Re: AAA tips?
I've been having trouble breaking into the FGOs for a while. The best recent playing advice I've read came from an old Reincarnate post. I switched from linear spread (zx12) to a setup that allows my hands to fall more naturally onto the keys (EFLP). This allowed my fingers to strike with a lot more speed, accuracy, and consistency than linear, which had my index and middle fingers at different lengths and angles and just plain not well coordinated. I think Dossar plays on a really tight linear spread though, and there's not much anyone can criticize about his game.
Play SM. If there was a "Regurgitated FFR Advice Of The Century" award, this would win it hands down, and there's a reason for that: It's brilliant. Not only does it have smaller accuracy frames, but it allows you to practice complex patterns with better arrow separation on lower speeds than FFR, which teaches you to recognize those patterns better when they ARE crunched together.
For accuracy, you might want to try the Velocity engine and switch to a noteskin like Orbular. Arrows are all different shapes, and seeing their timing visually isn't intuitive for everyone. Orbs are all the same size and shape and it's very easy to recognize their relative timing. On the other hand, a lot of people complain that Velo engine lags, so you might get random goods anyway.
Pay attention to colors too. This might seem like stupidly obvious advice, but I didn't figure out colors were related to rhythm for an embarrassingly long time. Knowing how different colors are related can save your AAAs on lower level songs that you have to play visually because of low speeds, poor sync, or just weird steps.
Play outside your comfort zone in general. Getting AAAs is more about being good at the game overall than using esoteric gimmicks. I wouldn't worry about AAAing 9s until you can reliably FC most 11s. There's also an element of luck. Sometimes you get the AAA and sometimes you just don't, and the game can be pretty random about PA sometimes. It takes a lot of patience, a lot of diligence, and some luck.
I've been having trouble breaking into the FGOs for a while. The best recent playing advice I've read came from an old Reincarnate post. I switched from linear spread (zx12) to a setup that allows my hands to fall more naturally onto the keys (EFLP). This allowed my fingers to strike with a lot more speed, accuracy, and consistency than linear, which had my index and middle fingers at different lengths and angles and just plain not well coordinated. I think Dossar plays on a really tight linear spread though, and there's not much anyone can criticize about his game.
Play SM. If there was a "Regurgitated FFR Advice Of The Century" award, this would win it hands down, and there's a reason for that: It's brilliant. Not only does it have smaller accuracy frames, but it allows you to practice complex patterns with better arrow separation on lower speeds than FFR, which teaches you to recognize those patterns better when they ARE crunched together.
For accuracy, you might want to try the Velocity engine and switch to a noteskin like Orbular. Arrows are all different shapes, and seeing their timing visually isn't intuitive for everyone. Orbs are all the same size and shape and it's very easy to recognize their relative timing. On the other hand, a lot of people complain that Velo engine lags, so you might get random goods anyway.
Pay attention to colors too. This might seem like stupidly obvious advice, but I didn't figure out colors were related to rhythm for an embarrassingly long time. Knowing how different colors are related can save your AAAs on lower level songs that you have to play visually because of low speeds, poor sync, or just weird steps.
Play outside your comfort zone in general. Getting AAAs is more about being good at the game overall than using esoteric gimmicks. I wouldn't worry about AAAing 9s until you can reliably FC most 11s. There's also an element of luck. Sometimes you get the AAA and sometimes you just don't, and the game can be pretty random about PA sometimes. It takes a lot of patience, a lot of diligence, and some luck.
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