Are you guys playing one- or twohanded?

[Wayward Vagabond]

Re: Are you guys playing one- or twohanded?

playing one handed is something you might want to do in stepmania rather than ffr. boos in ffr would really hold me back where when i play one handed i tend to hit extra keys by accident

i do know a guy who can stream > 300 with one hand in stepmania though so it's worth a shot if you have the dedication

you mean to tell me there are others like bynary fission

[SNOWLEGEND]

Re: Are you guys playing one- or twohanded?

When I started out I played with one hand. I remember struggling on about level 25-30 songs because i couldn't move my hand that fast. And then players started to tell me to play with two hands, saying that it was much easier. I didn't believe them but since i was new i thought i would give it a shot. My skill dropped considerably at first. Couldn't play anything above level 10 about. But after a few weeks of practice i was struggling around level 40-50 instead of level 30. So i would say two hands are better, a lot easier with complex patterns and uneven patterns but it has its disadvantages with trills and jacks. Or maybe that's just my own personal struggles but hey, unless you are like one of the top 100 players i say go for it, try it for a few weeks at least, get around 100hrs in and if you don't like it then go back to one hand. Cant really hurt right?

[Ristyy]

Re: Are you guys playing one- or twohanded?

if you're going to play 1 handed at least use 4 fingers or your thumb plus 3 fingers, it's the best option

[RenegadeLucien]

Re: Are you guys playing one- or twohanded?

It takes vastly more effort to improve one-handed than two. There is a transition period when switching from one-handed to spread, but within a couple of months at most you'll have reached the level you were at one-handed. Plus, the skill cap at one-handed play is much lower than two-handed play. Not saying it's impossible to get good one-handed (Bynary Fission, plus (formerly) SK8R43 and Bluearrowll come to mind) but they are the exception rather than the rule, plus there will never be a D7 one-handed player. So all in all, it's in your best interest to switch.

Source: played one-handed for 7+ years

[rushyrulz]

Re: Are you guys playing one- or twohanded?

if you're going to play 1 handed at least use 4 fingers or your thumb plus 3 fingers, it's the best option

thumb on down; pointer, mid, ring on NUM4, NUM8, NUM6