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13th, Friday…
Considered to be one of the unluckiest days in all of superstition, Friday the 13th is also the theme of our latest released songs into FFR the game. 13th, Friday is yet another OSTER Project song to make it’s way to FFR. Stepped by resident simfile judges & authors Niala & bmah, this 4.5 minute beast boasting almost 3,000 arrows is available to anyone who purchases it in the FFR Shop for a meagre 13 credits.
Keep those tournament scores coming in!
7th Official Tournament – ROUND ONE!!
.. .. ..and so it begins.
710 players have marched up to the virtual felt to partake in this years Official Tournament.
Only 6 will walk away as champions. Who will it be this year?
To start things off I would like to let everyone know that they can get to the Official Tournament Dashboard by clicking on that link or the giant image at the top of this post. There you can see what division you are in, as well as a variety of stats.
You will have one week to play your round song as many times as you would like using any of the engines available on the site. Your best score is automatically grabbed and placed into the dashboard, so no need to submit screenshots or anything of the like. You can view your own (and your opponents) score by hovering your mouse over their score. This will be displayed in the form of x-x-x-x (goods-averages-misses-boos), so you can see just how accurate the other players in any division are during the round.
Division 1: Lunar Landing
So our beginner division starts off this tournament with a quaint little Techno pop song charted by veteran simfiler bmah. Nothing too dangerous here, perhaps the mini jacks might slip some players up? Be prepared for an easy to listen to, fun file.
Division 2: Death March
The second division is introduced to Death March, composed by FFR user MBurns of his band Red Blank. An eerie little piano solo that is littered with suspense, 24ths and some well placed jumps to accentuate the sounds that you are tapping to. Hopefully our D2 players found it as fun to play as I did.
Division 3: Infinity
Continuing with the 24th note fun is Elite Ninja and Infinity. An uplifiting and bright Techno swing song from ParagonX9 that will test a lot of our low-mid D3 players with quick jump sections and a lot of fun-flowing 24th streams. Short, sweet and much like D2, very purple.
Division 4: Addict (Dr. Ozi Monsta r3mix)
Always an exciting division to watch, our Expert players will be playing Addict Remix, steps courtesy of who_cares973. Similar to last year’s Fall Silently, D4’s first round is yet another dubstep song, filled with 12th streams and gallops characteristic of many songs from this genre. Aside from that, players will be smashing their way through 32nd bursts and tricky polyrhythms. A chart this tough is almost sure to prevent a AAAfest all over the D4 leaderboard, although we’ve seen more shocking things in the past…
Division 5: EuroMorroc (Clean Edit)
Some of you might feel nostalgic if you can recognize the D5 Round 1 song, which used to be playable in FFR R2. Our Master division is given EuroMorroc (Clean Edit) for their first file, stepped by DossarLX ODI. A rather short file for the Expert level only barely passing the 1k note barrier, it still packs quite a punch. The chart is filled with dense 180bpm broken jumpstream clusters before breaking out into the final 300 notes of continuous jumpstream. FFR’s D5 Masters will need to show some serious consistency in order to score well in this first round.
Division 6: Spoils
Finally, we reach our Guru division. Receiving what is arguably the most technically difficult first round file in any FFR Official Tournament, our D6 players will be playing Spoils. Adding another Protest the Hero song to his FFR chart repertoire, dore managed to sprinkle a bit of everything into this almost 4 minute long file. Players will need to conquer chaotic jumpstream breaks, quick 24th jumpjacks, and nerve-wracking one handed trills if they wish to survive this opener.
Please discuss the tournament songs for this round here.
That is all for this round, be on the look-out for updates to the Official Thread’s OP, and get to smashing those arrows!!
4(04)th of July~
Happy 4th of July FFR!
Much like the recent Canada Day version, I’ve got a bit of a SponCon for you guys today. Nice and simple, just take a photo of yourself doing the most canadian… American* thing you can possibly do. This could involve costumes, props, friends, food, paint, your left foot, ANYTHING that you’d like. A few little rules as usual…
- – > Must be Canadian… American themed
- – > Max of 3 photos per entry
- – > PHOTO = NO PHOTOSHOP
- – > No nudity or illegal activities
Prizes for the 5 runners-up is 20,000 credits plus one of the following:
Tell v3 (extended mix), Coactive [Over My Shoulder Mix] or Dendrite v2.
The winner will land themselves a the choice between the 2 event tokens – FREEDOM DiVE or The Wisest Were Wrong + 50,000 credits!!! (There is a physical prize for this too, but I haven’t thought of one yet, accepting suggestions though~)
Upload your pics to imgur.com or something similar and visit the thread, post your pics (please use [spoiler] tags if the images are too large and stretch the page). Please remember to be nice to other users and no flaming based on other peoples images, as it may cost you your entry and chance at some neat 4th of July prizes.
