Why do we call them AAAs?

[Tasselfoot]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

don't forget... Marvs, ITG, and anything involving AAAAs is far newer than FFR or DDR. Plus, the AAAA setting for SM is optional (although everyone turns it on at this point... it's become the accepted standard).

[LJRoX]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

Also AAAAA for judge 7.

[rushyrulz]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

it's kind of a universal term for a perfect score.

I AAA'd some songs on Guitar Hero. =P

[LoneW0lf]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

I AAA'd some songs on Guitar Hero. =P

wtf, FCing the songs are easy, but AAA?!?!!?!?
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[TC_Meteor]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

Aaa On Gh?!?!? No Wai

[Shashakiro]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

I AAA'd some songs on Guitar Hero. =P

I call BS.

Let's see some screenshots of your optimal scores in GH. It's SO MUCH HARDER to get optimal score in a GH chart than to AAAA **** it SM it's not even funny.

[Izzy]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?


How do you know its not on easy. He just said a song.

[Shashakiro]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

even on easy it's really really hard >_>

he probably meant FC, honestly

[.Holy]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

I actually never knew why we called them AAA's.... This was kind of a useful topic.

[LJRoX]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

IMO, I think it's much more harder to even FC a song in GH on Expert (hyperspeed or not).

Even with a lot of practice, you'll start FC'ing them right after 12391239X plays.


In my opinion, at the least.

[ledwix]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

Yeah, I always thought the Marvelous thing was dumb. Let's make something better than Perfect and call it Marvelous, because Marvelous is so much better than Perfect...

But yeah, there are AAAAs in Stepmania. There are still AAAs though. It's just not as good as being Perfect. According to Stepmania, anyway.

Marvelous is necessary. There has to be some timing window smaller than 0.045, because people are better than that. If 0.045 were the smallest timing window, there would be too much ambiguity within AAA scores. Vertex Beta AAAA and 100 perfect AAA would be considered the same skill level, since there would be no way to differentiate. 0.0225 is pretty much small enough, because AAAA's are very rare in SM, and there's hardly any ambiguity. Not that many people spend a lot of time playing songs they can AAAA. So while the name "marvelous" doesn't sound superior to "perfect," it's pretty much necessary.

[25thhour]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

An AAA on Guitar Hero means getting the MAXIMUM possible score, that means using star power at the best times, whammying on EVERY SINGLE long note as fast as you can.

Insanely hard because someone can almost always whammy faster than you.

[lvlaple]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

Since clearly no-one in this topic plays GH other than Shashakiro...

You can't "whammy faster" - you do or you don't.
It's also not just using SP at the right time, it's using it exactly as you hit a note and intentionally hitting that note late, then hitting the last note in the SP early. That way you get an "extra" note in the SP and a better score. Try doing that four or more times in a song.

[sarahxjane]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

I never really wondered if the term 'AAA' stood for anything or not.
It is a strange term though, no?
I mean, FC is Full Combo and it makes perfect sense.

There isn't a real reason for why a perfect score was termed AAA.

Wikipedia, as trustworthy as the site may be, says this:

AAA or Triple-A may just mean something that is high quality, premier, or excellent.

Absolute Arrow Accuracy sounds all right with me.

[rushyrulz]

Re: Why do we call them AAAs?

lol everyone's pouncing on me about GH AAA. I was simply saying that the 'general term' for a perfect score isn't AAA. You don't see a pitcher after pitching a no-hitter saying 'I PITCHED A AAA!' You don't see 'AAA' after you kill a guy without taking any hits in Mortal Kombat.