August 17th, 2025 - EZ2ON, IIDX 32, DDR WORLD, SDVX EG, GITADORA, PIU 2024 PHOENIX
O.K.!!! No time to waste!!! I stated in my last post that I needed to grind the hell out of 6K to catch up with my soon-to-be rivals that were far surpassing my skill level, and (so long as it's a rhythm game that i don't have to put in effort to learn #lol) i Never back down from a challenge like this, so onto the grind we GO!!!!
similar to what i've been doing in 4S for achievements, i started from the lowest-rated 6S SHD chart and began working my way up from there, though -- given i was already planning something else today, you'll see later -- i mostly gravitated to songs i liked around that difficulty range instead of going in order. buuuuut i honestly think it worked out quite well!!! only a single S+++ on Get It Up [6S SHD-10] unfortunately, but i'm learning and getting used to the patterning regardless... Soon i shall completely dominate... best score of these is def the 98.06% FC on Higher [6S SHD-15] because GOD the chart is super fun and the patterns feel challenging enough that a new confidence was instilled within me after securing the FC... Nevertheless, We Move:tm:
alright, you saw all that preaching about 6K a paragraph ago? well throw it out the window, because now it's 7K+1 time with IIDX 32 ARCADE GAMING!!!! we're back in the building with a BIG DAY ahead of us!!! ...or so i thought.... yeah sadly nothing was really accomplished in iidx, but i guess it's the practice that counts...? i mean, the SISYPHUS [SPH-10] upscore was cool, and so was the clutch HC on B.O.D.Y. [SPH-10]... yeah idk man
what i DO know, however, is how CRACKED i am at DDR (sorta)!!!! immediately starting strong with some new PFCs on Dense Flyer (ESP-14, 24p) and Ishtar (ESP-14, 27p) as 14 PFC #34 and #35 respectively!!! ...except, even now i was getting very Meh scores -- nothing notable, just doing it for the grind, and it was showing with each choke and poor score until my legs gave out from exhaustion and famine . been trying to monitor my calorie count and run on a deficit as of late, and it's Probably working, but i have no way of knowing right now and have to brave the side effects in the meantime... at least until i can get used to the new eating patterns. for now, though? Death, Exhaustion, Suffering, a +103k upscore on Tohoku EVOLVED [ESP-17], a decent (ig?) 14p on Love You [ESP-12], and an S-rank on BLAZE BREEZE [MXM-17] at long last (from playing voltex in hopes my legs would recover)...
seeing that i wasn't in any shape to grind accuracy and needed to play something more """chill""", i hopped around games and sniped a Very Bad GuitarFreaks play (first one on this account!) along with sudden INSANE upscores on Stager S19 and CRUSH S20??? no idea where it came from, but i am So Glad i got something super sick like this
yeahhh so by this point my legs were extremely tired and i wasn't getting anywhere, plus all the motivation from my sick cool Monster Energy was gone, so i ventured out into the mall and got myself a quick protein refuel given i was a teensy bit hungry as well (still watching my calories, don't worry!) . walked around for a bit, refilled my water, and slowly felt the energy come back to me like i was powering back up to my status before the session.
reluctantly, i hopped back on the cab and changed my offset (the secret ingredient perhaps) to where the offset felt most comfortable, and i locked back into a warmup song to prepare to get the qualifiers done and over with . at least, that's what i thought, until a shock befell me... i was suddenly cracked at the accuracy?? and reading??? the rejuvenation must have given me superpowers because my GOD this is the best i've ever performed MA-wise. ran back said warmup song and got a new 14 ceiling -- 14p on TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX(X-Special) [CSP-14] as 14 PFC #36!!! then immediately afterwards, i ran back the first of the qualifiers, Sparkle Smilin' [ESP-14], with this newfound ability and got an INSANE 25p PFC on it as 14 PFC #37!!!!
GOD that was cracked, and -- while not close to even my old 14 ceiling of 22p -- i thought it was insanely impressive given the notecount and intensity of the song!!! (very tough one, would even go as far as to say it's a 15) . but alas, i still had a few other qualifiers to tackle, and my energy was still at it's peak . so i moved onto the next one, Take A Step Forward [CSP-15], and... wait what?? 23p??? a 6p upscore from my previous best??? okayyy, that's really impressive, but i somehow still felt like i could do More, Better, Cooler, even... i ran it back and choked, but my MA was even better up until the end and i felt the confidence overflowing . so i ran it back once more and WHAT???? THE FUCK???? 15P ON A 15, MY NEW 15 CEILING AND FIRST -20?????? HOW?????????
and as if that wasn't unbelievable enough, i decided to ignore Extra Savior WORLD this time around in favor of playing the last of the three round songs, Environ [De-SYNC] (feat. lythe) [ESP-15].... and Oh My Fucking God. What the Fuck. HOW?????? ARE YOU KIDDING??? DID I GET POSSESSED???? THIS IS *NOWHERE NEAR* THE LEVEL I'M SUPPOSED TO PLAY!!!!! THIS IS FAKE!!!!! FAKE SCORE!!!! YEAHAH I SPOOFED IT OR SOMEONE ELSE TOOK CONTROL OF MY BODY AND PLAYED IT FOR ME!!!! LIKE WHAT EVEN ALK;FDSJ;LAJFL;DASJFDVJSAKLV . 13P???? ON SUCH A WEIRD AND TRICKY AND OFF-SYNC 15???? MY NEW CEILING JUST MINUTES AFTER AND IN THE VERY SAME SET AS MY FORMER NEW ONE??? GODDDDDD WHAT THE FUCKKKKK (oh yeah and also 15p on LOVE IS ORANGE [CSP-15] ig :rolling_eyes:
that's all for the sesh today but God.... 'twas absolutely insane . never thought i could even reach this MA potential but i guess i can??? really makes me think about what kind of insane plays i can get on charts if i gave it my all like this and grinded them at least a few times over instead of my usual one-and-done good-enough "i'll only tilt myself more if i keep playing it" mentality even if i've never given it a shot . Then Again, the whole pay-to-play system of arcade rhythm gaming doesn't allow me that leniency given i don't really have my own finances to be wasting on this game, much less a consistent source of income besides overflowing scholarships. if only my ITG setup at home wasn't absolute bottom-of-the-barrel garbage so i can set scores and improve my stamina/accuracy back at home too... but i guess i'll make do with my PC rhythm games for now. hopefully the day comes that i get a good laptop/PC setup going where i can play more ITG and transfer that skill over here? but for now, it seems kinda wasteful to go for scores that i know will be outdated in a year's time... blegh . i'll save it for once i'm knocked out of solstice arena, but Hey!!! 'least these were good enough to qualify for Round 2 :3c
