Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

[Guitarman93]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

Well, hell. Now I need to do some research and reading on optical keyboards.

[Dinglesberry]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

Going to echo this. Zenith got to D7 using probably one of the worst laptops I've heard of anyone in recent times using, some relic Apple G-Book or something along those lines, Funnygurl is a high level D6 player who also uses a laptop keyboard, so it's all about the individuals skills first and foremost.

expanding upon this, nate, aka big RATO first AAA boi, wasn't able to afford a mechanical keyboard and used a really shitty membrane for the longest time

dossar also used a laptop keyboard as far as i remember

[Dinglesberry]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

I have to have a 10-key, and it has to be wired. I don't care about shiny lights, or any marketing gimmicks that target "gamers". I have a budget of poor. After about a week of searching, so far the best I have found is the RedDragon K551-N. I'm open to opinions and suggestions. Including searching for older models as people upgrade.

reddragon keyboards are pretty bad and probably won't last for very long

i literally recommended this earlier in the thread but maybe u missed it buried in my wall of text https://www.amazon.com/Qisan-Mechani.../dp/B01E8KO2B0

[Rapta]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

reddragon keyboards are pretty bad and probably won't last for very long

i literally recommended this earlier in the thread but maybe u missed it buried in my wall of text https://www.amazon.com/Qisan-Mechani.../dp/B01E8KO2B0

CAN CONFIRM!!!!

Currently have a Redragon blue switch keyboard and it's the worst keyboard I have ever owned, and it also has terrible FN locations.

[rushyrulz]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

mech keyboards are nice but pricy (to purchase and to maintain). Any keyboard that doesn't ghost is a good bet.

[Travis_Flesher]

upgrade keyboard?

if you want to play ffr hardcore/competively..
you need to buy a cheap thin keyed, usb keyboard, that has a good clock rate.
or, if you're using a stock computer
you need to focus on hitting the keys lightly, while maintaining speed and accuracy, because if you're hitting the keys really hard, it WILL damage the wiring in your hardware (NOT GOOD)
at difficulties of 50 or less, anything is OK. nothing is really giving you an edge over anything else, but higher than that... you need to consider using external USB keyboards, and tapping lightly with thin keys to increase your performance and not damage your board.

[XelNya]

Re: upgrade keyboard?

if you want to play ffr hardcore/competively..
you need to buy a cheap thin keyed, usb keyboard, that has a good clock rate.
or, if you're using a stock computer
you need to focus on hitting the keys lightly, while maintaining speed and accuracy, because if you're hitting the keys really hard, it WILL damage the wiring in your hardware (NOT GOOD)
at difficulties of 50 or less, anything is OK. nothing is really giving you an edge over anything else, but higher than that... you need to consider using external USB keyboards, and tapping lightly with thin keys to increase your performance and not damage your board.

Your highest AAA is a 34, and an SDG on a 55. You have zero idea what you're talking about, and even then, what you're saying is fairly false.

[Travis_Flesher]

Re: upgrade keyboard?

You have zero idea what you're talking about, and even then, what you're saying is fairly false.

you [x] see me XelNeeb

[icontrolyourworld]

Re: upgrade keyboard?

if you want to play ffr hardcore/competively..
you need to buy a cheap thin keyed, usb keyboard, that has a good clock rate.
or, if you're using a stock computer
you need to focus on hitting the keys lightly, while maintaining speed and accuracy, because if you're hitting the keys really hard, it WILL damage the wiring in your hardware (NOT GOOD)
at difficulties of 50 or less, anything is OK. nothing is really giving you an edge over anything else, but higher than that... you need to consider using external USB keyboards, and tapping lightly with thin keys to increase your performance and not damage your board.

how cheap are we talkin, what kb's do you have in mind o.o I'm game!

[Guitarman93]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

I haven't played actively on FFR since the last Tourney. Since then, I have upgraded to a Roccat Soura, I haven't done much testing with it playing FFR.

[CammyGoesRawr]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

To be fully honest, i would focus more on building your fundamentals and skills up more before upgrading. The KB doesn't make the player, that's a common misconception for people to fall into.

You can totally get much better than where you are with what you consider to be a shitty keyboard, just gotta put in the work

[Guitarman93]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

To be fully honest, i would focus more on building your fundamentals and skills up more before upgrading. The KB doesn't make the player, that's a common misconception for people to fall into.

You can totally get much better than where you are with what you consider to be a shitty keyboard, just gotta put in the work

1. I kind of summed up that I have an upgrade in my post prior to this. I'm no longer inquiring about a new keyboard.

2. I'm not asking for advice on how to improve my current skill-level.

3. I'm slowly been improving, I placed Top 8 in Division 1 in the last two Official Tournaments.

4. I never said that the K200 Classic was a "Shitty" keyboard. PLEASE, don't put words in my mouth.

5. If you looked at my streaks of concurrent gameplay when I was most recently active(Before and up to the last Official Tournament), you'd see that I was playing for multiple hours DAILY.

6. I assumed this was a dead thread until someone bumped it, recently.

[Travis_Flesher]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

how cheap are we talkin, what kb's do you have in mind o.o I'm game!

i dunno, since i just use old laptops to play, carefully, and they still break eventually on the hard songs.. but i would recommend external keyboards to save you from that fate, and not destroy a laptop

To be fully honest, i would focus more on building your fundamentals and skills up more before upgrading.

yes. play all songs up until difficulty 60, to the best of your ability. then you would consider optimizing your keyboard 'loadout'
and i know a lot of y'all don't like it, but thin keys are gonna be better than thick for this game.
die-hard players also should consider switching their spreads sometimes, from ASDF to ZXCV, or QWOP to DFJK, or RTYU to CVBN, whatever the case may be, to deter the degredation of the input wires

I assumed this was a dead thread until someone bumped it, recently.

Still got some life left. over-analyzing little nuances of this simple game is what we do.

[Guitarman93]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

Again, thought this was a dead thread. I'm not looking for advice on FFR, nor am I currently seeking advice on keyboards. I'm glad to help others that are now currently interested in this topic. For future posts, let's not bash each other about Personal Scores or give advice unless asked for. It comes across as condescending.

[Mahou]

Re: Do I need to upgrade my keyboard?

This thread has been beaten to death. Time for it to die.