When I came back I just played the songs I enjoyed and, like someone above me said, eventually it gets to a case of, "We'll I'm close so may as well try." From that point I'll typically put the song in my play sessions, but I don't make it a forced thing. If I'm up for trying a perfect (or just want to play it) then it's added. If not, there's no harm in leaving it off.
It's all about sticking at it rather than burning out. For all intents and purposes, an Excellent is just as good. It's just an extra bonus to strive for if one feels inclined to do so.
Yep, this is me as well. I actually come close to Perfect most times I play a song that's 8 stars or less, but if I don't get one the first or second times I play the song in a session, I don't force it. I treat this game just as I treat my music -- would I keep listening to the same track over and over again on repeat? Nope, it'd just burn me out on the song. It's much more satisfying to have another song you enjoy on your menu that you can jump right into.
Personally I think this is also a good way to play since it allows you to develop different skills. For example, Kagerou Daze and Miracle Paint throw different challenges at you.
Wait so you guys pull Extreme perfects by just playing casually, trying the song only once or twice per play session??
I can't even do that at Hard difficulty. Those perfects I pulled off came from hard boring repetitive work. And I assumed that's what everybody did, ESPECIALLY at Extreme difficulty.
I feel even worse now.
It's something that comes naturally if you keep playing, even (especially?) if you alternate between lots of songs. The skills you acquire eventually become transversal, and you start finding that as long as you get a sense for that song's rhythm, you can clear it with no problems, regardless of the difficulty. Eventually, you even find yourself not only clearing the song, but also getting some pretty good scores on it!
I'm by no means an expert, though. I suspect that an 8.5 star Perfect on Extreme may be the current limit of my skill. But this is something that eventually came naturally just by playing the game whenever I wanted to, not because I was striving for Perfects.
See, that's why I always tell myself that my best is MY best. But in the large picture? Hah! There really is no use in feeling down because someone can play a game on a harder difficulty. There will always be someone above oneself. Even number one changes constantly on leaderboards, right?
It's about doing your best, and improving on your best. Not reaching others' best. If you do happen to match or exceed that of someone else's, it was simply a matter of beating your own. Not theirs.
Or that's the way I see things haha.
Exactly! I always get so psyched when I beat one of
my personal records. It means
I'm improving, and that's a great feeling.
