STG THREAD 5 WAS PREPARED WITH MUCH TROUBLE. YOU DO WHAT.

[Bananamatic]

Battle Garegga...AGAIN

seriously, I can't get to the default scoreboard by reaching the st3 boss

[Bananamatic]

why don't the "big guys" like donut and baity participate anyways

[Matsuri]

why don't the "big guys" like donut and baity participate anyways

I can sum it up in one word: 'scoring'.

[shadowbringer]

Battle Garegga...AGAIN

seriously, I can't get to the default scoreboard by reaching the st3 boss

no, more like Raiden 2, judging by how much playing it on arcade ( as opposed to playing Feveron on keyboard ) tires my right arm :p  (Feveron does feel like Thunder Dragon 2, in terms of speed killing stuff for bonus enemies, but TD2's player ships weren't as fast as Feveron's)

also, Garegga has bombing airborne/grounded elements for points, option formations and rank-control :p (also, lots of lives gained through scoring)
plus, Garegga has stage 2.. two really nice scoring keypoints in a single early stage, at least

As for DF progress.. I'm still learning stage 1 ( and occasionally 2 ), bomb charge shot feels awesome for scoring on stage 1, even if I don't know what I'm doing other than spamming it when I can :p

[LHCling]

Yeah um, that excuse only works with Donut I believe. For me it's an entirely different story. Associating me to not liking scoring is blasphemy and you would do well to know that  :V
For instance.

I'm generally a very busy person, what with competing with various players in Double Spoiler and work / study / etc. . That said, if I have time then I'll contribute. No promises with regard to this week seeing as:

[22:32] <Baity> @choose catch up now or catch up in the morning
[22:32] <@Keine> Baity: I choose...catch up now! ^_^V
[22:34] <bofh> Baity: assignments/exams?
[22:34] <Baity> let's see...
[22:34] <Baity> there's a mini-test tomorrow, the day after that
[22:34] <Baity> and a 1.5k word essay due after those which i haven't even really started
[22:35] <Baity> my exams don't start until june

[shadowbringer]

Baity and/or anyone else.. can you please explain me what's so motivating about playing Touhou games for score ( besides HRtP/LLS/PoFV )? It's so much rage-inducing to me, that when I tried watching EoSD's Hard ReimuB WR replay on Royal Flare, there were so much things to memorize and execute, that even midboss Rumia's sc (which was safespot grazed) was enough to demotivate me and make me reconsider saying so much bad things about Strikers 1945 II's scoring system.. (for those who don't know: it's like Air Gallet, but much more strict on the time when you must collect gold bars for maximum value, too much distracting)

[Matsuri]

Yeah um, that excuse only works with Donut I believe. For me it's an entirely different story. Associating me to not liking scoring is blasphemy and you would do well to know that  :V
For instance.

I'm generally a very busy person, what with competing with various players in Double Spoiler and work / study / etc. . That said, if I have time then I'll contribute. No promises with regard to this week seeing as:

I know, I was just saying it in an attempt to get you guys to post in here. I know it makes donut mad to mention scoring, and you don't play enough with us.

Also, still super psyched about DeathSmiles. The end of next month won't come fast enough!

[Bananamatic]

HEY GUYS I UFO SCORE TOO OK

actually Baity, what is your average extra score

also, I wonder why are the touhou weekly contests dead after a few weeks :smug:

[Erppo]

All right! Broke 2M in Dangun Feveron! Could have done even better if I hadn't died once with full bombs right at the end of stage 3. I was really panicing there at the boss so I basically bombspammed it and entered stage 4 with 0 lives/bombs and died at the first big ship. I should probably submit this because I'm somewhat busy later this week so I doubt I'll be playing very much.

Edit: Also, I'm actually starting to like the Bomb type. Roll takes too much concentration to use properly so it leads to many accidental deaths and while Lock on is wonderful against bosses, it can't be used to quickly take out big stage enemies and it sucks for scoring.

[Bananamatic]

why is BWR Hell so much fun.

