Any more roux?

[5BLD]

Well, it would certainly help, i think. Experimenting is always good! But if you want a more detailed answer, you'll have to wait until Thom replies. Or Waffo.

 

[Kirjava]

Would it be worth (intuitivly) learn the EP when the UL and UR edges are swapped?

No, learn how to force LL skips instead.

 

[waffle=ijm]

LL skips are very easy to recognize btw. I won't tell you how though. that's part of the fun.

 

[5BLD]

Thom, do you use algorithms or little tricks that you discover over time? I can only force LL skips when i know how to...
edit: waffo just answered, nvm...
Waffo, is there something you're hiding that makes you so fast...?
Or is it just 'simply roux'?

 

[Cool Frog]

LL skips are very easy to recognize btw. I won't tell you how though. that's part of the fun.

Can you recognize "special cases" when centers are off by an M2?

Time to start playing with my cube again (FUN!)

 

[waffle=ijm]

I'm not fast. I do the most basic roux possible. The only thing I can do is see the entire first block.

 

[Kirjava]

Play about. Go discover. You won't get better if you don't learn how to help yourself.

I posted some nice examples earlier in this thread. Do you know them yet? Do you know how they work?

Study them then go find your own. Or don't. You'd do better by practising your blocks than pissing about with advanced **** at the moment.

 

[5BLD]

Well someone's gotten a bit aggressive. Come on, some guy's a bit curious, and well, I'm just chatting. Nothing wrong with that. I have been experimenting but it's always nice to have some people to discuss things with.
Just no.

 

[Kirjava]

Huh? I'm being sincere and telling you what to do.

There's no malice behind my statements.

 

[StachuK1992]

To reiterate:
Thom really had no intention to offend you, at least none that I could tell.
Playing around really is the best thing you can do.

 

[waffle=ijm]

he didn't say to **** off. he just made suggestions. it wasn't meant to be aggressive at all. lol

as for my suggestions - half the fun of roux is exploration. if we told you what to do then it's gets boring and you lose interest right away. but know that frustration and exploration go together. if you get frustrated don't just go off yelling "II EFFING CANTZ GET THIS FASTZ" because it's just part of the process

 

[5BLD]

I just... the tone... nevermind. You know the feeling when you misread stuff. Sorry.
anyway i like messing about with advanced stuff. I like getting confused.
But seriously it does help the more simple stuff...

 

[oll+phase+sync]

Again a non matching block idea, at the moment when I can't identify my recognition pattern (wich is most of the time while speeding) I use two step "total disorientation".

But besides being easy this 2 step methode doesn't win me anything.

So idea is:

1. orient corners (7 cases like normal)
2. CP + EO in one alg (don't know how many casese but estimat less than 15)

 

[5BLD]

Well, when I do non matching blocks, for the corners I just identify the white corners from the yellow corners and quickly think "okay so this green sticker on the yellow piece is actually blue in relation to that blue sticker on the white piece" and I just work from there. Recognition is a little slower than matching blocks... But i only use this for lucky cases.
Your idea is interesting, but I think I'd rather learn to recognize the actual cases, as this will be faster in the long run.