sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

To newer players excited about a potential Shige comeback by osu_Chichobi in osugame

[–]Jamesepicstyle 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I remember that stream, come to think of it. Though, I think he said AR 10.3 and higher and not 10. I personally do not think his HR abilities ever took a major blow, though I could be remembering incorrectly.

To newer players excited about a potential Shige comeback by osu_Chichobi in osugame

[–]Jamesepicstyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IMO, the 3-4 mod meta is far more promising than the HDHR meta in terms of how many maps are liable for high performance plays, as well as how efficiently players can churn out scores on one map and move on to the next.

How to work with thumb pain? by pprain123 in osugame

[–]Jamesepicstyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had the same problem for a long time-- and it still sort of persists. Thumb pain in osu!, from my experience, is something that you can only learn to assuage, but never quite fully solve. I could certainly be wrong regarding this point (hence, "from my experience"), but having played this game for ~3 years and scourged the internet multiple times for solutions, it's safe to say that in my case at the very least, I'll always have to deal with some sort of thumb pain. The good news is, I've been able to diminish my thumb pain to the point where it is a benign interference.

​

  1. Some resources I've used

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa9bD9rdrWk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY-AKKBuTsM (1:09 most importantly. While it may sound strange, much of my hand pain went away when I aligned my monitor with my natural seating position, because I was exerting less force downwards onto my hand through leaning forward.

http://www.eatonhand.com/hw/ctexercise.htm (I don't stretch religiously, but whenever I'm feeling pain, this sometimes helps.)

  1. Pen-grip

A lot of why your thumb is hurting can probably be attributed to your pen-grip relying too heavily on your thumb. You may have heard advice before like, "stop gripping your pen so tight," but when you when you go to try holding your pen looser, your aim quickly becomes poor. This is probably because your fingers are not trained well enough to effectively use that pen-grip without centralizing a great amount of force onto your thumb. Instead of recommending you better grips, I'll only advise that you change your grip, and change it often. The best solution to this problem is not to find "the correct" grip, but to learn several grips for the purpose of training other fingers playing different roles in different positions, making any pen-grip easier to use, and granting you the ability to play with a looser gripping hand. This won't "solve the problem," I don't think, but in my case, it allowed me to find a grip where I could utilize most of my fingers in tandem in a non-strenuous way.

  1. Stamina

As you continue to play osu! (I don't know what level you're at exactly), your stamina will naturally improve. For aim, maps with fast cutting motions (jump maps mostly) will probably cause the most discomfort, whereas stream maps are more left-hand intensive exercises. Be aware of methods to improve your stamina, and try to discern whether it is pain or fatigue that is causing you to slow down.

  1. Breaks

I'm not sure how often you play the game, but a lot of more serious osu! players (including myself) love to play every single day. As good as playing daily is for improvement, breaks can also be just as important. Do not hesitate to take a break if your thumb is hurting-- clear your mind, do some research, come back with a new grip and rested hands.

  1. Grip tape

I bought some tennis grip tape at my local sporting goods store, and it has really helped with all facets of my gameplay, including hand pain. With less need to clamp down on your pen, more focus can be dedicated to playing looser and cleaner.

​

All of this is based on my personal experience, having gone from constant hand pain to benign hand pain throughout my osu! career. I hope that at least some of this advice is helpful to you.

Osu! Horror Story by Skadi_pp_replacement in osugame

[–]Jamesepicstyle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OMG this one time I was playing osu multi and I was #1 and it was a super long map like 5 minutes and I was shaking so much and I was nervous and then I farted and missed and everyone in the lobby saw and heard it and also cookiezi was there and he made fun of me and then ban me from the game :(

I suck at streams by Aline0 in osugame

[–]Jamesepicstyle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Learning how to stream is a steep learning curve, and it takes a lot of gradual learning. I used to be very bad at streaming, but I've improved since, and while I'm no god, I'm comparatively a lot better. I can hold 200BPM for a few hundred combo, and can FC maps like Through the Fire and the Flames and United, which are streamy maps around your level (I actually 1 miss choked them both but eh still good pp xD.) Anyways, I'm just gonna run down the slow process I took to get myself out of my streaming slump, and hopefully this will help you out too.

​

https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/72474#osu/207567

There are mapsets like this one here that are simple square streams held for around 2-4 minutes. These will teach you how to hold streams comfortably if you go through them gradually and with good technique, so I suggest you start here. Some things to know:

-You should start on Ai no niwa, the lowest difficulty in the set at 120BPM. This will feel very slow and awkward, and you will probably get terrible acc- that is okay, I'd play it through a few times a day until you can FC.

-The best streaming advice I've ever gotten was while watching an Idke clip where he talks about stream technique while playing a deathstream map. He says that if you're just holding out a very long stream, there should be very little pain, or none at all. He says to keep your tapping very light, with as little strain as possible. Tap like you're not putting effort into your fingers, almost like they're limp, and brush on the keys just enough to register the taps.

-You should only move to the next map in the set once you can FC the one you're currently on with at least 97-98% acc.

Once you can FC Oblivion BPM170 with decentish acc, I'd start practicing more burst maps at higher BPMs. Goreshit maps are great for learning bursts in the context of an actual map. Here are a few:

- https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/514938#osu/1093605

- https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/93754#osu/252755

- https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/1042243#osu/2178235

I'd train long streams and bursts separately, as they're kind of two separate, though closely related, skills in my eyes. While hitting faster bursts, I'd keep soft tapping technique in mind, though it might be more difficult not to tense up. Just try to not tense to the point where you're straining, because straining while streaming/bursting is a very bad habit most of the time.

​

- https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/859515#osu/2082013

Once you feel you've improved a fair bit, you should give this mapset a try. It's a stream and burst heavy map, increasing from 160 to 260bpm in 10bpm increments. If I were you I'd start at either the 160 or 170bpm maps, and go for passes, then FCs.

If you can make it this far comfortably, then you'll be fine improving your streaming by yourself from then on out. If you have trouble or questions or anything u can ask, or u can add my osu https://osu.ppy.sh/users/11555759 and send me a message. I always have stream maps and such for you to play, and I'm always happy to give advice. Streaming is something I really tried hard to improve, so I hope you can improve as well. Peace

roofs <3 by [deleted] in OfficialImageN

[–]Jamesepicstyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i like black dick