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Why you aren't improving at osu! "HOW DO I GET BETTER?!?!"

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KawaiiDesuWaifu
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KawaiiDesuWaifu

Nikkumi wrote:

B1rd wrote:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1265192/dpi- ... nter-speed

according to this, 8/11 multiplies dpi by 2. So try 1600dpi with raw input.
Tried it and it feels fairly similar. Possibly smoother than before.

Would it be a good idea to fall back to 6/11? I've read that the pointer skips counts above 6/11, although I got to admit I'm not sure what that means.

I'm just at the point where I've been playing at 8/11 for 9 days after a two month hiatus, so my muscle memory was sort of "reset" until that point (or maybe I'm wrong since I don't know how muscle memory works exactly).

I've read that you generally shouldn't change settings too much and stick to one, so I don't know what to do.
Raw input overrides windows settings.

But it's possible you can get wonky performance with some game/hardware combos.
In that case it's "best" to use 6/11 or below in windows. Since you are going to get skipped pixels above that. But most people don't even notice.

It all comes down to personal preference. I know people who prefer to have some mouse acceleration whereas I bought my mouse mainly due to the sensor being completely acc. free.
sayonara_sekai
376 posts
Joined November 2010
sayonara_sekai
I really need some serious zen monk tips on controlling my nerves. Its so bad I can feel blood rushing to my head and my hands shaking even when I'm about to FC maps that would give me NOTHING.

I cant even play goddamn hards without my heartbeat raising if I'm on a high combo. I keep telling myself to 'stay calm who cares if you miss' but it only works until I'm actually doing well and then I just lose my cool. Its so goddamn frustrating to be cruising through a map at 99% acc, a map that you should be EASILY able to FC, and then just fucking choke it 98% of time on the dumbest shit you've managed to do 50 times before.
90% of my fuckups involve going over a single note and just not pressing it, it doesnt even have to be a jump.

All my FCs are basically flukes where I managed to supress my pen hands shaking/brains refusals to press buttons enough to somehow hit all the notes. I always lose my acc at the end of the song because of this too.

Why is this game s0 hard.
Gigo
266 posts
Joined March 2013
Gigo
Why do you even care anyway? I get if you are trying to be competitive and all, but getting angry over stuff like that... I just don't get it. Well, actually, that's a lie, I DO get it, a long time ago I often got frustrated at video games too.

When I couldn't pass a level on Super Mario or Contra or whatever I used to get really mad... and then one day I was playing something and I thought "You know what, fuck it, it's just a stupid video game, I get enough things that frustrate me in real life, I don't need to add video games to the mix too."

What worked for me, is that I've accepted with a 100% certainty that I will never get good at osu, I'll never achieve a 3-digit rank( hell, I might not even achieve a 4-digit rank). And believe it or not, since I've accepted that, I'm having much more fun when I play.

I realize that this may not work for you and if you're dead set on becoming good, than who am I to stop you?! Just be prepared to continue getting frustrated over random misses etc.

For me, it's not worth it. ;)
sayonara_sekai
376 posts
Joined November 2010
sayonara_sekai
Its not about getting angry (yeah its frustrating but I wouldnt call it full blown anger) but about getting so ungodly nervous that I'm gonna fuck up that my aim and tapping becomes erratic, this usually leads to fucking up so its a vicious cycle of fuck uppery.
-sev
875 posts
Joined February 2014
-sev
Try to manage your breathing better.
sayonara_sekai
376 posts
Joined November 2010
sayonara_sekai

Nikkumi wrote:

Try to manage your breathing better.
Good news, I barely breathe after I reach half combo on a song so I'm an expert at that.
Gigo
266 posts
Joined March 2013
Gigo
I don't think anyone can give you any tips on how to keep calm and not get nervous. Top-tier players to this day get nervous towards the end of a map, even when they have so much experience.

Someone could say "play more" (a phrase which I am sick and tired of), but even that might not help. It's not helping me and I know that it's not helping players such as lewa. He has been playing this game a lot and he has said that even now he can't help but get nervous towards the end of a challenging map while he has been keeping combo and high accuracy throughout most of the map.

Bottom line - you will continue getting nervous, I don't think anything can fix that. It's just part of the challenge. :P
sayonara_sekai
376 posts
Joined November 2010
sayonara_sekai
yeah figures. Guess I'll just force myself to breathe calmly and relax my hands on every single play even if it means I'll miss because I'm focusing on relaxing for a while and see if it helps.
RaneFire
1,181 posts
Joined May 2011
RaneFire

phonics wrote:

I really need some serious zen monk tips on controlling my nerves. Its so bad I can feel blood rushing to my head and my hands shaking even when I'm about to FC maps that would give me NOTHING.
The degree to which you get nervous can become habitual. If you don't grasp control of it early on, it becomes harder to avoid the longer it goes on. It becomes an instinctive response... fight or flight. Being nervous is something I personally have to avoid wherever possible for health reasons, so mastering my nerves is ultimately one of my osu! goals. I quit osu! twice for 3-4 months each time because of it, even ending up in hospital at one point because I could not control my stress. While I don't have zen monk tips, these are the things I do:

Start with analysis. Learn to recognise mis-reads instead of just assuming your nerves are at fault. Find quirks in patterns that aren't quite the shape or distances you thought they were. Some maps have patterns that appear to be really easy, but if you stop and analyze them, you'll see they are more difficult than they seem.

