SPOILERSo after coming back to Osu! after ~8 months of not playing, I've noticed that i've gotten infinitely better compared to when I left. I climbed 50k rankings within a week and I feel like i'm a semi-decent player. Thing is, I wanna get good enough to actually get high ranks on maps, but I feel like there are a few things stopping me;
1. I can't read streams. I hate them, SO MUCH. I lack stamina, too, however that doesn't normally affect the maps that I play. I also feel like i'm tapping way too much and if I actually read streams correctly, i'd be able to last a lot longer. Anyone have any tips for this, besides just "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE"? I know practicing helps, I've noticed how much practice has helped me in the past week, but I'm not getting anywhere with streams.
2. This isn't an issue now, but it may be when I play HR/DT when going for high ranks on maps; I single tap doubles and triples, for NO REASON. It's muscle memory that causes it. I'll alternate through most of a map, except when it comes to triples and a certain speed of notes. Below a certain speed, i'll alternate, above that speed i'll single tap, up until a certain point to where i'll alternate again. Do I need to fix this now, or can I get away with it for a while?
3. I notice that my accuracy is REALLY REALLY low compared to people near my ranking. Most people I see from #100000-#60000 have 93-95%, where as I have 91.39%. I don't know if this is people going back to maps that they've played and redoing them to increase their accuracy, or if it's their genuine %. I guess accuracy comes down to practice, but if anyone has any advice, i'd appreciate it.
I'd also like advice on all mods, please. I know mods do get easier with practice, but advice is still appreciated it. Practice maps would also be nice, however I know there's already a compiled list of practice maps, so I don't really expect them to be posted here.
1. I can't read streams. I hate them, SO MUCH. I lack stamina, too, however that doesn't normally affect the maps that I play. I also feel like i'm tapping way too much and if I actually read streams correctly, i'd be able to last a lot longer. Anyone have any tips for this, besides just "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE"? I know practicing helps, I've noticed how much practice has helped me in the past week, but I'm not getting anywhere with streams.
2. This isn't an issue now, but it may be when I play HR/DT when going for high ranks on maps; I single tap doubles and triples, for NO REASON. It's muscle memory that causes it. I'll alternate through most of a map, except when it comes to triples and a certain speed of notes. Below a certain speed, i'll alternate, above that speed i'll single tap, up until a certain point to where i'll alternate again. Do I need to fix this now, or can I get away with it for a while?
3. I notice that my accuracy is REALLY REALLY low compared to people near my ranking. Most people I see from #100000-#60000 have 93-95%, where as I have 91.39%. I don't know if this is people going back to maps that they've played and redoing them to increase their accuracy, or if it's their genuine %. I guess accuracy comes down to practice, but if anyone has any advice, i'd appreciate it.
I'd also like advice on all mods, please. I know mods do get easier with practice, but advice is still appreciated it. Practice maps would also be nice, however I know there's already a compiled list of practice maps, so I don't really expect them to be posted here.
I can't stream. It's not that i'm bad at streaming, I literally can't. I don't understand it. I have the hit accuracy bar enabled, and I try to slow down when it says i'm too early and I try to speed up when it says i'm too late, but I just DON'T UNDERSTAND STREAMING. It's now to the point to where it's stopping me from doing certain songs; like literally the only thing stopping me, even though the rest of the song is within my skill level. I would love literally any advice you could possibly give relating to streams, not including "practice", because I can't practice something that I just don't understand.