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Do you prefer a cursor trail or are happy with none?

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Jentle
28 posts
Joined November 2012
Topic Starter
Jentle
Herro, I have been playing since the start with a cursor trail, now I have noticed different playstyles when I turn the trail off. For example, I am more inclined to stop and hit every note more accurately when I don't have a cursor trail and am better at spaced streams when I have a trail on because the cursor glides along nicely and I just have to maintain a speed which I can approximate looking at the trail length. So, what do you prefer and why?

Looking to learn from others experience.
Thanks :D
Kanye West
2,222 posts
Joined July 2011
Kanye West
I don't like a cursor trail. When I'm snapping to notes, the trail just gets in the way and I can't see anything.

Also, this would probably be better in G&R.
JAKACHAN
684 posts
Joined March 2011
JAKACHAN

Kanye West wrote:

I don't like a cursor trail. When I'm snapping to notes, the trail just gets in the way and I can't see anything.

Also, this would probably be better in G&R.
[ Zan ]
114 posts
Joined February 2013
[ Zan ]
I like to have a very "faint" trail that doesn't appear too much but is there to guide me to some notes
SapphireGhost
osu! Alumni
2,618 posts
Joined June 2010
SapphireGhost
No cursor is best. Moved to Gameplay & Rankings for further discussion.
RaneFire
1,181 posts
Joined May 2011
RaneFire
It's kinda distracting, but I was so familiar with using one I had to compromise:
Had a very transparent black snowflake trail that I couldn't see except on sliders.
Am now using a very thin cursor trail with a big fat easy-to-see cursor... Lets me see how I get to the next note, dam my hand moves funny...
Aqo
2,710 posts
Joined April 2010
Aqo

SapphireGhost wrote:

No cursor is best.
trail-only playstyle gogo
djjsixpack
162 posts
Joined September 2011
djjsixpack
I prefer none, cursor trail is kind of distracting.
Loves
446 posts
Joined December 2012
Loves
Cursor trail makes me spin faster but no trail makes me better at HR HD
Winshley
osu! Alumni
2,384 posts
Joined May 2011
Winshley
I play with big cursor trail all the time. No particular reason though, I just feel like it.
Soulg
575 posts
Joined February 2013
Soulg
Cursor trail makes it feel like I spin better, and doesn't really affect me otherwise. So cursor trail.
quaternary
320 posts
Joined February 2013
quaternary
I have a tiny cursor, so I use a trail.

Try making a 1px x 1px white square in gimp and set it as your cursortrail, it looks great :D
raww_old
raww_old
None, it doesn't serve any purpose to me, would only distract at small CS
Starry-
osu! Alumni
1,074 posts
Joined December 2012
Starry-
I use a big trail but I'm horrid at aiming. ;o;
Aaaand nooooow I don't use a trail.
Mathsma
473 posts
Joined March 2013
Mathsma
Until recently I haven't used a cursor trail because I found them too distracting, but I made a new cursor\trail combo that I really like and have started using a trail on my new skin. If you want to check it out click here.
Thatgooey
165 posts
Joined November 2011
Thatgooey
I tried playing with no trail but I found that I like using it. I don't use follow points, though. I know a lot of people who don't use it anymore, but it helps me.
Jentle
28 posts
Joined November 2012
Topic Starter
Jentle
I have stopped using cursor trail and I have concluded that I just love how well I can do without the trail distracting me. For me, the cursor trail were training wheels on my cycle, now I have gotten rid of them. Thanks everyone :)
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