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 Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:52 am
I'm a DDR n00b~
Only been playing about a week and a half. I spend at least eight dollars every day in either DDR or In the Groove ( I seriously love ITG) I can do some of the harder lite songs and a few of the easier standard ones. I'm still on my way ;D
My first problem of course was that I always stepped in the middle. I think everyone has that one. I'm over that now.
Now my problem is just figuring out how to keep a direct rythem, and which feet to use for which move. I'm still in lite mode, but at least on ITG problems come up a lot where I'll use my right foot for something and then realize I should have used both feet instead of just one. Does that make much sense?
Anyways,
discuss the problems you had with DDR when you first started.
And how you overcame them.
Everyone was a n00b once, and maybe others can learn from your n00b mistakes.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:49 am
My, it's been so long ago...I don't really think I had any major problems starting out...I played with people who were better than me (though ended up greatly surpassing them) and was pretty able to emulate what they were doing and progress through the difficulties in relatively short order. Of course, I played a lot of DWI on my computer back in the day, and later stepmania, so that helped me out along the lines of reading arrows 'n the like.
The only real advice anyone can give a beginner DDR player is just watch other people play, and practice a whole lot.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:23 am
Virshatt
The only real advice anyone can give a beginner DDR player is just watch other people play, and practice a whole lot.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:44 am
Corner jumps (down-left, down-right, etc) were a gigantic b***h for me back in the day. Dynamite Rave raped the hell out of me because of them. :[
Other than that, I didn't have a whole lot of trouble when I was starting out.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:43 pm
The essence of stamina runs just killed me back in the heyday. Back when I when I was first heard of HVAM, I thought I was going to cough up my brains when I played it. Gotta remember, my heyday consisted of easy step charts because that's how it was back then.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:37 pm
Sando Tagashibura The essence of stamina runs just killed me back in the heyday. Back when I when I was first heard of HVAM, I thought I was going to cough up my brains when I played it. Gotta remember, my heyday consisted of easy step charts because that's how it was back then. I remember the day I first cleared that with a D on standard. 2 days after clearing Max 300 with a C on Standard. I played the song, finished with a sliver of life, shouted with joy (it was more like a bark), then fell on the couch and oozed off that onto the ground, which I lay on, breathing heavily for about 8 minutes. It's hard to believe that was only 9 months ago. Anyway, my ADVICE to beginners is this: 1. learn your corner jumps, crossovers, spins, and streams NOW, that way you won't have to worry about learning them when you really need them. I neglected to learn crossovers and spins until November 2006, and it's really held me back on 10's and 11's. 2. Get homeversions an a hard pad. 3. Go for variety; playing the same song 10 times in one day will make people hate you. 4. Use the bar to play out of your regular comfort zone, but don't use it on songs you can clear without.
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Lord Thatlatu of the Tofu
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:53 pm
2un4r5h4d0w Corner jumps (down-left, down-right, etc)
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:55 pm
Lord Thatlatu of the Tofu Sando Tagashibura The essence of stamina runs just killed me back in the heyday. Back when I when I was first heard of HVAM, I thought I was going to cough up my brains when I played it. Gotta remember, my heyday consisted of easy step charts because that's how it was back then. I remember the day I first cleared that with a D on standard. 2 days after clearing Max 300 with a C on Standard. I played the song, finished with a sliver of life, shouted with joy (it was more like a bark), then fell on the couch and oozed off that onto the ground, which I lay on, breathing heavily for about 8 minutes. It's hard to believe that was only 9 months ago. Anyway, my ADVICE to beginners is this: 1. learn your corner jumps, crossovers, spins, and streams NOW, that way you won't have to worry about learning them when you really need them. I neglected to learn crossovers and spins until November 2006, and it's really held me back on 10's and 11's. 2. Get homeversions an a hard pad. 3. Go for variety; playing the same song 10 times in one day will make people hate you. 4. Use the bar to play out of your regular comfort zone, but don't use it on songs you can clear without. You had some great advice. Oh and man, I know what you mean about the bar.
My boyfriend gets so mad because he has the highest scores on the DDR machine in his town except for this one kid who ALWAYS uses the bar. Like, through the entire song.
