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Do you get "constantly" better or from one day to another?

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Shadowyuri
106 posts
Joined August 2012
Topic Starter
Shadowyuri
For me it always feels like "from one day to another".
I'm a total stream Noob and after 1 Week of training I couldn't get better at all, so I put them aside and started playing Val0108 maps :D

Came back after 2 days to one of my favorite stream map and could FINALLY beat the longest stream on the map, FC[Only the stream] as well.
I ended up playing the map 87 Times in a row and STILL failed cause I was SO exited that i can pass the stream now that I failed the jumper afterwards every time lol. Im scared that I can't stream this well tomorrow again

How is it for you?
Hika
1,553 posts
Joined February 2010
Hika
I get worse everyday. trufax.
Marcin
osu! Alumni
4,944 posts
Joined March 2011
Marcin
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Shadowyuri
106 posts
Joined August 2012
Topic Starter
Shadowyuri

Alpaka wrote:

http://osu.ppy.sh/forum/13
Oh I'm sorry. Can it be moved somehow? :F
James2250
osu! Alumni
4,059 posts
Joined July 2008
James2250
Yep, moved!

(Also I have been at exactly the same skill level for the last year however much I play :( )
Liut
777 posts
Joined June 2011
Liut
I notice the most my improvements when i quit for 2-3 weeks and comeback
Aqo
2,710 posts
Joined April 2010
Aqo
played better in July than I can play today.
no reason to play anymore \:D/
silmarilen
5,579 posts
Joined February 2010
silmarilen

Hika wrote:

I get worse everyday. trufax.
Kanye West
2,222 posts
Joined July 2011
Kanye West
I think I improve every day, but I improve so damn slowly that I can't notice it. Almost 40k playcount and still can't FC insanes \:D/
-GN
Champion Above Champions
734 posts
Joined June 2011
-GN
I took a break from playing for a week quite recently. Once I started playing again, my accuracy had quite noticeably improved, as well as my jump skilss. Streaming stamina had suffered a bit, though, but I'd gladly trade the latter for the former considering how unbalanced it is at the moment.

It's the same case with Stepmania, although I only play it once a month on average but I still get better at it for whatever reason.
GoldenWolf
2,983 posts
Joined May 2012
GoldenWolf
I can't play anything above 210bpm anymore since 2 months, but I got better overall, especially in accuracy.
Maybe I do get better everyday, but it's so slow I don't notice it, except when I take a short break.
[Kanzaki Ranko]
327 posts
Joined June 2009
[Kanzaki Ranko]

Liutprando wrote:

I notice the most my improvements when i quit for 2-3 weeks and comeback
This.
And I get worse whenever I try playing a map over and over (like doing 1-miss on 4 first attempts, then almost failing everytime)
Zare
1,512 posts
Joined March 2012
Zare
When I was forced to take a break from osu becaue of being sick, I was worse when coming back. Like, my stream speed was even shittier than it is usually, i couldn't jump anymore and I had to play a few days to get my accuracy back.
Oh well.

Anyway, if I don't take breaks, I actually do think that I'm gettin better everyday. On some days I am better at speed, on others I'm better at jumps, but I usually am constantly improving.
Mints
194 posts
Joined October 2012
Mints

Maav wrote:

Liutprando wrote:

I notice the most my improvements when i quit for 2-3 weeks and comeback
This.
And I get worse whenever I try playing a map over and over (like doing 1-miss on 4 first attempts, then almost failing everytime)
Omg I have the same problem! >.< and I guess I improve everyday, just not significantly.
MillhioreF
Pro Tester
5,004 posts
Joined July 2011
MillhioreF
My skill level grows very slowly over time, but mostly it fluctuates. Like, one day I'll be okay, the next day I'll be totally horrible and can barely play anything, then I'll be all right, and once a month or so I get a random skill boost and set some amazing record before falling back into failhood.
SESIN
185 posts
Joined September 2012
SESIN
I notice only that I'm getting worse.
Hika
1,553 posts
Joined February 2010
Hika
This thread reminded me of something just now. I recall taking a 3-4 month break from osu! because I wasn't interested anymore. When I came back, I played Scarlet Rose my first run & made the highest score that I couldn't have possibly made before. I can't beat it now because my hands are weak.