Contest ends on thursday night @ 11:59pm server time
To add on to this special little occassion I’ve also whipped up a new skill token for you to get your arrow-mashing fingers on. It’s the 404th of July by Funtastic Power! Stepped by megamon88, this fast and furious 1 minute blast of a chart will get your hands into the spirit of things for the day. To unlock it simply pass July with 4 goods and 4 misses (4-0-4-0 for you guys and your PA lingo).
EDIT: CANADA DAY WINNERS!!
1st Place: xMUSICxMASTERx – this was close for the win, but if you squeezed any more canada into those 2 pictures you’d spontaneously combust into a leg of canadian bacon with maple leaves for hair.
Runners up (In no particular order): One Winged Angel, ce1545, ohsosilly, jductape & T-Force. I can’t say which of these I liked more, Rob’s outdoor public effort, Aaron’s half nekkid syrup-fetish pic. Loved the other 3, hockey and moose (meese?) are quite canadian indeed~
Please PM me, or jump into prochat to let me know which token you’d like for your prize. If you happen to already own all the tokens you qualify for (runners up, that is), I’ll throw 20k your way to offset it ;D
Happy Canada Day~
In celebration of Canada Day we’ve made FFRs header a little more ‘canadian’ and I’ve got a bit of a SponCon for you guys. Nice and simple, really. Just take a photo of yourself doing the most canadian thing you can possibly do. This could involve costumes, props, friends, food, paint, your left foot, ANYTHING that you’d like. A few little rules as usual…
- – > Must be Canadian themed
- – > Max of 3 photos per entry
- – > PHOTO = NO PHOTOSHOP
- – > No nudity or illegal activities
Prizes for the 5 runners-up is 20,000 credits plus one of the following:
Tell v3 (extended mix), Coactive [Over My Shoulder Mix] or Dendrite v2.
The winner will land themselves a the choice between the 2 event tokens – FREEDOM DiVE or The Wisest Were Wrong + 50,000 credits!!! (plus i’ll send you a bottle of Maple Syrup ;D)
Upload your pics to imgur.com or something similar and visit the thread, post your pics (please use [spoiler] tags if the images are too large and stretch the page). Please remember to be nice to other users and no flaming based on other peoples images, as it may cost you your entry and chance at some neat Canada Day prizes.
Contest ends on monday night @ 11:59pm server time
Get to it, eh??
~nois-or-e
Edit: Forgot to mention, that due to the Official Tournament, there will be no regular song release this week. Please hang in there and get psyched for the 1st round, which will be posted here on the front page a.s.a.p.
SotW, Official Tournament & Difficulty Update~
So a few things to talk about once again. Song of the Week, some official tournament stuff and lastly a bit of a pointer regarding some of the confusion regarding the new difficulty system!
So without any delay, here are this weeks songs.
EDIT: Crowdpleaser v2 is fixed!!! Scores now recording as normal~
[Jun 23 Released Songs]
Chronograph by YU (Tidus810) – Expert [67] / 2:26 / Misc. / Artcore
Sonata Pathétique – Mov. I by Ludwig van Beethoven (who_cares973) – Very Challenging [63] / 2:33 / Classical / Classical Piano Solo
Crowdpleaser v2 by SGX (DossarLX ODI) – Master [70] / 2:38 / Skill Token / Techno
Windy Valley (Genesis’d) by Reone662 (Silvuh) – Very Difficult [47] / 1:26 / Arcade / Game Remix
VS Boss Battle by S.S.H (icontrolyourworld) – Expert [68]/ 0:58 / Rock / Epic VG Rock
To unlock Crowdpleaser v2, simply pass Crowdpleaser with double digit goods, double digit averages, double digit misses AND double digit boos. (sound like a mouthful?) We’re also proud to welcome Tidus810 to our ever-growing family of FFR Step Artists, hopefully we’ll see more charts from him in the future.
The Veteran’s song from last week is now publicly available.
Nix-Tek by Fighter X (kommisar) – Master 70[16] / 2:14 / Arcade / Chiptronica
Let us know what you think about this release and any problems in the SotW thread~
So, on to the 7th Official Tournament!! We have over 700 players signed up this year already!!
Sign-ups are still open till 11:59:59PM on Saturday, 30th June. So get in fast!
There is also an Official Thread to ask questions in, and also contains the details of the start dates and massive prizepool including 9 million+ credits!! (click the image above to register~)
And before I leave you to your arrow-smashing for the coming week, there is an issue I’d like to address.
It seems that a lot of users are complaining about the way the 1-99 difficulties look in the engine, so I’d like to point out that there is a way to toggle between views.
