times. Then i found i was switching speeds on songs (a sightread would be 2x and familiar song would be 2.15 or 2.2). Then i realized that when i was getting goods i was usually late/behind. I have now returned to 1.75x, which i was using since speedmods were invented.

05-14-2011, 01:02 PM	#11
KeeYoonSong FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 98	Re: Speed Mod Help well i have tried switching for like 3 days and it just feels so weird. Some songs that i could FC on X1 i get like 300 goods and like 30 misses on so i don't know if i should switch of not. I like using X1 but people say that you can't do hard songs on X1 __________________ Slayerific Phantominaizer New Year Tourney! Beginner Division: Round 4 (4TH Place AAA:91 Average Rank: 5,051

05-14-2011, 01:04 PM	#12
rushyrulz Digital Dancing! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 80 billion club, NE Age: 31 Posts: 12,980	Re: Speed Mod Help you can do hard songs on 1x it's just harder to read. The key is to up it in small increments. __________________

05-14-2011, 01:17 PM	#13
KeeYoonSong FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 98	Re: Speed Mod Help ok so not the best example but like on 1X on Night of Flight i just sightread 1504-69-1-0-3 but on 1.75 it would probably be like 1200-350-20-4-20 or something..so i don't know if i should switch. __________________ Slayerific Phantominaizer New Year Tourney! Beginner Division: Round 4 (4TH Place AAA:91 Average Rank: 5,051

05-14-2011, 05:55 PM	#14
XCV has nice tits Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 744	Re: Speed Mod Help You'll get better, it's like switching to spread. 1x to 1.75x is a huge, huge jump. Practice on 1.25x for a while, then 1.5x, then move up again, and see if your PA doesn't jump. __________________

05-14-2011, 07:13 PM	#16
OneHandNow Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,305	Re: Speed Mod Help Move straight to 1.5x with no screencut, and then move straight into 2.0x and deal with the speed increase. Even if you can't read it, after a few days, you'll get used to it.

05-14-2011, 08:11 PM	#17
pmonibuv1 yes Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,236	Re: Speed Mod Help Lots of people here are fast x.x I started and stayed with 1.5x for a long time. Then, a month or 2 ago, I upped it to 1.6x. Just find the right speed for you and slowly increase it to your liking. __________________ FMO AAA's (55): Rottel-Da-Station, Church Bells, Arrogant Cobbler, Grocery Escape Plan, Disconnected Hardkore, Minute Waltz v2, Battle Theme #37, Flight of the Bumblebee, Midnight Dragon, Jeanie and Caroline, Blue-Violet, Puzzle, Kyrie, 300, Largiloquent Dithyramb, Brandish Headless, Going On Spring Wind, Novo Mundo, Gacha Gacha Hertz Figu atto Radio, Starwolf, Melonman's OP, Summer Time Perfume, Perfect Cherry Storm, Hajnal, Epidermis, Strangeprogram, Thrash, Lawn Wake I (LW EP Edit), Choprite, AIM Anthem, Dance and Zeal, Kanon Medley ~Metal Wings~, Clockwork, JULIA, Heavenly Spores, Distorted God, Radio Heads, Epilogue, Spoils, Ripoff, Since 1983, A FLOWER GARDEN, The earth blew up, Phalanx, Chronograph, Black Key Etude, Trinity, super mario bros theme (original NES is awesome), Jack-The-Ripper, Poppin' Shower, cheerful forest, Trisection v2, Devilz Staircase, Colibri, Club FGO AAA's (2): Time To Eye, The Bird's Concrete Nosedive [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

05-14-2011, 08:17 PM	#18
SocoNhydro420 FFR Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Baltimore MD (USA) Age: 34 Posts: 915	Re: Speed Mod Help 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 __________________ MUST... AAA... FMO AAAs (27): Epidermis, Exciting Hyper Highspeed Star, Rottel-da-station, Disconnected Hardkore, Melonmans OP, Battle Theme #37, Fast Asleep, Gacha Gacha Hertz Figu atto Radio, Puzzle, Midnight Dragon, Distorted God, Variations 2, Strangeprogram, Arrogant Cobbler, Kanon Medly ~Metal Wings~, Dance and Zeal, Heavenly Spores, Document 13b, The Divine Suicide of K, Yorukumoryuu Yamikaze, Summer Time Perfume, Chaosmaid, Colorful Course, O (piano version), Ambient Angels, Defection, Jeanie and Caroline

05-14-2011, 08:24 PM	#19
iironiic D6 FFR Legacy Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Age: 32 Posts: 4,342	Re: Speed Mod Help I started with 1x, bumped it to 1.5x, then up to 1.75x, up to 1.875x, up to 1.9x and recently went up to 2x. It's all based on personal preferences. Regardless whether you like it or not, don't let scores like 300 clean shy you away from bumping up your speed mod. It's worth it if you are considering getting competitive scores on Very Difficult songs and higher (10+).

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