What should I learn next?

[Rpotts]

I'm not exactly sure where to post this because it falls in many categories.
I have been cubing for a few months now, I can solve the 2x2 through 4x4, and can do 5x5 sometimes, depending on the edge pairing. I have been wanting to learn something new for a while but I am unable to decide where to start next. I am considering -

3x3 BLD - I looked over 3 cycle method, and know some of the algorithms, but I have yet to learn any memo and haven't even tried a full solve with my eyes open.

Big cubes - I can do a 4x4 with a basic single edge pairing reduction. I don't know any algorithms for edges, and only know the basic parity algs

Learn all PLL - I know 9/21, all the 3 cylces, H, Z, T, Y and F. I haven't spent much time learning new ones. I just learn one whenever I'm thinking about it, not often.

Megaminx - I really want to buy a Mefferts minx but they are never available on c4y. Should I just get a cheap one anyway or wait it out? I have got everything except for the last layer permutation on a computer simulator. And I really enjoy a new, intuitive puzzle.

2x2 - I just use basic 3x3 algs for it, I was thinking about learning Otrega, but I don't know how much I care about 2x2...

Commutators and Conjugates - I can do some 3 cylce conjugates but don't know any commutators. This kinda goes with BLD, but I would like to know it either way.

Block building methods - I know Petrus, but it's so fake. My 2x2x2 and 2x2x3 blocks are just cross + F2L. I was thinking about Roux or Heise, but I struggle with both of them.

Color Neutrality - I don't know, I'm about 10-20 seconds slower if I don't start on the white face, or yellow. I'm not very good at the cross (5 seconds or so) and I just don't see a viable white cross sometimes.

OH - This is just a last minute thought, I dunno

I ended up writing more than I was planning on, sorry for the wall of text, thanks in advance for any insight you guys provide.

 

[Hadley4000]

PLL. That will effect most cubes. The final solve on the 4x4x4 and 5x5x5. Obviously will be used in OH. Also, it will speed you up.

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

5x5x5 SOMETIMES? Change your pairing method then or learn the algs. I can pair the edges on a 5x5x5 every try, only sometimes i need a very easy alg for the last two (l' U2 l' U2 F2 l' F2 r U2 r' U2 l2)

 

[Faz]

1. learn all PLL's. They are a great help
2. Learn to solve the cross on other sides
Don't learn petrus its way too slow

 

[DavidWoner]

heres how its gonna go for you
1. finish pll
2. learn to do a 5x5 consistently.
3. practice pairing two 4x4x4 edges at a time/ improve recognition.
4. (not mentioned in your part) improve your f2l look ahead so you can get a sub-30 global average.

this is david by the way. oh and you can borrow my rubiks 5x5 if you want.

 

[Rpotts]

David, your signature is so leet, lololololololol. Do you really need to post 6/57 oll? PLL makes sense, but OLL?

 

[ari(a cuber)]

should I learn VLS?

 

[OreKehStrah]

should I learn VLS?

Unless you can sub-1 all your PLL and OLL I’d say no. You’d be better of just drilling those algs and working on your F2L

 

[Hazel]

Unless you can sub-1 all your PLL and OLL I’d say no. You’d be better of just drilling those algs and working on your F2L

Yep. There are many better ways to lower your times. However—if you want to learn it because you think it'll be fun to learn and/or to know, then go ahead and learn it! Like I'm learning ZBLL not to make myself faster, but because I simply enjoy learning algorithms.

 

[Etotheipi]

Or you could learn intuitive VLS. That'd be fun. If I used CFOP i would, but im a rouxer.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Or you could learn intuitive VLS. That'd be fun. If I used CFOP i would, but im a rouxer.

please elaborate.

 

[Etotheipi]

please elaborate.

It probably wouldn't be very hard to figure out how to do COLS be looking at what happens to CO when you do certain triggers, and EO is easy to do intuitively.

 

[ProStar]

should I learn VLS?

Whats your average and what algs do you know currently?

 

[Deleted member 51471]

Knowing your average, I don't think so. ZBLL is probably much better as VLS only saves three moves : R U' R'. It also only works if you have a made pair. For an R U R' insert, you'd have to also learn HLS, and together, thay have more algs then full ZB.

 

[ProStar]

Oh also with Petrus you only need WV for full VLS because of EO. I recommend this for Petrus alg progression:

OLL/PLL->COLL/EPLL->ZZLL->ZBLL

 

[Deleted member 51471]

Oh also with Petrus you only need WV for full VLS because of EO. I recommend this for Petrus alg progression:

OLL/PLL->COLL/EPLL->ZBLL

ZZLL can also be used between COLL/EPLL and ZBLL as it only uses 1.5 extra moves.