Thanks for this compilation of these tips. - Newbie

Thanks for looking at this thread before creating an own thread asking the same questions over and over - middleagedfaq (since I'm anything but an oldfaq but i'm not new and lah)

I feel like I'm not improving at all in terms of accuracy. It kinda sucks. My unstable rate is pretty much the same as when I just started, and it's pretty shit. Like 300-400 lol.

DustyFfy wrote:

I don't understand how people play so much. My mouse hand is usually useless after playing 50 songs... not necessarily even finishing the songs.

I've been playing computer games since I was 4, my hands don't get tired ever, they just freeze up because I push them harder than they will go consistently.

They key is to relax your hand, if you tense up it stresses your hands and hurts performance. The best thing to do is to do easy maps and get confident and just take everything super easy.
In Osu confidence and lack of caring is the best way to play.

tl;dr Just play for fun.

nvm just tilting L0L. (I still suck at spinning though)

Thanks a lot! I found this really helpful ~
I've been having lots of trouble with tornado jumps and I didn't realize there was an actual method of looking at the note sequences a certain way
Interesting ^^

tbh I'd say most of the "reading techniques" aren't actually helping, but cause more of a placebo effect. In the end it just comes down to realizing what you're doing and practicing that.

just get to know your beatmaps better by playing more. that's the only way for me to get better...

Also for accuracy/ aim

Its important when playing a song that you hit directly in the middle of the note.

The better you get at doing that the easier it will be come, and it will help for high bpm jump maps as well as accuracy.

The only tip I can give that helps me. Is to look at maps i did well in, re - watch them and see if I hit the note in the middle or if i was off center a bit.
If I was off center I would re play the song maybe 2 times and watch again then move on to a different song.

Oh my god. Are you jesus??? (I'm sure people have said this one already )

The jumps thread helped a lot. I was constantly tensing up while doing jumps and so I'd miss a lot of notes, even in patterns with very small object distances. I still get really nervous when I'm close to an FC but that tip about relaxing the arm is pretty damn accurate.

How do I practice consistency? Sometimes I end up doing crazy jumps, but sometimes, in the same map, with the exact same pattern, I manage to not hit any. I also constantly randomly miss, but I suspect that its because I played fast hard maps way before my accuracy was ready.

Chesukin wrote:

How do I practice consistency? Sometimes I end up doing crazy jumps, but sometimes, in the same map, with the exact same pattern, I manage to not hit any. I also constantly randomly miss, but I suspect that its because I played fast hard maps way before my accuracy was ready.

That's usually a sign that you're not reading each individual circles, but relying too much on muscle memories instead. Your cursor either didn't target in on the circle, or you already moved away from the spot when you click.

Try reading out every circle on an easier map and work your way back up.

Oinari-sama wrote:

Chesukin wrote:

How do I practice consistency? Sometimes I end up doing crazy jumps, but sometimes, in the same map, with the exact same pattern, I manage to not hit any. I also constantly randomly miss, but I suspect that its because I played fast hard maps way before my accuracy was ready.

That's usually a sign that you're not reading each individual circles, but relying too much on muscle memories instead. Your cursor either didn't target in on the circle, or you already moved away from the spot when you click.

Try reading out every circle on an easier map and work your way back up.

thanks, it seems to be working (:

Any tips for practicing aim?

Most of the maps I try to play for aim I consistently fail, I get a bit further, then I fall back and start failing at the beginning of the song again.


https://osu.ppy.sh/b/52245
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/440874
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/323769
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/63499
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/50234

I have a lot more, but I usually see little to no improvement in my aim, often failing many of the songs that I have already passed multiple times. (Due to my mouse being a bit off on a triplet, or missing a few fast singles).

DustyFfy wrote:

Any tips for practicing aim?

Most of the maps I try to play for aim I consistently fail, I get a bit further, then I fall back and start failing at the beginning of the song again.


https://osu.ppy.sh/b/52245
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/440874
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/323769
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/63499
https://osu.ppy.sh/b/50234

I have a lot more, but I usually see little to no improvement in my aim, often failing many of the songs that I have already passed multiple times. (Due to my mouse being a bit off on a triplet, or missing a few fast singles).

Focus on the combo # instead of just the circles as a whole and aim for them.

Riince wrote:

:cry:

Focus on the combo # instead of just the circles as a whole and aim for them.

I don't think I understand. If I focus on the combo number then I fail instantly from missing everything?

Also a good example is level 1 of this- https://osu.ppy.sh/b/287979&m=0

I've passed it about 40 times, but I still fail after every 2-3 passes. I can only manage up to level 3 of this map.

why do you fail instantly? its exactly like you're aiming at the circles but instead of reading the notes by the outline of the circle read them by the combo # so you aim at those instead.

Riince wrote:

why do you fail instantly? its exactly like you're aiming at the circles but instead of reading the notes by the outline of the circle read them by the combo # so you aim at those instead.

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were referring to the combo counter in the corner as opposed to the circle numbers. I'll give it a try when I can, thanks!

Edit: Focusing on the numbers does seem to help aim a bit, but accuracy seems to plummet, since I rely about 80% on the approach circles making me fail from low accuracy.

Then would it be better to focus on the numbers while paying attention to approach circles, or just learn to play by the music?

I've been playing some old(pre 2011) AR 8 insane diffs lately and most of them are CS 5. Then I tried to play some newer AR 8/AR 9 insane with CS 4 and experiencing a sudden boost in aim. Is this related? And is there any long term benefits of playing old maps? Somehow I started to like them....

theyre good for aim & reading because of AR and CS... then throw speed into the mix and you're as balanced of a player as wubwoofwolf enjoy being top 100

No way I'm going to be top 100 XD. My target is 4 digits at the moment.

Well, I guess it's time to schedule my James training add old maps to my training.

