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Posted 4/9/08
Personally I go with Index (Left Index and Right Middle fingers) and Spread (Index and Middle fingers on both hands). As for keymapping, I use the default arrow keys for Index and the numberpad (2-4-6-8) for Spread.

Overall my FA/MA is all right and quite possibly the best player on CR byfar, though I still need to confirm this statement.
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Posted 6/10/08
You can play with more than one hand... I've just been using the arrow keys, the up+down really annoy me though, middle finger going on up and down and somehow getting it! I'm still a beginner still got any tips on a good playing style for me?
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Posted 6/10/08, edited 6/10/08

zerokill wrote:

You can play with more than one hand... I've just been using the arrow keys, the up+down really annoy me though, middle finger going on up and down and somehow getting it! I'm still a beginner still got any tips on a good playing style for me?


Spread is the more preferrable way if you plan on playing ridiculous files like I do. Index is also a good style as well but it takes a little while to master. Took me like a year to completely master Index before I learned Spread =/
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Posted 6/28/08
Spread Player,Keys Are 1,2,Up,Down Or 1,2,K,L
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Posted 6/28/08
Spread, and Index basically. Most of the time spread if I want to pass hard files, and Index if I wish to improve my scores I can't improve with spread.
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Posted 6/28/08, edited 6/28/08
Oh wow, outdated keymapping for me, rofl. I don't play the on numpad anymore since it limited my finger movement.

Index:
Arrow keys

Spread:
Q-W-O-P
D-F-J-K
D-F-5-6 (Numpad)

I've noticed that my MA and speed is better when my hands are closer to each other rather than spread apart, which is why I've been playing Q-W-O-P and D-F-J-K a lot now.
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Posted 7/30/08
Default Spread: [q w o p]
Secondary Spread: [z x . /]

I sometimes switch between the two now. It depends on which keyboard I'm playing on (Standard PS/2 or USB).
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Posted 7/31/08

Hen-Thai wrote:

Spread, and Index basically. Most of the time spread if I want to pass hard files, and Index if I wish to improve my scores I can't improve with spread.


Oh wow, this was like a month ago, I fucking rape with spread now.
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Posted 7/31/08, edited 7/31/08
Oh man, it's hard to play Pettanko (Left/Right Ring and Pinky fingers) but it's so fun, rofl.

P.S. Cetaka's the undisputed champion of Pettanko and beats all of us, rofl.
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Posted 8/3/08, edited 8/15/08
k Imma list all my playing styles I've ever done as well as keymaps because I'm bored.

Ones highlighted in Red are the ones I play.

One Handed (Three fingers: Right Index, Middle and Ring)
[← ↓ ↑ →]

Index (Two Fingers: Left Index and Right Middle)
[← ↓ ↑ →]
[1 2 5 3]
[4 5 8 6]

Altenative Spread (Three Fingers: Left Index, Right Index and Middle)
[← ↓ ↑ →]

Standard Spread (Four Fingers: Left+Right Index and Middle)
[4 2 8 6]
[← ↓ 8 6]
[d f 5 6]
[d f j k]
[q w o p]
[z x . /]

Pettanko (Four Fingers: Left+Right Ring and Pinky)
[z x . /]
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Posted 8/15/08
I don't know if this has anything to do with the topic, but does anyone of you play stepmania on a mat???
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Posted 8/15/08

tuhoang wrote:

I don't know if this has anything to do with the topic, but does anyone of you play stepmania on a mat???


No.

Stepmania is meant to be played on keyboard, not dancepad.

If you want to play on a dancepad, you're better off playing MDawg's ITG for PC or going to an arcade to play DDR/ITG/PIU.

I reassure you that no one here plays Stepmania on dancepad, but there are a select few of us that actually do play ITG (e.g. myself, Hen-Thai and darkoff)
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Posted 8/16/08

Gundam-Dude wrote:


tuhoang wrote:

I don't know if this has anything to do with the topic, but does anyone of you play stepmania on a mat???


No.

Stepmania is meant to be played on keyboard, not dancepad.

If you want to play on a dancepad, you're better off playing MDawg's ITG for PC or going to an arcade to play DDR/ITG/PIU.

I reassure you that no one here plays Stepmania on dancepad, but there are a select few of us that actually do play ITG (e.g. myself, Hen-Thai and darkoff)



o, i plae itg too, but my fucen mat broke a while ago =(, ordered a cobalt flux tho
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Posted 8/16/08, edited 8/16/08

orlyyarly wrote:

o, i plae itg too, but my fucen mat broke a while ago =(, ordered a cobalt flux tho



Oh nice. How good are you at ITG?

I used to play every weekday (usually 1-2 games) at the arcade, but due to the fact that the arcade closed down, I pretty much had to quit playing the game. The nearest ITG machine to my house is either at a YMCA like 15 minutes away from my home (Need a membership though, apparently) or in two other locations that are 25-30 minutes away =/

Ugh... And just when I passed my first 13 -____________-

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lmfao I suck at this game.
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