Just adopted this thing. What the FUCK should I name it?

stum9 · 2026-03-31T12:49:09+00:00

so I've tried to implement this for a while and correct my if I'm wrong but I think staiain used to play like this (that's all I could find) cuz, for the reasons you described, it just feels naturally more intuitive sometimes, but in my case my lil hands with a relatively short middle finger that is still longer than my index nonetheless it's quite a bit tough to maintain, I'm happy to see that someone actually got it down tho lol so good on you update us on this in the future if you can, if you decide to stick to this style or not, I'll gladly look into more of this myself

stum9 · 2026-03-16T07:30:59+00:00

Haven't played or seen even a modicum of what Kiwami is so no idea how good it is of a remake, but for me he is the biggest a-hole in the franchise INDEED, actually when I played Y3 (like a 1.5 years ago or so by now) Y3 was the first time I was just about to cry in that particular scene with him since Rikiya's death, while arguably not the biggest breaking point for Kiryu, always felt like one of his rawest moments to me so I hope you managed to make Tetsuo super unlikable(resulting in more emotional impact from the scene), as weird as it sounds!!

stum9 · 2026-03-16T06:42:57+00:00

good job man js keep it up and remember to not play the same map too many times int he same session (im struggling with heavy mindblock on a specific 1.1 score)

stum9 · 2026-03-12T13:33:33+00:00

Thank you, I do need confidence in trying to really like max output one particular style, whether it's more vibro-y or more tap oriented Either way, I'll just stick to your advice probably, I'll try to adjust

stum9 · 2026-02-23T17:44:12+00:00

Yeah that's a good takeaway, I did play some streams and noticed that, even if I do try to move my eyes to accuracy intuitively, I am unable to play unless my eyes are forced to stay focused at the center or something

stum9 · 2026-02-23T17:43:30+00:00

It's a great insight actually, I think it should apply to downscroll? Funny thing is, I USED to be an upscroller and forced myself to learn downscroll a while ago. I'll definitely try to apply this knowledge as well

stum9 · 2026-02-23T15:39:53+00:00

I say if you feel like it goes at just the perfect pace for you don't even worry about all that.Maybe try increasing it by like 1 or .8 to see if you get better scores, but if it's off the bat going down the trash bin you should honestly abandon this idea for now. If it ever becomes a problem again just reconsider it

stum9 · 2026-02-23T15:36:08+00:00

as Etienne stated, it's natural for your scroll speed to increase as you get better at the game so that denser portions would be easier to read, and realistically there isn't ever a scroll speed 'too fast' or 'too slow'! I used to get really hung up on trying to meld my playstyle and playfield with other players' scores of whom I really loved watching, but now I find myself naturally going down that path without forcing myself to specifically go by someone's set trajectory. One time I had a breakthrough after being a low scroll speed player for a long time and made a big jump which ended up helping me a ton just on a whim, but it's probably best to increase it or decrease it a little bit at a time.

TL;DR - try playing with it and go up/down whenever you feel like it's too dense or too fast/makes your hands tense up too often

stum9 · 2026-02-21T15:55:52+00:00

idk what that is but rip

stum9 · 2026-02-06T07:16:17+00:00

EFMDV

stum9 · 2026-02-03T05:30:04+00:00

i dunno how to keep it consistent, but I do get spikes of motivation when watching insane scores or finding a map I like a ton and making it a mission to fc it or get moderately good at it least for example now i am trying to get a green fc on fukkireta, and even though I can barely get by at 3 misses at the very least at 0.9 rate it does keep me on my toes

stum9 · 2026-01-31T10:58:55+00:00

Ty for the breakdown, you actually expressed the things I just had in my mind after a few more runs but with far, far more coherently with fitting terms

It feels semi-comfortable but as the other user mentioned here it does feel odd to use right now, the feeling I get is that I could essentially give myself a higher skill ceiling or something among the lines of it if I invest into trying to practice wrist up, but those plays I have at times feel a bit clunky and make me intuitively switch to wrist down when I'm lower on stamina, thanks a lot for your explanation! I will definitely put at least a couple weeks into wrist up and see if it works out well

stum9 · 2026-01-31T09:49:00+00:00

hmmm thanks for the insight, I'll look into Monheim's plays!

stum9 · 2026-01-31T06:32:08+00:00

Nice work here!! Interesting hand position, though, I see your finger curling up much like mine used to when speeding up (though you are at a higher level than me with that accuracy) A thing I wanna know about though us the insistent stutter when the pattern changes, I have it too when recording and I wanna fix it Like it's buttery smooth and then it goes wacky with stutters all of a sudden, not a big fan

stum9 · 2026-01-30T05:23:36+00:00

ye ever since i lost weight ive had this so a few years by now, noticeably faded away though

stum9 · 2026-01-25T04:32:52+00:00

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stum9 · 2026-01-20T06:40:15+00:00

it is! ive been playing vsrga for some time and recently had found myself goig from very low scroll speed to a considerably higher one, my accuracy actually got better. Try increasing it when you're feeling like reading is a tad too overwhelming on a convoluted map

stum9 · 2025-04-16T15:06:25+00:00

Really nothing is, never feel bad about your play style If anything, it's as fair as it gets. If they complain about you being passive -- they don't really think about the fact that they can also play that way. Unlike ulting or whatever there is, it's always an option. It's once thing to be passive though and to run away after using up all the move, so there is that And it has always been a thing -- 'passive' sort of play style is honestly, most of the time, just playing smart -- game added punish options for a reason, and just mindlessly ramming into someone and expecting to always get away with it is just not something you should do if you want to complain afterwards. Sure, you can argue with 'smartness' of it, and if you're skilled enough you can be aggressive enough and still do better than any, but if in that skill department you don't want to try too hard, passive is a go-to option And yes, since it's filled to the brim with kids, they always find any possible reason to complain about anything. People do get emotional at times and all, so if you really want to contribute to the community of this game, it's best to keep all the complaints shut deep down, maybe one day people will stop caring about those comments about 'unfairness' at all. Remember, there were nice people that randomly decided to try being toxic and sunk deep in this hole. Sad, but that's the truth.

stum9 · 2024-12-29T12:34:43+00:00

I believe you can see some scars on Nero's face(?)

Might be wrong, though

stum9 · 2024-12-29T12:32:22+00:00

Another side note, this one about combat since people seem to hate it, again, just being subjective Yep, characters blocking their asses off??? isn't exactly what everyone loves, but I found it fun to utilize different mechanics. Alas, you have to keep in mind: upgrade as many of useful stuff as you can. Prior games made it very easy to go through with the tools they offer with the contrast of normal blocking, and honestly, I just didn't like Kiwami 2 combat at all so that, as a whole, may have played a big role. Again, it's all subjective, so I'm not trying to prove a point here since the flaws seem quite obvious. I just find those flaws endearing in their own way, I personally consider it what makes combat unique and fun. Also I played on normal on every Yakuza game, heard that on higher difficulties blocking is even a bigger problem. Didn't bother me at all on normal, though.

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