enik wrote:

Yep, don't force yourself to FC every song, though you can try getting as higher combo as possible, but don't retry after every miss. If you know you won't FC a song after 2-4 retries - move to the next one. 95% accuracy means a map is still slighty above your level, songs which you can pass with 98-99% accuracy are what you want to FC.

FlameseeK wrote:

It feels like FCs are a different skill set, closely related to accuracy, but not quite exactly the same thing.

FlameseeK wrote:

enik wrote:

Yep, don't force yourself to FC every song, though you can try getting as higher combo as possible, but don't retry after every miss. If you know you won't FC a song after 2-4 retries - move to the next one. 95% accuracy means a map is still slighty above your level, songs which you can pass with 98-99% accuracy are what you want to FC.

Whenever a song is easy enough for me to get 98-99% in the first place, I usually go for an SS and not just a full combo. Yeah, I probably shouldn't force myself to FC everything, but still... A and S are so close, don't you think? All I need to do is not miss (easier said than done ofc).

It feels like FCs are a different skill set, closely related to accuracy, but not quite exactly the same thing.

FlameseeK wrote:

So, I've been working on my accuracy for a while. Even though I go for 95% accuracy or higher, it's not easy to full combo stuff at all. My accuracy is not that high all the time, but it's kinda frustrating when I can generally get like 90/95% and not actually fc a beatmap. Sometimes I get one or two misses at the beginning and know that it will mess up my score even if I play everything else perfectly, which makes it very tempting to retry right away.

(before you ask, I'm not talking about ultra-insane beatmaps, I'm talking about hard / easier insanes song)

Do you think I should ignore these misses and keep on playing the song even if I know I won't beat my best score? Is there anything I can do to improve my ability to full combo songs with more consistency besides the obvious (duh practice)?



Example: Just got 96.86% accuracy on this beatmap http://osu.ppy.sh/b/137111
The insane difficulty looks like hard to me instead. It's a relatively easy song, but I missed 3 freaking times. I think my accuracy was actually quite high for the amount of misses I got, so it feels like I need to work on something else to pull off full combos more easily.

she wrote:

sticky pls

kriers wrote:

Since I really wanted to play like the best keyboard players, I decided I'd do whatever it takes to get there eventually. To my surprise, I was forced down to 120, one hundred and twenty bpm if I was going to maintain an accurate stream using keyboard. I had just finished mad machine at 90% the other day and now I realized the only way to hit a perfect stream was going that low ._. 10 months later and I'm slowly gaining stamina, completing long 180 bpm streams and gradually increasing my maximum bpm while maintaining perfect accuracy of course. Good thing I can play mouse only or I'd never bother ever.

tl;dr: spam =/= real streaming ability

Bieras wrote:

I have problem with single tapping even short streams. I am missing in the end of the stream because my finger is somehow blocking and cant move anymore, lol. Have you got any tips for me?

buny wrote:

it just takes practice and getting used to

FlameseeK wrote:

buny wrote:

it just takes practice and getting used to

I don't know which is the better technique in the long run. Right now, I see no reason to hover besides durability and I'm not sure that's enough to make it worth it.

jesus1412 wrote:

You have less limitations to your movement, every bit of friction caused from touching the pen to the tablet is going to make your movement slower, harder and it will get your hand into weird angles you don't want it to be in.

But either works fine really. Can't think of a "pro" player who touches the tablet though.

JAKACHAN wrote:

jesus1412 wrote:

You have less limitations to your movement, every bit of friction caused from touching the pen to the tablet is going to make your movement slower, harder and it will get your hand into weird angles you don't want it to be in.

But either works fine really. Can't think of a "pro" player who touches the tablet though.

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/remilia-scarlet
http://osu.ppy.sh/u/yodasnipe

Both touch.

FlameseeK wrote:

Good to know I'm not the only one who thinks touch is good. I'm not sure if it's even possible to hover at the same place without involuntarily moving the pen.

-Soba- wrote:

Studies have shown that Cookiezi's hover precision rivals most low end computers

Brian OA wrote:

Oh great improvement thread

Do you have any tips on 280+ BPM fast singles? They're pretty overwhelming

1. Practise *** maps and work your way up
2. *** and *** may be good for improving ***
3. Do *** instead of ***
4. *** may be too hard to jump in straight away, try *** first

Wishy wrote:

He doesn't even play standard, jesus.

This is what I hate of this kind of threads, you always get lots of people who can't even play Insanes (or barely) comment and pretty much confuse people.

buny wrote:

Opinions from lower ranks isn't as credible as those with higher ranks

You said you have no problem with squares yet your rank is 5 digits; you most likely don't play maps that have difficult patterns yet.