Knowing your note spacing.

So you might ask: Why do i need to know note spacing? I can just go with the keysounds and rhythm and the songs.

True. But if you know how notes are supposed to be spaced then you will get a better grasp on reading notes which leads to: You figure out the timing easier and you can tell what is offset or swung.

Most common note spaces in IIDX:

4ths

8ths

12ths

16ths

32nds

48ths

What does that mean? It means there is X amount of notes if they were single notes per measure.

Some examples:

8ths

http://textage.cc/score/20/shion.html?2AA04~14-14

12ths

http://textage.cc/score/16/bitchoco.html?2HA04~3-3

16ths

http://textage.cc/score/20/beastie.html?2AB04~35-35

32nds

http://textage.cc/score/12/_mei.html?2AC04~65-65

48ths

http://textage.cc/score/19/diavolo.html?2AC04~70-70

You will probably have to get used to how certain spacing feels and looks, mostly 8ths, 16ths and maybe 32nds. 

12ths dont appear very often except in a few songs such as like gigadelic, Bitter Chocolate Striker, The Deep Striker, The Fallen, Ending of Shion, Ending of RE:Generation etc. 

32nds are like the drumrolls of Liberation another and Fake Time another

48ths is stuff like Diavolo and Thor's Hammer

From this you can combine a songs bpm and key sounds to get more accurate timing. 

A song that is 150 bpm with the same spacing will all have the same timing and so forth.

A song that is 300 bpm that has spacing of 8th notes will have the same timing as a song that is 150 bpm with 16th notes etc.

Once you get familiar with spacing you can now figure out what notes are offset or swung. 

How to lose in IIDX.

I haven't posted here in awhile but the reason why I bring this up is because I feel like a lot of players have a tendency to lose to themselves most of the time. How do people lose to themselves? lets start off.

1. Doing things that you cant.

Some examples:

Ok you can beat 11's good job. Im going to go try EX-HARD 11s now.

Don't do this unless you can like nearly full combo that song. There's no point in putting EX hard on if you get like 20+ misses on a song, Congrats you just died in 15 seconds and wasted your time. That got you nowhere.

I beat Special Summer Campaign! Lets play Mei now!

You probably got 500+ misses. Don't play something thats way above your skill level. You just wasted 2 minutes of your life mashing keys.

You get the idea.

2. Self Imposing Rules.

AKA RANDOM IS CHEATING. I guess everyone in top ranker is nothing but cheaters.

I'll be straight up on this one. Having self imposed rules just puts a chain on yourself.

 If its in the game, use it. If it makes you better, use it.

If you don't wanna use it then don't use it. Its fine no one is going to kill you for it, but this is what might be holding you back.

And to those that want to put their own self imposed rules on others.

Kindly shut the fuck up. Especially when they are a better player than you. Keep your comments to yourself and stop being a bitch.

3. Constantly changing your settings.

Play at what your comfortable at. It takes awhile to find the perfect setting for you. Don't change your green number by a huge amount every song. Don't switch your offset every game. Its not the games fault that your not timing correctly. When i change a setting i always like to do it in increments so you adjust more accordingly and you find out sooner if its the right setting for you.

Changing play styles frequently can also be hazardous, just cause you cant hit something doesn't mean your doing something wrong. Stick with what your working with and if you find roadblocks then consider thinking of something at improves your play style. You never know what will come out of it. Unless of course you are playing REALLY dumb like using your feet.

4. Not listening to advice.

If a better player than you is giving you advice, I for one would listen to it. I can notice flaws almost instantaneously by watching someones hands but I normally don't give people advice unless they ask because I feel like its condescending. But if a player is giving you LOGICAL SOUNDING advice then take time to listen to it. If your not sure whether its good advice or not, you can always ask me or someone else about it.

5. Getting frustrated.

IIDX is a hard game no doubt. I like to compare getting frustrated at this game to getting mad and punching a concrete wall. The wall is going to win and break your hands no matter how hard you punch it in the end.

Take a break relax, gather your thoughts, and come back to playing with a fresh mindset. Everyone loses in IIDX by just playing this game.

Pinpoint your weaknesses and work on them.

Look at my older articles if you ever need more advice in specific things.

-Rea

Using the Fast / Slow timing pop-ups properly.

This is going to be a short article on using the Fast / Slow pop up options.

I know a lot of people probably don't use it because it gets in the way of the notes and its just irritating when it keeps popping up, i hate to say it but if your timing isn't dead on then thats going to happen, so you can either deal with it or just not use it at all its your choice. (Actually you can set it to the side if you want to, prefer for it to appear in my lane).

Keep in mind in Tricoro you can see how much Fast / Slow notes you hit at the result screen if you hold VEFX and Effect (i think).

Ok. So what does it mean when i see the fast / slow? Basically it means your timing sucks, but there is more to that so lets go in depth so you can use this to fix your timing.

What does it mean when i see SLOW

1. Your hitting the notes too late into the timing window
2. You may not be reacting fast enough for whatever green number you are on. You may want to try adjust your green number to a higher number.
3. Your not moving fast enough
4. You may be looking too close to the line which can cause you to hit it late.



What does it mean when i see FAST

1. You are hitting the notes too early into the timing window
2. You are reacting too quickly when you see the notes. Lower your green number, it might help you get closer to the timing window.
3. Moving too fast
4. Looking too high on the screen, which might cause you to hit notes early.
5. Notes are too densely packed together, you might want to spread the notes out a bit to get a better reading on them.


If you want to get desperate you can always change the timing window in Tricoro. Not something i would recommend though unless you are playing on a laggy monitor.