Beatmania US release

**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

Wait, we've already figured out the cutoffs are for the US grades?

**JDM** · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 16

Yeah, OPM had a demo of beatmania on the DVD this month and folks have figured it out from there, so. Even so, what would be the point of another score-tracking website for the same game, even if the cutoffs were different? The socring system outside of what rank the game gives you after a song is identical to every version of IIDX released so far outside of the US. The idea of making a new score site strikes me as redundant.

**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

I am making one because I feel like it. I doubt it will be as good as VJArmy, but who cares? Besides, I need the practice for making webpages and using databases.

By the way, what were the cutoffs for the US letter grades?

**Atremains** · Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 648 Location: Western Mass

Looks interesting, is this worth spending the money, or should i just stick with Guitar Hero for now?
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**Fly1ngV** · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:00 am Post subject:

i'm totally stoked for BMUSA's release, which i assume is tomorrow and i'm gonna be the first person on my block with it.....but then again, i'm probably the only person on the block who even knows that Beatmania is......but anyways, the fact still reamains taht i'm getting the game, and it's gonna kick major league anus

**JCirri** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576

Is the release tomorrow? I thought it got delayed to the 28th.
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**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

**Fly1ngV** · Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject:

i saw somewhere, i forget exactly where, that it comes out today. and konami isn't very exact with their release date, saying simpley "spring 2006" the punks

**Atremains** · Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 648 Location: Western Mass

**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

The game definately has its hard songs... Colors [another] and V [another] are both extremely hard. I've been playing for about 6 months now, fairly often, and I am up to passing mostly 8's and a few 9's (using the 12 point scale from 12th style). And by "passing" I mean mostly with C's and the occasion B. I still haven't AAA'd anything other then 5.1.1. on light, which is the easiest song in the game on 7keys :p

The 2 things they did to make it beginner friendly is more easy songs, and they lowered the criteria for games. It used to be you needed 8/9 or the highest possible score for a AAA, 7/8 for a AA, 6/9 for an A, etc, but its less now (I don't know by how much).

**blah** · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 129 Location: Chaska, MN

AAAs are now 6/9 on BM US and AAs are 5/9... basically, the cut offs have all dropped by two ranks.
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**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

2 ranks? Holy crap.

That means you can't get an F (unless you get that for failing).

Well, I'm ready to AAA V[a] :p
When I get the scoretracking site up, I will have an option to display JP rankings, or US rankings. That way you could get a US AAA and still have a ways to go to #1.

**blah** · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 129 Location: Chaska, MN

You CAN get an F... you just have to get all goods or lower. Sadly, an F will now be much harder to get than a AAA.
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**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

So an F is 0 EX points?