Weird DDR Experiences

LET ME SHOW YOU THEM · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 4:44 pm Post subject:

The zone is so nice to go into...but so hard to achieve...the last time i went into it was the long orgy at the end of HVAM..and i got 4 greats in it and AAed it for my first (and only so far) time..
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Zukin-Man · Trick Member Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Location: War Agony

"The zone?" I always just called it spacing out.

Before my PA took a nose dive, I used to do it all the time, but now I only manage to space out when I play the Max brothers.

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Sanguine Dream · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 10:05 am Post subject:

We all have names for it. My friends and I call it "The Trance". When out of nowhere you just play your heart out. Not paying attention to the song, the arrows, or the people around you. Its not somehthing that an onlooker notices though. Only you the player notice it when you come out of it at the end of the song. I was Trancing out the other night and almost FC'd Max300. It was on light and I had only one Non Combo step. I don't care if thats a big deal to anyone else but it is to me.
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DDRFreAkx · Trick Member Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Location: Comp.

apparently "showing off" is not a good thing.
You c these nubz goin on then failing then u go on and aa some heavy song... and they just stare at u wit an evil eye.
This one time i was on the machine these people just past some easy heavy song and they were like "IM THE BESt" so i go up click heavy and there like OoOOoOO lookk at the cigarette trying to show off...
AA Cantstopfaling in love (speed mix)
AAA era
A healing vision angelic mix
Everyone just stared inculding da nubz. i Was like errrrrrr no onez like surprised....idunno y

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Teh Suck(Lil Z) · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Location: Scranton,PA

Theres no such thing as Paranoia Survivor Oni.

I've been getting into the zone alot,and its helping my PA. I was playing Mikeneko Rock a few hours ago for my 3rd time. I got the FC with roughly 70 greats(the person I was playing with hit the button before seeing letter grade). Its almost like the more I concentrate,the worse I do. I also passed PS and Sakura without really thinking during a nonstop today. Then failed on Twilight Zone..because the freezes wouldn't hold. Sucks.
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Pop'n Usagi! · Trick Member Joined: 17 Nov 2002 Location: Your mum

My greatest time in "the zone" has to be when i got 1 damned great on max300 >.< i was concentrating so much hitting the arrows i couldn't feel pressure building in my legs... and i don't think i beathed very much during that time

but i snapped out of it on the "ok!" After the middle freeze to say "Holy shit!" And got a great on the first step after the freeze ._. That really hurt afterwards though... PA is more draining than just passing anything...
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dancedude59 · Trick Member Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Location: NE Pennsylvania

yeah....the zone is real nice...especially when it takes you to 2 steps from FCing Drop Out on heavy (which happens to be a damn good accomplishment for me; i've only been playing for like a year, and only like 3 times a month)

but yeah the first time you hit "the zone" or "space out", its a sign that you're really improving and learning to read the arrows so well that it becomes second nature and you don't have to think about it

but for me, now, it seems i don't get in the zone too often...only during MaxX unlimited and max 300, neither of which have i passed

oh well keep practicing i guess
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Lhiannon Sidhe · Trick Member Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Location: CFB Borden

The first time I went into the Zone, I can't remember the song now, but I picked it by accident, as the arrows began to scroll, they were more complex steps than anything I had even attempted up to that point. "I can't do this" I thought and made no move to even try. Next thing I know, I was halfway through the song with a 150-something combo.

DdRXtrEmExMaNiAc · Basic Member Joined: 17 Jun 2003

For my "zone" i was playin Maxx unlimmited i got all de way through all of it then near the end i failed

that SUCKED the worst part so many people were watching me play it haha wellz thats my experience nd the funniest thing? i cant even get to the double freeze on Max 300[/quote]

DdRXtrEmExMaNiAc · Basic Member Joined: 17 Jun 2003

For my "zone" i was playin Maxx unlimmited i got all de way through all of it then near the end i failed

that SUCKED the worst part so many people were watching me play it haha wellz thats my experience nd the funniest thing? i cant even get to the double freeze on Max 300

StarmanDXE · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:16 am Post subject:

Yeah. Wei wu wei (check my spelling on that). Doing without doing. Its so hard to get in that state of not actually watching the arrows while you still are. You really just have to think of something else at the same time, but not too strongly or you'll start missing steps.

JaKa · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:54 am Post subject:

This happened to me when I played doubles in front of a bunch of ppl who are were only at the light/standard level on singles. I was a DDR god for a day even though I suck!

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osirisZER0 · Trick Member Joined: 10 Sep 2003

bemani-man, I think you might be talking about the song stoic. Anyways, wei wu wei (I like that better than The Zone) is great. Yeah man.

RAJ821 · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:09 pm Post subject:

Ok, there are many many MANY "experiances" threads on this forum. I'm no mod, but I think they should merege into SUPER EXPERIANCES THREAD!!!

Theres most embarrassing : http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=75135

The Stick in the arcade forum:

http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=66466

and... well this of course...

So, 2 should probably be lox0rs and the other one (prolly the stickied) will be SHARE DDR EXPERIANCES MAX ... 2!
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The Samurais · Basic Member Joined: 24 Sep 2003 Location: Samurai Dojo

One time I was at the arcade dancing (doin' my Disco moves) and this old dude came up and started filming me!! He never told me what it was for.
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KiMMery · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2003 3:03 pm Post subject:

I've been "in the zone" only once that I can recall. It was LoM on standard, and I had never passed it before. I typically fail right at the end, with all the off-beats, and I usually freak out when I know it's coming. But this time I didn't even think at all. My eyes were closed, and I got through it with a B.

Okay, not the biggest feat. But it was a BIG deal for me.
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