Who the hell enjoys speed 10+?

[darwinian~nightmare]

Maybe I'm just a boomer, but everything above speed 6 is stressful, and anything above 9 is simply unenjoyable going on to getting a)grey hair in 2 minutes, b)having the simulation of how a seizure must feel while having two, c) wants to kill themselves, preferably by CBT, dipped in winesauce. /rant

Adventure Mode - Normal (so far) goes up to speed 12. In about every stage of the last chapter the game at least once switches onto speed 12. This is hell. Nobody can save us.
I don't feel adventurous, I feel desperate and I honestly at this point feel a need to never play adventure mode or any speeding up mode ever again.
Great design,
12speed / Crack.

[Crowmanhunter]

Understandable. There's a reason why the game has relaxation modes where the game doesn't speed up dramatically and you can just go leisurely at your own pace. No shame in playing to your speed. My speed just happens to be "Oh ♥♥♥♥, I blinked and now I lose" levels of fast and I get that's not for everyone. Appeals to all walks of life.

[LightRod]

High speeds are definitely an acquired taste, but to some folks like me the opposite is true. I can't stand playing at slower speeds due to longer line clear times and having to overuse hard drops just to go at a comfortable pace. Doubly so in CSA haha. Remember that for Journey at least you've got Zone and the ability to stall with piece rotations when you need to take a breather

[Riot o Matic]

It felt slower the more i played... it´s fun now. I had some trouble with the last stage of adventure on normal^^ but now i play it usually on expert.
Classic mode online (lvl 9+) is not funny and i don´t think it will ever be^^

[Gemfruit]

Ursprungligen skrivet av darwinian~nightmare:

Maybe I'm just a boomer, but everything above speed 6 is stressful, and anything above 9 is simply unenjoyable going on to getting a)grey hair in 2 minutes, b)having the simulation of how a seizure must feel while having two, c) wants to kill themselves, preferably by CBT, dipped in winesauce. /rant

Adventure Mode - Normal (so far) goes up to speed 12. In about every stage of the last chapter the game at least once switches onto speed 12. This is hell. Nobody can save us.
I don't feel adventurous, I feel desperate and I honestly at this point feel a need to never play adventure mode or any speeding up mode ever again.
Great design,
12speed / Crack.

The only thing I can really say, is the (general) simplicity of the mechanics (drop limited-variation blocks to form shapes) allows for you as a player to grow in skill far beyond what you would imagine. One minute CLASSIC (much harder) speed 9 is too fast, the next you're capable of 15. One minute you don't use your hold piece that often, the next it takes you .5 seconds to not only switch to your hold piece, but know exactly where it goes and drop it. It might not come overnight, but if you simply keep playing what's enjoyable, and occasionally push yourself to the next speed (try no-Tetris, just clear lines instead!), you'll find yourself outgrowing your previous perception of what is fast.

Also, consider that the zone mechanic for advanced players is a high-score boon, but beginner / intermediate, it's actually a REALLY powerful life savor that allows you to clean up your board, get down low, and stand a fighting chance at your max speeds.

[bep]

if normal is too fast, just play easy. this is a weird thread, and seems to serve no purpose except to make fun of people who like playing faster modes?

[darwinian~nightmare]

No, honestly guys. This kinda speed is really stressful for me. No lowkey making fun of the speeddevils of the community. I just feel really freaking stressed out by speeds above 9. Below is ok, but there is a reason I slowly grind away levels with freeplay / 600 rows in speed one to chill out after work.

I have a lot of respect for that kind of devotion, although I really lack the understanding why you guys enjoy it.
Cheers.

[Moga CMDR]

Ursprungligen skrivet av darwinian~nightmare:

although I really lack the understanding why you guys enjoy it.

That is life. You can't possibly understand how different people feel because we all feel differently about things. That is normal.

It goes for everything, really.

Personally, I am no good at the higher speeds. But I can understand that people handle it much better than I can and enjoy it. There are other things I am faster at others and bothered when things are slow, but this isn't one of them. ^_^

[kuhpunkt]

It depends. I found myself loving level 15 on Marathon Endless. Just got over 4 million points and only topped out, because I was exhausted after over 90 minutes.

[Gemfruit]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Guild Sweetheart:

Ursprungligen skrivet av darwinian~nightmare:

although I really lack the understanding why you guys enjoy it.

That is life. You can't possibly understand how different people feel because we all feel differently about things. That is normal.

It goes for everything, really.

Personally, I am no good at the higher speeds. But I can understand that people handle it much better than I can and enjoy it. There are other things I am faster at others and bothered when things are slow, but this isn't one of them. ^_^

First Steam award I've ever handed out, but I appreciate the very real, honest breakdown of humanity. It might seem like silly common sense to many, but your tone and presentation of a direct hit answer, combined with my sweet sip of morning coffee, tickled my heart <3

[Sacha418]

I love playing speed 20+ so yeah.. Just play the speed you like and stop complaining, if you're feeling that bad about it I can garantee you the game has lower speed levels.

[Jobi]

I personally enjoy speeds 10+ and can play the tetris.com version pretty well up until speed 23 where the blocks are placed on the stack instantly and the placement delay is significantly reduced. For me TE:Cs level 15 is relatively tame and I was able to get a score of over 1 million on endless marathon starting from 1 (which I could have kept going indefinitely for a much higher score but I got bored and called it quits). I just find the lower levels boring as 20-30 seconds in ive already built up a 9-0 stack that spans almost 75% of the playing area vertically.

Speed levels themselves are really just a testament to how fast you can play the game and really don't mean anything other than that. I wouldn't stress too much over them. I used to barely be able to play past 10 a year ago but can play the website version of tetris comfortably until 23 now. It really just is up to how fast you can place blocks and not how fast the blocks themselves are going.

[Ikagura]

Ursprungligen skrivet av darwinian~nightmare:

wants to kill themselves, preferably by CBT, dipped in winesauce.

I'm confused about why you said that.

[TWiZTED]

I'm a hummingbird and percibe time different from humans. Level 10 speed is still too slow for me. Can we expect lvl 20 speed in upcoming patches? Got to fly now .Thank you!

[LightRod]

Ursprungligen skrivet av TWiZTED:

I'm a hummingbird and percibe time different from humans. Level 10 speed is still too slow for me. Can we expect lvl 20 speed in upcoming patches? Got to fly now .Thank you!

Expert Mode goes to Level 20 at points, and Master Mode caps at M30 or 11 pieces per second. If you need more than that you can manually lock I guess haha.

[Ikagura]

Is this me or when the speed is high I begin to enter into a state of full concentration?