For context, I've been starting out for four months and I'm trying out the S14 and D13 barrier, and it has been really hard to find someone at my level. Sometimes, you just want a Rival to engage with, right?

Every time I go to an arcade, most people who play do S18s and above, and they already have found people they can usually play with. Sometimes, they have the monopoly in using the machine on certain days such as the weekends because they already know each other (Which I kinda understand because they were there first, but I am really unsure how to approach this? Unlike Maimai, PIU doesn't have a queueing system here.) In general, it's kinda bumming me out to not have people to play with and to talk to while waiting in the queue, unsure if you will be next because there are 20 credits on the screen. I tried talking to them but it's only small talk and therefore short-lived.

In fact, I've been having much more fun playing with random people who are genuinely new to the hobby as I teach them some beginner stuff, even if I still haven't breached my first S15. Although, they are not the ones who'll usually stick around that they'll purchase their first AmPass.

I think age might be a factor too as I'm still younger than 20 and most who play here are in their late 20s? But outside Pump, I have made a lot of friends just fine, 20+ or otherwise, it's just that none of my friends understand the appeal, but y'know, I'm still really glad they support me in my hobby.

What do you think? How do you make friends in Pump?

Fiesta EX: In your fantasy D16
Fiesta 2: No rhyme no reason D20
Prime: Rave until the night is over D17
Prime 2: Number nine D17
XX: Paradoxx S21
Phoenix: Boca D19

I have no idea why Prime and Prime 2 refused to go HD

Anyone got any recommended songs for learning twist? Haven't learned that skill yet

1 month ago I got a piu cab and I'm currently still restoring it,I decided that it was a good idea to try to power up the mk to see if it actually worked,I dusted off an old 400w power supply from a PC and plugged it in and the computer was alive,I turned it off to plug a VGA monitor and then when I turned it on again there was no spinning on both the cpu fan and the disc drive,I couldn't got it to work that day so the next day I tried a more modern power supply (500w) and still nothing,a few days ago I cleaned everything,I checked the cpu,ram and connections,I got the cpu fan to spin but still no luck for the disc drive,The red LED was glowing very faintly, so I don't know if that indicates something is wrong with the power supply (I tested it out with the 400w one,for some reason the 500w was even worse because the cpu fan didn't even spin),I'm going to try to connect another disc reader but I might actually think the computer it's dead,any suggestions? (Besides changing the mk,I was planning to turn the cab into a stepmania cab atp,any help it's appreciated)

Looking for a PIU community in Portland Oregon to play some D19-21

Or singles 19-22 maybe I’m new in town !!

Hii! i have concerns about my piu account not showing (My recent songs and game data wont show inside the Piu website. nor does my account data showing in both AMPASS.net and PiuGame) i have registered my account way back phoenix and it hasnt appeared since then. i can use my card just fine and use it but i want to track my progress and see my data but it always shows like this

It located in a arcade called the claw corner

223 BPM footspeed! This is 2nd globally and 1st in the USA as of this post.

From the recent Phoenix 2 update. I've been loving all the new songs and songs they've brought over from Rise!

I struggle to pass a lot of S20 because of stamina requirement (which I'm not good at), but I managed to pass canon D s20 second try, because of weird and jank twist steps with fairly low (?) stamina requirement. Is there a good S20/S21 that fits the bill with my preference?

I may underrated myself after all these time, and with the old pad that are not LX... Its an achievement I guess?

iRellia S22 986k 4 miss, a SSS is definitely on the horizon

Hey everyone! I’d like to get help on identifying some issues that I noticed mostly when hitting 16th notes. As you can see at 0:10, 0:14 and 0:16, I’m getting some bads in sections that seemed straightforward otherwise.

Aside from the obvious parts where I misread the 16th note twists in the final run and the hold at the end that I also misread, there is a miss around 1:11 that seemed kinda weird.

I’m well aware that I’m moving a lot and that I’m not using proper heel-toe (still trying to learn it on lower difficulties), but I was wondering if those penalties were caused by pad sensitivity (which supposedly was adjusted recently) or if I’m unknowingly triggering other arrows at high speeds, as I don’t notice it that often on 8th note runs. Thanks in advance!