Keep playing maps you are confident on (read: consistent), and raise your confidence level before attempting to set top scores on stuff that is difficult for you to do in a few attempts. Confidence is the key to controlling your nerves, and is best done while avoiding being nervous altogether. Find something you don't get nervous on (seriously... anything) and play it. Find more like it and play them. Raise the bar slowly, build consistency and confidence.

This is basically like playing below your maximum skill level... However you can still practice above it, because your goal there is a means to an end, not "now", so your mind knows not to get nervous. Just avoid playing between those 2, your maximum, where your nerves take hold, because that 1 play out of multiple attempts is going to make you nervous. So don't retry so much, and build up your confidence from a skill level you know you reside at.

Take your time. Practice efficiency rather than doing things faster. Practice what you are bad at, instead of clinging to hope. Nothing stresses you out more than rushing.

Gigo wrote:

What worked for me, is that I've accepted with a 100% certainty that I will never get good at osu, I'll never achieve a 3-digit rank( hell, I might not even achieve a 4-digit rank). And believe it or not, since I've accepted that, I'm having much more fun when I play.
It's not necessarily about getting rid of high goals, but rather how you plan to achieve them. You can keep those goals, but decide to pursue them at a comfortable pace. The contradiction is that the goal is a moving target which gets further away the longer you take. However if you ignore that, you can still enjoy the game, play practice maps (for fun), all while keeping the goal of getting good... eventually.
sayonara_sekai
376 posts
Joined November 2010
sayonara_sekai
Thanks for the thoughtful reply.


The degree to which you get nervous can become habitual. If you don't grasp control of it early on, it becomes harder to avoid the longer it goes on. It becomes an instinctive response..
I feel like I'm already at this point and beyond it. The funny thing I haven't gotten seriously nervous once in any other game and I've played some competitive ass games including CS 1.6, CS:GO, SC2 and Dota2, all at a fairly competent level and I took those games VERY seriously yet I never felt nervous when playing them.

Start with analysis. Learn to recognise mis-reads instead of just assuming your nerves are at fault. Find quirks in patterns that aren't quite the shape or distances you thought they were. Some maps have patterns that appear to be really easy, but if you stop and analyze them, you'll see they are more difficult than they seem.
I'm probably guilty of this as well because usually I dismiss them as nothing but standard chokes for me. I'll start thinking about my misses more.

Keep playing maps you are confident on (read: consistent), and raise your confidence level before attempting to set top scores on stuff that is difficult for you to do in a few attempts.
I don't even attempt to FC anything that I can't get at least 98% acc on a standard basis because I know it just wont happen with my nerves. The problem is I can play these 4.0~4.2 star maps with a 98% acc and then just panic and choke almost without exception even though they arent even challenging me anymore on mechanical skill level.

Find something you don't get nervous on (seriously... anything) and play it
This basically means I should go back to 3 star maps :? Would you still find it worth doing? I'm willing to try anything at this point so I can progress in this game.
RaneFire
1,181 posts
Joined May 2011
RaneFire

phonics wrote:

I feel like I'm already at this point and beyond it. The funny thing I haven't gotten seriously nervous once in any other game and I've played some competitive ass games including CS 1.6, CS:GO, SC2 and Dota2, all at a fairly competent level and I took those games VERY seriously yet I never felt nervous when playing them.
Fight or flight is situational. I can tell you that osu! is the most stressful game I've ever played. It is what you make of it, and it's really easy to become stressed. Other games give you breathing room at certain moments, time to think upon your actions, and also last a lot longer, so you are given a chance to calm down.

phonics wrote:

This basically means I should go back to 3 star maps :? Would you still find it worth doing? I'm willing to try anything at this point so I can progress in this game.
I don't pay much attention to star rating myself. My recommendation is to detach yourself from that style of thinking. Yes, look at star rating to determine difficulty, but don't assume yourself to be a certain star difficulty in skill. Play stuff you feel you can play... well.
sayonara_sekai
376 posts
Joined November 2010
sayonara_sekai
well for the past few days I've been forcing myself to keep both my hands 100% relaxed and I've been achieving FCs on songs I havent been able to FC no matter how hard I've tried.

Its getting better but getting one 'random easy miss' sets me off from this relaxed state and I go back to my old tense style. Its really really hard to maintain this relaxed state but when I get there I can easily FC / improve my acc on songs I've panic mashed through to maintain combo. Now all thats left is to figure out how to go from being relaxed 10% of the time to 100% and i'll be good I think.

