This is so frustrating...

[mhss1992]

I think I'm fine at doing full combos. I have FCed hard ones like Molto Vivace and Blue Rose, but I really need help with AAAs.
I guess everybody knows it's extremely annoying when you get 1 good at the end of a very easy song you are trying to AAA... is there anything I can do to improve my accuracy?

[Beethovens mask]

Re: This is so frustrating...

Hit the keys hard, play patterns correctly.

[ninjaKIWI]

Re: This is so frustrating...

Hit the keys hard

TERRIBLE ADVICE. DO NOT DO THIS.lolcapsfilter'd

[Xiaounlimited]

Re: This is so frustrating...

Personally, I ghost-tap. On SM I can ghost-tap my keys, on FFR I ghost-tap my ring (since it's doing nothing) to keep a steady rhythm.

Also, a lot of it might have to do with your keyboard response time. If it's quick, some songs might be late; it's slow, some songs might be really early. That could be a problem.

As for PA, it'll come naturally. Even moreso if you play an instrument and practise 4:4 music, seeing as how virtually every song in the game is written in 4:4 save a few classical songs and like, Seven.

[Tasselfoot]

Re: This is so frustrating...

also, depending on the song.... there are 5-6 songs from years ago that have built-in slowdown on the last arrow. you just have to know it and remember it and prepare for it, otherwise you'll get goods on it every time.

beyond that, FCing in FFR vs AAAing in FFR is vastly different. FCing is cake... you can mash your way to a FC in almost every song... but FCing FMOs and FGOs without getting a crapton of boos is a decent start of AAAing/PAing easier songs. Because it's pretty rough to FC stuff without mashing while managing bad accuracy.

[arrekusuof93]

Re: This is so frustrating...

I agree with PA and playing an instrument. I've always considered myself to be a better player than I would be if I didn't play percussion.

[sjoecool1991]

Re: This is so frustrating...

also, depending on the song.... there are 5-6 songs from years ago that have built-in slowdown on the last arrow. you just have to know it and remember it and prepare for it, otherwise you'll get goods on it every time.

beyond that, FCing in FFR vs AAAing in FFR is vastly different. FCing is cake... you can mash your way to a FC in almost every song... but FCing FMOs and FGOs without getting a crapton of boos is a decent start of AAAing/PAing easier songs. Because it's pretty rough to FC stuff without mashing while managing bad accuracy.

Is Norgers on of them?
Because that happened to me 4 times in a row.

[s0ulst0n3]

Re: This is so frustrating...

The only ones I recall with slowdown at the end are

Visions
One Last Battle
La Luna Caida
Maple Leaf Rag
Falling Into You
Computer Dreams
Rondo Alla Turca V2
Parachute (Stupid Clowns)

I'm pretty sure there is more, but there is a short list to give you an idea. Anyways, I find PAing a lot easier if you adjust your screencut/speed mod. Adjust it until you find your PA to be very good. For example, play Silence on 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 or 2, whichever PA is best then start screencutting and find whichever screencut is best.

Also, I find spacing out while playing to help, because if I concentrate then I have mental blocks and get goods. When I concentrate, I get like 4 goods on Etude To A Dragon, bvut when I space out, I can almost AAA Choprite. Pretty useful strategy, but it may not work for everyone. Good luck.

[mhss1992]

Re: This is so frustrating...

also, depending on the song.... there are 5-6 songs from years ago that have built-in slowdown on the last arrow. you just have to know it and remember it and prepare for it, otherwise you'll get goods on it every time.

beyond that, FCing in FFR vs AAAing in FFR is vastly different. FCing is cake... you can mash your way to a FC in almost every song... but FCing FMOs and FGOs without getting a crapton of boos is a decent start of AAAing/PAing easier songs. Because it's pretty rough to FC stuff without mashing while managing bad accuracy.

In the FMO and FGO songs I did FC, I didn't mash the keys. I only have to mash the keys on a few songs like The Adventures of Lolo or the final parts of Death Piano, but I'm okay on most songs.

I don't think that rhythm is a problem, either, but there are some songs with irregular notes that can be a bit confusing.

[mhss1992]

Re: This is so frustrating...

The only ones I recall with slowdown at the end are

Visions
One Last Battle
La Luna Caida
Maple Leaf Rag
Falling Into You
Computer Dreams
Rondo Alla Turca V2
Parachute (Stupid Clowns)

I'm pretty sure there is more, but there is a short list to give you an idea. Anyways, I find PAing a lot easier if you adjust your screencut/speed mod. Adjust it until you find your PA to be very good. For example, play Silence on 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 or 2, whichever PA is best then start screencutting and find whichever screencut is best.

Also, I find spacing out while playing to help, because if I concentrate then I have mental blocks and get goods. When I concentrate, I get like 4 goods on Etude To A Dragon, bvut when I space out, I can almost AAA Choprite. Pretty useful strategy, but it may not work for everyone. Good luck.

Thanks. I always play at x2, I think it's much easier.
I think that the blue stepfiles are much harder to AAA because they can have irregular notes(and some of them are not very well done, in my opinion).

[EnR]

Re: This is so frustrating...

Balloon Fever IRC has a slow'd down ending O.O, that last note is slowed down.

[mhss1992]

Re: This is so frustrating...

Personally, I ghost-tap. On SM I can ghost-tap my keys, on FFR I ghost-tap my ring (since it's doing nothing) to keep a steady rhythm.

Also, a lot of it might have to do with your keyboard response time. If it's quick, some songs might be late; it's slow, some songs might be really early. That could be a problem.

As for PA, it'll come naturally. Even moreso if you play an instrument and practise 4:4 music, seeing as how virtually every song in the game is written in 4:4 save a few classical songs and like, Seven.

Excuse me, but... what is a ghost-tap?

[HighAndr0id]

Re: This is so frustrating...

ghost tapping is when you tap a key that doesn't hit an arrow to keep beat, like if i play askl i could tap space with my thumb to keep beat.

[LoSeH]

Re: This is so frustrating...

TERRIBLE ADVICE. DO NOT DO THIS.lolcapsfilter'd

Could you elaborate please?