It's really unfair and stupid.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:11 pm
Star x Apple~ Lord Thatlatu of the Tofu Sando Tagashibura The essence of stamina runs just killed me back in the heyday. Back when I when I was first heard of HVAM, I thought I was going to cough up my brains when I played it. Gotta remember, my heyday consisted of easy step charts because that's how it was back then. I remember the day I first cleared that with a D on standard. 2 days after clearing Max 300 with a C on Standard. I played the song, finished with a sliver of life, shouted with joy (it was more like a bark), then fell on the couch and oozed off that onto the ground, which I lay on, breathing heavily for about 8 minutes. It's hard to believe that was only 9 months ago. Anyway, my ADVICE to beginners is this: 1. learn your corner jumps, crossovers, spins, and streams NOW, that way you won't have to worry about learning them when you really need them. I neglected to learn crossovers and spins until November 2006, and it's really held me back on 10's and 11's. 2. Get homeversions an a hard pad. 3. Go for variety; playing the same song 10 times in one day will make people hate you. 4. Use the bar to play out of your regular comfort zone, but don't use it on songs you can clear without. You had some great advice. Oh and man, I know what you mean about the bar.
My boyfriend gets so mad because he has the highest scores on the DDR machine in his town except for this one kid who ALWAYS uses the bar. Like, through the entire song.
It's really unfair and stupid.The bar is not cheating, just so you know.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:06 pm
my advice is play non stop get a console version to get even more practice and get rythm
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:08 pm
Indeed, as the others said, just watch other people's techniques and see how they master all those tricky steps. =3 (Also, playing it incessantly also helps. xD)
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:23 pm
I used to have crap loads of trouble from keeping my feet from staying on the arrows after I hit them. I also used to hate tons of trouble with crossovers.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:26 pm
The only problem that I remember at first is returning my feet into the middle after every step, though I kicked the habit quickly.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:02 pm
2un4r5h4d0w Star x Apple~ Lord Thatlatu of the Tofu Sando Tagashibura The essence of stamina runs just killed me back in the heyday. Back when I when I was first heard of HVAM, I thought I was going to cough up my brains when I played it. Gotta remember, my heyday consisted of easy step charts because that's how it was back then. I remember the day I first cleared that with a D on standard. 2 days after clearing Max 300 with a C on Standard. I played the song, finished with a sliver of life, shouted with joy (it was more like a bark), then fell on the couch and oozed off that onto the ground, which I lay on, breathing heavily for about 8 minutes. It's hard to believe that was only 9 months ago. Anyway, my ADVICE to beginners is this: 1. learn your corner jumps, crossovers, spins, and streams NOW, that way you won't have to worry about learning them when you really need them. I neglected to learn crossovers and spins until November 2006, and it's really held me back on 10's and 11's. 2. Get homeversions an a hard pad. 3. Go for variety; playing the same song 10 times in one day will make people hate you. 4. Use the bar to play out of your regular comfort zone, but don't use it on songs you can clear without. You had some great advice. Oh and man, I know what you mean about the bar.
My boyfriend gets so mad because he has the highest scores on the DDR machine in his town except for this one kid who ALWAYS uses the bar. Like, through the entire song.
It's really unfair and stupid.The bar is not cheating, just so you know.
Not to help you do an entire song~
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:57 pm
Star x Apple~ 2un4r5h4d0w Star x Apple~ Lord Thatlatu of the Tofu Sando Tagashibura The essence of stamina runs just killed me back in the heyday. Back when I when I was first heard of HVAM, I thought I was going to cough up my brains when I played it. Gotta remember, my heyday consisted of easy step charts because that's how it was back then. I remember the day I first cleared that with a D on standard. 2 days after clearing Max 300 with a C on Standard. I played the song, finished with a sliver of life, shouted with joy (it was more like a bark), then fell on the couch and oozed off that onto the ground, which I lay on, breathing heavily for about 8 minutes. It's hard to believe that was only 9 months ago. Anyway, my ADVICE to beginners is this: 1. learn your corner jumps, crossovers, spins, and streams NOW, that way you won't have to worry about learning them when you really need them. I neglected to learn crossovers and spins until November 2006, and it's really held me back on 10's and 11's. 2. Get homeversions an a hard pad. 3. Go for variety; playing the same song 10 times in one day will make people hate you. 4. Use the bar to play out of your regular comfort zone, but don't use it on songs you can clear without. You had some great advice. Oh and man, I know what you mean about the bar.
My boyfriend gets so mad because he has the highest scores on the DDR machine in his town except for this one kid who ALWAYS uses the bar. Like, through the entire song.
It's really unfair and stupid.The bar is not cheating, just so you know.
Not to help you do an entire song~It doesn't make that big of a difference. Whoring it to death and avoiding it like the plague are only a matter of personal preference. It doesn't give any unfair advantages or disadvantages, especially in the case of "bar whore has all the high scores". Timing is the only thing that affects your score, and I'm pretty sure using a bar to support your weight doesn't help that. 
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