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Nwolf
2,608 posts
Joined September 2012
Nwolf
Panic when I'm better than I expected or when having failed nothing until the middle of the song with Flashlight.
Continue the rhythm or make my own fitting to the song in Taiko/Mania
Think too much when I almost fail a note. I fail the next one in 95% of all cases.
Eldirlol
36 posts
Joined September 2011
Eldirlol

enquire wrote:

I seem to slow tense my right arm more and more when I'm going well in songs which becomes extremely painful and ends up being harder to play.
^this
JayO_old
5 posts
Joined December 2012
JayO_old
I twitch my head to the left everytime I miss a note on mania
Loading_old
Loading_old

Blizzardouz wrote:

Making circles with my tablet when the song starts or during the breaks.

Maneuver wrote:

Positioning my chairs during breaks.
my hand position while holding my pen always change every break time, this is really bothering me.
Blaziken
611 posts
Joined June 2011
Blaziken

Rantai wrote:

I hold my breath through harder songs, only letting go during breaks or if the song is too long.
I thought I was the only one who did this xD


[ Yukari ] wrote:

Mouth would open automatically when too concentrated ~.~
That also.
ryza
679 posts
Joined October 2011
ryza

she wrote:

I turn my head 60 degrees to the left whenever I spin s:
holy shit

are you me
RaneFire
1,181 posts
Joined May 2011
RaneFire
Lately my head has been tilting to the right while playing. This has never happened before until now. I'm wondering what could possibly be causing this while playing osu! Maybe it's just because I've been playing more and my ugly habit has finally revealed itself.
charlotteawoo
59 posts
Joined August 2011
charlotteawoo
I open my mouth a lot and don't realise, it goes really dry.
Park-Hyun
81 posts
Joined May 2011
Park-Hyun
I constantly check my accuracy while playing and very often end up doing a stupid miss.
XK2238
2,068 posts
Joined October 2011
XK2238

Park-Hyun wrote:

I constantly check my accuracy while playing and very often end up doing a stupid miss.
^ YEAH THIS
I do that often too orz
-GN
Champion Above Champions
734 posts
Joined June 2011
-GN
Tensing my ring finger during demanding songs(both alttapping and streams) to the point of pain.
Leminine
242 posts
Joined August 2012
Leminine
smashing my mouse on the table during break time

P.S by following the beat of the song
Leeg
290 posts
Joined March 2009
Leeg
Break > press 'F9' > Warning announcing the ending of the break time > press 'F9' at the same time chat gets disabled automatically, so the whole interface comes up again > Break ends > Can't click > Fail.
buny
3,435 posts
Joined March 2012
buny

Leeg wrote:

Break > press 'F9' > Warning announcing the ending of the break time > press 'F9' at the same time chat gets disabled automatically, so the whole interface comes up again > Break ends > Can't click > Fail.
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SergioSource
24 posts
Joined January 2012
SergioSource
Holding my breath during hard parts, snapping my pinkie all the time in my mouse hand
Phos-
773 posts
Joined December 2012
Phos-
1) Whenever my combo breaks in the first 20 seconds of a song I restart.
2) Since I spin in very small circles, I end up spinning in the wrong area, causing me to miss :/
3) When playing slower songs, I end up hitting the doubles to fast, causing me to miss :/
Raging Bull
2,809 posts
Joined June 2010
Raging Bull

XK2238 wrote:

Park-Hyun wrote:

I constantly check my accuracy while playing and very often end up doing a stupid miss.
^ YEAH THIS
I do that often too orz
Same. I just skinned out my numbers now \o/
TheVileOne
osu! Alumni
8,434 posts
Joined March 2010
TheVileOne
I AFK spectate/ spectate and then spend most of my time not paying attention. Then the spectator messages me about some awesome thing they just did, and I wasn't paying attention to it.
WillTai
52 posts
Joined June 2012
WillTai

Park-Hyun wrote:

