Help me improve?

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

Re: Help me improve?

I still don't really get what the whole mind block thing is but everyone is saying it, please explain.

I've been playing a lot of StepMania songs today from Midare Megapack 2, but I always seem to get to parts where I either button mash or just stop playing and let it fail. I can't keep up with the arrows well enough at all. At this rate I don't feel like I'll be improving anytime soon. xP

Edit: 10s and 9s are easy for me but no where near AAAing any of them. Best I can do is a lucky FC. 11s and 12s hit hard.

A mindblock or a mental block is the inability to either combo or AAA a certain section of a song because you've whored it to the point where you're almost too focused on it. You can usually get rid of them by taking breaks from the song. Also, if FC 10's are lucky for you, then I recommend you continue training on level 10 songs until you're at the point where you can FC almost consistently. While trying to get that point, get a feel for FMOs and FGOs, too.

[KaBlammo]

Re: Help me improve?

A mindblock or a mental block is the inability to either combo or AAA a certain section of a song because you've whored it to the point where you're almost too focused on it. You can usually get rid of them by taking breaks from the song. Also, if FC 10's are lucky for you, then I recommend you continue training on level 10 songs until you're at the point where you can FC almost consistently. While trying to get that point, get a feel for FMOs and FGOs, too.

Man.. I still have a long ways to go. >.<
FCs are really hard to do.

[rushyrulz]

Re: Help me improve?

I don't think that's a sufficient explanation, HoneyMelon.

A mindblock is a restraint on your skill caused by repeating bad habits(such as mashing) so many times that you develop muscle memory to that bad habit and trick yourself into thinking the only way to do well on the section is to repeat the previous bad habit. Muscle Memory is subconscious, but it's to thank for any success with FFR. My advice to you to prevent getting blocks is to not whore anything since you get frustrated and impatient and become willing to start said bad habits to try and do well on the trouble section. If you ever catch yourself thinking 'wow, I'm getting really bad at this section,' stop playing the song and move on to something else.

There is only one method I know to get over mental blocks and that is to close your right eye during the trouble section. Mental blocks generally develop out of one eye, so close an eye, if it doesn't work out, try the other eye, if that doesn't work, you've developed mental blocks out of both eyes due to 'megawhoring' and the best way to beat those is to mirror if you can, or wait 3 months and try again if you can't.

[KaBlammo]

Re: Help me improve?

I don't think that's a sufficient explanation, HoneyMelon.

A mindblock is a restraint on your skill caused by repeating bad habits(such as mashing) so many times that you develop muscle memory to that bad habit and trick yourself into thinking the only way to do well on the section is to repeat the previous bad habit. Muscle Memory is subconscious, but it's to thank for any success with FFR. My advice to you to prevent getting blocks is to not whore anything since you get frustrated and impatient and become willing to start said bad habits to try and do well on the trouble section. If you ever catch yourself thinking 'wow, I'm getting really bad at this section,' stop playing the song and move on to something else.

There is only one method I know to get over mental blocks and that is to close your right eye during the trouble section. Mental blocks generally develop out of one eye, so close an eye, if it doesn't work out, try the other eye, if that doesn't work, you've developed mental blocks out of both eyes due to 'megawhoring' and the best way to beat those is to mirror if you can, or wait 3 months and try again if you can't.

Oh okay. I understand now.
I'm sure there's several songs I've done that on, since I only played them for the longest time. I just don't get how people can read jumpstreams so well lol, I'm doing pretty horrible on difficulty 10 jumpstreams, let alone FMO or FGO.

[bubblechamber]

Re: Help me improve?

Try a bunch of low 9's for jumpstream reading practice. Etude To A Dragon is a good one, and so are Seven, Famouz, and most of the other songs you can use to get [Heavy]. Crowdpleaser is also pretty good, if you ignore the crazy trills in the middle.

Here's another thread asking for help with jumpstream, there's some helpful advice in it: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...d.php?t=110432

[KaBlammo]

Re: Help me improve?

Try a bunch of low 9's for jumpstream reading practice. Etude To A Dragon is a good one, and so are Seven, Famouz, and most of the other songs you can use to get [Heavy]. Crowdpleaser is also pretty good, if you ignore the crazy trills in the middle.

Here's another thread asking for help with jumpstream, there's some helpful advice in it: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...d.php?t=110432

Yeah.. Tried those songs out and some on the other thread and that's what I need.
I don't get how I can do a stream no problem, but throw in jumps and it all blurs together. It's very frustrating.

[bubblechamber]

Re: Help me improve?

Most people have trouble with jumpstream. It's a lot harder to read, for some reason. You'll get better with practice.

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

Re: Help me improve?

Kablammo, also try songs like {Frozen}, Randomness Reactor III, Yoshi's cookie, and Cosmic Orchestra. They'll help alot.

[KaBlammo]

Re: Help me improve?

Whenever I play a song with jumpstreams my mind always goes right to mashing.
I try not to but then it gets jumbled up in my head and I miss all the steps @.@

( For instance http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...play/51793898/ )

[HoneyMelonCalibrator]

Re: Help me improve?

I strongly suggest you use a speed mod of 1.75 or higher unless you're using some sort of screen cut with 1.50..

[KaBlammo]

Re: Help me improve?

I strongly suggest you use a speed mod of 1.75 or higher unless you're using some sort of screen cut with 1.50..

screen cut? @_@

[MechDreams]

Re: Help me improve?

Screen cut is where you minimize the size of your window so that like maybe 2/3s of the ffr black screen is showing when you are playing a song. It's useful so that you can read the notes better instead of being overwhelmed with a whole "wall" of notes.

[Im Vince]

Re: Help me improve?

cutting the window on which the arrows go up/down so u have less arrows on the screen.

should be used with slow speedmods (under 1.75x)

damn ninja'd