bar assist thread

ihcw.stefank687 · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2005

Ok... I am starting to like this thread a bit now... everyone is trying to be at least a little more open then earlier. To answer a SLIGHTLY earlier question, I've seen people transfer from bar to no bar a lot and it seems that it TENDS to be easier for flat foot players but there are always those exceptions that have the leg strength to continue playing on their toes while playing no bar(and still FAing of course)

Dakota · Trick Member Joined: 28 Feb 2006

Almost no one talked about ITG/DDR the entire last page...
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ham! · Trick Member Joined: 01 Aug 2006

I rely more on my feet and natural balance (or sometimes lack thereof) than the bar to get me through songs. When I do use the bar, I cannot play at all with anything more than a one-handed technique, my other hand still attempting to maintain my balance the old-fashioned feather duster way.

It works for me.

Another guy over here does absolutely nothing but full on "bar rape" and he gets much higher scores than me.

It works for him. I then acknowledge that he's a better scorer than me, then I go back to practicing Pandemonium.
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Hands R' Us · Trick Member Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Location: Mars

I bar rape on hard songs and as a save effort if I am about to fail a song.
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J. S. Mill · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject:

Kilroy(ZTC) · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2005

My chauvanism makes all decisions equal in value. Therefore, the decision to not use the bar is equally valid as the decision to use the bar. So unless you can provide reason why non-descriptive rational theories aren't just chavanistic but are also wrong, I think this is where it ends.

J. S. Mill · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:03 pm Post subject:

I think I can do that, but I'm not sure I need to. What does your chauvinism say about banning the bar? Is that equally valid?
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Kilroy(ZTC) · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2005

J. S. Mill · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:

Kilroy(ZTC) · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2005

I don't understand what "fair" is entailed to mean.

J. S. Mill · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject:

Kilroy(ZTC) · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2005

Well then no, a tournament that banned the use of the bar wouldn't be "fair". So there's obviously no reason not to bar from a pure competition standpoint, i'm just not sure that skill is neccessarily the primary focus of the game. People gamble all the time for fun. People play games that test both skill and luck. I'm not going to say that with a game that can be played skill determinately and a game that be be played less skill determinately that one way of playing is more legitimate than another, even if a very rule of the game when adopted randomizes results fundamentaly.

J. S. Mill · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject:

Kilroy(ZTC) · Trick Member Joined: 04 Mar 2005

Would you ever consider competeing in a no-bar tournament?

Well, considering you already provided a condition under which you would in this thread, i'll count that as a yes answer and resign with that as my only point.