EOJ wrote:How is it fundamentally different if someone writes out what you need to do in stage 1 to score well (and to score 30+ mil will require quite a detailed writeup), and you follow their steps, or if you watch a video that shows the same thing?
Well, like I said, I don't want a play-by-play transcript. I don't assume anyone wants to write that, particularly just by my asking for it.
It's just that, to me, if the scores I am managing are a mere fraction of what is possible, then there is some big glaring concept which I'm missing. In this case, it feels like I'm missing something which should otherwise be painfully obvious like equipping the best weapon in an RPG or how to link attacks in a fighter.
In that regard, re: videos -
I have seen one YT video of someone getting 300M+ on Stage 1 of BL, which I found after I told other people of the game and wanted to show an example of what I was talking about. This video shows the player splitting bullets and canceling the entire screen several times and so on. That's great. I've watched it like 10 times and I still have relatively no idea what's going on. Any time I play BL there is nothing that I do while playing which strikes me as the wrong way to do it - all I know is that what I'm doing is definitely the wrong way to do it. Should I watch a video of a less skilled player? Why would that help me? If I'm trying to at least equal, much less surpass, the #1 play it's just a waste of time to watch the #2-#last plays. Can't I at least just ask for some discussion to explain what's going on, instead of re-watching the video until something magically clicks in my brain?
Clover TAC probably doesn't watch superplays, does he? I wouldn't think he does. Why would he need to? He just knows what to do based off of years of experience and knowing how to play these games repeatedly to independently figure out what works and what doesn't. If the #1 player can figure out how to be the #1 player without watching videos, why am I incapable of doing the same thing? I mean besides the fact that I'm [insert self-deprecation here].
All I was looking for was some discussion about how to approach the game. Based off of my list I would think someone would be able look at that and say something simple like "well, the main thing you're not doing is [X] so figure that out first" and give general guidance.
Talking about how the game is played (as opposed to merely comparing where everyone's progress is halted at) would interest me and I would consider it to be beneficial. That's all I was asking for.
