lets get to know the FFR community~

[eastsideman09]

Re: lets get to know the FFR community~

First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?
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-I'm 21, and I currently live in Pensacola, Florida, attending college at the University of West Florida. I'm a psychology major, and I'm loving it.

What does a typical day for you consist of?
-Weekdays, I set my alarm two hours before class, get out of bed 40 minutes before class, shower, got to class, come home and chill for the rest of the day... I usually find a video game to play. My apartment never has food, so I go out to eat with the bros a lot, or mooch off of my girlfriend.
Weekend are pretty much the same thing minus waking up for school lol.

Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?
-lol not a whole lot. I play poker and beer pong, and I'm pretty good at both. Sometimes we have boardgame nights, in which case, don't fux with my Scrabble.

How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?
-I've been playing for about 6 years now. I've not been nearly as frequent a player since FFR crashed, didn't even play much of SM during the down time. Since the community's been back up, I've been much more into SM, but not competitively. I'm wayyy more into step charting than anything.

Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)
-lolol I haven't even clicked on "Play Game" in forever, but iirc, I played on 1.75 rate for FFR. On SM, it depends on the BPM for what rate I use. Back when I had SM3.9, I would use C675

Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?
-I just wipe my palms dry lol

What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?
-I don't have like any noteworthy scores, but my crown jewel of achievements was probably unlocking Here We Go haha. Pretty much was my peak of playtime for FFR. I also won a Photo Scav hunt back in the day, if that counts lol

Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?
-Not for scoring. I'm much more concerned with bettering myself as a step charter. I may send a file to FFR in the future, but it's just too restrictive =p

[MikeShinoda12345]

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should i be posting in the d6 thread :/

- First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?

Steven, 16, currently living in Taipei Taiwan
Been travelling a bunch throughout my life, though. TCKs ftw

- What does a typical day for you consist of?

Over summer, waking up, browsing FB/Twitter/Tumblr/Youtube/xkcd/FFR and playing through the morning, multitasking between FFR and FB in the afternoon, and chatting on FB at night.
I live in a hs dorm during the school year, though, so I obviously have less time on my hands and don't play very much if at all then.

- Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?

Was a percussionist, but I don't play any instruments anymore. Other hobbies are simply hanging out, watching movies, playing chess, and running.

- How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?

Been playing for 3.69 years, according to my profile heh. Didn't do much anonymous playing before. During summer I play around seven hours a week, and during the school year now I play maybe one or two.

- Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)

Play EF-JI diagonal spread, velocity engine (not standalone, though I would if I could), 2 or 2.05x, upscroll. Combo masked, PA count visible. Don't play stepmania anymore.

- Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?

Not really, cause I haven't played speed songs in quite a while. If I needed to, though, I would just go the df engine and play 45-47's or the like.

- What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?

-_____-
I honestly have no idea

- Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?

Keep up with Jerry DB, and clean up my levelranks eventually.

[The5thMoon]

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- First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?
Hey there! My name is Jalal, I am 22 years of age and currently reside in Eagan, Minnesota. Where there really isn't all that much going on.

- What does a typical day for you consist of?
Well usually just browse around the internet for a couple hours after I wake up, then head to work (I am a chef), come home start up some FFR or League of Legends or SM whatever I'm feeling. Or I end up hanging out with my friends or roommates the rest of the night.

- Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?
Drawing, and photoshop I fiddle around with a lot as a hobby i guess. Otherwise I'm pretty lazy. I play a mean sax

- How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?Hmm been playing for about 7.5 years, started with SM a little and then moved to ffr. Played one handed for awhile, then switched to spread. How often I play depends on if I feel like playing or not, I have little spurts of wanting to play and when I have those I usually play for hours on, otherwise I just play only about 30 or so minutes if that.


- Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)
For FFR I use 2x Upscroll, Combo hidden. I use the legacy engine because I feel most comfortable on that. Sometimes I play around on velocity engine but I feel the notes are spread a little weird.
Stepmania I go from c710-750, I use notefoon noteskin(number 1!!), version 3.95 and I have my own theme remake over one of the old Xoon Themes.

- Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?
I usually crack my fingers, rub my hands a bit to get them warm, and flail them around like crazy just to get them loose XD

- What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?
Lets see here.
Well when I first AAA'd CIA Rave back in the day I was extremely pumped about that I remember I was super happy.
Then when I started AAA FMO's I got that same feeling.
When I AAA'd my first FGO(Frictional Nevada)

For SM I think my best score would be 20p AAA on Cynthia back in the day, and the first time I AA'd st scarhand was fun too.

- Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?
Basically get better all around. Get back to a single digit Avg. Rank like I used to have, and just in general get better that's all there is too it!

[musical_vampire]

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~First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?

~Hello, FFR! My name is Katie and I'm 19, turning 20 on Valentine's Day. I used to live in South Carolina, back in the states but now I live in Australia!

~What does a typical day for you consist of?

~ A typical day for me would be to first probably wake up in the morning to get Marissa ready for school. Then, Jae and I would go out for some food and do shopping, then later on pick up Marissa from school and chill out at home. On the weekend, all three of us would go to the park or have fun at home, playing games! ^^

~ Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?

~My hobbies include photography (here's the link to my photography page: http://www.facebook.com/PhotographyByKatieGinders ), I can play the cello, clarinet, bass clarinet, and saxophone. I also write stories and collect hats! :3

~How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?

~ I've been playing FFR for around 4yrs or so now. Overall, I don't play as much as I used to (since I was gone for 2 years) but I try to play at least twice a week.

~Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)

~ 1.95 speed, orbs or velocity, my keys are AD/JL, and upscroll. ;D

~Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?

~ I usually make sure my hands are warm enough to play...I've learned that when my fingers/palms are cold, it's much more difficult to play, and I just crack my fingers pretty much! :P

~What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?

~ To be honest, anything I work hard for ages that I finally AAA, I'm proud of xD

~Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?

~ My main goals are to step my own file(s) in the near future and obviously play more FFR, to get better and better as soon as I can!

[Izzy]

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- First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?
Just call me Izzy. I live in Kansas.

- What does a typical day for you consist of?
Computer, Tv and school

- Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?
Programming

- How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?
10 years, I don't play anymore.

- Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)
C680, 2x, velocity engine, upscroll, index

- Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?
no

- What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?
Used to be top tier index player.

- Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?
Nope, quit the game.

[ice_lazer3]

Re: lets get to know the FFR community~

First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?
Hihihi! I'm Tony, 18, live in Montreal (for school) but am currently in Taiwan for summer break.

What does a typical day for you consist of?
Well, if it's a typical school day, it's a mix of college classes, chilling with friends, eating, the smallest amount of schoolwork I have to do in order to still pass classes, and a ton of internet-browsing (FFR, reddit, facebook, youtube, etc.). During summer, it's pretty much the same except take out the classes and work, and put in family (only get to see them during summers so have to spend some time with them) and work, because part-time job ooo.

Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?
I play the piano; I used to play classical stuff and take formal lessons but switched over to improvisation and composing a few years back. However, I don't actually have a piano at home so it makes playing quite hard...I actually havent touched a piano for a few months I can play basic chords on the guitar and ukulele too.

Other hobbies: sports (especially racquet sports and basketball), most board games/logic puzzles, getting to know people, writing (fiction mostly, poetry is too abstract for me), reading, and learning whatever I can.

How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?
I've been playing for almost 4 years now, but have only played consistently for the past few months. Nowadays, I usually play a little bit every day or every other day. Not really into SM but I do play it sometimes, especially when I don't have internet hehe.

Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)
FFR: Velocity engine, 1.9x, upscroll, arrow keys (one-hand, three fingers)
SM: ultralight on SM 5, ~C720 overhead, mines off hehe (hate those things)

Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?
Nope, but I usually start an FFR session by playing a few easier songs, and then work my way to the harder stuff. If I start with a hard song right away I don't do very well.