I constantly check my accuracy while playing and very often end up doing a stupid miss.
^ Same lol
zozozofun
zozozofun
Pressing pauze every 10~20 seconds to see if I have new messages.
xRayne
512 posts
Joined November 2011
xRayne
When i'm getting a high combo in a map, my mouse hand starts to tense up, and difficult to move causing me to miss and ragequit =3=

Park-Hyun wrote:

I constantly check my accuracy while playing and very often end up doing a stupid miss.
GoldenWolf
2,983 posts
Joined May 2012
GoldenWolf
When I'm SSing my pinky finger tense up like mad, start hurting. Then my left hand start tensing up like mad, start hurting. Then my whole left arm tense up like mad, start hurting, until the pain is too much and I stop playing.
Also do that when I'm playing high bpm (over 220).
Jagermeiser
43 posts
Joined December 2012
Jagermeiser
I touch my balls whenever my fingers get cold. Warm fingers are fast fingers.
Oinari-sama
osu! Alumni
3,403 posts
Joined July 2010
Oinari-sama

Jagermeiser wrote:

I touch my balls whenever my fingers get cold. Warm fingers are fast fingers.
...

I hope nobody's shared that keyboard with you *shrugs*
Jagermeiser
43 posts
Joined December 2012
Jagermeiser

Oinari-sama wrote:

Jagermeiser wrote:

I touch my balls whenever my fingers get cold. Warm fingers are fast fingers.
...

I hope nobody's shared that keyboard with you *shrugs*

Actually, I enjoy playing osu on my sisters computer whenever I get the chance (she's got a tablet). It's one of those things that won't affect you unless you know about them :D
Vyse86
10 posts
Joined December 2011
Vyse86
When I manage to keep a combo on a tough song and there's a long break near the end, I close my eyes, flex my fingers, take a deep breath and am like "I'm gonna focus really hard now". Doing all this stuff makes me lose the rhythm of the song and miss immediately after the break.
usa
193 posts
Joined September 2012
usa
I make my heartbeat rate match the bpm of the song~
cirno-_old
cirno-_old
Dancing with my cursor. I like to do that a lot. Especially when someone randomly specs me.
GoldenWolf
2,983 posts
Joined May 2012
GoldenWolf

Usa wrote:

I make my heartbeat rate match the bpm of the song~
play mad machine pls
Loves
446 posts
Joined December 2012
Loves

GoldenWolf wrote:

Usa wrote:

I make my heartbeat rate match the bpm of the song~
play mad machine pls
White Wolf is much more superior than you!

*blushes*
buny
3,435 posts
Joined March 2012
buny

Vyse86 wrote:

When I manage to keep a combo on a tough song and there's a long break near the end, I close my eyes, flex my fingers, take a deep breath and am like "I'm gonna focus really hard now". Doing all this stuff makes me lose the rhythm of the song and miss immediately after the break.
i'd imagine closing your eyes is enough to make you miss already




weird habit i have would prob be stamping my heel with the beat of the song when playing and also improvising in break
GoldenWolf
2,983 posts
Joined May 2012
GoldenWolf

Lily-Kun wrote:

White Wolf is much more superior than you!

*blushes*
hello ?
usa
193 posts
Joined September 2012
usa

GoldenWolf wrote:

Usa wrote:

I make my heartbeat rate match the bpm of the song~
play mad machine pls
let me get life insurance first~
buny
3,435 posts
Joined March 2012
buny
that reminds me of movie wanted
Curisu
2,241 posts
Joined January 2010
Curisu
Knocking my table while listening to music.
she_old
she_old
I just noticed that I kinda dance with my head while playing if I enjoy the song.
I also tend to yawn a lot while playing.
pielak213
463 posts
Joined April 2010
pielak213
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Oinari-sama
osu! Alumni
3,403 posts
Joined July 2010
Oinari-sama

she wrote:

I just noticed that I kinda dance with my head while playing if I enjoy the song.
Oh gosh...my head follows hina throughout the entire song when I play this.
Lightpaws
9 posts
Joined January 2010
Lightpaws
If I have to alternate between z/x keys, afterwards I'll alternate between them along the beatmap until I confuse myself and forget to hit a single note resulting in a miss. :C
ZGT_pro
19 posts
Joined January 2012
ZGT_pro
i actually just lean back xD
Bweh
486 posts
Joined September 2012
Bweh
I randomly yet furiously spin my cursor as soon as a break starts, even when I know a spinner isn't there.

