caim1231 wrote:
For a bit, I felt like I was improving at a good rate, but now, after getting to where I play 3.5 - 3.7 stars, I can't process all of the notes on the screen, like, Ill see stairs with double notes and singles in strange placements, and I just cant read any of that at all. is there a trick to it?
think what you're looking for would be simplification of patterns, usually it's easier if the notes are linked together like
Diagram AO___
_O__
__O_
___O
__O_
_O__
__O_
___Ounfortunately, when notes are scattered and discontinuous
Diagram BO______O_O__
O______O_O__
__O_O___it becomes harder to read, and that's pretty natural as you would try to read the stream separately if they are broken, causing you to read slower
it's mostly muscle memory and getting used to these kind of patterns after some time of playing
after some time you would find yourself using other reading techniques to simplify patterns so that you can read
___O_O__
__O_O___as one single "pattern" instead of breaking them down into 3 different segments, makes it faster to process
you're still in the stage of learning new patterns and how to effectively tackle them, don't worry too much about not being able to master them on the first try, it's mainly on repetition and practice at this stage
P.S.
Star rating takes into account density mainly, so comparing
Diagram A vs Diagram B you'll notice that they will be rated the same star rating. So don't worry too much if your progress with respect to star rating is not too smooth sailing