So to anyone else who has choking problems just FORCE your hands to be 100% loose, its really fucking hard but I havent found any other way. Also never ever ever ever look at your acc / combo during breaks, at least for me its a guaranteed fail shortly after the break
[ Pustules ]
103 posts
Joined March 2013
[ Pustules ]
to get better, i think it is all about your mindset. if you believe you arent improving then you never will. jut keep trying and NEVER SAY "i cant do this! it is too hard!" JUST KEEP GOIN TILL YA WRIST BREAKS!
obemo
29 posts
Joined August 2014
obemo

phonics wrote:

well for the past few days I've been forcing myself to keep both my hands 100% relaxed and I've been achieving FCs on songs I havent been able to FC no matter how hard I've tried.

Its getting better but getting one 'random easy miss' sets me off from this relaxed state and I go back to my old tense style. Its really really hard to maintain this relaxed state but when I get there I can easily FC / improve my acc on songs I've panic mashed through to maintain combo. Now all thats left is to figure out how to go from being relaxed 10% of the time to 100% and i'll be good I think.

So to anyone else who has choking problems just FORCE your hands to be 100% loose, its really fucking hard but I havent found any other way. Also never ever ever ever look at your acc / combo during breaks, at least for me its a guaranteed fail shortly after the break
Same, I've always been bad at maintain combos. This was because I was choking my pen with my fingers, after loosening up I fc'd a few songs which I didn't even have the stamina to complete previously.
yoyomster
58 posts
Joined July 2011
yoyomster
Would you recommend easy mod to practice reading in general or is it just a waste of time at my level (rank 30K-ish, playing 4-star maps)?
sayonara_sekai
376 posts
Joined November 2010
sayonara_sekai

yoyomster wrote:

Would you recommend easy mod to practice reading in general or is it just a waste of time at my level (rank 30K-ish, playing 4-star maps)?
Just dont stop playing AR8 along with 9 (and maybe play some insane AR7 maps once in a while) and you'll be fine.
Luke Lack Luck
5 posts
Joined May 2013
Luke Lack Luck

GoldenWolf wrote:

iLoveYordles wrote:

Short streams up to 260bpm (like 3 up to 9 notes) does not make real threat for me, but I've found issues in longstreams over 200bpm. I can barely pass 6 seconds then I'm rapidly going down to 100's and 50's and then failing beatmap. Can't really find out what's the reason of my disconcentration. Any tips? :cry:
Focusing on a thread - is it like "forget about the world - just focus on playing"? :roll:
you lack something called "stamina"
Give me some tips how to raise it, senpai! :roll:
Hyperspace
127 posts
Joined May 2013
Hyperspace

LookEassu wrote:

Give me some tips how to raise it, senpai! :roll:
Just play "long stream practice beatmaps", like this https://osu.ppy.sh/s/72474 or https://osu.ppy.sh/s/76465
Suisei Hosimati
3,049 posts
Joined March 2013
Suisei Hosimati
Well, i tried, even i were lazy to read all the texts
Kondzio2k
3 posts
Joined February 2013
Kondzio2k
I think i can't get better anymore so i decided to play not for rank.
Jonita_old
100 posts
Joined September 2012
Jonita_old
Si no mejoran , es porque son malos , jueguen el Tetris o al Pacman. :v
Miku Maekawa
58 posts
Joined July 2013
Miku Maekawa

Kondzio2k wrote:

I think i can't get better anymore so i decided to play not for rank.
thats how to get better


just playing
Kondzio2k
3 posts
Joined February 2013
Kondzio2k

Apink Chorong wrote:

Kondzio2k wrote:

I think i can't get better anymore so i decided to play not for rank.
thats how to get better


just playing
I'm not like the others :P
i just can't improve myself
Vesrand
179 posts
Joined February 2012
Vesrand
When i started to play with hidden it changed the way i'm playing! And i dont know if its good or not.
1)Before i played in such way: wait for when its time to press note then move cursor and press the button. So it was like wait-move-press -> wait-move-press ->... But now i'm moving cursor and then wait (move-wait-press -> move-wait-press ->...)
2)Before i was focusing on the next note to press while trying to read all next notes that appears on the screen. But now i focus on last appeared note while trying to follow remembered pattern.