I'm scared

I'm scared and I know it
Lapis-
407 posts
Joined June 2011
Lapis-
I randomly grind my pen tip against the tablet sometimes although I play contactless.
Ringabel_old_1
14 posts
Joined December 2012
Ringabel_old_1
I tap to the beat during breaks. I swear I'm going to break the shift key sooner or later with all this tapping :u
LrsNate
22 posts
Joined January 2012
LrsNate

Etrian wrote:

I tap to the beat during breaks. I swear I'm going to break the shift key sooner or later with all this tapping :u
One day I'll end up destroying my tablet doing this -w-
Bites
185 posts
Joined June 2012
Bites
I place my pen tip down on the tablet to do spinners, instead of spinning in the air.
aggums
84 posts
Joined September 2008
aggums

DeathxShinigami wrote:

I always go on osu!direct when I log in to check for new ranked maps. Once a day.~
I think most people with access to osu!direct do this.. it's led to my beatmap library getting a lot bigger.
Qube004
5 posts
Joined October 2012
Qube004
when i play CTB i play cross handed (left hand on the arrows ,Right hand on space bar to dash)
Raging Bull
2,809 posts
Joined June 2010
Raging Bull
I have osu direct and I use website to download beatmaps
GoldenWolf
2,983 posts
Joined May 2012
GoldenWolf

Raging Bull wrote:

I have osu direct and I use website to download beatmaps
Arnold0
1,675 posts
Joined February 2012
Arnold0

GoldenWolf wrote:

Raging Bull wrote:

I have osu direct and I use website to download beatmaps
I do that sometimes too

Also when I play too hard beatmaps for me, while trying to do my best, I tap realy, realy HARD :)
[Kanzaki Ranko]
327 posts
Joined June 2009
[Kanzaki Ranko]

GoldenWolf wrote:

Raging Bull wrote:

I have osu direct and I use website to download beatmaps
Never done this when I had direct.
Actually, I do pretty much the opposite. Sometimes, I click at the right of the screen to dl maps, and I'm like "oh heck my supp expired".
Same with linked beatmaps on any chat channel. I click them instinctively, then I remember that my computer has a huge chance of crashing upon minimizing a fullscreen application and I don't have direct anymore.
Tshemmp
1,405 posts
Joined June 2011
Tshemmp

Raging Bull wrote:

I have osu direct and I use website to download beatmaps
This exactly.


During breaks I am putting my cursor on circles in the background (works really well with this map http://osu.ppy.sh/s/39412 because there are plenty of circles to choose from).
Oinari-sama
osu! Alumni
3,403 posts
Joined July 2010
Oinari-sama

Raging Bull wrote:

I have osu direct and I use website to download beatmaps
I only download beatmap packs even when I know there's a new map around :oops:
Tables
20 posts
Joined January 2012
Tables

Rantai wrote:

I hold my breath through harder songs, only letting go during breaks or if the song is too long.
Same, sometimes i'm concerned imma die.
aggums
84 posts
Joined September 2008
aggums
I check the chat during every single break.
AWESOME-SAMA
22 posts
Joined July 2011
AWESOME-SAMA
I move my neck around a lot, so much that I have to crack it around afterwards.
Van246
82 posts
Joined December 2011
Van246
I start blinking a lot and shake when I keep a long combo > <
I also slam on my Esc button when I start to rage (roughly 30+ retries)
Shadowyuri
106 posts
Joined August 2012
Shadowyuri
I forget how to hold my Pen every 1-2 Weeks and It drives my crazy till I don't wanna play anymore for 1-2 days.
enik
276 posts
Joined December 2011
enik

Shadowyuri wrote:

