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So yeah, I passed Summer -Speedy Mix- on foot for the first time recently, making it my first 13.  That makes me happy.  So on that note here are my future goals

1. Pass remaining Official ITG 13's.
2. Get over 90% on all Official ITG 12's
3. Pass ridiculousness that is Uber-Rave (and other prominent fan charts)

Now for Pump

4. Pass Dignity, FAEP 2-1, FAEP 2-2 and Chimera
5. Quad star something

DDR

6. Paranoia Hades, FELMO, and the other Supernova 10's, junk charts though they may be
7. Improve timing / AAA more things

IIDX

8. Learn to play Another's at decent level (AA or above)


I dunno.  I have 10 DDR AAA's, one ITG 100%  and haven gotten anything new in months, so my timing has plateaued.  Pumpwise, I've been playing Pump: Pro a lot.  I also don't bar 5 panel, so it's helped me get in better shape.  I can do 12's now without trouble.  Except for, like, Bloodrush lol.  So I'm going to be trying to get in better shape, since it seems to be helping, and to improve my timing, which hopefully playing IIDX will do.

So, uh, yeah

So you are using IIDX for timing now and Pump for keeping in shape! Awesome. The no bar on Pump give Nick and I hope. I passed a 14 and 15 footer the other day so you're doing very well, trust me. This is coming from someone who really doesn't play pump. Under 10 times I've played it so consistently doing 12s is really awesome.

12's on ITG.  I can do 12's on Pump pretty much no problem as well though.

OH LOL! Whoopsies

How do you like Pump: Pro? I've been wanting to try it out, but there aren't any machines around here yet as far as I know.


Hmm, maybe there's a way that IIDX can do both! I hear that playing IIDX with a Pop'n Music ASC (like Kevin does when we play) is quite a workout too, especially on harder songs. Although not exactly in the same way, haha.
Or there's always the option of no-barring IIDX.

Btw, Kyle Ward said a few months ago, very soon on the PIU Pro. I dunno. I'll ask him again soon.

Pump Pro is pretty cool, I like it a lot.  There are some problems.  Speed mods are way too fast, so I have to read one lower than I do on any other game.  Some charts are offsync (or butchered, or messed up in some novel way).  Timing windows are loose by 4 panel standard, but tighter than conventional pump, which for the game I think is about right really.

All in all, very solid game.  I play it a lot because of that, but also because it's closer to my house than anything else, and the pads are in better condition than most.  Plus, USB support is nice.

I got my first Pump Pro 100% recently.  Let the Sunshine CZ

Niiiiiiiice, congrats

That's the first one ever on Pump Pro right?

The first Pump Pro 100% ever?  Haha, not even close.  The first and so far only one in Colorado though.  Ruzy already has like, half the game 100%'ed, lol

Crud.

I won a match in a SoCal ITG tournament!  It's not much, but I'm pretty sure it's my biggest ITG accomplishment.

Yeah. That was freakin' awesome btw! I had NO clue where you were at either. How's it playing ITG vs Pump now? And I recall you saying you played Pump no-bar so playing ITG w/ bar must be chaos.

Actually it wasn't that hard of a switch.  I just needed to remember where the panels where, and to see other people play to remind me not to do certain stupid things.  I also learned a new trick there, which is how to hold the bar so that the body is still positioned over the arrows rather than leaning way back like I was used to.  It makes everything way easier and it really improved my 4 panel game.  These days I only really no bar Pump on Nightmare charts, because I can't bar doubles.  It just throws my center of gravity off way too much.  I can play no bar on pretty much everything I can pass, from time to time I do so just because I feel like it, but yeah.

On that note, yesterday I got 4 new DDR AAA's.  Let's Groove, My Summer Love, On the Jazz and Pink Rose.

New AAA, Feeling of Love.  Actually I did it a while ago, but just thought I would post it.  I'm looking forward to the Pump Pro tournament in Vegas as well.  My goal is to place in it.

Well, I placed in the Vegas tournament.  3rd place.

Also, I passed Pandemonium.

And Dignity.  I have Dignity pretty close to 90% now, it's actually not that hard for me anymore.

Oh, and in Sporktoberfest I beat Spork at DDR singles (but didn't place), took second in DDR doubles, and took third in ITG.