FFR <-> DDR Skill Transfer?

[LordCarlos]

Re: FFR &lt;-&gt; DDR Skill Transfer?

Should I get a "Non-slip" pad? They cost like $80 or something.

[kmay]

Re: FFR &lt;-&gt; DDR Skill Transfer?

a metal pad lol

[Kawaii025]

Re: FFR &lt;-&gt; DDR Skill Transfer?

From personal experience, FFR has helped me to read and time notes on some DDR charts. Granted, the best I can play is Difficult on DDR, I can tell I've been improving. (I'm also exercising more, so...yay for more stamina)

If you're looking for a pad, this is the one I have. DDR Pad

I've used it on carpet and tile and the pad doesn't slip around while playing and doesn't bunch up. It responds pretty good as well. I've had it for about 4yrs now and it's still in excellent condition. I think it's worth the price.

[Reincarnate]

Re: FFR &lt;-&gt; DDR Skill Transfer?

I'd say regardless of which one you start out with, both of them help in terms of actually being able to read the notes.

However, they both rely on different muscle memories (feet vs. hands/fingers), so one won't always translate to the other when it comes to execution.

[NeoMaxx69]

Re: FFR &lt;-&gt; DDR Skill Transfer?

I went from DDR to FFR. I was able to do most charts that weren't spread files right away at that time.

Another thing is that playing stepmania/ffr made reading patterns/rhythms for ddr/itg a lot easier and actually helped me get better over time. Currently I'm at the point where I can sustain 310bpm streams on index (64+ measures) and have done at least 12 measures of 300bpm stream on foot.

[LordCarlos]

Re: FFR &lt;-&gt; DDR Skill Transfer?

It seems that all of you are correct to some extent. I went from FFR to DDR, and although I struggled instantly, the learning curve was reduced and I got to "Difficult" songs only after a few hours of playing. So I think there's some transfer there.

The biggest problem is the scroll rate. All the songs scroll at different paces, even if you increase the speedmod to the maximum (I had to put it at 3x). And 3x on DDR is not even close to FFR on 2x.

Learning to use legs instead of fingers went fairly fast, although I still have some difficulty making sure the steps register on this crinkly pad (could need a better pad).

So it wasn't an instant transfer, but it definitely reduced the learning curve.

[Jonlovesddr]

Re: FFR &lt;-&gt; DDR Skill Transfer?

If you're playing on the foam mat that they include with the console DDR games, there isn't really much that can help you.

I doubt anyone can score well on anything DDR level 6 or above on those things.

when i was 9 or 10 and i weighed like 70 pounds i could pass 10s on the default pad
but now i weigh too much