What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?
I'm always happy when I get an AAA or an FC (unless the FC should have been an AAA), although I was especially trippin when I AAAed SSSG. Feltsogood.

Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?
Not particularly, I just want to keep on improving at my own pace. Although I do kind of want to get Heavy and Quickdraw. :P (And oh yeah a tier point. Not by mashing.)

[i will pwn u]

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- First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in.
Names Ricky (aka pwn), hello to anyone that doesn't already know me. From MA and RI and was living in auburn, ny but I'm on a greyhound as I'm typing this going to Flint, MI, I'm rather old as compared to most in the ffr community at age 29.

- What does a typical day for you consist of?
Well I live with my beautiful girlfriend(slipknot_6969) so we spend a lot of time together but I would normally get up play a little bit of videogames(ffr/diablo 3n and now smite) then usually go to work, come home spend time with kira the watch episodes of our favorite shows(community, lots of food network stuff cuz we both love food) then wait till she falls asleep and jump back on one of the games dedpending on my mood.

- Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?
I like techish stuff wether its from finding a new program that helps my comp run better to makin dvds from torrents(shhh don't tell no one) to building/adding stuff to my comp. Played piano as a youngin but haven't touched it in years, also like pool and outdoorsy stuff like rock climbing.

- How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?Hmm well I made my first account wayyyyyy back when probably around 8 years ago before mp and all that lol but I was 1 handed n sucked lol but I played beatmania probably 10ish years ago and fell in love with rythum games. Got more serious about the game probably 4 ish years ago, switched to spread and actually started trying. Before 6 months ago I was playing probably 60+ hours a week but now its more like 5- 10 if I'm lucky..


- Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)
For FFR I use 2x upscroll and exactly the same as mike ef ji diagonal spread o.O which is odd cuz I haven't met many people that play that way(high5*). On sm I play between c650 and 700 with the default sm5 noteskin. On ffr I enjoy and am best on r2 then velos and I suck n legacy(can't wait for r3)

- Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?
Not really but my wrist has been cracking a lot more often(onset of cts probably lol)

- What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?
Not much in this department.. lol ide have to say not really mashing anymore is something I'm most proud of because abyone that use to play me in mp would know I mashed... a lot lol.. but I jus got heavy lawl after gettin like 4 vc aaa's haha..



- Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?
Meh not really, maybe drop my av rank a bit because it should be much lower and just have fun

[nois-or-e]

Re: lets get to know the FFR community~

//b&wagon



First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?

Jae, about to hit the big two-seven. Currently residing just east of Melbourne, Australia~


What does a typical day for you consist of?

Getting my daughter ready for school, chilling out with my wonderful wife. I get up to a variety of things from playing my guitar, stepping bad charts, planning future events/projects for FFR, beasting online/irl poker and drinking~


Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?

Guitar, drums, bass, singing and some random Renoise producing. As an acoustic singer/songwriter having a broad understanding of a variety of instruments is important to me. (click here to have a listen to my crappy one-take demo tracks ;D)
I have been playing poker for almost 2 decades, and it is one of my foremost passions in life. Skateboarding is also a big hobby, even though of late I haven't had a good chance to get into it, was 2cm off the Australian ollie record back in 2003 and won a few skate comps in nth QLD in 2003-4~


How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?

DDR since 1999, Stepmania since 2002/3, FFR since 2003/4. I play everyday, though a lot of the time it is playtesting charts that I am stepping or just testing other steppers charts~


Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)

FFR: 12 /* 1.95-2.05x depending on the chart/difficulty, upscroll, velo engine4lyf + stepmania noteskin
SM: 12 /* c650-750, FFR noteskin, upscroll, J5 + noHolds cos I suck at them buhhhhhh
(amusing that I use sm skin for FFR and vice-versa)


Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?

FFR: I haven't worked out how to warm up effectively, but a good session of multiplayer usually kicks my ass into gear ;D
SM: I play exclusively on J5 to try and force myself to play better, but it doesn't work haha. Aside from that, I like playing charts with a bit of nostalgia value. Some faves being 'Brace Yourself' and 'Dokudenpa'~


What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?

