stepmania makes you worse at DDR?

The Supervisor · Trick Member Joined: 02 Dec 2004

i found stepmania 2 make me worse at ddr..............

GeeForce · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:40 pm Post subject:

Thank you for the incredibly descriptive first post

I've found that it made me better at reading fast arrows like Max300 2x, but it also made me a lot more confident than I should be. For example, I can SDG Max300 heavy on SM, but I'm just barely passing it in the arcades. *shrug* I just play it for fun.
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CNLohr · Trick Member Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Wow, that's strange. StepMania has helped me improve my gameplay in every way.

I played StepMania on pads, because of the slight differences in timing it helped me speed through the difficulties.

More recently, even when I play just on the keyboard, it's helped me greatly improve my timing... This shows very clearly at the arcade. I usually get a lower grade than bryon (a better DDR player), but I almost always get a higher score becuase I get less greats.

But at any rate, I hardly see how practicing at anything can be degrative to your ability unless it encourages poor habits... like if there was a ddr sim that discouraged the player from keeping their feet on the arrows after they step.

Stadsport · Trick Member Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ

Stepmania helped me with DDR. Atleast with reading arrows.

DwP.nemesis · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:

err how would it make you worse? its made me better.
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Arimasen · Trick Member Joined: 14 Feb 2003

I remember first getting stepmania about 1 year ago, and I could even pass 8 footers at that time. Since then, with the combination of playing the KO's on keyboard to learn the steps, then playing on foot to play them for real, I've gotten better at reading notes and keeping up with fast tempos. But now I'm unable to use my dancepad anymore, due to personal reasons, so I use the keyboard. 1 year later, Im passing 13 footers and AAAing all the KO's. I'd say its made me better.

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Jrose152 · Basic Member Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: Jersey

i got better at reading arrows faster but my beat now on ddr is worse cause im used to going so fast on stepmania...
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The Supervisor · Trick Member Joined: 02 Dec 2004

i play at home on my pad whenever i can. i dont useuly get 2 do it that much b/c my mom is always complaning about the pad making 2 much noise or the music is anoying

and i dont feel like not playing it at all