Finally AA'd Quasar!

[Privateer]

That post made no sense, Reach. I barely get your point.

What I'm trying to say is, you will become a better player overall if you nearly max out on your speed before you work on your PA. Not only that, but you will accomplish this faster. That's what I did, and it returned incredible results. I played Stepmania almost everyday from February to November without fine tuning my timing, and after I did, it was incredibly easy to, because I had completely mastered reading arrows (not a problem, anyway), and command of my fingers.

I guess the difference between working on your PA now and later is how well you do in the long run. Take my advice, LD. You shouldn't care about letter grades now.

[Varia]

I guess I am trying to do it Privateer's way. I'm working on being able to pass things and then when I can pass everything I want, i'll pass them with good grades.

Either way works, but it's just a preference thing.

[Privateer]

I stand strong on my arguement. If you go my way, you'll get the better results.

[Reach]

What didn't make sense? read it again.

PA > Speed.

He obviously has speed. And he plays with 4 fingers. He doesn't have to worry about speed. At all. He needs to worry about PA. Once he can hit mostly marvs, he'll gain control over his fingers anyway. Honestly, after learning to play 4 fingers over the last few weeks, thats all its about anyway. Its easy to move your fingers fast with 4, you just have to control it.

ANYWAY

i don't think it matters. As long as he keeps playing, he'll get better. haha. It was just my suggestion. Thats how I got better. I played hard stuff, and concentrated on hitting the arrows with perfs/marvs, I didn't play it just to pass it. If I failed, whatever, I probably beat it the week after with an A or something, cause of the PA.

[Privateer]

His speed is crap right now. If he had speed, quasar would have been a one try FC or maybe a good or something. He had to try 20 times to get a near FC.

[Anuj]

I wonder if I can FC it...I thought I AAA'd this song though.. must have mistakened it with something else

[lightdarkness]

I wonder if I can FC it...I thought I AAA'd this song though.. must have mistakened it with something else

there are several different versions

and i only tried the song aprox 10 times. A everytime except for this one AA. Which i did while 8 people were watching me in chat, so there was a lag factor.

[Luminescense]

Ok... yeah I know I'm a newb and all... but what the hell is PA/MA???

[Moogy]

PA > Speed

Basically, what Reach said. Four fingerers don't need to worry about speed, just timing.

[Nima]

2 hands 4 fingers probably has the best timing... Think about piano.

[Anuj]

PA is perfect attack... MA? never heard it being used, am assuming its marvelous attack... as in, how many marvelouses you can hit.

[87x]

i would have to agree with reach.. getting better at PA/Ma will not only raise your score.. but keep you on beat to fc the song anyway.. so really killing two birds with one stone.. just rushing yourself to make sure you hit al the arrows.. will take time to learn.. then you will have to take the time to learn to get your timing down.. so just work on the MA/PA and your Fc will come..

[lightdarkness]

Well... i think i am doing both

When I play quasar, I just read the arrows, and try to go with the beat to hit on key; I still want to FC the song too. I made a few vids last night, one of the screen, and one of keyboard; I can't show both at once with my current computer/keyboard setup. I will upload them to my server when I get home, and show privateer, reach, and 87x. You guys be the judge of how I should continue to develop my SM skills.

This message has been read though and fixed to proper grammer, if there are any mistakes, let me know.

[lightdarkness]

SORRY FOR DOUBLE POST BUT OMFG
i hate myself
see attached pic

[Luminescense]

TRUST ME... I know that damn feeling... sucks like a b*tch...