I mean sure, there are some times where my hands are like 'oh yeah, we can rank this' or 'streamy maps pls' but most of the times out of the month, my hands just kinda flop around & freeze. It may just be that the seasons affect my ability to play. I also play better after drinking an energy drink. Don't know why, really.
Almost
2,154 posts
Joined May 2012
Almost
I got a lot better since last month but at the moment it seems I've been stuck at this skill level for a while and I think my stream stamina has gone down as well.
Oinari-sama
osu! Alumni
3,403 posts
Joined July 2010
Oinari-sama
I can feel that I'm doing slightly better every week. I like doing 30min warm up routines everyday and just spend the rest of the time playing for fun. Retry some A/B ranked maps from a week ago and voila - it feels a lot easier to FC - Satisfaction :D
-GN
Champion Above Champions
734 posts
Joined June 2011
-GN

Hika wrote:

I also play better after drinking an energy drink. Don't know why, really.
Isn't that, you know, half the point of energy drinks in general?
Lance
626 posts
Joined August 2010
Lance
I get better after long breaks (1-2 weeks+). I have no idea why.
buny
3,435 posts
Joined March 2012
buny
i just suck the same every day ._.
Hika
1,553 posts
Joined February 2010
Hika

-GN wrote:

Hika wrote:

I also play better after drinking an energy drink. Don't know why, really.
Isn't that, you know, half the point of energy drinks in general?
I would say yes to that but in my case, no. Before my break, I sucked when I had an energy drink. Maybe it was just the fact that I double tapped instead of single tapping. Normally, my peaks of better playing during these days would be ones where I've overworked myself one day or just steal an energy drink.
EzRemake
EzRemake
Exhaustion definitely plays a big role in this. Games like Osu! are typically not the ones you want to spend hours a day playing (unless of course you love it so much you can't stop), due to the fact that once you become exhausted (whether you feel it or not) your performance will drop drastically.

I find the first 10 minutes of play is like a warm up, and then I get a good 40 minutes or so of quality performance, and then it starts to decrease quite a bit as my wrists and arms get sore. This is why I generally only play 1 hour at a time.
Oinari-sama
osu! Alumni
3,403 posts
Joined July 2010
Oinari-sama

-GN wrote:

Hika wrote:

I also play better after drinking an energy drink. Don't know why, really.
Isn't that, you know, half the point of energy drinks in general?
It's the high caffeine and sugar contents in those "energy drinks" that makes you go hyper. You gain more apm reflex wise, at the expense of rational decision making.

Too bad energy drinks don't work for me either. I play better with some CH3-CH2-OH :D
JAKACHAN
684 posts
Joined March 2011
JAKACHAN
Not everyday, but every now and then I do notice differences.
Vache_old
8 posts
Joined January 2013
Vache_old
I play on and off and notice a increase in skill every other play time. (Ex. Monday on, Tuesday off, ect.) I feel like I have been increasing in skill pretty fast for how I played. Disregard join date, I have been playing for a month and a half.
Icyteru
535 posts
Joined August 2011
Icyteru
well, improving slowly, but definitely there. 1 month ago, i had barely enough stamina to pass over the flood, now, it doesn't take the toll on my arm like it used to. Oh, and I managed to beat lolimarathon today and only felt tired in the last few minutes.
sCam
215 posts
Joined December 2011
sCam
I think I've reached my limit 3 months ago, now I dunno why I reallly play this game anymore. Maybe because I like Jap music, and lolis.


I don't know, some days i can pass maps with flying colors(even stream maps)
but then I have these days where I can't do them for shit...

One thing for sure..never take an extended break from Osu to play another game, you'll regret it. Hell I had to play Osu to get better at that game. Wtf, how do you even do that.
Bweh
486 posts
Joined September 2012
Bweh
The improvement curve is there, though I don't know if you can say it's there from one day to another.

It might be over a week or more, but it's there.
Triskelion91
155 posts
Joined March 2011
Triskelion91
I don't know why, but I play better when I'm tired, during the middle of the night at like 3 AM.
MMzz
Elite Mapper
3,979 posts
Joined June 2009
MMzz
I think everyone gets better everyday. Just the fact that some people can adjust to things faster than others might make people feel discouraged and "think" they are making no progress against their peers/rivals when they actually are.

I think about it like this:
The more you play the more used to the game you get, thus the more adapt your brain is to reacting to jumps/streams/general patterns. Over time things just get easier because it's hard-printed into your mind and your reflexes know how to react effectively. (aka muscle memory) But the rate of which this happens depends on the person and how much time they dedicate to the game. Yet, everyone's brain doesn't work the same way so I could be completely wrong. (Not saying I'm right.) This doesn't just apply to games either, you can be learning a language and this theory could be applied.

So if what above is true, you are indeed getting better everyday. Even if it's the smallest amount.
Water Wolf
12 posts
Joined January 2013
Water Wolf
I have to be afk for 10 days D:

Dont know what will happen to my osu! techniques. I hope i can be better :o
DakeDekaane
osu! Alumni
3,500 posts
Joined February 2012
DakeDekaane
I've been improving slowly and I'm happy with it as in other games I always get stuck in some level of skill, 5 months ago I always failed in Hard, note I'm able to pass them, even with mods them although not FCing, and some insanes too /o/
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