Loooking to get into Drummania, couple of questions.

putumayoman · 06-05-2008, 12:03 PM

So im thinking of getting into Drummania, but i have a couple of questions first. 1. are the menus in the games mostly english (like iidx?) or enough english so i know what im doing ? 2. which game should i start off ( i never played drummania but ive played rock band a couple of times) so a newbie friendly game would be good (espcially one i can find easliy on the net , my import store has masterpiece gold is that any good )? 3 . which controller is best to get for a beginner ? thanks guyz.

BemaniAK · 06-05-2008, 05:54 PM

to first get into it, I'd honestly recommend finding an arcade with the game, it's only like $2 to get into it and see if you like it, but if there are no arcades with the game then I guess the PS2 version is all you've got.

yes, the menus from what I've seen are easy to understand, I haven't got any CS releases so I'm not sure about options menu's, but I just put my credit in, read "standard" and know that's the mode I want, a lot of song titles are in hiragana, but there are plenty of songs with an english title like bad music freaks and blood and thunder.
I can't really comment on which game you should get, I've only ever played V4, but you should easily find all the good ones on play-asia.com for easiness.

choosing a set is the hard bit, the KOC is a chore to play on (so I've heard) and the bass drum is apparently total shit.

but the only good controllers are MIDI sets and the DJDAO arcade style controller, all of which are hundreds of dollars, you might end up REALLY regretting it if you spend all that money and don't end up liking the game (but that shouldn't happen if you like drumming on rock band)
this goes back to my earlier comment: try to find an arcade that has the game first.

putumayoman · 06-05-2008, 09:27 PM

ok thanks alot , now lets find an arcade with drummania in NYC !

Karnov · 06-06-2008, 12:30 AM

I'm in Rapid City, SD, a very boring small city. We just got one in our arcade.... its percussion Freaks 3rd mix i think. sadly, before i could play, someone stole the sticks, and broke a drum head.

I asked them if i could buy the machine, and said maybe if they cant get it fixed.

Saber-san · 06-06-2008, 12:44 AM

On top of the toolbar go to Interactive and then Machine Locations to find the arcade in your area. If there aren't any in your location, then you'll have to buy the game from play-asia. Unfortunately I did buy the KOC DM controller and used it like 2 or 3 times. Yea it's that bad, at least in my experience anyway. I would definitely get the DJ Dao DM ASC if you got the cash.

Hopefully there will be an arcade nearby your location so that you can practice a bit first.

Opethian · 06-06-2008, 10:04 AM

I use a KOC and have replaced the bass pedal with a yamaha sustain pedal, works great for the price

if you are hardcore get a DTXpress set (used if you can find it locally) and a UX-16 MIDI>USB adaptor
or a DJDAO

with a KOC dont expect to get any better then 70s mid 80s as some songs are just not naturally possible with the position of the hihat and the snare without some awkward drum stick positioning

tornupsock · 06-07-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Opethian

with a KOC dont expect to get any better then 70s mid 80s as some songs are just not naturally possible with the position of the hihat and the snare without some awkward drum stick positioning

<---- bought a DTXpress, still at the low 50s

Opethian · 06-08-2008, 08:01 PM

well at least you have a kit where you could play corss handed

charts like Over There and TPPII are possible heh

AdamW · 06-09-2008, 01:33 PM

opethian: I play open hand on the arcade and have passed lots of 90s. Over There is definitely possible (hell, FC-able) open handed, I just suck too much to make it (got close, though). There's really no pattern you can't play open handed...sure, there's some where you have to do some awkward double-beating, but then that holds true for playing cross hand too. It's more preference than anything else.

My KOC broke when I was still a lvl 60-70 player, but I could pass stuff on it at the same level as I could pass at the arcade. My main issue with the KOC is that playing with it isn't any *fun*. I'm sure there's people out there who've done 90+ songs on the KOC though.

hideki · 06-10-2008, 11:07 AM

I recall someone saying they could pass tamayura on their topway controller when it was still 6.0

It's probably safe to say that the rock band set is close to the topway in terms of "fun". Neither are really like the actually drummania set, far from it, but you can still manage to play the game. If you're content with that, then fine. Otherwise, DTX is the (only, except the DJDao and possibly other electric drum kits)way to go.

mrvtec · 06-10-2008, 03:29 PM

speaking of drummania since we on the topic whats the best way to reduce greats in drummania im getting way tooo many

hideki · 06-11-2008, 09:03 AM

Be more accurate? If you know the song then I would suggest trying to be in time with it as possible. Don't "get lazy" when playing or you'll go off-beat, thus more greats/goods/etc.

I'm not such a great PAer myself, so you should probably ask the better people around here for their advice.

BemaniAK · 06-11-2008, 11:41 PM

What hideki said, I find a lot of the time when playing on easy songs I get bored and just don't keep my rhythm and manage like a B.
Really get into the song, don't be afraid to act like a lunatic enjoying the song, I find that's the best way to keep in time.

mrvtec · 06-12-2008, 12:36 AM

yeh im tryng to keep in time but always on a easy song i end up with SS with like 92% Perfects

BemaniAK · 06-12-2008, 01:42 AM

If you're getting into the song and still getting lots of greats.
Then you just need practice.