What do you think?
Nathan
2,161 posts
Joined August 2014
Nathan
Thank God I learned how to snap
Therieri
170 posts
Joined June 2014
Therieri
Have ScarletStory deleted his account because when I try to look at it I just got 404 error. Anyone knows?

sukiNathan wrote:

Thank God I learned how to snap
After reading this with focus (or at least trying to) I understood everything else than this "snapping". What this actually means?
Suisei Hosimati
3,049 posts
Joined March 2013
Suisei Hosimati
Also, it's seems it more like an insult to new players instead of advises
Kunino Sagiri
272 posts
Joined January 2012
Kunino Sagiri
Of course, playing with a stick doesn't give you advantage compared to a small box that you move continuously for minutes
pola[r]is
51 posts
Joined October 2013
pola[r]is

Therieri wrote:

After reading this with focus (or at least trying to) I understood everything else than this "snapping". What this actually means?
In my words and as simple as possible, it's getting to a note and stopping on it in order to make sure you hit it. It's most prevalent with mouse users.
So lets say there's a huge jump from o1--------o2------------o3
You'd hit o1, then "snap" to o2, stopping on it to hit it, then "snap" to o3.
It's kinda hard to notice with tablet as there's less stability but it still can be done.
Please someone better than me correct me if I'm horribly wrong.
Therieri
170 posts
Joined June 2014
Therieri

pola[r]is wrote:

Therieri wrote:

After reading this with focus (or at least trying to) I understood everything else than this "snapping". What this actually means?
In my words and as simple as possible, it's getting to a note and stopping on it in order to make sure you hit it. It's most prevalent with mouse users.
So lets say there's a huge jump from o1--------o2------------o3
You'd hit o1, then "snap" to o2, stopping on it to hit it, then "snap" to o3.
It's kinda hard to notice with tablet as there's less stability but it still can be done.
Please someone better than me correct me if I'm horribly wrong.
Aah! So thing what he tries to say in that "guide" is that you shouldn't ever stop from moving between hits?
v1s10n
11 posts
Joined October 2014
v1s10n
Well it's sorta contradicting. I don't even "snap" to notes, yet it says to maintain your style of gameplay??

Gah...
41236
236 posts
Joined September 2013
41236
a common mistake people make is that they flow when doing streams ;)
Kittybydeath
3 posts
Joined September 2014
Kittybydeath
Nice Tips. It's honest and Straight to the truth!
Nyxa
848 posts
Joined October 2013
Nyxa

41236 wrote:

a common mistake people make is that they flow when doing streams ;)
What the fuck is "flowing"

phonics wrote:

Its not about getting angry (yeah its frustrating but I wouldnt call it full blown anger) but about getting so ungodly nervous that I'm gonna fuck up that my aim and tapping becomes erratic, this usually leads to fucking up so its a vicious cycle of fuck uppery.
Spend a week playing mostly FL
Ignore how frustrating it is at first, and try to only FL maps you can easily FC
Post here again after that

Trust me, I'm a zen monkey
nrl
1,402 posts
Joined October 2011
nrl

41236 wrote:

a common mistake people make is that they flow when doing streams ;)
Uhm... are you suggesting people snap to streams? That isn't how streams work.
Vuelo Eluko
5,484 posts
Joined October 2013
Vuelo Eluko
you should snap to the first note in a stream, it will make the flowing movement afterwards more on target than if you're easing into it from the direction you came from for the first few notes.
Nyxa
848 posts
Joined October 2013
Nyxa
I snap to spaced streams

I singletap them too
FreshMint
29 posts
Joined June 2013
FreshMint
did op get banned? o.O
leokiko
2 posts
Joined April 2009
leokiko
Guys, any tips to improve on mouse-only? I feel like I've hit a wall that I can't overcome no matter what.
HatarukeKizaru
4 posts
Joined September 2014
HatarukeKizaru

leokiko wrote:

Guys, any tips to improve on mouse-only? I feel like I've hit a wall that I can't overcome no matter what.
You practice.
And you practice more.
Same goes for tablet.
Same goes for whatever play style you use.

There, as this and about 100 other guides say, there is no insta-better trick in osu!

The wall you feel is natural and happens to us all. This guide does give some good advice on how to improve, so I suggest you read it all, which I did. And I should also throw in some of my own advice too on how I (think) I improve and how I get past this "wall"...

I have a group of about 5 maps that I can get a C or a B in if I'm lucky. Almost every day I play all 5 of them hoping to improve my score. If I don't 1-up my score, no biggy. Once I manage to get at least an A on that beatmap I remove it from the group and find another to take it's place.
When I play from the ever-changing group of songs that are a little faster than my average rate, I don't worry about accuracy or combos. I just worry about passing.

On days I don't play from my group of "slightly faster than me" beatmaps over there, I play songs that I can S or SS easily too. In fact, I sort all of my beatmaps by difficulty and skim through the 1 or 2 star section, and I check for any beatmaps I have that don't have SS, and try to SS them. This is when I worry about accuracy, combos, etc..

I tend to stay away from multiplayer, let alone worrying about other people's scores. To me, online mode is a constant reminder that there are people who are better than you (and they will happily wreck you, your score, and your confidence), and there always will be. When I actually do play on online mode, though, I NEVER play a beatmap I already own. Instead, I use this as a chance to get new beatmaps, and to see my relative skill. If I actually get a good score/place on that beatmap that I've never seen or heard of before, then clearly I'm doing good. If I did notably worse than I expected I would, then I need to practice some more. And there's always the chance that the beatmap you just played could join the "slightly faster than me" group I mentioned earlier.

