It's not about "hours put in" or "time spent doing x". It is completely not about that. If you have to ask this question (it not being out of simple curiosity), you have to find out for yourself just how much time it takes you to learn a stretch of stage by whatever means you're using. If you're just beginning to really become pragmatic and raise your power level, the third_strike methodology is a great gauge to see your strengths and weaknesses. In general, he [used to] work on one stage, with clear goals, for a set period of time (or per day). At the end of the week he would play runs, but just trying to learn stage 3/4 of a CAVE game with stage practice and replays should give you a good idea of where you're at.mesh control wrote:Gus, how much time do you spend watching/studying replays vs playing/practicing?
In the end, it just comes down to how well you can optimize your practice...
Sikraiken and MrMonkeyMan are both capable of this, among others (Jaimers probably is, too). sik's scores were actually usually done (start to finish, first watch of a replay to last f12 of a screenshot) within a day or two. He watches the replay once or twice, then savestate practices for a couple hours, then tries a run or two. F12, post, done. His idea is making the absolute most of all of his practice time, and he recommends working for consistency. Legitimate or not (no one but him seems to really know for sure ^_~), his methods are basically the best. If you're not sikraiken, practicing stages at a time is probably a better idea.I don't recall anyone else on the forum; aside from sik, being able to pick up a game and begin to tear it apart in a week.
It's probably not your ability to move your hand, but your ability to decide on how to move before having to move your hand. If you're looking for ways to improve, ask questions and present all the data you can ;) Don't consider this a comprehensive post, either. This is just trying to get a hook inside the armor of the fat son of a bitch that won't die so we can get him off you.I'm still convinced my motorskills are garbage and I'm searching for ways to improve.
One of the hardest things to remember (also a very important thing to remember, lol) is that you can just take baby steps while putting in time and you will gain shittons of experience and make more progress than if you had played single credits in isolation (even if you have a replay). This is extremely important, and a great thing to keep in mind while working your way up to over 9000.