Can you address rapid short sliders? They are short sliders that generally occur 3-5 times in a row and can sometimes be jumps or streams.

example beatmaps:
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/47199 extra difficulty at the beginning
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/146474 near 1 minute

sadpwner wrote:

Can you address rapid short sliders? They are short sliders that generally occur 3-5 times in a row and can sometimes be jumps or streams.

example beatmaps:
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/47199 extra difficulty at the beginning
https://osu.ppy.sh/s/146474 near 1 minute

Have a look at what others say: t/206153

nwm

since osuTP is RIP. I'm gonna semi-necro the thread. Does anyone have difficult CS3 Maps. I'm Rank 23K and anything between 4 Star to Extra on CS3 would be cool to find.

My accuracy now is quite good so i'm trying to raise my tapping speed and stamina but it seens like i'm stuck and can't go faster than 210bpm. Does anyone experience this problem before ? Thank you in advance

Raven: I've encountered the same problem (and still do). I would guess the basic typical reply applies here too: practice more (at least it's working for me since I went from being at my limit at 190 to being able to tap 240 bpm fairly easily). Just practice on the highest bpm you can and slowly build up more speed and endurance

I have a question about triples. I usually do triples as zxz every time, but I use x as my main single tapping key. Every high rank person I've seen starts and ends triples on their single tapping key, and I was wondering is it faster/more accurate than how I do triples?

Sword wrote:

I have a question about triples. I usually do triples as zxz every time, but I use x as my main single tapping key. Every high rank person I've seen starts and ends triples on their single tapping key, and I was wondering is it faster/more accurate than how I do triples?

thats how i do it yolo

Riince wrote:

Sword wrote:

I have a question about triples. I usually do triples as zxz every time, but I use x as my main single tapping key. Every high rank person I've seen starts and ends triples on their single tapping key, and I was wondering is it faster/more accurate than how I do triples?

thats how i do it yolo

if the triplets are 3 circles, I go (default bindings) zxz
if the triplets are first the slider's end, second a circle and third a slider's head, I go zxx OR zx(z+x) (doubletap)
if the triplets are 2 circles followed by a slider's head. I go same as above^

these are what ive been doing gg

I only click the left mouse button with my index finger and now I'm able to beat 4 star songs apparently.


Am I doing it wrong?

Kheldragar wrote:

I only click the left mouse button with my index finger and now I'm able to beat 4 star songs apparently.


Am I doing it wrong?

Not at all. It's the most comfortable way to play for you so it's ok

Well, just for info for you guys, what lewa says is right, at least on my case.

My acc. was good enough for me to jump from Normals+DT to Insanes without touching hards in the process, while keeping a 97% around acc.
Although, now, meh. I've been only challenging myself on speed, I lost my acc. point (which was around 99% usually, I hate random misses on insanes everityem)

I'm with a problem, since for almost 3 weeks I started to play, and I'm able to play some maps of three stars, and when I try to play a map with 4 stars, I can follow with my eyes but I can not keep up with my mouse, should i keep trying with my mouse until i can do it or should try it with a tablet?

tablet wont help if you cant read it

welp....

Ever since i changed my playstyle i cant help but ponder the gap between now and last time.....
I suck 10times more than my peak.....
40k playcounts down the drain
Im just sitting here crying and picking up the bits that i have left before.... depressed orz


End up feeling sad when i cant....
I actually am looking for maps around 180bpm where there are long 1/2 notes so i can train my single tap..... with my weak left hand fingers....
Switching from your right wrist to tap to left hand finger can really have a huge ass difference

The streams kill my fingers...

Thanks this was really usefull

Yuu-Chii wrote:

welp....

Ever since i changed my playstyle i cant help but ponder the gap between now and last time.....
I suck 10times more than my peak.....
40k playcounts down the drain
Im just sitting here crying and picking up the bits that i have left before.... depressed orz


End up feeling sad when i cant....
I actually am looking for maps around 180bpm where there are long 1/2 notes so i can train my single tap..... with my weak left hand fingers....
Switching from your right wrist to tap to left hand finger can really have a huge ass difference

It is best to maintain a consistent playstyle throughout. You should think about what playstyles would work at a high level when you're starting to play. Mouse only isn't as efficient for high-level play as mouse + keyboard, xtapping isn't as efficient as the standard tablet + keyboard, etc. However, we can see players in the top ~100 or so that have developed inefficient playstyles to such a degree that it doesn't matter anymore. So, it's always better to stick to what you're used to and try to find ways to better develop that than to try out 12 different playstyles and in the end have none of them work for you because you didn't develop any of them. What you're experiencing is the difference gap between a 40K playcount with one style and then starting completely from scratch with another. Well, maybe not completely, but you get the point.

Also, learning a new style is always a bad idea due to the way learning works. You learn by repetition - you form, activate and strengthen neural connections by repeating the same task over and over again. The more you do this, the stronger the connections become, until they reach a point where it's near impossible to forget about them. This is when a connection becomes so powerful that it becomes second nature. At that point it will be like walking - it's something you can do without even thinking about it much, and you can do it well at all times unless you're physically incapacitated by drugs or injury. If you think about it, it makes sense. You've never had days where you were less good at walking for no reason. The same principles apply to osu!practice.

So, just repeat and repeat until playing feels like a walk in the park. Of course there will always be maps that are hard for you and that you can't play, but you should use the "walk in the park" maps to keep track of your average skill constant. For me, that currently lies around any AR9 <OD9 map of 4.8 stars or lower. The "walk in the park" maps are also supposed to be the maps you warm up and cool down with. Yes, if you are serious about improving, playing cooldown maps will help you more than you'd expect.


What it comes down to is that hardly any player has any idea of what they're doing and that's why you keep running into the same problems over and over again~