I forget how to hold my Pen every 1-2 Weeks and It drives my crazy till I don't wanna play anymore for 1-2 days.
Same here..
Kalle_old_1
Kalle_old_1
When I'm doing fairly good, my brain insists that my eyes are dry and I need to start blinking.
Zakdawg
128 posts
Joined June 2012
Zakdawg
When going for a high acc score i catch myself constantly checking my accuracy in the corner, which often sometimes results in me missing the next note. >_>
Espy_old_1
26 posts
Joined October 2012
Espy_old_1

Zakdawg wrote:

When going for a high acc score i catch myself constantly checking my accuracy in the corner, which often sometimes results in me missing the next note. >_>
This so much.

I tend to spin the cursor and/or quickly alternate keys and click in time to the music during breaks. It kind of helps me mentally prepare for the next section~
I've also recently developed a habit of occasionally spinning the cursor while following long sliders... if that makes sense.

Speaking of spinning, I actually press down onto the tablet itself when doing spinners rather than hovering the pen above the pad and using the keyboard like I do for everything else. As a result, I've got a lovely circular mark on the centre of my tablet from where I've worn down the surface thanks to spinners. xD
7H0R
10 posts
Joined August 2011
7H0R
Whenever I'm going for top 25~ scores, if I'm doing well I'll keep looking at my score and accuracy, and sometimes at my combo. I usually miss notes when I start doing this.

Also like a lot of other people, I spin in places with no spinners sometimes.

During breaks I don't go to chat, I usually just right/left click really quickly to keep my fingers moving (even though I don't even use right click. Left Click + X)

Also sometimes when I'm doing really well, I'll try to adjust my hand on my mouse a lot and scratch my fingers that are on my mouse and rub them on the mousepad and just generally fool around with my mouse hand, which usually results in my missing notes, then rage quitting.
winber1
4,519 posts
Joined February 2010
winber1
i like clicking circles.

it's weird
brikepicness
8 posts
Joined November 2012
brikepicness
My hand trembles when i get to a hard song... and then i get mad when i miss a single one
buny
3,435 posts
Joined March 2012
buny

winber1 wrote:

i like clicking circles.

it's weird
i like clicking dots.
Kanye West
2,222 posts
Joined July 2011
Kanye West

_agm wrote:

I check the chat during every single break.
I used to do this. Then I realized the chat sucks and it's not worth reading anyways.
Oinari-sama
osu! Alumni
3,403 posts
Joined July 2010
Oinari-sama

buny wrote:

winber1 wrote:

i like clicking circles.

it's weird
i like clicking dots.
It's like popping bubble wraps?
Zamura_old
22 posts
Joined August 2010
Zamura_old

enik wrote:

Shadowyuri wrote:

I forget how to hold my Pen every 1-2 Weeks and It drives my crazy till I don't wanna play anymore for 1-2 days.
Same here..
Oh my god, me too. This has got to be the thing that frustrates me the most about trying to get better at this game; I have to relearn my tablet positioning every time I play even though I've been using tablet for half a year at this point.

As far as weird habits; I nearly FC songs way above my limit when I play them the first time, and then can't pass them again for several weeks.
Espionage724
943 posts
Joined August 2011
Espionage724

Zakdawg wrote:

When going for a high acc score i catch myself constantly checking my accuracy in the corner, which often sometimes results in me missing the next note. >_>
This
Yakuyan
129 posts
Joined November 2011
Yakuyan
I got a lot:

- I blink when I realize myself not blinking often :lol:
- I tap a little tad harder randomly in the middle of the song then it vibrates my desk and my mouse moves :lol:
- When I play a jump map, I tend to not move my mouse a little more than I regularly do.
- If I'm playing Multiplayer, The WHOLE time, I'm nervous.
- During I'm playing I look at the accuracy percentage and score, then I miss :x
- I keep changing my finger placement on my mouse which changes my performance

Biggest:
- I tense my wrist and whole arm when I'm spinning (cuz I suck) and then my fingers on my mouse move and I can't play that well
- I randomly, subconsciously, move my mouse just a tad out of the circle on some random occasions
- I look at the scoreboard, score, accuracy, and combo....During a song :x
_koinuri
451 posts
Joined June 2012
_koinuri
Curling up the finger I'm not using so it makes it difficult to use the other one when I suddenly need it.
Using index finger in easy places but switches to middle finger when I need to alternate a lot because of speed.
I play better with video/SB on. I think it helps me memorize the map or something because I suddenly have no clue where the next note will be when I turn them off.