I want to see Baity's opinion on that one :V

[Formless God]

Scoring just takes memorization up another level ... and takes away the fun entirely BV

[Erppo]

BWR+ Hell with Guard and slowdowns is the best "How the hell did I just do that"-experience ever.

[Bananamatic]

But vanilla BWR Hell proves that rape doesn't always feel bad :V

[LtC]

fuck yeah vanilla BWR hell

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Youtube the entire run. Oh and commentate it with tips and strategies.

And congrats on being the first Western player to 1cc that, at least I think you are.

[Edible]

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/05/06/deathsmiles-comes-with-mega-black-label-1-1-on-disc/

How did I miss this?  Fuck yeah.

[Azinth]

fuck yeah vanilla BWR hell

Awesome, congrats for finally beating it.  Now go for the #1 spot. :V

[Matsuri]

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/05/06/deathsmiles-comes-with-mega-black-label-1-1-on-disc/

How did I miss this?  Fuck yeah.

I expect you in here playing it with us, then.

I wonder what character I'll use first? I'm thinking Follett or Rosa.

Also, congrats, LtC. How much longer until we can see a TLB clear as well?

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

That was a TLB clear.

All means you 1cc'd BWR  or BWR+, 1cc'd BWR+ Hell without TLB, or saw the TLB in BWR. All! is a TLB clear in either game.

[Bananamatic]

Best I've managed was reaching the st3 boss.

the stages are tough but doable, but the bosses are fucking brutal.

[Matsuri]

That was a TLB clear.

All means you 1cc'd BWR  or BWR+, 1cc'd BWR+ Hell without TLB, or saw the TLB in BWR. All! is a TLB clear in either game.

Oh.

Awesome, then! *applause*

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

I think I got to Stage 4 once, or was it stage 3 boss, but I was flailing around like an idiot. Trying to play it with some sort of strategy isn't getting me anywhere because I don't know the stages or bosses.

[Sapz]

Congrats on the clear, LtC!

I've managed to reach Stage 5 of Ketsui a couple of times now on my less suicidal attempts, but dear God that stage is so much harder than the rest of the game. @_@ The ships that attack you after you enter the tunnel are especially brutal. Even when I enter with a decent amount of resources (and get the hidden 1up on that stage), I'm not even getting close to the boss. This will need some practice. :V

[Bananamatic]

yeah so I full chain stage 2 and my stage score is just above half of the default stage top

what the hell

[Erppo]

fuck yeah vanilla BWR hell

That's pretty amazing! I always tought this was up there with stuff like Mushi Ultra and DDP 2-ALL.

yeah so I full chain stage 2 and my stage score is just above half of the default stage top

what the hell

The stage high score counts the end stage bonus too. When doing a full chain that's usually pretty much same as the score earned during the stage.

[Bananamatic]

The stage high score counts the end stage bonus too. When doing a full chain that's usually pretty much same as the score earned during the stage.

The problem is, that score was with the bonus

[lmagus]

Congrats on the clear, LtC!

I've managed to reach Stage 5 of Ketsui a couple of times now on my less suicidal attempts, but dear God that stage is so much harder than the rest of the game. @_@ The ships that attack you after you enter the tunnel are especially brutal. Even when I enter with a decent amount of resources (and get the hidden 1up on that stage), I'm not even getting close to the boss. This will need some practice. :V

wow you're already there x_x

i haven't been past mid boss st4 even once =(

[KOA]

I haven't played Ketsui in many many months (and my X360 copy hasn't arrived as of yet), but from playing the PCB, the part where you scroll down in Stage 5 is absolutely ridiculous. I only managed to reach the final boss in a few tries but goddamn that was about it.

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Tried XOP Black, deleted it a few minutes later.

[Erppo]

The problem is, that score was with the bonus

Then I really have no idea. With some luck, I can usually reach about 1M by fully chaining stages 1 and 2 and that's always a bit higher than the default high scores. I think I usually get around 600 disco men in 2.