- First open up your engine and click on settings
- Then check the ‘On’ next to “Use low difficulties”.
Note: Sometimes this won’t jump into effect until you’ve played a song, but next time you look in your song list/genres, they will be displayed in the 1-20 scale!
//takes a deep breath
Okay! So now that we have all of those things cleared up, enjoy the release this week and get practicing for the tournament!!
~nois-or-e & the FFR Staff
Songs of the Week (June 16th, 2012)
Hi guys. This week we have 5 new songs this week, 4 regular songs (including 1 purchased song) and 1 veteran’s song. Also these songs have variety in their song style.
[Jun 16 Released Songs]
.357 Magnum by xi (MarioNintendo) – (D) 68 / (L) 2:09 / (G) Funk / (S) Jazz Fusion
Epilogue by Kingdom Of Giants (Xx{Midnight}xX) – (D) 67 / (L) 1:33 / (G) Classical / (S) Piano Solo
It’s Too Loud by Andrew Huang (YOSHl) – (D) 30 / (L) 1:14 / (G) Rock / (S) Grunge
Pinkie’s Castle by Renard (megamon88) – (D) 41 / (L) 1:21 / (G) Purchased [800] / (S) Chiptune
Nix-Tek by Fighter X (kommisar) – (D) 70 / (L) 2:14 / (G) Arcade / (S) Chiptronica
Veteran’s song of the last week is now public:
i love (orange things) by Flexe (ninjaKIWI) – (D) 63 / (L) 2:25 / (G) Hip-Hop / (S) Tech Breaks
If you have opinions on songs or steps, give feedback in this thread.
Have fun!
~ JX & the FFR Staff
7th Official Tournament~ [SIGN-UPS OPEN]
Sup? Enjoy a bit of FFRiendly competition? Want to join in on the fun of the Official Tournament??
The Official Thread will be up within the next few days as some prizes are still being sured up. Registrations will be open until midnight on the 30th of June, with the tournament starting on the 8th!!
Get hype, tell your FFRiends ;D
Songs of the Week (June 1st/11th, 2012)
A lot has been happening in the last few weeks, but first a big SORRY for the late news post about the latest song release. I’m still waiting on something behind the scenes to happen so I can open up registrations for the 7th Official Tournament, but I am confident that will be resolved a.s.a.p. so please hang in there guys >_<
So, this is gonna be short and to the point, but here goes…
[June 1st Released Songs]
Totsugeki! Glass no Kneesocks Hime! by Momiji Yamamoto (monotone) (00Razor00) – Purchased [1400 credits] (J-Core) / / 1:52
Star Wars Anthology by SkyMarshall (Sticklydude) – Dance (Dance Medley) / / 2:29
LUV TO ME 2011 by Colorful Sounds Port (bmah) – Dance 2 (Eurobeat) / / 1:54
CORETOON by I:GOR (_.Spitfire._) – Misc (Comical Hardcore) / / 2:15
Car Sax by cranky (who_cares973) – Dance 2 (Cabaret House) / / 1:50
[June 11th Released Songs]
Leave it by Sonitus Vir (Silvuh)
- Dance (Techno) / Easy / 2:26
Heroes On Your Lawn At Night by The Flashbulb (T-Force)
– Misc (Prog. Instrumental) / Very Difficult / 2:26
The Bird’s Poisoned Bathwater by Terminal 11 (Xayphon)
– Secret [75,000 credits] (IDM concrete) / Brutal / 2:57
The Bird’s Concrete Nosedive by Terminal 11 (DossarLX ODI)
– Skill Token (IDM concrete) / Brutal / 2:33
i love (orange things) by Flexe (ninjaKIWI)
– Misc (Tech Breaks) / Very Challenging / 2:25
The Bird’s Concrete Nosedive can be unlocked by Full-Combo’ing The Bird’s Poisoned Bathwater with less than 100 boos. Car Sax is available to non-Veteran users this week, and a big congrats to Sticklydude & T-Force for getting their first (of hopefully many) charts into the game!! So put some words down with your opinions on this weeks release in this weeks thread.
On a side-note, you may notice we’ve started using the new terms/difficulty system on the front page. If you aren’t sure how this all works, take a look at the new difficulties sticky in the difficulty subforum. Also keep your eyes peeled for the 7th Official Tournament registrations~
~nois-or-e and the FFR Staff
Hang in there~
Apologies for the delay on SotW, rest assured we have the songs ready and waiting in-game. Tournament Registrations will open for the 7th Official tournament within the next 24hrs. Just waiting on a few little details on each to make the full announcements.
Thanks for your patience guys!
(and before it is mentioned, yes this update is going to touch on last weeks release that was missed due to difficulty system changes/work)