And all the common ones that I'm pretty sure someone else mentioned.
Lust
osu! Alumni
2,667 posts
Joined January 2013
Lust
When outside of my house on my laptop I find myself using the touchpad instead of using an actual mouse even though if one is available.
Kami-nyan
10 posts
Joined November 2012
Kami-nyan

Zakdawg wrote:

When going for a high acc score i catch myself constantly checking my accuracy in the corner, which often sometimes results in me missing the next note. >_>
; _;

Also:
-doing unusual spins during breaks (making sure if there are incoming spinner)
kiteku
17 posts
Joined February 2013
kiteku
=Moving too fast on slow sliders even if I know they will be slow
=Going through most of a song and missing a note right at the end, which happens a lot more often than I thought
=Not using mods(probably not weird, but I do contradict myself, I want to aim for high ranks but I refuse to use mods, just can't stand using them)
=I never play a song more than once in a row, though coming back a couple songs later is fine, I just feel like I start missing more and more notes the more times I play a song in a row, this leads to me taking a while to beat some songs because I only come back to try every once in a while
=Only playing songs in my skill level(I guess this also isn't weird, but it's weird for me, I used to play songs above my skill level but now I just can't ever get my hands to feel comfortable, it feels like I have no control over the mouse at all)
=Using osu! as my music player, instead of other media players I just turn on osu! and let it do its thing. Besides, I seem to have trouble finding any of the music I want to listen to that I can easily find on osu!
endlessHorizon
40 posts
Joined December 2010
endlessHorizon

Espionage724 wrote:

Zakdawg wrote:

When going for a high acc score i catch myself constantly checking my accuracy in the corner, which often sometimes results in me missing the next note. >_>
This
this²
Axelyte
23 posts
Joined July 2010
Axelyte
When I see a long stream I keep z/x'ing like mad and cause myself to hit the keys to early :S
Xhinryuu
41 posts
Joined April 2012
Xhinryuu
Taking unnessecary turns with my pen on the tablet which makes it harder to hit notes and makes me miss a lot more, Mostly doing it when just derping on easier songs but still it's annoying xD
Ledemaz
5 posts
Joined April 2011
Ledemaz
When I somehow have my fingers on the zx keys to ready for spa,m ( i play with mouse only usually), during harder maps when i have to keep calm, I get this burning urge to press the buttons, which usually distracts me enough to miss xD
Narufable
26 posts
Joined October 2010
Narufable
Pressing z,x when music is not playing, get fingers stucked and *ked and leave the osu! open all the day 8D
Seadweller_old
8 posts
Joined February 2013
Seadweller_old
I tend to blink a lot or hold my breath a lot throughout a difficult part of a song that I can't get. Or I unfocus my eyes for some reason. Also, my z pressing arm tends to get all stiff and it's difficult to move with the beat .
hinamizawan
868 posts
Joined May 2010
hinamizawan
I for no reason never put the damn tablet right next to the keyboard, but farther from the mousemat. Making my right arm extend too much and being uncomfortable.
Asx-H
10 posts
Joined December 2012
Asx-H
In multiplayer I always tend to look down at what place I am in and end up missing something. Also I can't play with the scoreboard on the left hand side for the same reason.
loldcraft
106 posts
Joined June 2012
loldcraft
for PC and especially for osu!droid: spin an invisible spinner while waiting (either for it to load or for the breaks)
winber1
4,519 posts
Joined February 2010
winber1
i have a annoying tendency to suck at this game
Winshley
osu! Alumni
2,384 posts
Joined May 2011
Winshley
My pinky is bending outwards only when I play osu! (it starts to hurt after playing for long time) ;w;

