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I just wanted to clear this up, did you mean not going above 1600 and not going below 1000? Or did you mean to stay at or below 1000?G0r wrote:
I'd recommend not using a DPI above 1600, and I'd suggest using one not above 1000. Your DPI is far too high, in my opinion. Do not change DPI often.
Learn to use the search function, there are about a trillion threads like this.
download a lot of beatmap packs, and play them all, try to do your best everytime, but don't play the map more than 3 times. just move on, and go back to it later if you can't pass it.
Try to look for improvement over 1-2 weeks time, and then you'll have to look for improvement over months. I find it's harder to improve the better you get, but make sure you're playing fun maps, and songs you like too.
Try to look for improvement over 1-2 weeks time, and then you'll have to look for improvement over months. I find it's harder to improve the better you get, but make sure you're playing fun maps, and songs you like too.
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Also try multiplaying with Japanese/Koreans
I guess it is a little confusing. I was trying to strongly suggest that he not use more than 1600, and also recommend that I think he should use 1000 or below in my opinion (I would use no higher than 1000).Sorun wrote:
I just wanted to clear this up, did you mean not going above 1600 and not going below 1000? Or did you mean to stay at or below 1000?
Also, one of the things you shouldn't do is play for ranks... aim to beat your own scores bit by bit rather than those of others. For about a year my school's firewall blocked osu!'s connection, so I just played offline and measured myself against my own high scores. It's a much better way to grasp the game and your own capacity, and there's no point trying to compare yourself to veterans/etc.
As for improving on certain maps, you can watch a replay or maybe have the Auto mod play it for you and look at the parts where you screw up. Sometimes a pattern is confusing and hard to follow, or you just lose rhythm, and this helps you understand what's going on and what you're missing. Playing the map on Half-time can be a bit boring, but helpful in the same way as the above. I wouldn't recommend the Easy mod, as most of the time it actually increases difficulty, i find, especially on maps with lots of notes.
Some of the old beatmap packs have maps that are somewhat more difficult for all the wrong reasons - small circles, etc. - so I would honestly just recommend browsing through recently ranked/most played/highest rates maps. These are often much more playable and much more enjoyable. Moreover, as has been stated, every mapper has a different style and thus a different scale of difficulty within their mapsets. To get a more accurate understanding of your current skill level you should branch out and play a huge variety of maps. Don't take the star rating system to mean too much outside of a rough scale. One mapset's 5-star can be inexplicably more difficult than another's, and you should try the harder difficulties yourself in order to get a grip of what you're comfortable with.
As for improving on certain maps, you can watch a replay or maybe have the Auto mod play it for you and look at the parts where you screw up. Sometimes a pattern is confusing and hard to follow, or you just lose rhythm, and this helps you understand what's going on and what you're missing. Playing the map on Half-time can be a bit boring, but helpful in the same way as the above. I wouldn't recommend the Easy mod, as most of the time it actually increases difficulty, i find, especially on maps with lots of notes.
Some of the old beatmap packs have maps that are somewhat more difficult for all the wrong reasons - small circles, etc. - so I would honestly just recommend browsing through recently ranked/most played/highest rates maps. These are often much more playable and much more enjoyable. Moreover, as has been stated, every mapper has a different style and thus a different scale of difficulty within their mapsets. To get a more accurate understanding of your current skill level you should branch out and play a huge variety of maps. Don't take the star rating system to mean too much outside of a rough scale. One mapset's 5-star can be inexplicably more difficult than another's, and you should try the harder difficulties yourself in order to get a grip of what you're comfortable with.
FC the hardest maps that you can FC (right now 4.5ish?), and try to gradually raise the difficulty.
If you want to improve, don't waste your time on easy maps. Start and stay on 5 star maps only.
That's my advice, not the advice of some guy who talks alot and thus everyone thinks hes good, yet can't play for shit (so many people, no offense).
That's my advice, not the advice of some guy who talks alot and thus everyone thinks hes good, yet can't play for shit (so many people, no offense).
Unfortunately, not everyone here is as naturally talented as this guy... i know when i first started I couldn't S anything for shit and had to quit for about 3 months before coming back and actually eventually improving just a tiny bit. Go at your own pace, not what other people tell you to.
just play the god damn game. play it because you enjoy it, not because you want to get good at it. if you want acclaim and prestige, head somewhere else.