Of course, not everyone does this, and you should do whatever is best for you. If this works for you, then use it.
Yuudachi-kun
5,434 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun
Trying to FC songs and giving up after one miss is the worst; at least sometimes if I miss in the first ten notes, I'll not miss for the rest of the song - plus, if I give up 80% of the time in the beginning of a song, then that just means I won't have any practice for the later parts.
SomeLoli
SomeLoli
I can't fc insanes, I feel like I should easily...but alas it isn't to be :)
Yuudachi-kun
5,434 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun

SomeLoli wrote:

I can't fc insanes, I feel like I should easily...but alas it isn't to be :)
It takes sweat, blood, luck, and a lot of angry shouting. Then I find out that I'm one combo under true FC.
SomeLoli
SomeLoli

Kheldragar wrote:

SomeLoli wrote:

I can't fc insanes, I feel like I should easily...but alas it isn't to be :)
It takes sweat, blood, luck, and a lot of angry shouting. Then I find out that I'm one combo under true FC.
I probably would if I spammed a little more, but i'd rather miss, lose fc and go for perfect hits then get 100s haha.
Yuudachi-kun
5,434 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun
I see too many 100's to be bothered by them anymore.
Nuppette
4 posts
Joined January 2015
Nuppette
Thanks for the advice! :lol:
Yuudachi-kun
5,434 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun

Nuppette wrote:

Thanks for the advice! :lol:
Performance: 4.15pp (#1,004,224) #150,844

Amazing.
HatarukeKizaru
4 posts
Joined September 2014
HatarukeKizaru

Kheldragar wrote:

Nuppette wrote:

Thanks for the advice! :lol:
Performance: 4.15pp (#1,004,224) #150,844

Amazing.
She'll get there.

(I think.)
SleepyMind
6 posts
Joined May 2013
SleepyMind
thats a great thread!

it is just about the training and the will you have :)
ikzune
159 posts
Joined August 2013
ikzune
how to pp farm effectively 1 misses are frustrating ._. and i have more fun playing 4/5 star songs with nf and getting better at them then playing songs i can pass atm
Hakj3r
30 posts
Joined August 2012
Hakj3r

laishiou wrote:

how to pp farm effectively 1 misses are frustrating ._. and i have more fun playing 4/5 star songs with nf and getting better at them then playing songs i can pass atm
One way may be playin' with nf till you pass that map, then trying passing it without nf. Other is playing easlier maps without nf from the start. No other way than just playin' harder and harder :-P
Rikuz
4 posts
Joined August 2013
Rikuz

laishiou wrote:

how to pp farm effectively 1 misses are frustrating ._. and i have more fun playing 4/5 star songs with nf and getting better at them then playing songs i can pass atm
Same here! I also think that playing harder maps with nf is fun. Even though it messes up my accuracy :D
TheCloudySky
6 posts
Joined October 2013
TheCloudySky
I'm guilty of having a bad habit of pressing: caps lock, \, shift, control, alt, escape, `, etc. every few seconds, but I've had this problem for years before Osu! I just can't stop, I just have to press one of those keys every so often or I'll go crazy! :cry:
Silvertejp
1 post
Joined October 2011
Silvertejp

ScarletStory wrote:

Hi everyone, first let me give you some background on myself, I like long walks on the beach, I enjoy watching the sunset... yeah enough with the BS about me.

I think I love you. :)
Denko
27 posts
Joined August 2014
Denko
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ikzune
159 posts
Joined August 2013
ikzune
so um i did a lot of testing when i was relaxed/tired slightly with my new skin cause im now at the point where im not forcing myself to play

ar8=ez
ar9=few stupid mistakes but for the most part i can read it easily
ar10=im comboing jumps on hdhr jump training that song im blue, i can read it and i have tested with other songs but im not as consistent as i would like to be

cs4=ez
cs5.2=sometimes i can aim fine sometimes i struggle a bit

jumps=most ive kept up with is my life is a party in jump training

streams=somewhere from 150-160 while i was kind of tired and was just playing relaxed can probably do more

od=not a problem really

so now for the questions
firstly what do you think i need to work on with plans to become a hd player, hr for slow ar
is ar training further something thats important/good/bad because ik people struggle to read lower ars after is it bad if i do this?
how do i learn to read the speed to tap on random streams in songs, i havent had much experience with stream songs in general
best way to improve precision so i can consistently play at least cs 5.2 since most songs i see are cs4 and with hr if needed 5.2
any good songs? i can hv fun around 3-just 5 stars but that more so depends on the map like being able to trail behind in fallen angel from galvenize, i hit a lot of it, i keep up with the jumps even but i also have a lot of misses and need lots more practise

the simple answer would be to practise however i just want suggestions as to what the best area to work on would be ignore my rank >.> i always derp in ranked songs and cant be bothered clearing some songs with 1 or more stupid mistakes
koyomiya
40 posts
Joined February 2014
koyomiya
not good in english, please forgive me if make you misunderstanding.
good thread. it help me find out myself why i cant improve. im not 100% means that you all can find out the reason when reading all the box. but if you wonder that why you cant improve at osu, read it, i think it almost have answer on there, and so im find my answer. game is nothing for proud to another people or showing up that you are good!, not just in osu!, and so another game. Is a way to fun, communicate with other players. and enjoy the world of the game. Suffered by song?? why not try enjoying the song? the important thing is, dont force yourself too much to improve your skill and doing THAT you cant do with enjoying playing. the thing that i write is not 100% true, just take as sample(???sorry. JP(参考「さんこう」)).hope my friends getting well.