FFR: 0-0-2-0 on Largiloquent Dithyramb, 11-1-2-1 on Black Key Etude, 18-0-1-1 on Dead and Direct, AAA'ing Szamar Madar/Jelly Roll Blues/[heavy]/Nitrix/{Big Boss} on LDs engine while FFR was down. (Unfortunately since FFR came back I haven't been able to get back up to my old skill in a LOT of ways...)
SM: I vaguely remember almost FC'ing BLN in an smo match with some of the DF guys back in 2010, jacks and me are p tight even though my stream/jumpstream sucks a fat one ;D FC'ing 'Run the Place Red' is another little one that I am kind of proud of~


Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?

FFR: Get double digit files in-game before xmas. Snag a fluke run on Largiloquent Dithyramb and get [oni], finish an array of upcoming projects that will be heading your way after the 7th Official Tournament is finished.
SM: Release 2 packs that I am currently stepping files for on the side of my FFR stepping~


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As far as FFR goes, I have a tonne of stuff coming up after the 7th Official Tournament, so ~stay tuned~
Making a positive impact on FFR and refining my stepping skills is somewhat a priority over bettering my playing ability.
Glad people are taking this thread seriously, it is interesting to see/hear what other people get up to in regards to their on/off-site activities~

Keep 'em coming guys <3

[MikeShinoda12345]

Re: lets get to know the FFR community~

lol high five

[welsh_girl]

Re: lets get to know the FFR community~

- first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?

Jade, 22, South Wales, UK

- What does a typical day for you consist of?

Being a very pregnant stay at home Mum to my Daughter while my partner (her Dad) is slave to the work place. So basically Mothering stuff.

- Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?

I play Piano, although I don't really have the time any more to get really stuck in. And I love Video games, it's my main and only hobby ^__^

- How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?

Since the start of 2004, I don't play any more because I don't have a PC any more and my laptop can't really handle it.

No point answering the other questions as I'm just part of the forum now and not the game ;_;

[EzExZeRo7497]

Re: lets get to know the FFR community~

Sure why nawtttt.

First off could you introduce yourself? Let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?
My name's Eze Ho Ee Jie, or Eze for short. 14 years old (Really young compared to everyone else on FFR), turning 15 in the 4th of July. Born and raised in Singapore, I'm definitely not the generic Singaporean though (In fact I'm quite the opposite haha.)
To make my introduction brief, I'm just that little boy who stumbled upon FFR and met lots of cool people.

What does a typical day for you consist of?
Wake up, try not to doze off at school, finish homework, get on the computer, play Stepmania, shower, sleep.

Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? Play any instruments?
I play a bit of everything. I'd rather to listen to music than make music though. I like talking to other FFR players/SM players as well. I like to do other things like doing typing tests, ranting, researching about weird stuff, joke around and pretty much just anything that requires thinking in general.

How long have you been playing FFR/Stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?
FFR: 8 months and almost next to none these days, been taking a break and I really have no motivation for FFR anymore. :/
SM: 2 years and I play quite a bit of Stepmania. I tend to play from 1-3 hours of SM, for around 5 days a week. It once peaked at around 25 hours, but now I'm playing around 10-15 hours a week.

Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)
FFR: 2.15x-2.25x, FFR Noteskin, Velocity Engine, RTYU, Upscroll
SM: C750, Midare+ Noteskin, Stepmania 3.95, RTYU, Upscroll, J4

Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?
Mine is pretty random. I don't get warmed up after an arbitrary amount of time (I don't think anyone does really) so it basically depends on what I'm doing when I'm playing SM/FFR I guess. One day I might be warmed up by just playing MA files, another day I might be warmed up by playing Death Reveals 1.1 or some stupid shit.