(I borrowed my parent's wireless mouse as example)
Plushies
94 posts
Joined January 2013
Plushies
I like to change my pen grip on every break, it sucks because I usually end up holding it so loosely it feels like it will fall out of my hand any second.
TakuMii
1,874 posts
Joined October 2009
TakuMii
I have a tendency to change the angle of my wrist while I'm playing, causing my mouse to rotate slightly. This causes my mouse to drift away from its starting position as I play, making it more difficult to play long songs without breaks. It's not much of a bother after getting a mouse with no acceleration though, my DeathAdder would actually fall off my mousepad if I didn't re-adjust during breaks (which is unbelievable, considering my mousepad measures 45cm across).
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Prancer
191 posts
Joined August 2012
Prancer
I mute osu! in deathstreams so that way I can hear the mouse clicking and I can go through it better.
buny
3,435 posts
Joined March 2012
buny

Winshley wrote:

My pinky is bending outwards only when I play osu! (it starts to hurt after playing for long time) ;w;

(I borrowed my parent's wireless mouse as example)
why'd you have to take half a picture of yourself also?
winber1
4,519 posts
Joined February 2010
winber1

buny wrote:

Winshley wrote:

My pinky is bending outwards only when I play osu! (it starts to hurt after playing for long time) ;w;

(I borrowed my parent's wireless mouse as example)
why'd you have to take half a picture of yourself also?
because he thinks he's sexy.

BUT HE'S NOT! ahuehuehue
Winshley
osu! Alumni
2,384 posts
Joined May 2011
Winshley

buny wrote:

why'd you have to take half a picture of yourself also?
Because I only had to use my laptop webcam. It's the only camera I can find around that time. /straightforward


winber1 wrote:

because he thinks he's sexy.

BUT HE'S NOT! ahuehuehue
Right, I'm not, but I have no other choice. >=( /me binds winber1 with tentacles
Jenny
2,200 posts
Joined November 2010
Jenny
lately, I appear to randomly PM Daru just after he gets online without even knowing he did just come online 3 seconds ago

Spawnkill counter: 6 times in a row
Plus_old_1
115 posts
Joined December 2011
Plus_old_1
Close my left hand (the keyboard one) while playing.
Phantasyy
27 posts
Joined October 2012
Phantasyy
I click repetitively when I'm spinning even though I have the keyboard key pressed down ;o
+ when I spin with my mouse my middle finger hovers in the air
bentyhunter
30 posts
Joined June 2012
bentyhunter
I have to have my tablet arm (i'm ambidextrous i sometimes play lefty) bent ever so slightly with my elbow raised and resting on something, Otherwise i can't be comfortable :S
Zalaria
138 posts
Joined January 2013
Zalaria
During breaks, I find myself constantly tapping z and x to the beat of the song. And when I get close to fullcombo-ing a song, my hands shake and I end up missing a note 99% of the time. >.<

And sometimes I spin my mouse when there's no spinner lol ^^
Agnes
osu! Alumni
1,153 posts
Joined July 2009
Agnes
I have a very awkward habit to play osu! by only tapping the Z key for every map. No idea why, but I cannot alternate z/x keys with only one hand. If I reach a rather challenging stream within a map, I just refer to mouse click/z, but at random times, I tend to attempt to z-tap those as well.
AnceriI Sacred
74 posts
Joined November 2012
AnceriI Sacred
everytime is start a map i keep pressing space though there is nothing to skip
Itoshira
13 posts
Joined August 2013
Itoshira
I have like 2 habits that change if one cant be done. Foremost I drink a lot while playing osu if there are a lot of pauses. Sometimes I mess up the timing and...yea, I fail hard XD
If I'm not drinking then I'm smoking right now and in the end...it sometimes happens too that I mess up the timing of the pause ^^

Others then that I have a habit of rearrange my keyboard and mouse a lot.
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