So, after playing Freedom dive and Mendes every day for 2 weeks, I don't see any improvement for myself on left hand stream speed. Spaced note streams are easy for me but when it comes to mendes or freedom dive I land a ton of X's 50's and a few 100's. Is there any other way to improve this or is the only way just to keep playing?
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Don't waste your time grinding one map if not for a high rank on it particularly. Your muscle memory needs to know more than two maps to become good overall and not only on said maps in particular. Spend a bit of time practicing certain patterns if you like, but doing nothing but freedom dive all day quite frankly wont teach you anything.
How to learn reading maps like these?
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/135804
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/50131
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/45306
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/120030
I'm trying to read and play these maps like usual AR9 TV-size maps, but it doesn't work. I'm looking at approach circles and objects in general, but there are too many circles on my screen at the same time and I don't understand how to play the map(I can play with HT, but after turning HT off I'm still the same low-skilled toucan).
I know that it is unreal to learn something by not doing it, but Retry-kun doesn't help me.
some of my tries:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9XxTIFlb8A (passed, but I'm not able to repeat it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98iSnvqQ7bQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYg9hH2bxqY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJIaR3qvKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6cToLjsL3k
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/135804
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/50131
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/45306
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/120030
I'm trying to read and play these maps like usual AR9 TV-size maps, but it doesn't work. I'm looking at approach circles and objects in general, but there are too many circles on my screen at the same time and I don't understand how to play the map(I can play with HT, but after turning HT off I'm still the same low-skilled toucan).
I know that it is unreal to learn something by not doing it, but Retry-kun doesn't help me.
some of my tries:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9XxTIFlb8A (passed, but I'm not able to repeat it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98iSnvqQ7bQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYg9hH2bxqY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJIaR3qvKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6cToLjsL3k
Sorta feels like I've run into into a wall, even though the probability of that being true is not really that high.
Try to play maps of lower BPM and less complex patterns as a starter. For example Nordic Stars - Crying In the Rain.TocoToucan wrote:
How to learn reading maps like these?
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/135804
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/50131
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/45306
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/120030
I'm trying to read and play these maps like usual AR9 TV-size maps, but it doesn't work. I'm looking at approach circles and objects in general, but there are too many circles on my screen at the same time and I don't understand how to play the map(I can play with HT, but after turning HT off I'm still the same low-skilled toucan).
I know that it is unreal to learn something by not doing it, but Retry-kun doesn't help me.
some of my tries:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9XxTIFlb8A (passed, but I'm not able to repeat it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98iSnvqQ7bQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYg9hH2bxqY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJIaR3qvKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6cToLjsL3k
One usually learns faster when one plays something that is just beyond his/her level, so expect to Fail every song. It's important to gain experience at this stage so make friend with NF and just keep playing.
Don't spam just a single map though, I find having a variety of maps helped me improve faster. Once you get used to reading AR9 in maps like the example above, you can move onto faster/more complicated maps. One thing at a time
I feel like I hit a wall as well as well ;_;Sotodashi wrote:
Sorta feels like I've run into into a wall, even though the probability of that being true is not really that high.
I have a really hard time FCing maps because I miss random easy notes in the middle of the song
Its a really consistent problem and really annoying
Also I had no idea how osu worked and I played for fun so for my first 500 plays or so I did really hard songs I liked with no-fail on and killed my accuracy rating with 50-70%ers
I also have a really big issue when songs change tempo because the approach circles get funky
However by far my biggest problem is when notes appear on notes that are still there. I fail these every time and I usually have to go into edit mode and view the parts at 0.5 speed and memorize it or it just wont happen
Here's a tip for dealing with those stacked notes: learn to read the approach circles like counting ripples on water surface.Fenarth wrote:
However by far my biggest problem is when notes appear on notes that are still there. I fail these every time and I usually have to go into edit mode and view the parts at 0.5 speed and memorize it or it just wont happen
Whenever you see a bunch of notes stacked together, pay attention to the approach circles and you'll find them coming towards the centre of the stack, as if you're watching ripples in a pond after someone drop a stone into it (well.. the reverse of that). The distance between each "ring" corresponds to the hit timing. The denser the rings, the faster you have to hit them and vice versa.
