I'm losing control of my life.
Yyorshire wrote:
Play whatever key bindings are comfortable for you. Experiment and find the best setup for yourself. I personally play near the bottom with xc ./ currently and gravitate around that area.
Yyorshire wrote:
Nope i use a membrane currently
Yyorshire wrote:
Take a break, if your hands start hurting that's not a good sign (although I frequently ignore this myself)
Yyorshire wrote:
Control of your hands is another skill that goes into this gamemode. I personally had a problem with my right hand where I would outstretch my thumb so far out it would hurt for days later. Taping your fingers is not a good idea. Just focus on what your hands are doing and try to improve making them do what you want.
Tripletth wrote:
I'm losing control of my life.
Yyorshire wrote:
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Play whatever key bindings are comfortable for you. Experiment and find the best setup for yourself. I personally play near the bottom with xc ./ currently and gravitate around that area.
similar to playing arm up i guessgintoki147 wrote:
Try playing with your wrists floating in the air, like this.
It may feel awkward at first, but it's way more comfortable once you get used to it, because you won't be putting any pressure on your wrists anymore. Your hands won't hurt ever again, promise. Plus, it allows for faster mashing.
And yes, mechanical keyboards are awesome. I highly recommend buying one if you can afford it.
riunosk wrote:
similar to playing arm up i guess
minimizes strain on your wrist but transfers the strain to your fingers instead (maybe arm too)
gintoki147 wrote:
riunosk wrote:
ReTLoM's idea is nice as well, as long as you have a big table.
gintoki147 wrote:
Try playing with your wrists floating in the air, like this.
It may feel awkward at first, but it's way more comfortable once you get used to it, because you won't be putting any pressure on your wrists anymore. Your hands won't hurt ever again, promise. Plus, it allows for faster mashing.
gintoki147 wrote:
And yes, mechanical keyboards are awesome. I highly recommend buying one if you can afford it.
ReTLoM wrote:
Place a towel like this and the keyboard is a little bit more silent cause it is placed on top of the towel plus you save stamina in your arm by resting the elbow on a roll of towel and no pain on your strains/wrist they don't get pressure from the table
ReTLoM wrote:
gintoki147 wrote:
riunosk wrote:
ReTLoM's idea is nice as well, as long as you have a big table.
or short arms /RUUUUUUNS
ReTLoM wrote:
MECHS:
Reds = Fast very soft to press no click (my fav)
Brown = Fast slight click most common one i think very good in my opinion
Blue = Fast + strong click but slow release i dont recommend them if you want to play fast maps
Black = the hardest to press idk never tryed them
Green(razor) = never tried them but i heard they are like a mix of black and Blue
Well, in that case, ReTLoM's towel suggestion will probably suit you better. D:car0line96 wrote:
Oh god that is gonna be so hard to do, I like sitting as low as possible, using an L-shaped desk so I can easily have both of my arms supported while still being comfy (I'm sitting right in the corner, one arm for each side of the L).
But I'll try to figure out ^^ Thanks <3 I hope it works out!!
gintoki147 wrote:
Well, in that case, ReTLoM's towel suggestion will probably suit you better. D:
About mechs again, they're not needed, it's just preference, like the mouse x tablet war in std. I only bought mine because I needed a keyboard with NKRO so I could play 8k. I wasn't really expecting it to feel so comfortable, but it is. GOD I LOVE MY KEYBOARD
NightNarumi wrote:
I played with various keyboards and obviously ended with a mech keyboard with red keys (I love it!)
From my experience, I can say that you'll begin to feel a difference around 4 stars and above.
With your current keyboard, you will do just fine on 2-3 stars.
kaythen wrote:
- Use keybindings that are most comfortable to you. I play using Lshift z / Rshift with my wrists up for 4 keys. I used to keep my wrists down but I had the same problem as you and decided I'd just get used to wrists up and improve from there.
- I like to think keyboards are a personal preference. I've seen people do well with laptop keyboards but horribly on mechanical keyboards and vice versa.
Some are even good no matter what keyboard they use. You aren't playing 7 keys+ either so you don't have to worry about things like ghosting.
- If you feel pain, take a break. It's good to do stretches in between songs. Also if you're pressing the keys too hard (which could be a reason why your fingers hurt), you can try soften the keys by putting a towel on top of the keyboard.
- Don't tape your fingers. Just focus on your hand/finger movements. It will take some time but you'll get there eventually.
I would start playing slow songs where you have complete control of your fingers and slowly up the speed from there until you can control your hands even on faster songs.
kaythen wrote:
Just remember to have fun when you play. Don't force yourself to do something you don't like. This is a game after all.
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I'm sure if you played using a towel for a bit, you'll get used to it. You don't need to look at what keys you're pressing anyway since you're looking at the screen. I don't even use the keys with the bumps on them (F and J) and I'm able to hit the keys without a problem.
ReTLoM wrote:
i play only 7k and 4k is so hard for me ... xD cant press fast enough and my stamina in 4k EWWW after like 5* i cant do shit in 4k
NightNarumi wrote:
Yeah, you don't need to be able to play 7k if you want a high ranking (if you want top 100 or something, then you'll need it).
I also can't play 7k, tried for a bit, but I improve really slow on it (still at 2 stars currently).
The way you sit can help you actually, but impacts more on an higher level.
Sitting with your foots on the ground and with a straight back helps me focus more.
I also sit very laid back and relaxed sometimes, but it makes me a bit slower, while playing mania.
ReTLoM wrote:
dont think to much about how and what to play just have fun and as soon something hurt stop and get rest