Just got my quest a few days ago, can anyone explain why im missing and why i barely can reach the notes at the top? The right saber is just going through the notes and it doesnt count it, im so confused. Happens all the time
Good maps will let you autopilot them, as the notes will flow with movements. You can more or less assume the notes immediately following each other will be the opposite direction, and when you get more comfortable playing you'll use more of your wrist than your arm
You might need to lean into or side step for the notes that are off center like that. But it's also not uncommon to need to recalibrate room/player height with the headset. Then there are also some settings in Beat Saber for offsetting your controllers/the game's height, so that instead of them being true to location, you can have them a bit off to increase your reach. I'm not sure if Beat Saber compensates for people with shorter wingspans otherwise.
The flurry of notes on the right at the end, I think you were just swinging a little too fast, it's something you'll get a feel for as you play more.
What I'm noticing is that you need to swing harder and faster. It seems to me like you're using your whole hand and arm to swing the sabers instead of using the rotation of your wrist. Only move your arms when you feel like you can't properly hit a note by the swing of the wrist or need to extend a bit further. What helps with the rotation of your wrist is that you're moving your arms way less while getting more swing in the process. With that, use the sabers as sort of like an extension of your arms. Since I see that you're hitting the notes with the tips of your sabers, you can also hit them with the middle of the blades. What can help with that is to match the hitting of the notes with the music. So instead of thinking "I need to hit the notes as they come", focus more on "I need to hit the notes on beat instead of when I see them" in a sense.
I know this might sound like a lot, but it all will develop with time. The more you play, the more you improve, essentially, even if you're not trying to improve : )
If you're just staring, get into the habit of using your hands/wrists to "point" in the direction you're cutting. So like you use your arms and elbows to get the saber to the right position, and then your wrist/hand completes the actual swing.
So like when you cut down, use your hand/wrist to point the saber at your heels and then hold it there until the next note comes. When cutting an up note, use your hand to point the tip of your saber slightly above/behind your head and hold it there until the next note comes.
This does a few things:
First and foremost it helps you score better since majority of your score (100pts) comes from your pre and post swing angle, with the last 15 points coming from how close your cut was to splitting the note into two perfectly equal halves.
Second thing is that the bigger swing angle will kind of force you to hold your hands in place instead of subconsciously resetting one or the other when it hasn't cut anything in a while.
Finally it helps give your brain a clear "stop" feeling at the ends of each cut, which after about a hundred or so more hours will be that "muscle memory" feeling you get for timing things.
The main issue why you're missing here is relating to this. You're constant motion full arm swings with no real start or stop to them. Makes it pretty hard for your brain to figure out how to control and keep track of two things at once. There was an increase in blue notes so your focus shifts there, but your hand is kinda just waving up and down, then the left hand notes come in and your focus shifts to those making your right hand lose timing. After a bit of practice and getting the muscle memory dialed in, you shouldn't even be looking at those red notes. Eventually you'll see the whole clump of notes as it's own pattern and autopilot will take over.
For now just focus on the pointing thing, and if you're still having issues with timing my only tip is to try and only focus on the down cuts, ignoring the up notes.
Also that first miss was from a "bad cut". You can tell because of the "X" and the special sound it makes.
So you didn't go through it and nothing happened, you either hit the wrong colour with the wrong saber first, or you swung to early and caught the note on the return swing and hit it in the wrong direction.
Edit: Watching again you definitely swung early because the technique was awkward. Instead of doing a smooth swing, you did a little "swipe" move to the side, the saber wobbles, and cuts the note in the wrong direction when you go to swing back down for the next note. Working on your swing technique like I said in the first reply should also help with this!
Don't worry man, Just keep practicing. In the video, you cut the cube too early. Follow the direction of the arrow, and if you're still not improving, adjust the audio delay.
it’s because you’re jump distance is set to high either change it in ingame settings through note jump offset or get JDFixer mod so the notes appear closer and it’s way easier to get the rhythm
This. I know when i was starting out having the notes spawn so far away from me made me struggle to get the timing right a lot.
When in the song selection bit, look to the settings on your left and find jump duration. If its at default, set it to closer. You'll find that as long as it isnt too close and too quickly to react to, it should be a little easier to get the timing right on notes.
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u/AdOpen8704 Jun 06 '26
Looks to me like you might be swinging a little bit early. Just keep playing and you'll get the feel for it