RedPanda wrote:
ok ive been playing a lot of lr2 recently, it seems to have replaced osu as my most played game.
i have enough money to get a dao fp7 (wtf shipping price), but is it good in the long run?
also, can anyone give me a comparison between the honeywell and omron microswitches? i'm only asking because honeywell does seem cheaper, but i dont want an extremely light switch
I would say purchasing an FP7 or FPS will be well worth it in the end. The controller will last you a very long time, even if you play here and there; eventually you may find yourself playing for long periods of time.
In regards to Honeywells and Omrons... Omrons tend to come in a variety of weight and they have a longer life span. On the other hand, Honeywells tend to feel way too light and they're prone to breaking after a long period of time, oppose Omrons which has a longer life span. The preferred combination for players in Japan is 50g Omrons along with 100g springs because it's a perfect balance; not too heavy, not too light, it feels just right especially if you're working on stamina and timing.
I recently purchased a set of seven 50g Omron switches and 100g springs directly from Sanwa Denshi and once I installed everything I started to see a jump in my scores: -5 AA on AA [A], AAAing 7s and 8s without much of an issue, most of my 11s were increasing by like 60~100; my average ranking on most songs varies between 60~30/200~300. My issue was that my springs were too light and my switches were way too heavy so my keys felt way too spongy making it very difficult for me to time accordingly, yet I was able to mash through without an issue... At my level of play I needed something to balance it out and that's probably the best combination.
YayMii wrote:
Hehe, I'm trying out IIDX 10th Style and its infamously tight timing windows... but I'm getting Bs on charts that I've gotten AA on in Tricoro, and I can't even pass many of the charts that I thought I could do. Do you think it's worth it to continue to practice with 10th Style, or should I just stick to Tricoro?
It's not worth it. Just stick to Tricoro since the timing, settings and other shit is different on 10th Style. You'll have a difficult time making the transition back to Tricoro if you just keep playing 10th Style. If you want to get better at timing, just keep playing various songs on Random and practice low density songs to improve.
And you California people are so lucky, the only IIDX cab near me was the one at Planet Zero, and that place closed. Although I hear the Dallas area is getting a Round 1 soon. I can't wait. 