Hello, I've been playing Osu! for a year or so and had some questions.
1. Why did I drastically improve even though I took a massive break in Osu? When I first started playing Osu I had ground out some 70 hours into Osu Mania alone, the results of that endeavor allowed me to barely pass low 3* maps. Afterward, I got burnt out of mania and decided to switch my attention to Taiko. It's now been three or four months and I decided to give Osu! Mania another go. At first, it seemed that I had drastically decreased in skill, only able to pass 2.5* maps, but after a couple of weeks or so I've noticed that I started improving rapidly. I can now complete most 3.5* maps and am working my way towards 4* with most of my highest pp games being within this 14 day period. It would have made sense for me to drop to 2* maps and then have to work for another 50 or so hours to regain my skill.
2. Why are there such large differences in difficulty in maps of the same star level? Over the course of my time playing Osu, I've noticed that some maps are way harder than others of the same ranking. For example, I'm able to pass the 4* map Triumph & Regret with a percentage of 91% but other 4* maps I have no hope of passing. The same can be said of higher 3* maps.
3. How much of a difference does changing the skin and scroll speed make? I'm currently running on the default skin and scroll-speed and was wondering if changing them would help me improve.
4. How can I transition from a 4k player into a 7k player? Up until now, I've stayed away from any keys higher than 4k because my keyboard wouldn't let me push certain keys at the same time. I've now found a fix for the problem and was wondering if there are any 4k habits that are bad for 7k?
1. Why did I drastically improve even though I took a massive break in Osu? When I first started playing Osu I had ground out some 70 hours into Osu Mania alone, the results of that endeavor allowed me to barely pass low 3* maps. Afterward, I got burnt out of mania and decided to switch my attention to Taiko. It's now been three or four months and I decided to give Osu! Mania another go. At first, it seemed that I had drastically decreased in skill, only able to pass 2.5* maps, but after a couple of weeks or so I've noticed that I started improving rapidly. I can now complete most 3.5* maps and am working my way towards 4* with most of my highest pp games being within this 14 day period. It would have made sense for me to drop to 2* maps and then have to work for another 50 or so hours to regain my skill.
2. Why are there such large differences in difficulty in maps of the same star level? Over the course of my time playing Osu, I've noticed that some maps are way harder than others of the same ranking. For example, I'm able to pass the 4* map Triumph & Regret with a percentage of 91% but other 4* maps I have no hope of passing. The same can be said of higher 3* maps.
3. How much of a difference does changing the skin and scroll speed make? I'm currently running on the default skin and scroll-speed and was wondering if changing them would help me improve.
4. How can I transition from a 4k player into a 7k player? Up until now, I've stayed away from any keys higher than 4k because my keyboard wouldn't let me push certain keys at the same time. I've now found a fix for the problem and was wondering if there are any 4k habits that are bad for 7k?