Beginner mode : A Waste of Time

neveza · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:49 am Post subject:

I think its a waste of time too I learn perfectly fine on DDR:Max on the PS2 and well took me about 4 or 5 mounths or a year I dont remember to get to standard but I was doing the whole if I beat every song with an a its time to go up a difficulty well I stopped that when I found it almost impossible to beat Max 300 on light lol I wish I had someone who is extreamly good to help me at the time.
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Ryudori · Trick Member Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey

I agree that beginner mode is a waste of time mostly because of the misleading tutorial...for most people, even those new to dancing games would find that mode a bit too easy. I started out on Light and jumped to Heavy about a month afterwards...if you need help, use lesson mode. That helped me out a great deal when I first began.
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Paranoia_Brother · Trick Member Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI

I don't believe that beginner mode is a waste of time. For all of the experts out there that have been playing it for 1-2 years, yes, it will be a waste of time for them... on the other hand, though, you have to take into consideration those who have just begun and would like to learn to game. You can't expect someone that has never danced or anything in their lives to just pick this up immediatly. For example: 2 weeks ago i was playing DDR at Great Lakes Crossing and there was a crowd watching. One lady asked me, "How do you know that you're hitting the right arrows? How do you know when to hit the arrows?". Of course i explained it to her in great detail, i wasn't going to leave her guessing. It made me feel really akward because of the fact that she couldn't see where and when to hit them.... but then again that is why there is beginner mode.

It may be a waste of time to most experienced DDR players, but you must take into consideration those who are not as "highly trained" as the rest of us. As the old saying goes, "Practice, Practice, Practice!" and that is what Beginner mode is teaching them.

So, in conclusion, respect beginners and respect beginner mode. It may not be useful to you, but at least it's helping another person take one more step towards getting better.

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kahuna · Trick Member Joined: 04 Jan 2005

I started out in beginner mode knowing full well that I wasn't supposed to put my foot back in the center all the time. I played beginner for about a week then moved up to light.

In my opinion beginner is great for learning the beat because there are so few notes that you really have to concentrate on the beat to hit them at the right time. Light mode is easier to keep the beat if you ask me because there is more or less a constant stream of 1/4 notes.

Now a few months later I can do anything on standard and most heavy 7 feet or less.
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Zonic · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:21 am Post subject:

Yes, it's a waste of time & space, just like this thread.

It teaches people to return to da middle, which you should NEVER EVAR do (Strangly, people dat I know do Beginner & don't return to da center)

Just make Lesson Mode Beginner with Bus & Train (Bus is da Guy & Train is da Girl & yes, those are REALLY their names...)

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Marik · Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject:

i dont do begginer mode. ive never done it in my life.
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Ballet Slipper · Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject:

Beginner is not a waste of time, but I do believe DDR should let them fail (end of song, perhaps). The beginners will believe they passed it and try to do harder things, then fail miserably and wonder why they can't do this.

By the way, my dad passed YMCA Beginner first try on his first day. He was on Light the next day, passing songs like nobody's business.
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triad.spacefight · Trick Member Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Location: OKC

I learned on Dreamcast Club Version, so I was used to Vivid, 1x, Off Beat songs, and bend over the table timing.

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flcl573 · Trick Member Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Alachua, FL

Beginner Mode is NOT a waste of time...

I've had a lot of people over at my house when I only played on the home version, and they couldn't really figure it out...

-When to hit the arrow
-OMGz look two arrows
-why is this one faster?

It gets some of the basic concepts in for the game, and does allow three or more songs for the money.

At the arcade, I saw a couple of people try to start playing, using beginner, and they kept getting Ds and Cs over and over. When I started playing, some light songs were hard for me too.
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psisarah · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Location: Toronto

I certainly don't think beginner mode is a waste of time. People who have never played before who want to give it a try need to start somewhere. As for the autofail, how discouraging would it be if you're giving it your all on beginner and you fail halfway through? Plus newbie's who just feel like giving it a shot probably don't want to waste their money on a game that's only going to let them hit ten steps, then swallow their $.75 because they couldn't cut the grade.

As for returning to the center, no, you're not supposed to return to the center of the pad when playing on standard+, even some light songs, but it's a good learning strategy when starting out. It helps you learn to keep to the beat of the song, as well as helping you learn how to coordinate between your feet and your brain. Eventually you learn to keep off the center and manouever around the pad to pass more difficult songs.

Everyone has to start somewhere, and if beginner makes it easier to start out, why put it down? Obviously it's not going to be useful to some of the more advanced players, but cut the beginners some slack; nobody starts off on a 10 footer. It's not wasting your time or money by having a beginner mode available.
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cloudsbrother5593 â¶â · Trick Member Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Location: Minnesota

Off topic: Is it weird that my friend can A 9 footers and yet he returns to the center?

On topic: No i dont thinks its a waste of time. The first (and only) time my mom tried it was on beginner and she had a blast.
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Alfredo_SC · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:39 am Post subject:

Liquid Zero · Trick Member Joined: 11 Apr 2003

Oh come on, Beginner mode obviously has significance.

Fist of Suns · Basic Member Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Location: Kokomo

the only problem ive ever had with n00bs getting into DDR and playing on beginner is that they tend to complain alot if they dont know whats gion on or they ask alot of questions about random stuf that is just common sense.

Alfredo_SC · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:11 pm Post subject:

Barbaloot · Trick Member Joined: 31 May 2005

When I first started playing, I was at a friend's apartment, so I didn't have to worry about failing and wasting money. I started on light mode (never did Beginner), but I still returned to the center after every arrow - I had time to do it, and I thought it would help me keep the beat and keep centered. The next day, I got my first A and then my first AA back to back (both on light songs), but whenever I played after that, I couldn't seem to do any better. Finally, one of my friends told me to stop returning to the center, and once I stopped, I passed my first standard song first try. After a month or so of on-and-off playing, I was playing on heavy mode.

Beginner mode is useful only for people at an arcade who want to try the game without having to worry about wasting money. It is no good for any players who want to take the game seriously.