^Ephemeral wrote:
just play the god damn game. play it because you enjoy it, not because you want to get good at it. if you want acclaim and prestige, head somewhere else.
I've wasted so much time playing the game just trying to get better, only to find out that I actually improve faster when I forget about wanting to improve and just play for fun
FUN FIRST. Whatever you played is meaningless later in life, only good for 5 seconds of conversation with friends over a few drinks.
Trying to get fame in a computer game is a complete waste of time, once you quit, you disappear from people's minds SO QUICKLY. New players join, old players leave. I hardly know any of the old pro's, I stumbled upon threads about "who were previous #1's" or something like that before I even knew that some of the old pro's were still playing. 1-5% of active gamers read forums anyway. And even then, these old pro's do not even care anymore about such things as how famous they were, and you are no exception.
Gamer fame is a disease, don't catch it.
Trying to get fame in a computer game is a complete waste of time, once you quit, you disappear from people's minds SO QUICKLY. New players join, old players leave. I hardly know any of the old pro's, I stumbled upon threads about "who were previous #1's" or something like that before I even knew that some of the old pro's were still playing. 1-5% of active gamers read forums anyway. And even then, these old pro's do not even care anymore about such things as how famous they were, and you are no exception.
Gamer fame is a disease, don't catch it.
Usually what i do is just stick to one beatmap and play it when i want too and get better,but you gotta remember not to be a try-hard or anything,
that will just make you fail more at Osu then you want,
here is a attempt of me playing the beatmap im practicing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Nom4mhC2g
that will just make you fail more at Osu then you want,
here is a attempt of me playing the beatmap im practicing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Nom4mhC2g
If they really enjoy this game, would they bother to get better? if people really enjoy this game they'll just keep playing, and getting better without even knowing it i thinkEphemeral wrote:
just play the god damn game. play it because you enjoy it, not because you want to get good at it. if you want acclaim and prestige, head somewhere else.
And how to get better? Practice makes perfect, but this world isn't fair. There are people who already lvl 99 but can't FC some hard map, but there are ppl who still lvl 80 and they already done FC'ing some insane map. The point is : practice and knowing what is your limit. That's for me.
Well, everybody says, "play those hard maps" or "get better stuff". I think they are both good, but I think that I can add a bit.
Play multiplayer, with those hard maps.
It's OK to fail in multiplayer, and you can just keep going.
You also discover many songs that you wouldn't otherwise know.
If you don't want to play multiplayer (or you're in a rush to get better):
Are you playing with your sight or your rhythm?
If you can't tell, try going into edit mode, turning an easy song's approach rate to 8 or 9, and then playing it. If you can't play it, then practice clapping to the beat. Sure, if someone happens to stumble upon you while you're doing this to some random Chinese song, then it will make you look weird, but it improves your rhythm.
If you think you're playing with rhythm, turn a normal map's overall difficulty to 8 or 9, and it's approach rate up 1 or 2. If you can play it, you're good with the rhythm. If not, then turn up a couple maps to there and keep playing those.
Also, you might want to make sure you can play with small circles.
Try going to a different easy song, turning the circle size to 6 or 7, and playing it. If you have trouble, then turn it and a couple map's circle size to 4 or 5, and play 1 of those until it gets easy. Then, turn the maps to 6 or 7, and play those. Finally, once you're OK, turn a few normal maps' circle size to 6 or 7, and play those.
Don't worry about the HP drain. There isn't much you can do about it, except get better at playing osu in general (which I hope I can help you do by improving every part).
One more thing: DON'T PLAY EASY (both easy maps and the difficulty changer) WHEN YOU WARM UP! I cannot give an explanation, except that jumping from an easy map to a hard one is, well, insane.
Play multiplayer, with those hard maps.
It's OK to fail in multiplayer, and you can just keep going.
You also discover many songs that you wouldn't otherwise know.
If you don't want to play multiplayer (or you're in a rush to get better):
Are you playing with your sight or your rhythm?
