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Does anyone else experience this when playing jump maps?

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SupaSazyCassidy
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Joined June 2024
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SupaSazyCassidy
So I have been getting better at playing osu! (aiming, tapping, and reading) so now that when I play some easy jump maps, (or jump maps where I have memorized the patterns for), I can just stare blankly at the center of my screen (use my peripheral vision), relaxed, and completely trusting myself, and my ability to hit the circles, and it feels really satisfying, and almost effortless, less like I am actively playing, and more like I'm just watching everything happen. I do not know if this is a common experience for players when playing maps, especially jump maps, or if there is an actual name for it. Also, I've tried to search on the forums, but I couldn't find anything similar, so I thought I would make a post about it.
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Voidedosu
3,094 posts
Joined June 2016
Voidedosu
It kinda sounds like you enter a flow state where you can just do without stressing too much nor feel too bored. It's overall a good thing, even if it doesn't last long.

That being said, flow state or not I really wouldn't recommend staring at the center of the screen for any map or pattern. Only watching for things in your peripheral vision reduces aim accuracy as you can't always tell precisely where you're aiming.
anaxii
15,000 posts
Joined December 2022
anaxii
No idea why you would look at the center of the screen instead of the objects to be more precise, but I won't judge
SupaSazyCassidy
18 posts
Joined June 2024
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SupaSazyCassidy

Voidedosu wrote:

It kinda sounds like you enter a flow state where you can just do without stressing too much nor feel too bored. It's overall a good thing, even if it doesn't last long.

That being said, flow state or not I really wouldn't recommend staring at the center of the screen for any map or pattern. Only watching for things in your peripheral vision reduces aim accuracy as you can't always tell precisely where you're aiming.
I guess it is sort of a flow state, but if I know the patterns well and the circles are closer together, I could just stare at te center of the patterns, but if they are more farther apart, I would still glance at the circles to make sure that I hit them. Also, I find that looking at the circles before I aim at them does increase my accuracy, especially for patterns that are far apart, or patterns that I don't know that well, but it also requires more effort and concentration, so I only do it when I have to.
Voidedosu
3,094 posts
Joined June 2016
Voidedosu

SupaSazyCassidy wrote:

Voidedosu wrote:

It kinda sounds like you enter a flow state where you can just do without stressing too much nor feel too bored. It's overall a good thing, even if it doesn't last long.

That being said, flow state or not I really wouldn't recommend staring at the center of the screen for any map or pattern. Only watching for things in your peripheral vision reduces aim accuracy as you can't always tell precisely where you're aiming.
I guess it is sort of a flow state, but if I know the patterns well and the circles are closer together, I could just stare at te center of the patterns, but if they are more farther apart, I would still glance at the circles to make sure that I hit them. Also, I find that looking at the circles before I aim at them does increase my accuracy, especially for patterns that are far apart, or patterns that I don't know that well, but it also requires more effort and concentration, so I only do it when I have to.
Then fucking do that. That's the point.

There are plenty of maps I know pretty well and I can still screw myself over if I stop actually paying attention (intentionally or otherwise) because where I think the circle is and where the circle actually is are two different locations. don't be lazy about it.
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