PS: i know have many grammar or vocab problem....please...ignore it...is embarassing.... :cry:
UsaraDark
3 posts
Joined April 2012
UsaraDark
osu! is a very challenging game both mentally and physically, and I think people forget that a lot.

I, too, have looked up ways of getting better and I realized that what I've read, I already know, because over about 4 months of playing, I already learned all of those tips, those hints, without the need of someone else telling me what to do. Being able to quickly adapt to mechanics of a game (especially this one) can be extremely hard if you don't have any experience with at least a few of the mechanics. I have a strong background if rhythm games, so adapting to osu! was relatively easy. If I were to play a game of Dota 2 right now, I'll tell you I suck balls, even if I have Gold Status on League, simply because the mechanics are different. Sure, I understand what cs and such is, but there's so many things changed, I just have to adapt.

If you're looking through the web, trying to figure out how to get better, I think you're better off by keep on playing the game, play the songs you like, play the songs that are catchy, and make it a challenge for yourself, keep it interesting. Even if you take a really long break, if you come back, you'll do fairly well and maybe even better with time.

Think if it like a RPG, you need experience to fight the bigger bosses, right? You don't need good equipment either since with +9001 stats to everything is enough to do the job. 8-)

Have fun!

Oh, and having a really nice, SIMPLE, skin would help a lot. A skin that doesn't take your eyes away from the oncoming notes but still looks nice and doesn't block the background.
Dingus
36 posts
Joined April 2014
Dingus
Starting to play osu! because it looked cool, it has almost been a year by now. As mentioned in the OP, you can't just get better immediately, but I learned that skins, settings, and assessment of your play can change your gameplay dramatically. Starting with a mouse before I got a tablet, although its definitely a step down in skill since I got a tablet, it is certainly not impossible to have the same results (playing with a mouse or tablet doesn't matter, there is technically no better equipment).

I hit a peak/wall of skill about a month ago and after trying to understand what I was doing wrong, I never noticed that my ranks and accuracy are around the 70-85% point even though I've been experienced in playing Insane or harder songs, I haven't gotten many A's. After putting more emphasis on trying to get 300's and improving accuracy it obviously came together with maintaining combos, and eventually I was able to FC a couple insane songs and get A's on the rest of them. That was how I got past my wall. If I were to add on with some snapping advice since it kinda ties alongside accuracy, I would say play a couple Insane songs with HD on (assuming you can do Insane). A good song to practice snapping on would be REANIMATE (praise the mapper! It is genius, must be ranked now! :) )

Although I think that equipment won't change much of your skill, after switching to a pen tablet, it definitely improved my play. Perhaps I was just getting tired of the movements on the mouse? That and my mouse keeps disconnecting every now and then. '

What I want to find out now, is how can I fix not being able to stream in a stable manner (Not sure how else I would put it), and spinners. Although it doesn't seem to be a problem for most people, and especially since spinning with a pen would be more pleasing in hand movements to me, I cannot for the life of me get past 280-300 spin speed, and the speed of my spins changes so drastically that I actually end up missing spins on a lot of songs, or getting 100's or 50's which kinda bothers me :o .
gavin898
9 posts
Joined July 2011
gavin898
nice post with good tips
To conclude, just play the song that you like and try harder difficulty that will challenge you.
Dont spam that difficulty if you really cant play it at the moment. Play it the next day and it might become easier.
SHYTMISS
58 posts
Joined February 2011
SHYTMISS
Then i will ask you better and most difficult question. How do i exactly not control my hand manualy . Right i made few threads but i still play unsatisfied because my Accuracy can't be improved. Even if by % acc i can compete with players better than me every time i play song i don't feel SURE that i will hit next note and mostly i miss them. I can improve this feeling by taking manual control of hand.
"You can't read maps" - i surely can't ,but if i play same maps with just auto pilot i can manage to hit with 99+ acc ,but when it comes to play on tablet i just miss damn notes. I play everyday with 100 plays as minimum but when it comes to precision "Sniping" i don't see any improvement for almost one year.
I don't have constant feeling of hitting notes. One note i swing my hand too much another i don't even manage to snipe the center. <- this happens when i try just to play with relaxed hand. When i play with manual. My muscles are "clamped".
"focus on notes" - yeah i focus on notes but constant miss makes me pissed off (don't think bout hand control)
Simply i move my and consciously there is no way i can relax hand and play based on "muscle memory"
unstable rate mostly sit 120-150 range
havoc7777
havoc7777
Pretty good post, it's just a little bunched up together and it makes it look messy. :D
Accelar
8 posts
Joined May 2013
Accelar
This gaimu is hard.Scrub tier forever lol
shortpotato
312 posts
Joined December 2011
shortpotato

