I know it's a bit of a late response, but I just wanted to say thanks for the helpNactra wrote:
SubbieLOL wrote:
Cheers for the informative post The part about seeing patterns as one continuous shape is one I'll definitely take to heart, as there's a certain map I played an ungodly amount of times without ever constantly nailing a certain part of it.
I'm actually quite happy with my progress overall, but I've a question in regards to improvement that I'm yet to see answered (my Google skills are trash), so I thought this would be a good place to ask.
When I started playing 6/7 months ago, I'd just not start a new map until I FC'd the one I was currently progressing (unless it was obviously beyond my skill set). I came back a few weeks back, and picked up right where I left off - With that same mentality. Ended up finding a song and playing it over 300 times without getting the FC before deciding this just wasn't what I wanted to do.
So I got the supporter, went on osu! Direct, and downloaded lots of stuff that seemed interesting to me (VGM, JPOP, ambient/electronic stuff). But now it's still the same... Do I accept a non FC clear of a map I'm pretty sure I can get through, mix it up a bit & broaden my experience, or do I go all out until I can, to the best of my abilities, "conquer the map"?
TL/DR: in terms of progression & all other things being equal, do I go hard for achievable FC's until I get them, or mix it up & come back to them with broader game knowledge & experience?
Waiting for FC isn't optimal. The easiest way to FC a map is to go play something much harder and come back to it once you can pass it.
imo the best possible course is:
-identify your FC limit
- identify your passing limit
play slightly above your FC limit to improve performance
play slightly above your passing limit to keep learning harder
come back to fc the slightly above FC when you're tired, it will feel EZ
you'll rise much faster than by stacking 300 consecutives tries on your level
I've been trying to push a little higher while dipping back every now and then and playing maps I KNOW I can improve on, and you're right, it does feel a lot easier this way.I've added quite a few new 4*+ clears to my game this week, along with my first 1k combo & the first 1k PP total (after 79 hours), and your advice has definitely helped me get there.
There's also this 5* map I think I can do, but I'm not sure now's the time to go for that
Edit: I went for it, and I passed it after 5 tries (tonight)!