How do I stop sucking

[gabrieljd]

I've been trying to improve at FFR, people suggest I should try harder songs, so I try playing one and this happens.

This is exactly the same skill I had one year ago. No matter how much I practice, be it at VCs or FGOs, I just can't get better at this game. What am i doing wrong?

[Emithith]

Re: How do I stop sucking

inb4 sexual innuendo
Practice

edit to actually say something that isn't short:

Practice on a level you feel comfortable with, build up your speed, and move to the next level. But it's not gonna happen over night.

[iironiic]

Re: How do I stop sucking

Keep playing! One score isn't enough to determine if you have improved or not.

And you aren't doing anything wrong.

[Sweagen]

Re: How do I stop sucking

Analyze where you miss and why, figure out what you're doing wrong/why you don't have enough speed/if you're lagging or something

When you have better PA, analyze the parts you can't get all perfects, and why (slowly building up your PA to a level where you can AAA 8's, and then analyze sections in 8's and harder that you can't PA properly)

[gabrieljd]

Re: How do I stop sucking

Shit, I just noticed the innuendo.

Thing is, I haven't improved in A YEAR, even though I play the game (practice)
at least five hours per week, is improving supposed to be that slow?

[Sweagen]

Re: How do I stop sucking

I improved really slowly at first

Skill jumps seemed to come after I took breaks from the game and came back, maybe that's what you need

Anyways, if you've analyzed how you play and what you're doing wrong when you play a certain song, that's the first step to fixing it.

[Emithith]

Re: How do I stop sucking

Analyze where you miss and why, figure out what you're doing wrong/why you don't have enough speed/if you're lagging or something

When you have better PA, analyze the parts you can't get all perfects, and why (slowly building up your PA to a level where you can AAA 8's, and then analyze sections in 8's and harder that you can't PA properly)

^this seems to be what I meant to say, but couldn't put into words. Sorry bout that. lol

[yo man im awesome]

Re: How do I stop sucking

Shit, I just noticed the innuendo.

Thing is, I haven't improved in A YEAR, even though I play the game (practice)
at least five hours per week, is improving supposed to be that slow?

Improvement speed varies from person to person, there is no set speed for improvement.

Would you mind sharing your key setup (The keys you use to play ffr) and if you play ffr one-handed, spread, index, or whatever?

[Tidus810]

Re: How do I stop sucking

You could also try tinkering with a few things, like your speedmod, key set-up, or how your hands are positioned. Either way though, it takes time to improve.

[gabrieljd]

Re: How do I stop sucking

The more I analyze a part the worse I get at it, I remember AAAing some patterns sightread but then getting mindblocks after a few plays trying to concentrate on them.

[massdcreep]

Re: How do I stop sucking

You could just have the simfile memory blocked

[yo man im awesome]

Re: How do I stop sucking

The more I analyze a part the worse I get at it, I remember AAAing some patterns sightread but then getting mindblocks after a few plays trying to concentrate on them.

that is VERY common in ffr, don't feel discouraged by that at all. In fact, I have mindblocks all over the place and that + laziness are all that's keeping my AAA count down XD. Don't think your scores are bad, man. In fact, just the fact that you can pass things like Perfect Cherry Storm without mashing it shows that you are considerably better at rhythm games than the majority of people.

[gabrieljd]

Re: How do I stop sucking

Would you mind sharing your key setup (The keys you use to play ffr) and if you play ffr one-handed, spread, index, or whatever?

I play io9+, had to switch 3 times because some keys stopped registering jacks properly after a while.

[gabrieljd]

Re: How do I stop sucking

or how your hands are positioned.

I can't get a comfortable position with my left hand AT ALL, sometimes I notice my left hand is just mashing wildly while my right one is actually playing properly.

[Winrar]

Re: How do I stop sucking

Maybe get a better keyboard or give stepmania a try. SM is where a lot of people improve their pa. Also a lot of ffrers tend to play everyday to make sure they don't get a skill drop, so if you're dedicated go for it. You'll see improvements in 1 week - 1 month