Once you get the hang of the first few stacks in a map, you should be able to do the rest without too much effort. See if that helps.
I think the best way to improve is by playing HR and DT more.
It'll improve Accuracy of hit, Accuracy of jump, Reaction of approach circles, all that you need to become better.
It'll improve Accuracy of hit, Accuracy of jump, Reaction of approach circles, all that you need to become better.
When I first started I found I had similar problems, so I asked my friend for some help and he said to just listen to the song. It sounded kinda stupid at the time but I realised that I was focusing too much on the hit circles rather than following the actual song. I found that I could concentrate more on my cursor while having my accuracy better than before. Of course it does help a lot to know the song before hand, but if you follow the speed of the song in stacks and know when it ends, you don't really need to know how many hit circles there actually are X_XFenarth wrote:
I also have a really big issue when songs change tempo because the approach circles get funky
However by far my biggest problem is when notes appear on notes that are still there. I fail these every time and I usually have to go into edit mode and view the parts at 0.5 speed and memorize it or it just wont happen
But it will worsen your reading skills on lower ARs, even up to the point where you have trouble reading AR 9... Might be good to play low AR maps once in a while I guess...Anonymous_Osu_Player wrote:
I think the best way to improve is by playing HR and DT more.
It'll improve Accuracy of hit, Accuracy of jump, Reaction of approach circles, all that you need to become better.
made a video that can teach anyone to stream more accurately
For streaming with mouse only I can only stress that practice is by far the most important thing you can do for improving your streaming ability. JUST PLAY MORE. Find your most comfortable bpm range(for me it was 160-180) and warm up with maps in this range. After you feel like you've "mastered" this range slowly expand it to include bpms outside of it. i.e. don't expect to jump from 160 to 200 just because you do well on 160. Increase it AND decrease the range in intervals of 5 bpm or so and you'll get the hang of streaming. The low bpm streams will give you more control and the higher bpm streams will help with your speed. After a while of just doing streams, reading them becomes significantly easier and playing them will be worlds easier.
tldr; just practice.
tldr; just practice.
I have to train my stamina usw....
but just try to fc harder maps than you play now and you get better, or play with diffrent mods.
my baddest mod is flashlight, so sometimes i play just with flashlight T-T (didn't get better... fuck FL)
but just try to fc harder maps than you play now and you get better, or play with diffrent mods.
my baddest mod is flashlight, so sometimes i play just with flashlight T-T (didn't get better... fuck FL)
I finally beat http://osu.ppy.sh/s/22276
big milestone for me this thread has helped alot especially the bit about the squares
I think the best advice I got in this thread was to play HD for a bit, it really helped with my accuracy and overall play, I went back to no-mod though it simply isnt as fun
big milestone for me this thread has helped alot especially the bit about the squaresI think the best advice I got in this thread was to play HD for a bit, it really helped with my accuracy and overall play, I went back to no-mod though it simply isnt as fun
I find its a lot of muscle memory and just remembering the parts that trip you upCrxz4do wrote:
I need some advice to improve at hd+hr on hard maps, I really suck ;_;
If you think you should be higher than another player, try smoking more weed!
What I did to increase my single tapping speed is just slightly work on increasing your max bpm by small amounts. You say you can't go faster than 100bpm, so find maps that have 100 bpm singles and play those. Then find maps with like 102 bpm singles. Play those maps until you feel as though you can single tap 102 consistently. Rinse and repeat until you reach your desired bpm. There is no magical way to gain speed. You just need to train yourself up.Callum Melville wrote:
I can't seem to go any faster than 100bpm with singles and I'm having trouble understanding the elbow method. Does anyone have a different explanation or technique?
How do i deal with like 10-15 circles in the same location? Always loses it at this point... I use mouse while playing.
It's called streams, you have to use both fingers to clear them. You can read more about streams in the OP.Limek wrote:
How do i deal with like 10-15 circles in the same location? Always loses it at this point... I use mouse while playing.
How do I avoid seeing/reading patterns as a whole?