What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?
FFR: Metro SDG (8-1-3-1), Almost There (0-1-0-2), Breakbeat Acid (27g), A Quick Death (4-0-0-2), RATO (80 raw goods), DP (79 raw goods)
Basically every Ridiculous/19 (out of 20 difficulty scale) raw DDG-ed, except The Wises Were Wrong. Not really that many achievements to be honest.

SM: I don't really know haha. Got some really good speed I guess, and I improved ridiculously fast for someone who only had 2 years of rhythm gaming experience I suppose. Specifically I guess my proudest scores would be Death Reveals SDG (9g), SYSTEM 2 CBs, Disregard FC, Oh Delia FC, a lot of scores I can't think from the top of my head really.

Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?
FFR: None. Kinda quit to be honest, since I accomplished pretty much everything I wanted to do.
SM: Be fast as kaiten or Staiain and have decent accuracy I guess.

[xVaLoRx]

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- First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?

I'm Robert. I'm 16 years old and I'm from NJ

- What does a typical day for you consist of?

Gaming lol

- Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?

I've been bowling since I was 4 years old. I have 205 avg and I've been in the top 10 of many Pepsi tournaments (avg 300+ participants)

- How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?

I've been playing FFR and SM since 05. I got into stepmania playing index and I started playing spread about 2 years ago. I usually play about an hour a day.

- Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)

FFR: Velo engine, xc./ , 2.2, upscroll

SM:
Spread: SM5, xc./ , C850, Overhead, Note, upscroll.
Index: SM5, Numpad 4 8 5 6, C1200 (lol), hallway, Cel, upscroll

- Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?

I just play a few easy songs.

- What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?

I have a bunch of sdp scores for hard speed and stamina songs that I played on index that I'm happy about. (2p on Oh Delia from tachyon delta)

- Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?

Quad something in SM playing spread ...

[Helixia]

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First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?
Hello, my name is Mandy and i'm 20 years old. I live in The Netherlands (South-Holland).

What does a typical day for you consist of?
Not really much. When i have school i go to school. When i have no school i just wake up and play games, but when my boyfriend(frans813) is around i spent with him and play some games.

Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?
I don't have another hobbies beside gaming. I like to photoshop from time to time.

How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?
I started to play SM in January 2012 after two weeks i registered myself at FFR. I try to play every day for some hours.

Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)
I always play in the velocity engine, 1.80, upscroll. I play one-handed with 3 fingers.

Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?
I don't have any warmup routines. Ussually i play songs i like and then i play other files.

What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?
When i got my first AAA i was very happy.
I have not any other achievements so far.

Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?
My personal goals are:
- Getting better at FFR and i want to be a top one-hander.
- Beating Frans813 one day or getting at his skill level.
- Being under the 10k average rank and after that under the 5k average rank.

[Hateandhatred]

Re: lets get to know the FFR community~

Rofl I was about to do this myself ^^

I'll answer these later.

[Hurleyisgod]

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- First off could you introduce yourself? let everyone know your first name, age, and the city/state/country that you live in?
Name's Will, I'm 20 tomorrow, Live in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

- What does a typical day for you consist of?
Now that school is over I usually wake up around 2pm, then I eat, play some vidya games, watch some anime, eat again, play music, sleep.

- Video games aside, do you have any hobbies? play any instruments?
I love to run and play music. I play 11 instruments.

- How long have you been playing FFR/stepmania, and how often do you play in a week?

I've been playing for about 4 years now. I play maybe 2 hours a week of SM

- Could you let everyone know what settings you use for FFR/stepmania? (engine, keys, speed mod, up/downscroll ect.)
Don't play FFR anymore, but my SM setup goes like this: SM3.95, uiop split, 1.85x, downscroll.

- Do you have any warmup routines, or have any silly/odd way of warming up before you play?

I contort my fingers to stretch them, and when i say contort i REALLY mean contort.

- What are some of your notable FFR/SM achievements you have accomplished that you are most proud of?
When FFR was down i AAA'd AIM Anthem, at that point i stopped playing FFR all together.

- Do you have any personal FFR/SM goals you have set for yourself?
I'd love to finally AAAA Rottel on SM