Is 4x4 OPA worth it?

[JDAW6]

Just the title

 

[Celeritardum]

I don't use OPA, but I think it has proven itself to be a really good path for improvement on 4x4. Maybe the usage of it over time will be similar to the Yau method but I doubt it.

 

[JDAW6]

in all the tutorials I have watched, u have to count the slice moves u do when u are solving which seems like PAIN

 

[DDDDavid]

Tracing isn't too bad, because you can ignore all wide double moves and any triggers with 2 wide moves. For example solving a U center with Rw' F Rw keeps the same parity so you don't have think as much.

 

[artless1der]

for the sake of learning more about the cube(s) and cubing-thought, yes...
but
otherwise, basically, No
haha

 

[OtaMota]

At your skill level, no, its very inspection heavy.

Is it worth it at a World Class level, potentially. As it is right now, it helps some, but some may not like it. You can live without it if you want.

 

[JDAW6]

At your skill level, no, its very inspection heavy.

Is it worth it at a World Class level, potentially. As it is right now, it helps some, but some may not like it. You can live without it if you want.

I actually learnt opa tracing ( I just used zz tracing) it takes 7-9 sec to trace, but I don’t understand if when u get to the part where u finish centres and it is odd what to do to make it even.

 

[Anthonycube]

 

[JDAW6]

Whats the video name and channel?

 

[xyzzy]

I just used zz tracing

Is this some new kind of parity tracing method? You can't just count good/bad wings; that won't tell you anything about parity.

 

[OtaMota]

What would even be the centers do determine EO? Maybe ZZ tracing could work for 5x5 or something (Not that it would help much in that event) But I don't think ZZ tracing is possible in 4x4. OPA tracing involves something else, don't have much knowledge in OPA, but from the little walkthroughs I have watched, it looks quite distinct from ZZ tracing.

 

[OtaMota]

Whats the video name and channel?

Should you learn OLL parity avoidance?

Brandon Nunez

 

[JDAW6]

Is this some new kind of parity tracing method? You can't just count good/bad wings; that won't tell you anything about parity.

I haven’t actually done an opa solve yet lemme do one and see if it works

 

[OtaMota]

I haven’t actually done an opa solve yet lemme do one and see if it works

Do ao5 btw instead of one solve. More solves the better.

 

[JDAW6]

I got OP 4/5 times I guess I should learn an actual opa tracing method

 

[Celeritardum]

 

[JDAW6]

Again I can’t see thumbnails so u have to tell me the video name and channel

 

[Celeritardum]

ari randers pehrson opa with arp tracing

 

[JDAW6]

ari randers pehrson opa with arp tracing

I actually watched that like 2 hours ago lol

 

[artless1der]

I actually watched that like 2 hours ago lol

also Stanley Chapel has a good vid on it if you're interested... and skme good Links with as well