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3 stars too hard

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otonashi-senpai
36 posts
Joined August 2014
Topic Starter
otonashi-senpai
Hey, I recently started playing Osu and I love it!
But I can't pass 3 star songs. Everytime I try them I fail. And most of the 2 star songs are very easy and I only need a few attempts to get an A rank or higher.
What can I do to pass 3 star songs? I noticed that they are too fast for me. Any way to practice this?
And also what it is called when there appear many hit circles next to each other and you have to click them fast one after the other? Because I have lots of trouble with these... when they appear I feel like that I'm just smashing my keyboard. :?
Genki1000
106 posts
Joined August 2013
Genki1000
If you need a few attempts to get an A on 2 stars I don't think they're too easy for you.
Pettanko
246 posts
Joined September 2012
Pettanko
if 3 stars is too hard and 2 stars is too easy then go play 2.5 stars

when 2.5 stars becomes easy then 3 stars won't seem as hard anymore and you can work on them

those notes are called streams, don't mash and listen to the music to play those accurately

also play more
KagamiHRS
87 posts
Joined May 2014
KagamiHRS

He4rtl3ss wrote:

And also what it is called when there appear many hit circles next to each other and you have to click them fast one after the other? Because I have lots of trouble with these... when they appear I feel like that I'm just smashing my keyboard. :?
Those are called streams. In you case it can be 3 circles in quick succession. That's called triples.
Learn to hit triples properly first before trying to do streams.
Vuelo Eluko
5,484 posts
Joined October 2013
Vuelo Eluko
nofail
Sylveon
321 posts
Joined April 2014
Sylveon
Looking at your current play count and your time on osu I can say that it won't take you long to get used to 3 stars. As long as you practise practise practise then you will improve. Your doing fine ATM don't worry about your progress as much since you seem to be putting in the effort in PC
Kouya-
Kouya-
Practice .
deletemyaccount
730 posts
Joined May 2013
deletemyaccount

Riince wrote:

nofail
don't, it just makes you mash which isn't good.

Also, shouldn't the new star difficulty system make it much easier to find suitable maps to play?
Vuelo Eluko
5,484 posts
Joined October 2013
Vuelo Eluko

Philantropist wrote:

Riince wrote:

nofail
don't, it just makes you mash which isn't good.

Also, shouldn't the new star difficulty system make it much easier to find suitable maps to play?
whoops
i meant
dont fail
Granger
835 posts
Joined April 2014
Granger
I highy suggest you to stay at those 2 stars for a while longer. If you need a few tries to get a A there then those are not too easy, more like just right to improve. Move on when you can S them without much trouble.
Dexus
982 posts
Joined July 2009
Dexus
Play in the same bpm range + same star range + length and it becomes more consistent
Illkryn
269 posts
Joined November 2012
Illkryn
Give up, it's pretty much all over at this point since practicing is too hard to grasp
Aqo
2,710 posts
Joined April 2010
Aqo

Philantropist wrote:

Riince wrote:

nofail
don't, it just makes you mash which isn't good.
actually that's very wrong, for beginners the best way to improve is using nofail on maps above their level, it increases their perception of the game and helps learn to deal with many types of patterns quickly. Once you want to learn to be accurate and consistent on a level you can already perceive starting to play things on your level would be a good idea, but learning to be consistent on [Normal]s is kind of a waste of time, jumping into harder maps with nofail would yield much faster results.
Gumpy
2,418 posts
Joined June 2014
Gumpy

SupaWolfTiga wrote:

Practice .
Took the word right out of my mouth.
otonashi-senpai
36 posts
Joined August 2014
Topic Starter
otonashi-senpai
Thanks. So playing more is the way to go :)
Bweh
486 posts
Joined September 2012
Bweh
Yeah, just don't settle for the same kind of maps when they start getting easier.
Flubar009
3 posts
Joined March 2016
Flubar009

Illkryn wrote:

Give up, it's pretty much all over at this point since practicing is too hard to grasp

Genki1000 wrote:

If you need a few attempts to get an A on 2 stars I don't think they're too easy for you.
Wow people can be pricks, way to loose just about any respect players had for you...

I get that this thread is old as dirt but I am having the same issue you were. Do you have any tips from what you learned or is it all just pounding away at it dark souls style?
Sandy Hoey
3,605 posts
Joined October 2015
Sandy Hoey
Essentially. Although it shouldn't be quite as tedious because you should be looking for songs that you enjoy listening to. Makes the practice that much more fun
autoteleology
763 posts
Joined October 2014
autoteleology

Flubar009 wrote:

Illkryn wrote:

Give up, it's pretty much all over at this point since practicing is too hard to grasp
Wow people can be pricks, way to loose just about any respect players had for you...
Yeah, well, not only was his response extremely hilarious but he's 100% correct. Pretty much all you have to do to hit, I dunno, 1000pp is keep showing up. Seriously, any fuck freak doing every single thing wrong can hit 1000pp if you just keep coming back, and you'll figure out all the things you're doing wrong as your skills develop. Just play more. There are no shortcuts.

