DJ Max Technika

[Three_Leaf_Ivy]

Well, that's it. More rage and despair this week. I spent ALL DAY looking for a place to buy a Platinum Crew card, and I finally got one, only to come home and just now find out that the system they use for registering for the Thailand Platinum Crew is EXACTLY the same as the one the Koreans use for, uh, seemingly every online game they have. You need to have a social security number for the country (and thus be a citizen).

ARGH
AAAH
UGH


I've already used the card offline twice too, so I can't return it (not that I'd be able to even if I hadn't used it) nor can I save it and use it in the U.S. or give it away now that it's got my name on it.

[fusean]

Originally Posted by KMasaki

Unless you're ridiculously confident, I'd play a round or two of Lite. If you can pass CBS or Play the Future, move on to Pop. Even I started on Lite the first time around (if only to play To You XD)

and I still play Lite to this day, maybe not every session but to play To You... And when I'm really lazy I try to outscore easy songs that I know people got perfect plays on.

But yeah if you haven't played technika once before even watching videos online or watching others play, I'd still say rock Lite a 1 or more times to get the feel...

[ThatsGobbles]

At the UCLA Coinz location test, some of the guys were cocky and tried Technical on their first game. They got destroyed.

[Spiritsnare]

That likewise happened at AX, though I figure they were having a grand time being intentionally stupid and dicking around with the game because they wouldn't be able to see it after the event

edit @Three_Leaf_Ivy: Try using it on the US PlatCrew network (unless it's got Thai on the back or something?), just to see whether or not it works.

[ThatsGobbles]

Originally Posted by Spiritsnare

That likewise happened at AX, though I figure they were having a grand time being intentionally stupid and dicking around with the game because they wouldn't be able to see it after the event

edit @Three_Leaf_Ivy: Try using it on the US PlatCrew network (unless it's got Thai on the back or something?), just to see whether or not it works.

Really? I did not see that.

I only remember the one guy in the back of the crowd at AX screaming about "how could a touchscreen game POSSIBLY be hard?"

[BP!]

Originally Posted by ThatsGobbles

I only remember the one guy in the back of the crowd at AX screaming about "how could a touchscreen game POSSIBLY be hard?"

There are only two correct responses to that claim:

1) If he's serious, bring him up, and have him play a game of Pop (go somewhat easy on them)
2) If he's joking, slap on the wrist. Joking about it like that is a no-no

If I was there, I'd feel an urge to slap the guy in the face. But that's just me.

[ThatsGobbles]

Originally Posted by BP!

There are only two correct responses to that claim:

1) If he's serious, bring him up, and have him play a game of Pop (go somewhat easy on them)
2) If he's joking, slap on the wrist. Joking about it like that is a no-no

If I was there, I'd feel an urge to slap the guy in the face. But that's just me.

I was telling him "WAIT THE FUCK RIGHT HERE" because serika was up to play next, but he left. So unsatisfying.

[Microwav]

a couple of questions

1) how do you change your icon on the high score page? mine is just the normal platinum crew symbol but i see OLEDB's is the girl from Melody.

2) Platinum Crew
if all the people on the high score list got a "PERFECT" why is their score different numbers?

3) does using modifiers add a bonus to your score?

[Three_Leaf_Ivy]

Originally Posted by Spiritsnare

edit @Three_Leaf_Ivy: Try using it on the US PlatCrew network (unless it's got Thai on the back or something?), just to see whether or not it works.

No, the card text's completely in English, all of the ones they sell here seem to be for some reason.
I won't be returning to the U.S. for another two months, by which I'll probably buy a new card anyways (I intentionally bought my second choice of card design so I could get my first choice in the U.S.... though it sounds like that plan may have spectacularly backfired on me)
I thought you said in your guide before that even though the cards can still be used offline in any country as long as it's the international build, they were hard coded to only work with the matching country's Platinum Crew service?

[Unknown_PC]

Originally Posted by Microwav

a couple of questions

1) how do you change your icon on the high score page? mine is just the normal platinum crew symbol but i see OLEDB's is the girl from Melody.

2) Platinum Crew
if all the people on the high score list got a "PERFECT" why is their score different numbers?

3) does using modifiers add a bonus to your score?

1) You get to pick your avatar when you're registering your card's serial number for Platinum Crew for the first time. Avatar-changing system will be coming later, it's not even out in Korea yet.

2) There is a hidden accuracy counter for "MAX" and each "MAX" (not including 51+ combo bonus) can vary from 330 to 334 points.

3) Yes, I'm fairly certain effectors/modifiers add a small bonus to scores.

[DJMAX Tekkenika]

Originally Posted by Empathy

They should make a joke Lv. 9 SP chart for it some day. (but under rate it as a 5)

hahah
*fires up the custom making technika note program thing*

[Spiritsnare]

Originally Posted by Unknown_PC

1) You get to pick your avatar when you're registering your card's serial number for Platinum Crew for the first time. Avatar-changing system will be coming later, it's not even out in Korea yet.

It's a feature of PlatCrew - if PlatCrew's up, the avatar system is built in, so it's been out in Korea ever since something like December 2008 - half a year ago.

Also, no, the ability to select an avatar at the beginning is not the case to my knowledge; you purchase avatars using Max Points.

edit My apologies; I totally take that back, I misread "avatar changing system" as just "avatar system" - sorta blew my mind, since every Korean score pretty much has an avatar on it. Is it too much to ask for pictures/screencaps of this happening?

Originally Posted by Three_Leaf_Ivy

No, the card text's completely in English, all of the ones they sell here seem to be for some reason.
I won't be returning to the U.S. for another two months, by which I'll probably buy a new card anyways (I intentionally bought my second choice of card design so I could get my first choice in the U.S.... though it sounds like that plan may have spectacularly backfired on me)
I thought you said in your guide before that even though the cards can still be used offline in any country as long as it's the international build, they were hard coded to only work with the matching country's Platinum Crew service?

To be honest, I'm actually not 100% sure about that (I've yet to try my Korean card on the machine, and on top of that, it's a card with location test info, so there's a good chance it'd get rejected anyway). I can try getting in contact with Mike Yum about that, though.

[Empathy]

Originally Posted by Lunar Aura

hahah
*fires up the custom making technika note program thing*

Dear god, what have I done?

[m-robo]

Originally Posted by Lunar Aura

hahah
*fires up the custom making technika note program thing*

I really wish I could figure that thing out. There's 3-4 songs I'd really love to make charts for.

[Empathy]

Originally Posted by robojosh

I really wish I could figure that thing out. There's 3-4 songs I'd really love to make charts for.

Same... I'm too much of a Flash n00b to get it done. I really wanna make a chart for Get Down.