If you can't tell, try going into edit mode, turning an easy song's approach rate to 8 or 9, and then playing it. If you can't play it, then practice clapping to the beat. Sure, if someone happens to stumble upon you while you're doing this to some random Chinese song, then it will make you look weird, but it improves your rhythm.
If you think you're playing with rhythm, turn a normal map's overall difficulty to 8 or 9, and it's approach rate up 1 or 2. If you can play it, you're good with the rhythm. If not, then turn up a couple maps to there and keep playing those.
Also, you might want to make sure you can play with small circles.
Try going to a different easy song, turning the circle size to 6 or 7, and playing it. If you have trouble, then turn it and a couple map's circle size to 4 or 5, and play 1 of those until it gets easy. Then, turn the maps to 6 or 7, and play those. Finally, once you're OK, turn a few normal maps' circle size to 6 or 7, and play those.
Don't worry about the HP drain. There isn't much you can do about it, except get better at playing osu in general (which I hope I can help you do by improving every part).
One more thing: DON'T PLAY EASY (both easy maps and the difficulty changer) WHEN YOU WARM UP! I cannot give an explanation, except that jumping from an easy map to a hard one is, well, insane.
practicepracticepracticepracticepracticepracticepractice*getamechkb*practicepracticepracticepractice*getatablet*practicepracticepracticepractice
edit: my bad didn't see it was bumped
edit: my bad didn't see it was bumped
Play new beatmaps then try to play older ones, the mapping style is vastly different and you'll pick up timing and movement.
If you aren't going to buy a tablet soon, you should try to play with low dpi(800 dpi). If you aren't able to play 800 dpi right off, you can low it little by little.Ahmad Nadheer wrote:
DPI: 2400
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Well this post is nearly 1 year old, just as some people said, I am playing it for fun and I improved a lot over the past few months, I can now get A/B on Insane maps and FC Hard maps with Hidden/Hardrock, using 600 dpi with mouse at the moment and will get my Wacom Tablet soon.
Thanks for the tips guys, now, can we close this?
Thanks for the tips guys, now, can we close this?
No. This will stay open forever.
You should just feel the music. By the time, you'll get used into higher difficulties. There are no ways to "get good" than just play 
How to get better at this beautiful game? Easy as pie.
Don't be self defeating. Don't get discouraged. Have fun.
I will assume that at one point, every player in there Osu carrer will believe they are not improving. Three months later even; still same thoughts from them. No, you are getting better, k.
All with all things in life, it's all about the mindset.
Don't be self defeating. Don't get discouraged. Have fun.
I will assume that at one point, every player in there Osu carrer will believe they are not improving. Three months later even; still same thoughts from them. No, you are getting better, k.
All with all things in life, it's all about the mindset.
you get better by playing better
and you play better by practicing
alsogravedig
and you play better by practicing
alsogravedig
Appreciate the beauty of the circles and you will become the bestest player in the worldAquamarine wrote:
How to get better at this beautiful game? Easy as pie.
Don't be self defeating. Don't get discouraged. Have fun.
I will assume that at one point, every player in there Osu carrer will believe they are not improving. Three months later even; still same thoughts from them. No, you are getting better, k.
Play The really hard maps and use the NO FAIL mod. That always helps me.
Omg he was rightthelewa wrote:
No. This will stay open forever.
The not so surprising answer: practice. It's in every thread, lurk a little before making a new thread
i like how you give a serious answer
silmarilen wrote:
i like how you give a serious answer
This post was like a year ago lol[Riko-San] wrote:
Just play it like any other game and have fun
Mamoru Senpai
This is so wrong. You need to learn the basics for playing good in the higher level, so please. AR9 and weird jumppattern who are overwhelming you wont help you and just giving bad habits.Evanlet wrote:
If you want to improve, don't waste your time on easy maps. Start and stay on 5 star maps only.
That's my advice, not the advice of some guy who talks alot and thus everyone thinks hes good, yet can't play for shit (so many people, no offense).
Propethelewathelewa wrote:
No. This will stay open forever.
Also, play Scarlet Rose.
[/quote]Also, play Scarlet Rose.[/quote] With no fail of course. Edit:I fail at quoting.
dat necro. Lock please.
I FUCKING TOLD YOU