Also why would you bump a three year old thread just to complain about some random shit.
kai99
1,123 posts
Joined July 2013
kai99

Philosofikal wrote:

Also why would you bump a three year old thread just to complain about some random shit.
KupcaH
2,829 posts
Joined January 2016
KupcaH
why post, kai
kai99
1,123 posts
Joined July 2013
kai99

KupcaH wrote:

why post, kai
coz the instinct deep inside me told me to
Edgar_Figaro
916 posts
Joined May 2015
Edgar_Figaro
TBH I do tend to agree that while yes I get that people are tired of the millionth thread of "how can I get better" I still think it's important for us to be encouraging to players who want to improve. Everyone starts at the bottom and I am certain that almost all of you have at some point asked yourself "what am I doing wrong and why am I not improving"

If it annoys you that people ask repetitive questions the easy solution is just to not click on or respond to a thread. There is 0 reason to be a dick to new players that have done nothing to warrant it. All it's going to do is make new people think Osu has a terrible community which I personally don't think is a good thing for this game.
autoteleology
763 posts
Joined October 2014
autoteleology

Edgar_Figaro wrote:

TBH I do tend to agree that while yes I get that people are tired of the millionth thread of "how can I get better" I still think it's important for us to be encouraging to players who want to improve. Everyone starts at the bottom and I am certain that almost all of you have at some point asked yourself "what am I doing wrong and why am I not improving"

If it annoys you that people ask repetitive questions the easy solution is just to not click on or respond to a thread. There is 0 reason to be a dick to new players that have done nothing to warrant it. All it's going to do is make new people think Osu has a terrible community which I personally don't think is a good thing for this game.
When you ask stupid and generic questions, you get stupid and generic answers.

How can you ask something so vague as "how do I get better" and possibly expect anything other than "play more"?

If you want advice on how to improve, you must first understand what you are doing wrong, not just that you are doing something wrong. The more specific the question on what to improve, the better your answer will be.

"How do I play streams" is a much worse question than "What's the best way to position my hand for streaming consistency, and should I lead with my dominant or non-dominant finger?" And you know how you get to that level of understanding of what you're doing wrong? Playing more. If you don't understand what you are doing wrong, it's because you haven't played enough. Ask us for advice on better techniques to improve what you already know you're fucking up and we can help you a LOT better.
Disillusionz
133 posts
Joined January 2017
Disillusionz

Philosofikal wrote:

Pretty much all you have to do to hit, I dunno, 1000pp is keep showing up. Seriously, any fuck freak doing every single thing wrong can hit 1000pp if you just keep coming back


I might've disagreed with this a few days ago but that Chinese Bill Nye song really made me see how true this is
Edgar_Figaro
916 posts
Joined May 2015
Edgar_Figaro

Philosofikal wrote:

Edgar_Figaro wrote:

TBH I do tend to agree that while yes I get that people are tired of the millionth thread of "how can I get better" I still think it's important for us to be encouraging to players who want to improve. Everyone starts at the bottom and I am certain that almost all of you have at some point asked yourself "what am I doing wrong and why am I not improving"

If it annoys you that people ask repetitive questions the easy solution is just to not click on or respond to a thread. There is 0 reason to be a dick to new players that have done nothing to warrant it. All it's going to do is make new people think Osu has a terrible community which I personally don't think is a good thing for this game.
When you ask stupid and generic questions, you get stupid and generic answers.

How can you ask something so vague as "how do I get better" and possibly expect anything other than "play more"?

If you want advice on how to improve, you must first understand what you are doing wrong, not just that you are doing something wrong. The more specific the question on what to improve, the better your answer will be.

"How do I play streams" is a much worse question than "What's the best way to position my hand for streaming consistency, and should I lead with my dominant or non-dominant finger?" And you know how you get to that level of understanding of what you're doing wrong? Playing more. If you don't understand what you are doing wrong, it's because you haven't played enough. Ask us for advice on better techniques to improve what you already know you're fucking up and we can help you a LOT better.
You'd think that but even when I made a tread a while back on "Jumping to Streams" Where I in-depth explained what was causing the problem and asking for specific items of improvement. (I had actually couple paragraphs explaining my problem and asking for the type of advice I was wanting) I still was given people telling me "Play More" & insulting me saying I had a crappy attitude if I simply thought I would get better magically when I told them I was looking for more specific advice. (which btw I never once thought) I understood perfectly well that any advice I was given I would have to play with that approach and mindset (aka play more) but I was looking for the right way to practice and not just being told to practice more.
autoteleology
763 posts
Joined October 2014
autoteleology

Edgar_Figaro wrote:

Where I in-depth explained what was causing the problem and asking for specific items of improvement. (I had actually couple paragraphs explaining my problem and asking for the type of advice I was wanting)
Link?
Edgar_Figaro
916 posts
Joined May 2015
Edgar_Figaro

Philosofikal wrote:

Edgar_Figaro wrote:

Where I in-depth explained what was causing the problem and asking for specific items of improvement. (I had actually couple paragraphs explaining my problem and asking for the type of advice I was wanting)
Link?
t/603881

This was the thread.
autoteleology
763 posts
Joined October 2014
autoteleology
That was just one guy and Fir3tar is an idiot shitposter.
Nattsun
537 posts
Joined September 2016
Nattsun

Edgar_Figaro wrote:

TBH I do tend to agree that while yes I get that people are tired of the millionth thread of "how can I get better" I still think it's important for us to be encouraging to players who want to improve. Everyone starts at the bottom and I am certain that almost all of you have at some point asked yourself "what am I doing wrong and why am I not improving"

If it annoys you that people ask repetitive questions the easy solution is just to not click on or respond to a thread. There is 0 reason to be a dick to new players that have done nothing to warrant it. All it's going to do is make new people think Osu has a terrible community which I personally don't think is a good thing for this game.
This is so fucking true. Always the same people who give you those generic crap answers, though. If you check their profile (playcount+rank) you can clearly see that "play more" didn't help them :^)
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