Why is everyone technical?

Flux. · Trick Member Joined: 12 Jul 2002 Location: PA

If everyone is going to argue about the title, you should argue about guitar freaks and beatmania, too since neither is 100% like what thier title implies.
I would guess that many perfer tech becuase it is more of a challege (in certain ways) and easier to gauge progress than if you were to do freestyle. You could never learn beyond basic and do a freestyle, many of us would rather go beyond that and say 'hey, I passed LOM the other day...go me!'. Tech was what the game was really ment for which would also be a reason for why more do it.
As for doubles vs. singles, like stated before: it's just a matter of preference. I am VERY picky about which doubles I play becuase in my opinion, the good to crappy step patterns of double to single are not equal. I just like playing single better.

EDIT: do people with down syndrome flail around? I though they were just kind of out of it and not aware of what was going on around them.
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Maistorm · Trick Member Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Location: B'ham, AL

sHadOwDAncErs · Trick Member Joined: 07 Mar 2002 Location: In Mah Room

IT'S only a GAME... Need I say this again.... or should I spell it out... G-A-M-E it's something that you can use as a challenge or just plain flat out Fun with it... people do the tech part because they wanna reach the HIGH SCORE BOARD... i'm sure all of you have at least wanted, tried, or even made it on the high score stats... hey it's all part of the game... so that's why they do it... but someone said "why does Everyone need to be technical" well get the facts right cuz not everyone IS technical... so yea... and remember it's only a game... and people decide to use it as a challenge which is perfectly alright so there shouldn't be a problem with anything...

sheesh that was a lot of writing...

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Romantic Boy · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2003 11:34 pm Post subject: Hmmmmm

Tenaciousmonk · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 12:43 am Post subject:

Eh.. I didn't notice that maistrom.. sorry.
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IguanaGrrl · Staff Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA

Play nice, gang.
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telebuffer · Trick Member Joined: 10 May 2003

*reads thru topic* *sees beginning argument* *reads more* *reads semi thoghtful counter argument* *reads more* *reads rants* *reads more agruments* *loses respect for quite a few posters* *finishes reading*

Ok... so anyways here goes my 2cents dance dance revolution has 3 modes light standard and heavy. If u wanna freestyle go right ahead, if u wanna tech be my guest. For all you that argue DDR is supposed to be ONLY for freestyle i can give you two letters BS. For my proof try to freestyle some catas (with a good routine), thank you. All of you that think DDR is for tech ONLY also BS cuz the name IS dance dance revolution so u could dance if u want
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a_seal · Trick Member Joined: 28 Feb 2003

honestly, I dont know why you guys are going on about this... if you havent noticed yet the original poster that you are ALL throwing crap at hasnt made one counter-post yet...
im sure the first 2 people or so got the message across...
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Optimus · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 8:31 pm Post subject:

DJTyrant · Maniac Member Joined: 25 Jan 2002 Location: Ventura, CA

You live in Newberry Park, that's your problem.

Come to Ventura and check out Electric Ave. a REAL arcade

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Optimus · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 3:11 pm Post subject:

acually I live in Phoenix, AZ now. Haven't bothered to change my profile. Plenty of "real" arcades out here. Truth is I don't like them much. I liked it better in NP because I was the only one I knew who played the game and I don't mesh well with the other hardcore DDR'ers. I'm not like them because I've evolved a totally different direction from the common DDR'er since I taught myself and only had Freestyle-double tourney videos as a means to watch other players.
Just some useless trivia about me :blink:
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wraith985 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Dec 2002 Location: Saratoga, CA

BlackDth · Trick Member Joined: 16 Nov 2002

Because the game doesn't grade you on freestyle

The real reason though is because I have no interest in FS*. I honestly do not care if people are impressed by how I look when I play.

*(besides my incredibly awesome silent hill and orion .78 ameuro routines)

Optimus · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Why is everyone technical?

rmz · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ

GD-Man · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jul 2002

Because you can't get accused of copying moves when playing technically. By the way, if your idea of freestyle is doing handslaps and kneedrops, I sincerely hope you start doing tech.
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dreamdancer · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:44 am Post subject:

Sheesh, it seems we have some very excitable and very opinionated people in this forum.

Here is my take on the Freestyle vs. Technical preference.

Since starting DDR about 5 months ago I have wanted to freestyle. Especially after seeing some of the very cool freestyle routines by DJ 8-Ball and Kevin Kim. However I think it is important to achieve some proficiency in technical ability before starting to freestyle.

Last Friday I played with a guy who had been playing DDR for a considerable time, about 1 year he told me. And he was still playing on light. To every song, and I mean EVERY song, he tried to freestyle. Funny enough just about all of his freestyle routines resembled the chicken dance - he actually angled his arms in and moved his elbows up and down. Needless to say he looked ridiculous.

What was more disappointing for himself is that when I convinced him of trying just to pass a song (I actually told him to use the bar) he couldn't even pass 5 footers - and he'd been playing for nearly a year.

Having said that, I think people improvising freestyle whilst playing DDR is way cool, provided they already have sufficient technical ability.

As for making up a routine - I have tried to memorise just two double routines, with varying success, so that I can freestyle them facing away from the screen. When I eventually get them done I will hopefully be able to tape them and upload them.

So my final word is that I think people should get there technical ability up to scratch before they try to freestyle, but that doesn't mean that you must pass Max 300 heavy first. Just be able to play the songs that you are freestyling to.

My 2 1/2 cents
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liquidimages · Trick Member Joined: 29 Mar 2003

rofl how long u goin to argue?
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