The best way to get good is to not downgrade your level, bud - getting used to it takes a bit, sure, but the game just looks so.. empty without it all and I never enjoyed the "plain, essential and "skillful"" way of playing; it's not like it'd block you from getting good at things - sure, you'll learn the whole hitcircle and clickfeeling thing fater without, but I find it fairly disappointing to remove the whole visual individuality of maps and everything around them (SB, skin, video, BG) when the mapper (hopefully) put thought in their overall concept.
Plus, black in black tabletennis-circleclicking is kinda meh and doesn't go well with a lot of music, which I believe should be the first priority of a rhythm game and it's level design.
Therefore, let the shitstorm commence upon me once again.