Color Neutral Debate

[YddEd]

i tried to become colour neutral a few weeks ago. it was actually less fun because there was a huge sense of unfamiliarity when i was building my first block. I prefer the feeling of just solving with white or yellow on the bottom. i have actually stopped being even opposite colour neutral because i stopped practising it. i really should be opposite CN though, i miss out on a lot of easy first block cases.

Yes you should, I switched to W/Y CN when I was sub 40 and with a week of practise, I got to sub 30

 

[tx789]

colour neutral helps I really need to solve on other coloured crosses I usually do white cross but can solve any cross colour.

 

[cxinlee]

Tbh I'll rather master one color than be a jack of all trades and a master of none (Sorry If I misused it). I'm not really sure if being CN is worth it, but I'm too lazy to change my cross colors (Just like how Roux is clearly the best method but I'm too lazy to change too).

 

[YddEd]

Tbh I'll rather master one color than be a jack of all trades and a master of none (Sorry If I misused it). I'm not really sure if being CN is worth it, but I'm too lazy to change my cross colors (Just like how Roux is clearly the best method but I'm too lazy to change too).

I never knew that some methods can be the best...
I'm also pretty sure being CN is worth it, I'm CN even though I don't use CFOP anymore.

 

[cxinlee]

I never knew that some methods can be the best...
I'm also pretty sure being CN is worth it, I'm CN even though I don't use CFOP anymore.

There isn't a best method, but Roux is better than the other methods from what I've seen.

 

[Bestsimple]

What gives you that impression?

 

[cxinlee]

Because having less moves, it has greater room for improvement (Just imo). Also this(LOLS)

 

[Antikrister]

Its weird... I'm learning petrus for OH with color neutrality, but with everything else 3x3 I'm white on bottom. I'm really enjoying learning petrus too. Its a fun method, much better for OH than CFOP...

LoL how can you say that?

 

[hkpnkp]

what is the actual advantage of color neutrality ?

 

[sneaklyfox]

what is the actual advantage of color neutrality ?

- choice of starting on any cross colour
- greater chance of finding Xcross because of above
- average of 1 less move than having a set colour for cross

 

[Robert-Y]

I just want to add to this:

- greater chance of finding Xcross
- average of 1 less move than having a set colour for cross

Less moves for cross probably means that less F2L pieces move around, making easier for the solver to track their first pair, making it easier for a smooth cross to first pair transition. Even if I cannot work out what my solution will be for my first pair, usually I can track it down and solve it immediately after cross.

 

[MaikeruKonare]

I am opposite colour neutral on 3x3 and completely colour neutral on 2x2. Anyone else notice that F2L seems to be the colour effected part of the solve?

 

[sneaklyfox]

I am opposite colour neutral on 3x3 and completely colour neutral on 2x2. Anyone else notice that F2L seems to be the colour effected part of the solve?

Duh.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Being a white/yellow solver, I can say that I have to learn a lot of new stuff practicing ZZ, Petrus and Roux.

Because there are cases that are color neutral. Like solving a cross block instead of f2l pair in block building. I find really hard to solve those cases.

Another thing is megaminx. I got one recently and it is really weird to solve those colors. Not being color neutral is being a huge obstacle in those areas