Although I'm sure mouse + keyboard tips are helpful, I've been grappling with a technique issue regarding my alternation technique as a mouse only player (the fact that I haven't switch to keyboard + tablet despite the fact that I have one should tell you something about how little I like to unlearn and repractice).
First off, I'm a mediocre (ok I'll be honest, I'm trash xD) player at best, I can manage a B on Touhou (Dark phoenix) - Taketori Hishou [Extra].
1. I currently don't alternate singles, however, I'm starting to reach a difficulty/BPM where I can't keep up with eighth notes (two notes/beat). Furthermore, single-finger fatigue was becoming an issue mid-song. I've reached a point where practicing more will not necessary yield big results. From my 15+ years experience as a musician, I'm comfortable to say that if I want to see a jump in improvement, I need to change my technique.
To be clear, the issue I'm dealing with is clicking the mouse button fast enough.
2. The simple solution (from my perspective) is to alternate. I tried this, and it became quite confusing (lots of 100s/50s) when I was alternating and when I was not (hesitation), so I began to alternate EVERYTHING.
3. This change in technique put me behind by weeks/months of practice, since I had no clear system about whether to start left or right mouse button, if/when I would restart at which button after a break, whether I was doing all triplets LRL or RLR, or fully alternating. On the bright side, this made my streaming downright comfortable.
I'm a competitive person, I play to win, but Osu! is a relaxing game for me, and although I do want to improve, I have no need for perfection. Just good enough to play, and slowly improve my weakest and limiting attribute (which is this right now).
What system do others use for alternation? What are the pros and cons of the other systems? I really don't want to have to relearn another system, a small change to my technique would be most preferable (for eg. I have a tablet and don't use it because I don't want to relearn EVERYTHING).
tl;dr what technique do good players use for alternation for high bpm singles?
Should I:
a) Practice harder and wait using the same "one finger for single" system (stay the course)
b) Alternate any combination of doubles, super-high bpm singles, and/or when my finger gets tired (small change)
c) Alternate everything/most things and love the fact that I can hit solid 300 streams 80% of the time (entire rework tonnes of practice)
d) Switch to a system not listed above
Edit: First post please be gentle
First off, I'm a mediocre (ok I'll be honest, I'm trash xD) player at best, I can manage a B on Touhou (Dark phoenix) - Taketori Hishou [Extra].
1. I currently don't alternate singles, however, I'm starting to reach a difficulty/BPM where I can't keep up with eighth notes (two notes/beat). Furthermore, single-finger fatigue was becoming an issue mid-song. I've reached a point where practicing more will not necessary yield big results. From my 15+ years experience as a musician, I'm comfortable to say that if I want to see a jump in improvement, I need to change my technique.
To be clear, the issue I'm dealing with is clicking the mouse button fast enough.
2. The simple solution (from my perspective) is to alternate. I tried this, and it became quite confusing (lots of 100s/50s) when I was alternating and when I was not (hesitation), so I began to alternate EVERYTHING.
3. This change in technique put me behind by weeks/months of practice, since I had no clear system about whether to start left or right mouse button, if/when I would restart at which button after a break, whether I was doing all triplets LRL or RLR, or fully alternating. On the bright side, this made my streaming downright comfortable.
I'm a competitive person, I play to win, but Osu! is a relaxing game for me, and although I do want to improve, I have no need for perfection. Just good enough to play, and slowly improve my weakest and limiting attribute (which is this right now).
What system do others use for alternation? What are the pros and cons of the other systems? I really don't want to have to relearn another system, a small change to my technique would be most preferable (for eg. I have a tablet and don't use it because I don't want to relearn EVERYTHING).
tl;dr what technique do good players use for alternation for high bpm singles?
Should I:
a) Practice harder and wait using the same "one finger for single" system (stay the course)
b) Alternate any combination of doubles, super-high bpm singles, and/or when my finger gets tired (small change)
c) Alternate everything/most things and love the fact that I can hit solid 300 streams 80% of the time (entire rework tonnes of practice)
d) Switch to a system not listed above
Edit: First post please be gentle