The Official How To Do Steps Topic

ParanoiaFantasy · Trick Member Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Location: Writing tCoR

This is the official how to do steps for any song topic. Post what song your having troubles with and where in the song.

Personally: How can anyone do the step-jumps in Pandemonium expert, you have to move your feet insanely fast. Any tips?
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:26 pm Post subject:

You just take the time to do them. I think one of my friends just does them as gallops.
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MadTaco · Trick Member Joined: 26 Apr 2005

Hmm, well, I just can't seem to get a beat down at all on Anubis Expert about 3/4 of the way through, after the eighth-note jumps with all the mines. I see a whole lot of 1/16ths and 1/32ths in there, but it just seems like nonsense. I should probably just keep playing it, but any advice helps; I'm pretty sure I have the stamina to keep up with the steps. (just want to pass a 10)
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ThemsAllTook · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA

I couldn't figure that part out at all for the longest time... Then I put it on 3x, and it all made sense. If you're playing on a slower speed, try cranking it up.

Marq(uistadorous) · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Arvada, CO

I need help with the step-jumps on Tell ex. They r weird
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Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:54 am Post subject:

Do them as gallops, it works if you do it quick enough. That's how most people I know do them.
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Hands R' Us · Trick Member Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Location: Mars

In Tell (Expert) and Pandemonium (Expert), I recommend treating the step-jumps as two consecutive jumps. I prefer to trade some percentage points for extra stamina in these songs.

ThemsAllTook · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA

Treating them as two jumps is one way to do it, but I generally find it better if I treat them as four triplet steps. Doing that, I'll usually get a Fantastic on the first step, a Great or an Excellent on the second step, and a Fantastic or Excellent on the jump. Doing them as two jumps usually gives me a Decent or a Way Off on the second step. Your mileage may vary.

I don't know if this is appropriate for this topic, as it's more of a reading issue than a stepping issue, but what can I do to learn to read the slowdown in Bloodrush? I can pass the song on C450, but on 3x I always lose it in that part. I suppose there would be two choices: Play more 1x and learn to read long streams better at low speed, or play the song on 4x or faster and learn to deal with everything else scrolling by insanely fast...

critikal · Trick Member Joined: 03 Apr 2005

Try using like 5x mini for Bloodrush.

ThemsAllTook · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA

Ah, of course, I forgot completely about mini. I'll try that next time I go. Thanks!

Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject:

Most people here use 3x overhead or 4x hallway. No one here uses mini, if so it's mostly becuase of marathons or something.

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claw · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject:

In Wake Up I always do the gallops by shifting my feet and double stepping instead of crossing over, even though I know I should cross over. I'm just wondering are the steps easy and cross overable throughout the whole thing or do you eventually have to double step?

ThemsAllTook · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA

Wake Up's steps flow perfectly if you cross everything over; no double-stepping or spinning to be found there. Make sure you don't switch feet on any of the gallops, and you'll be fine. Off-topic, but that's one of my favorite stepcharts ever.

lovemagicREMIX · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:16 pm Post subject: QoL Freezes

In Queen of Light (expert), for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to do that stream of freezes without double-stepping, in which case I either break one of the freezes, or lose my combo.

I know there's some sort of spin pattern to them, but I cannot figure it out. >_>

Geostigma · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject:

does anyone have any tips for pure speed steps, like 1/16ths at 200 and even 170, i play mostly flatfooted but toes for quick stuff. the steps in particular are Hand of time ex. and remember december ex.

Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject:

lovemagicREMIX · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: thanks. =D

Thanks, Baka. I'm going to have to study the stepchart and give it a try.
I can't possibly imagine how you do better DSing those freezes, but......eh... to each his own, I guess.

whatever works. >_>

Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:44 pm Post subject:

I turn while holding the bar sometimes, but I have to end up DSing some of those turns sometimes nonetheless.
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Geostigma · Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:52 pm Post subject:

baka, when i said toes, i meant the balls of feet. as for the turns on QoL, i agree with you that the bar can help aton if you do it right. for practice do Exotic Ethnic except go one step farther like this l,d,r,l and stay at a 180 degree turn. it works until the end where i end up DSing.

Marq(uistadorous) · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Arvada, CO