GinKitsune wrote:

This gaimu is hard.Scrub tier forever lol
sakurahime-
43 posts
Joined April 2013
sakurahime-

GinKitsune wrote:

This gaimu is hard.Scrub tier forever lol
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sakurahime-
43 posts
Joined April 2013
sakurahime-
 game is hard D:
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ZenithPhantasm
ZenithPhantasm

-SnowShadow- wrote:

What about AR10.33? How can I improve myself in reading high approach rate? And not just "play more". I want to read any AR regardless of the situation. For example, play AR10.33 without any problems after long playing of AR8
Play AR11 and AR10.3 will look slow and ezpz
Yuudachi-kun
5,434 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun

-SnowShadow- wrote:

What about AR10.33? How can I improve myself in reading high approach rate? And not just "play more". I want to read any AR regardless of the situation. For example, play AR10.33 without any problems after long playing of AR8
You have to literally play everything a lot. Don't AR 10.33 for a month straight then go back to AR9 and find you can't read it. Play everything all the time.
Rauf543
Rauf543
Y the op get ban'd? I feel sad-u now
ZenithPhantasm
ZenithPhantasm

Rauf543 wrote:

Y the op get ban'd? I feel sad-u now
Stay on topic pls
pandaBee
2,005 posts
Joined December 2014
pandaBee

-SnowShadow- wrote:

What about AR10.33? How can I improve myself in reading high approach rate? And not just "play more". I want to read any AR regardless of the situation. For example, play AR10.33 without any problems after long playing of AR8
The editor is your friend. Change the ars of your favorite maps/practice maps to something just slightly above what you're comfortable with, get used to that and then hitch it up again. Keep doing this and one day you will do the ar 10.33 8-]
keru
5 posts
Joined June 2013
keru
OD 10 + AR 10 = Better aim
E m i
E m i

Keru_kun wrote:

OD 10 + AR 10 = Better aim
no
MrLights
3 posts
Joined October 2013
MrLights
thank you :)
keru
5 posts
Joined June 2013
keru

[ Momiji ] wrote:

Keru_kun wrote:

OD 10 + AR 10 = Better aim
no
;_; whyu not
Yuudachi-kun
5,434 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun
Playing harder maps = better aim
Barusamikosu_old_1
1,100 posts
Joined July 2014
Barusamikosu_old_1

Keru_kun wrote:

;_; whyu not
OD and AR don't matter. Play maps that are aim intensive.
E m i
E m i
low ar is hard to aim >:(
i often miss CS2 when playing ez
Yuudachi-kun
5,434 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun

[ Momiji ] wrote:

low ar is hard to aim >:(
i often miss CS2 when playing ez
Play more dragonforce maps.

That's like, cs5,ar8, and stream practice in one.
Partydance252
2 posts
Joined June 2014
Partydance252
How many times do i have to tell you PRACTICE
Even though im not good at it, I practice :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
Barusamikosu_old_1
1,100 posts
Joined July 2014
Barusamikosu_old_1

Partydance252 wrote:

How many times do i have to tell you PRACTICE
Even though im not good at it, I practice :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

Am I doing it right?
Yuudachi-kun
5,434 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun

Partydance252 wrote:

How many times do i have to tell you PRACTICE
Even though im not good at it, I practice :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
Your plays per month tell me you don't do it enough.
Yolshka
673 posts
Joined April 2014
Yolshka
I used to play harder beatmaps like... bottom insanes?(yeah hard for me)
What i mean by playing is staying alive,pass,not die,stop s@cking,(never happened)- yes, it was so much fun.Don't judge, wanna improve.
So that got me a whooping 80% accuary , wonderful isnt it?
That was around 380pp.
Then i started reading the forums, people told each other to play songs that you can FC to improve.
So then i started playing easier maps wich got me to ~600pp or something.
I was like : Wut? of course im doing better at them cuz they are easier, but im getting rewarded for that?
Then i realised i was bad at easy maps too.
k playing, practising, all cool man.
My accuary improved by like ~1.8%, and it felt like i was less horrible at them.

