Beatmania/IIDX/III thread (baby you're solid GOLD)

SamplingMasters PongAtari · Trick Member Joined: 31 Oct 2002 Location: Kakogawa, Japan

Two-handed for me. I've got a friend who only plays one-handed, and I think it really holds him back sometimes. AGOP plays two-handed, so I see no crime in being like Agop

. The only song I play one-handed is Route 80's, because (for me) some of it is really awkward to try to do two-handed. I also went through 5th style L7 survival mode almost entirely one handed, and found that it helped my 2-handed playing a lot, so I should probably try to practice it more often.
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-LoC- iLLbiE®(pimp style) · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Location: At the piano.

It's because IIDX is too cool for whiney 12 year olds who flame people on DDRFreak when they try to discuss using the bar.

Also, I feel there's nothing wrong with two-handed, but I personally push myself to one-hand songs after I clear them, just as an extra challenge. I'll clear a song two-handed, then progressively finger fewer and fewer keys with my left hand til I can right hand it. At least that's what I do when I'm in a slump and can't clear any new songs.

Oh, and pinky scratching is ultra-gay.
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gs68 · Trick Member Joined: 06 Apr 2002 Location: on a plane

The Strong Jaeger [L7] != The Strong Jaeger [7]

Seriously, I can only finish it on 7 Keys with 50%, and there are way too many double notes for me to handle.

O NOES!!!1 its Nitsuki!! · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Miami, FL

Smbu |LÂ©| · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: California

SamplingMasters PongAtari · Trick Member Joined: 31 Oct 2002 Location: Kakogawa, Japan

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen someone playing one-handed in the arcade.
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Xiayu · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2002 Location: Clinton, MD

Xiayu · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2002 Location: Clinton, MD

Ummm, ok, I just cleared G2 14keys, but I can't clear it on 7keys at all. Also, there are a ton of 5* songs and 6* songs that beat the groove gauge out of me easily, and G2 is rated a 7* song. I really wish the ratings system was more accurate.

EDIT: Ok, I just looked through 6th Style, and there are only a few 5* 14keys songs, so I guess I meant a lot of other 7* and 6* songs are owning me, but G2 is 7* and it's not hard at all.
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Ceredigm · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jun 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC

HighwayStarX · Posted: Sun May 18, 2003 6:53 pm Post subject:

Ceredigm · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jun 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC

Damn you, New Jersey!

I wish North Carolina would get a IIDX machine. *laughter*
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gs68 · Trick Member Joined: 06 Apr 2002 Location: on a plane

No, on 6th Style NSC it was rated a 6.

Just apssed The Big Voyager [A]. I haven't passed it on 7 Keys, though.

Lepracon Artist · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: Funkytown

On a side note, I found a Japanese site that rates the IIDX songs up to 8th style on 7key (an the another!) from a scale from 1-49 stars. check it out:

(Scroll down a bit to see it)
http://www4.osk.3web.ne.jp/~maoh/kouryaku/bmrank/bmrank.htm
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Rancidfish · Posted: Mon May 19, 2003 1:23 am Post subject:

Ceredigm · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jun 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC

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Bean · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY

This discussion has gone on since the dawn of Bemani: "Why is this this song harder than that song when it's rated easier?" ... meanwhile someone else says the exact opposite. Not every player is going to have the same problems passing the same songs. The techniques needed to beat each song are varied, especially when it comes to IIDX, considering the many playstyles possible. There's no way that a simple arbitrary number will be able to describe the difficulty of a song accurately because it's going to be different for each individual. If it's within 1 star (plus or minus) of your own thoughts as far as how tough it is, that's probably a pretty accurate ranking.

Of course, you could always have a 'groove gauge' style rating for ranking IIDX songs (which I personally prefer in DDR). It would be more accurate, and show 'why' each song is difficult (people can then find out which categories of the groove gauge that they excel in, over the course of playing many songs), but players complain that this style of rating is too difficult to understand. So then you're back to numbers of stars. You can't please everyone.

As an aside, on 5th Style NSC the only song I can't beat on L7 is Regulus. Anyone else remember what was the last 5th Style song they had to beat on L7?
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