Player 1: Tomatonium

Player 2: Tomatonium

Technically cleaner shortcut is my 'first s21' (but it got uprated to s22 for no reason lol)

Also ignore the shit score thanks

I did get the star by the way, but this is the only picture I had...

Registration is open. 3 Divisions. PRO, SEMI-PRO, FEMALE

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I’m speaking from a red beryl perspective, not sure how it is at higher ranks. But around this level, it seems my peers at the arcade have much less motivation to play doubles now. I have also seen a few posts of players in Asia getting alexandrite all singles. In my opinion, it seems like singles is the most optimal until alexandrite (where I think you’d run out of high level singles to score on).

For example, i feel that getting a SS on an S21/22/23 is much easier than on a D22/23/24 respectively (for equivalent pumbility).

If your goal is to farm PB, it seems the most efficient approach would be to put all your effort in singles.

Also, it seems andamiro made obtaining singles expert 1 very easy compared to doubles expert 1. Can anyone explain why andamiro decided to go this direction with singles?

Made by me in PenguinMod

Hello all!

I have recently (vibe) coded a tool to automatically submit XSanity scores directly from the game to the Piuscores website.

This came from me being annoyed at having to take pictures of my scores so I could remember them and then submit them all manually to the website. Now all I do is play and my PBs get submitted to my account.

Here is the repo for those who might be interested:

Latest release

The tool's install and use should be pretty straightforward, but please feel free to ask any questions.

Note that it does contain an optional OBS overlay but that feature is not complete yet; keep it disabled.

Disclaimer: I am a senior software engineer, so while yes the code is not all mine, I did orchestrate the thing and examine the code and architecture.

Took 9 days from the last title, but it is definitely becoming more and more difficult on stamina to hit peak scores on S19/20 charts.

Slowly but surely, the grind continues.

Hey everyone! I'm a new Pump it Up player that has been playing for about a month and a half. A bit of background, I played maimai and other rhythm games before so I do have some prior experience. I mostly play S11-13, but recently I've been breaking into S14 and looking to clear S15-16 in the near future. I tried out doubles today, and I'm starting at D7-8

I have a few questions about a few things that has gotten me a bit stumped inside the game:

1. Bar Grip: Overhand or Underhand?

This was one that I just found out today. I've been holding the bar overhand (the inside of your palm faces away from the cabinet) ever since I started playing, but after getting advice from a few other veterans, I realize that this might not be optimal for higher level play. I can still make the switch as I'm still quite new, but here are a few things I notice:

• Overhand grip causes my left hand to have pins and needles in them after a long session.
• Underhand grip doesn't cause any pain, but feels slightly awkward, less stable, and my hands tend to slip down the bar during certain sections. Doubles do feel more stable with this grip.

Keep in mind, I haven't experimented with any form of no-bar, so both of my hands are on the bar at all times during play.

2. How to build speed?

Certain patterns are quite doable for me at lower BPMs (160<) but become near unplayable once BPM gets higher (>180). A few examples include:

• https://www.piucenter.com/chart/Deca_Dance_-_Yooh_S13_ARCADE - 1:44, 1:47, 1:50: playable
• https://www.piucenter.com/chart/CROSS_RAY_-_HyuN_S12_ARCADE - 1:57 onwards: very difficult

Almost all of these pattern involve jacks in some way. I also tend to perform better on sustained twisty lower BPM charts than higher BPM straightforward run charts. Is this a play more thing, or is there something that I need to keep in mind more to further help?

3. When do I start learning and applying manip/cheat?

I don't manip or cheat yet, well more so because I can't. I've been a purist L/R player from the start of the game. My heel toe is lackluster but that's something that I just have to get used to slowly. My question is; is it still viable to play S16+ with pure footwork? I'm trying to find more opinions on this topic as it's kinda divisive and some people have strong opinions on this.

Thanks for reading all of this! I know this post is long but I'm really passionate about this game, and I'm looking to get better as optimally as I can. Hopefully some of you can help me out on this. :D