Went back to playing maps mentioned above... and i s@cked even more.


wtf m8

I know im being a BAKA!, but how can you tell whether or not you are improving?
Barusamikosu_old_1
1,100 posts
Joined July 2014
Barusamikosu_old_1

ShadyAngel wrote:

I know im being a BAKA!, but how can you tell whether or not you are improving?
Change your scoreboard to Local Scores and compare your new scores to your old ones.
ZenithPhantasm
ZenithPhantasm

Barusamikosu wrote:

ShadyAngel wrote:

I know im being a BAKA!, but how can you tell whether or not you are improving?
Change your scoreboard to Local Scores and compare your new scores to your old ones.
You know you improved when you feel that you can do harder maps than you used to be able to. This is pretty obvious people.
Barusamikosu_old_1
1,100 posts
Joined July 2014
Barusamikosu_old_1

ZenithPhantasm wrote:

You know you improved when you feel that you can do harder maps than you used to be able to. This is pretty obvious people.
That too. 8-)
I'll also add:

ShadyAngel wrote:

I used to play harder beatmaps like... bottom insanes?(yeah hard for me)...
So then i started playing easier maps wich got me to ~600pp or something...
My accuary improved by like ~1.8%, and it felt like i was less horrible at them...
Went back to playing maps mentioned above... and i s@cked even more...
As your reading ability improves, harder maps should start to become easier. If you're failing maps that you used to (barely) pass, it's probably because you're mashing less and reading more, so your old techniques (aka bad habits) aren't being used. Give it time and enjoy game.
E m i
E m i

Barusamikosu wrote:

If you're failing maps that you used to (barely) pass, it's probably because you're mashing less and reading more, so your old techniques (aka bad habits) aren't being used.
so that's why i'm skipping the 10th circle on a particular pattern in airman...
ProbablySombra
5 posts
Joined December 2014
ProbablySombra
This is some great advice or inspiration or something :)
keru
5 posts
Joined June 2013
keru
Aim and Stream maps are perfect to get better. And in my experience trying to DT jump maps helps me aim and combo break less.
Shiyzo
845 posts
Joined April 2014
Shiyzo
i really wanna read this but im so lazy :(
Yolshka
673 posts
Joined April 2014
Yolshka
Play more.
.
.
.
Actually play less, cuz i have played more and more and i became worse so obviously playing less will make me a god.
I just want to be #1 instantly to show off, with no effort. Is that too much to ask for!?


Barusamikosu wrote:

Change your scoreboard to Local Scores and compare your new scores to your old ones.
Captain i failed.
The break i took was longer than i thought.

What do i change where pls its embarassing
Barusamikosu_old_1
1,100 posts
Joined July 2014
Barusamikosu_old_1
@ShadyAngel You're still getting PP, though. Keep playing maps that are fun for you and you will eventually build up some consistency.
Chinala
21 posts
Joined September 2013
Chinala

ShadyAngel wrote:

Play more.
.
.
.
Actually play less, cuz i have played more and more and i became worse so obviously playing less will make me a god.
I just want to be #1 instantly to show off, with no effort. Is that too much to ask for!?


Barusamikosu wrote:

Change your scoreboard to Local Scores and compare your new scores to your old ones.
Captain i failed.
The break i took was longer than i thought.

What do i change where pls its embarassing
Play for fun, not for the pp as I always say.
-sev
875 posts
Joined February 2014
-sev

[Yoshinon] wrote:

Play for fun, not for the pp as I always say.
Oh be careful, you might summon the wrath of the pp knights.
Chinala
21 posts
Joined September 2013
Chinala

Kaienyuu wrote:

[Yoshinon] wrote:

Play for fun, not for the pp as I always say.
Oh be careful, you might summon the wrath of the pp knights.
I got my cross ready, where should I take refuge?
Yolshka
673 posts
Joined April 2014
Yolshka
Oh, i play osu everytime i can.
I'm going to die peacefully while tapping circles.


As a side note, I never thought gaining more pp means direct improvent in performance, and that it refers to something more complicated.But maybe I'm wrong who knows.

Whatever, downloading all those hardcore 3.0 * beatmaps. :D
Barusamikosu_old_1
1,100 posts
Joined July 2014
Barusamikosu_old_1

ShadyAngel wrote:

As a side note, I never thought gaining more pp means direct improvent in performance, and that it refers to something more complicated.But maybe I'm wrong who knows.
Getting PP can be a way of improving, or a result of improving, depending on how you play. Seeing new scores in your Top Ranks shows that you're at least playing the game, which is all that's needed really.

ShadyAngel wrote:

Whatever, downloading all those hardcore 3.0 * beatmaps. :D
Have fun :D
ZenithPhantasm
ZenithPhantasm
Holy Grail of how to improve:
PLAY
MORE
Shiyzo
845 posts
Joined April 2014
Shiyzo

ZenithPhantasm wrote:

Holy Grail of how to improve:
PLAY
MORE
Ziassan
56 posts
Joined May 2010
Ziassan
I get the "play more" thing, but on my side I'm playing the same time everyday, went from #100k to #30k in 50 days, and since then I'm stuck at #30k, not moving an inch, still playing as much.
I tried many things but I guess everyone have a limit at some point, it's a bit like starting violin too old.
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