Your opinion: Do one handers have it hard?

[deathangelx13x]

well I noramally play with my pointer fingers somtimes both Index and pointer. So i'm four fingered lol. But I do say that depending on some songs though it's easy playing one handed. I can play one handed on Afronova and Daikenkai. That's all I can really think of off the top of my head.

I think that one handed is easy to a certain extent.

[Hiro Konobu]

I prefer playing with two hands myself, it's just a lot easier for me play that way.

[BITCH I LOOK LIKE GOKU]

I played one-handed for close to two years, and could NEVER do anything harder than DDR 10s. When I got one of the KBMPs, I had to make the transition to Index.

I can't play spread though, it's so confusing for my brain. X_x

[mewarrow]

I usually use two hands, two finger on each hand. I tried one hand playing some songs, and I can only pass those easy songs...such as those light or beginner levels. Standard is difficult.
Actually, I think my real problem when using one hand is when there is more than one button to press.

[GameFreak19911991]

I can't do 2 hands on the arrow keys, so I just use one. Even then i start having problems when the down arrow is a freeze and I have to step on the other ones.

[David94]

My friend used to be completely unable to play two-handed, I told him to just keep practicing, and the next time I saw him, he said he learned how to do two-handed and he does much better now. I myself have always been a two-hander since I started Stepmania and have difficulty when I try one hand because I can't hit the notes fast enough.

[Nightarrow]

I'm spread and I like it that way. It feels good to have some distance between my fingers, and I don't have to angle my hand as I have to when i use the arrow keys. I've been some trying one-handed lately, and I guess that I can practice it up if I really want to.... I think the up-downstreams are the hardest for me to complete one-handed. But completing a song with one hand that someone else completes with two hands...just looks to damn cool. Like those 12+ footers.

[trowa357]

I can't imagine not playing with two hands. It makes my brain hurt...

[everything2fear]

Originally Posted by ZanasoBayncuh

Two handed coordination in something like this, for someone who is relatively decent on an actual pad and playing non-spread, is more of an imitation of their foot style while two-stepping crossovers. This tends to be true for two handed play on both controller and keyboard.

This is true, at least for people around me and myself, I won't attest that it is true for everyone. Though I would suggest giving it a shot with this idea, it helps.

yeah, zan hit it on the head >_> basically, if you're good on the pad, and do 2 handed index, you mimic your style on the pad.. i find i do that quite a bit. i definitely enjoy doing the crossovers

[k0unit]

I play two-handed on my keyboard and I can pass 13's with ease.

Left arrow: Left middle finger
Down arrow: Left index finger
Up arrow: Right index finger
Right arrow: Right middle finger

Try that out.

[GameFreak19911991]

Originally Posted by k0unit

I play two-handed on my keyboard and I can pass 13's with ease.

Left arrow: Left middle finger
Down arrow: Left index finger
Up arrow: Right index finger
Right arrow: Right middle finger

Try that out.

I've been trying that since I last posted here, big improvements with my overall combos, and streams are a whole lot easier to do.

I still suck at jumps for some reason though

[DarkAnima]

I used to play with one hand. I used to be able to do songs like PARANOiA Survivor Heavy and get grades like A/AA

Now i play with 2 index fingers and can successfully AA most of my songs.

Now if i try playing with one hand i will fail straight away ^^;

[KaWaIIxneKO]

Originally Posted by NAKU [X] Generation

I use one hand. I like it. But then again, it's just preference. I started playing StepMania one handed. Then I realized my sister started playing using two hands. We both tried each others playing style [Me do two hands, she play with one] and we both sucked. So, In my opinion, whatever you start with, is what you're good at.

As for the question directed. I don't find it hard to complete 15 footers with one hand. Not boasting, cause I hate boasting in all forms. It's cause I have no life and play SM like a drug.

But I don't believe one handers should be able to use the excuse "I can't do that song cause I only play with one hand".

But that's my opinion.

Well sometimes that's not true because I used to play with one hand but soon i switched and even though it was hard at first, I got used to it in like a week and could do a lot better than I could using one hand.......................i lost all my skill on one hand...but not that I had any in the first place!

[KyahRyorin]

Possibly is my answer. I play with both hands, and like Zan has pointed out, I mimic how I play on a pad. Though I haven't touched a pad in what... 6 months or something? I forget. =\

I wouldn't say those who work with only one had have it harder, I just say it's based on preference and skill. That's it, mainly.

[shun-akura]

I have been playing with one hand and it hasn't really been hard. but i can see where using 2 hand will be a big plus if you have the co-ordination. But this only really shows (I think) in the harder songs.