It comes from the ability to read many circles on screen at once. You can try to separate big hard patterns to a few different small patterns (ex. read Squares as 2 lines of 2 circles) but ideally what you have to do is: take 2 circles of any pattern A and B, A is the starting point and B is the circle we have to jump on and move your cursor from point A to B in a straight line (no matter how the whole pattern looks like) as slow as possible, without changing speed. It means that right after reaching center of the B circle you need to click to get 300. Basically, what Auto does (and cookiezi). This method will help understand map flow better, improve reading and snapping ability.[T]rickster wrote:
How do I avoid seeing/reading patterns as a whole?
Also playing lower ARs and Easy mod helps a lot with this issue.
Is there any good, known way of training on Hidden mode?
Following the beats of the musicMer wrote:
Is there any good, known way of training on Hidden mode?
And practice a lot
And use your feeling ~GoldenWolf wrote:
Following the beats of the musicMer wrote:
Is there any good, known way of training on Hidden mode?
And practice a lot
thank you for the post, I find the hitsounds very annoying but they're essential for a good rhythm, by the way sometimes the videos make the it very hard to see the notes it's good to disable it.
This and dimming the background helps a LOTAlexSant wrote:
sometimes the videos make the it very hard to see the notes it's good to disable it.
Thanks for sharing
will try some out especially spinners, always fail when I wanna continue with hitting
will try some out especially spinners, always fail when I wanna continue with hitting
Alright. I only skimmed through this stuff, but I'd like people's input on this one.
Spaced. Streams.
Slightly overlapping or not overlapping at all, these things cause serious issues for me. They deviate from the norm and-
Err...I'll just get to the point and ask my question.
How do you read them?
Especially streams that move in a circular pattern, streams that gradually space out more, or worse, streams that gradually space out more while moving outward in a circle.
Spaced. Streams.
Slightly overlapping or not overlapping at all, these things cause serious issues for me. They deviate from the norm and-
Err...I'll just get to the point and ask my question.
How do you read them?
Especially streams that move in a circular pattern, streams that gradually space out more, or worse, streams that gradually space out more while moving outward in a circle.
I look and read every stream circle by circle (at least when I need to in order to FC it) and I move my cursor over every circle, if the spacing change during the stream I adapt the speed at which I move the cursor
I also look at ~5 circles away in a stream, so I plan ahead a bit at which speed I move the cursor
And of course; Practice
I also look at ~5 circles away in a stream, so I plan ahead a bit at which speed I move the cursor
And of course; Practice
Watch at the whole stream to understand the speed at which you have to move your cursor, but aim to each circle. Spaced streams are mostly hard because they require not only accurate streaming but also precise and smooth cursor movements.
Coming back after a long hiatus really puts some stress on you.
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Yeah but I always feel like my accuracy improves when I leave for a while. Weird.Sotodashi wrote:
Coming back after a long hiatus really puts some stress on you.
After all is practice the only thinks you can do to improve yourself, have never read anything so don't have any knowledge but I do have some OSU! Friends that are better than me.
My speed and reads definitely goes bad though.jesus1412 wrote:
Yeah but I always feel like my accuracy improves when I leave for a while. Weird.Sotodashi wrote:
Coming back after a long hiatus really puts some stress on you.
I improved by joining multiplayer lobbies with hard / insane maps while I couldn't even pass hard maps. Just keep sticking to it and you'll notice progress. I myself can't really improve when I play singleplayer because I will only play maps that I can FC.
Also, when I had just began osu! I thought it would be best to start alternate tapping from te beginning. I can somewhat alternate decent now but my singletap/streaming stamina is shit, so my advice for new players would be to just stick with singletap unless you get 1/4 notes. Singletapping should be easier when you just started anyway. I'm actually training my singletapping on low bpm maps now.
Also, when I had just began osu! I thought it would be best to start alternate tapping from te beginning. I can somewhat alternate decent now but my singletap/streaming stamina is shit, so my advice for new players would be to just stick with singletap unless you get 1/4 notes. Singletapping should be easier when you just started anyway. I'm actually training my singletapping on low bpm maps now.
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