How do you get good at OSU???

DJ_Richard

Joined March 2014

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DJ_Richard 2014-05-19T08:59:32+00:00

I discovered OSU through a twitch streamer who I watched play other games quite a while ago. I tried a couple of songs and saw how god awful I was so I quit. About a month later, my interest was sparked again randomly due to my boredom, so I went on youtube and looked up OSU. The first link was of somebody who was playing OSU Mania. It was completely unlike the OSU that I originally was introduced to, so I decided to give it a shot. It was very familar by nature since I used to play a bit of guitar hero and some standard flash rhythm games. I am now pretty damn good at OSU Mania (although far from perfect). I can play any normal song and about half of the hard ones and score an A or S on them. Due to the amount of lobbies available in OSU vs OSU Mania, I realized that it's pretty necessary for me to get good at OSU to have fun and be more integrated in the community. Are there any tips that you recommend? Should I assign my keys different from the standard Z and X? What exactly does the C key do in OSU...? Is a pad absolutely necessary? Why do they use 2 keys as opposed to just one? Why is it so much easier to fail a song on OSU as opposed to OSU Mania? I will be grateful for any tips. Thanks!

dragonoidso

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Joined August 2013

dragonoidso 2014-05-19T09:01:05+00:00

Try different modes.
I'm good at osumania, but not so good in Osu.

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AutoMedic

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AutoMedic 2014-05-19T11:56:38+00:00

Play alot.

Thats it.

Dont give up

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Nub1

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Joined May 2013

Nub1 2014-05-19T12:08:42+00:00

you're same as me when I'm first arrived here, just practice more, play more, and I should say the osu standard is the most fun and challenging mode rather than the others (but well that's your choice)

tiper

tiper 2014-05-19T12:19:31+00:00

http://howtoimproveatosu.tk

piruchan

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Joined October 2013

piruchan 2014-05-19T12:24:54+00:00

tiper wrote:
http://howtoimproveatosu.tk

Tekklorn

233 posts

Joined November 2012

Tekklorn 2014-05-19T12:26:03+00:00

This probably should've been put in the gameplay and rankings part of the forums but oh well

As for the OP's question, issues like what key to use / hand placement etc will just fix themselves over time. As you play more you'll just either adjust to the way you currently play now and make that your way of playing or you'll be curious and experiment with other keys to see if they're more comfortable or not. As an example I started using my mouse buttons, then switched to keyboard Z and X, then to 3 and 4 and now I've settled on E and R for a while.

EDIT: On a side note, if you're curious what other people use for their keys, search it up. I remember there being a thread asking people what keys they used and it got a fair few replies.

Stefan

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Stefan 2014-05-19T13:12:31+00:00

I just wonder why people capitalize osu! completely while it is written in lower case. Even the official icon of osu! is not capitalized.

Kouya-

Kouya- 2014-05-19T15:52:35+00:00

Don't give up .

Practice makes perfect ^~^

Tekklorn

233 posts

Joined November 2012

Tekklorn 2014-05-19T16:17:39+00:00

Stefan wrote:
I just wonder why people capitalize osu! completely while it is written in lower case. Even the official icon of osu! is not capitalized.

They're clearly referring to Ohio State University

Witch Mercy

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Joined August 2011

Witch Mercy 2014-05-19T16:21:27+00:00

Tekklorn wrote:
Stefan wrote:
I just wonder why people capitalize osu! completely while it is written in lower case. Even the official icon of osu! is not capitalized.
They're clearly referring to Ohio State University

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Oberyn_old

Oberyn_old 2014-05-19T16:53:49+00:00

>get good
hahaha
someone still believes its possible
no.

iRish_Cadence

3 posts

Joined July 2013

iRish_Cadence 2014-05-19T19:44:10+00:00

Well, we're somehow the same in discovering this game. I sucked at first too. Just keep playing a lot until you can play all difficulties of every beatmap

DJ_Richard

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Joined March 2014

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DJ_Richard 2014-05-19T20:05:32+00:00

But nobody answered one of my most important questions... Why do you use two keys as opposed to one in osu????

Tekklorn

233 posts

Joined November 2012

Tekklorn 2014-05-19T20:40:38+00:00

DJ_Richard wrote:
But nobody answered one of my most important questions... Why do you use two keys as opposed to one in osu????

Faster streaming speed, using 2 fingers to click 2 buttons = more presses than using 1 finger to press 1 button.

Oberyn_old

Oberyn_old 2014-05-19T21:14:07+00:00

DJ_Richard wrote:
But nobody answered one of my most important questions... Why do you use two keys as opposed to one in osu????

because two > one

DJ_Richard

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DJ_Richard 2014-05-19T22:49:21+00:00

I just can't get the hang of playing.. It's not that my reaction time is bad, it's like when you have to press twice and the second press is a long note that it just doesn't register.. like (1)(2)-------()

Furthermore, I almost feel like alternating keys is harder.. But maybe it's just because I'm a nub. osu! mania has so many less nuisances. Press a key on time and that's it lol.

uzzi

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uzzi 2014-05-19T23:01:47+00:00

By not spelling it with all caps

Nub1

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Joined May 2013

Nub1 2014-05-19T23:04:28+00:00

DJ_Richard wrote:
I just can't get the hang of playing.. It's not that my reaction time is bad, it's like when you have to press twice and the second press is a long note that it just doesn't register.. like (1)(2)-------()

Furthermore, I almost feel like alternating keys is harder.. But maybe it's just because I'm a nub. osu! mania has so many less nuisances. Press a key on time and that's it lol.

at first I said that too but you can't handle streams with one key so like it or not you should learn alternating

there are only 2 choices, first single tapping but use alternate if there's a stream or always do alternating

kirueggy

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Joined April 2014

kirueggy 2014-05-19T23:24:42+00:00

As for getting better at osu!, there's only one true way to get good at it; or anything, really.

It's to keep on playing it over and over.

Tekklorn

233 posts

Joined November 2012

Tekklorn 2014-05-20T13:20:49+00:00

38 playcount on osu standard, why are you even so concerned about how bad you're doing? Doesn't take a genius to know you'll be terrible until you've actually spent some time on the game.

GenoClysm

181 posts

Joined July 2013

GenoClysm 2014-05-20T20:36:57+00:00

DJ_Richard wrote:
But nobody answered one of my most important questions... Why do you use two keys as opposed to one in osu????

This isin't a question worth asking
You want to be good? Use two keys. As you progress you'll eventually hit a point where you will completley stop progressing becuase you didnt know how to alternate.
harder maps REQUIRE the use of two keys, i wish you the best of luck playing any maps with streams or lots of objects in general(scarlet rose)
You don't want to? that's fine, just be prepared to suddenly find you can't do shit later on.

That being said, you shouldn't be remotely concerned with how you're doing. You have an extremely low playcount and you are FAR from your skill wall.
If you've been playing consistantly for a few months, have a few thousand plays and can't continue progressing, being concerned with your playstyle or ability improve is understandable

if you've given the gamemode a solid hour and you're already concerned about becoming next cookiezi, you'll be giving your farewell in two weeks. This game requires an incredible amount of dedication and time, and it's all practice. the more you try to rush it, the sooner you'll leave.