Getting into 5-Star Maps

Rinkusan

Joined May 2013

Topic Starter

Rinkusan 2013-11-14T13:40:28+00:00

Hi Guys,

I've been playing for a while now and been getting some really nice results on 4-Star maps with several mods active, basically S'ing or sometimes SS'ing every new 4 Star map I get. So I thought it was time to move on to 5-Star Maps (Hards, Insane is still out of the question

)..

But well, I'm having a lot of trouble with them, and I thought maybe some of you have map suggestions for starting out on 5-Stars.
I have a few one's I've been able to almost get a full combo on, but progress seems tedious and I don't want to lose the fun =)

So basically I'm asking for input in terms of beatmaps that let me "approach" the different mechanics of 5-Star maps in a non-frustrating way =)

Sorry if this is a duplicate post, I went through some of the forum, but it's obviously quite extensive

Pawww_old

53 posts

Joined May 2013

Pawww_old 2013-11-14T13:46:31+00:00

The star system is not good, try picking the hardest map you can get a decent acc on then go to edit -> F4 -> beatmap difficulty and insert the stats here: osutp.net/beatmaps. Try to find the map from there and look at the "level" of the map -> start playing maps around the same level or a little bit above.

Rinkusan

22 posts

Joined May 2013

Topic Starter

Rinkusan 2013-11-14T13:53:46+00:00

Thanks very much, will try that =) but oh man I feel bad, when I see those "levels" =D

Lune Arisa

22 posts

Joined January 2013

Lune Arisa 2013-11-19T11:42:47+00:00

For me, just practice.

Play a map of your choice a few times, and if you get bored of that map, go for another. Rinse and repeat and you'll get it soon enough. :3

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MashiroSymphony

20 posts

Joined February 2011

MashiroSymphony 2013-11-19T12:20:00+00:00

I suggest starting with 130-150 BPM Maps usually easier to get into.

2211178

2211178 2013-11-20T18:11:04+00:00

Before you start anything, you wanna take a look at here and make sure the highlighted box is not checked. This is very ciritcal.
Then, well, it's just a matter of tons of practice.
In fact, adjusting the mouse speed here should not be your first choice. The first choice is changing DPI setting of your mouse from its driver, but if you can't do that, then adjusting the speed here or in-game. This is a minor issue comparing to the highlighted box.

Rinkusan

22 posts

Joined May 2013

Topic Starter

Rinkusan 2013-11-28T00:52:57+00:00

Hey guys, thanks alot for your answers..

To B-52, I'm actually playing with an Intuos 5 Tablet, but thanks for your tips anyway =)

I've played a fair amount of maps now, A'ing and B'ing them after a bit of practice =) Even got 2 or 3 S's =D

I guess I'll just keep at it!

Thanks again, later !

Tsukimi Luna

726 posts

Joined July 2010

Tsukimi Luna 2013-11-28T02:00:24+00:00

Don't use the star system to gauge the difficulty of the song...
It sucks really bad
5 star maps can be very easy or very hard

Just try more songs and find something suitable to your level..
Only you can tell wether its comfortable for yourself
Nobody else will do a better job then your own exploration

buny

3,435 posts

Joined March 2012

buny 2013-11-28T02:19:21+00:00

I would find maps that have the scoreboard swarmed with DT scores if you're just getting into insanes, don't spend more than 5 play count on each map either.
A key aspect to improvement is to play a large variety of maps you can that is a bit out of your comfort zone. You'll improve at a steady rate and soon develop an intuition when playing maps such as instantly reading overlaps/patterns etc.

brendanuhs

66 posts

Joined November 2012

brendanuhs 2013-11-28T05:35:07+00:00

If you can pass Hards with 85+%
try http://osu.ppy.sh/s/16600 [Hard]
After getting an A on that, I could FC most insanes.

or just play a shit ton of hards and insanes with non-cookiezi/rrtyui dt scores.

[VON] Ahiru

1 post

Joined January 2017

[VON] Ahiru 2019-01-17T03:16:46+00:00

searching actually very well maped beatmpas between 4.5 and 5.5 if anyone as some map to advice

VON

mulraf

1,067 posts

Joined January 2012

mulraf 2019-01-17T08:13:09+00:00

Vuelo Eluko

5,484 posts

Joined October 2013

Vuelo Eluko 2019-01-17T13:00:28+00:00

this thread was made barely a month after i started playing

as i recall back then the star system was total junk and basically everything that would be considered mid-3 star now and above was 5 stars and there were bizarre outliers like freedom dive [Another] being 4 stars because the way difficulty was calculated was a laughable; I don't think streams added any difficulty at all over an easy because the notes were so close together and only distance mattered at the time, along with arbitrary stuff like drain rate and od.

Essentially this is not only a necro, but a completely repurposed thread that isn't even following the original intent.

chenny

41 posts

Joined February 2015

chenny 2019-02-07T00:25:33+00:00

I would steer toward longer low 5* maps, since they tend to have fewer diff spikes and are more consistent.

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