[Osu! CTB] Tricky 3* That Is Difficult To FC (Part 2)

Beatmap: 3,69* Dark Cloud 2 (Tomohito Nishiura) - Secret energy [Rain]
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Welcome to a new series! :D this series is dedicated to CTB Beginners, including me! Surely all beatmap in this series is not for PP farming, but instead it's a good practice.

In every video, I'll rate the difficulty from 1 to 10 scale, with 10 as the hardest 3* I've ever played (and I haven't got FC in that beatmap either lol).

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Difficulty: 8/10

First of all, the only thing that make this beatmap only 8/10 in difficult is because of the duration... It's just roughly 1 minute. Currently I can sight read FC on several 3.5*-4.2* beatmaps. But it took me 30 minutes of trying on this beatmap until I got FC.

However there's another reason why it took me only 30 minutes to FC it. That's because I'm currently still practicing on "6.22* d:for the DELTA". It makes my hand faster, more flexible on dashing and moving left and right, just overall become a better player!

Yes. This beatmap has some patterns that's usually appears in 5*, and appears A LOT on 6*. So, if you're a newbie that is still struggling in regular 3*, this is definitely NOT for you. But if you're comfortable in 4*, this beatmap is definitely a good practice for you.

Let's go for the tips. I don't even know where to start...

1. Even the first 10 seconds in the beatmap is not that easy. I think patterns like that usually appears on 4*. You have to understand very clearly how to dash. In 0:06, there's this zig zag pattern. You can just stand in the middle of the zig zag, and it's absolutely fine. But moving left-right-left-right is easier if your hand is already consistent. Similar with the one in 0:10.

2. In 0:17, this is the pattern that I was talking about, but in the simpler version. The easiest way to do this pattern is to hold moving to the left, but the dash is something like : dash-not dash-dash-not dash. Dash where there's that little jump, and not dash when it's just the regular diagonal. I think in this part, you can just hold the dash, but in the later pattern, you won't be able to. So keep practicing on this pattern.

3. The next part is the "rest". I can't say it's easy, but it's definitely a lot easier than the other part. Keep your stamina, because the later part is weird and pretty hard. It will require a lot of focus (and stamina, because you get tired faster in this kind of beatmap).

4. Okay, back to the similar pattern with the point 2. It's on 0:44. This time, just like point 2, hold right, but the dash is like: dash-not dash-dash-not dash. Therefore you can get the middle diagonal one, then hyperdash to the next diagonal. Something like that.

This is not necessarily hard. It's just something that is pretty rare in 3*. Once you can play this kind of pattern, it's actually easy. If you want to practice, I also recommend practicing with NF on "6.22* d:for the DELTA". This pattern appears in the whole beatmap, so you can keep practicing until you understand how to play it.

There's one other 3* beatmap that has this pattern, only it's much more difficult than this beatmap. In fact, that will be the last part of this series, because I'm not even close to FC that beatmap. It's just like playing 6* beatmap lol. How much difficult, you might ask? Imagine the same pattern, but the middle diagonal going to the opposite direction :p Yeah it doesn't contribute a lot to the stars and the pp, but hell no I hate that pattern.

5. Okay... Final part! 0:53 until finish. This is the part where I stuck. It's not the pattern that's weird. It's the beat. But I really love this part! It's exciting, and the beatmap replicate that feeling pretty well just from fruits falling from the sky (which is pretty impressive if you think about it). So how to play this part? Just focus on the beat using your ear, so you know WHEN to dash. That's it.

I think that's all about this beatmap. The fact that I can FC this in just 30 minutes means that it's not that difficult. Also since the beatmap is short, you can spam it until you get FC. Other than that, keep practicing!

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