VIBE_ZT
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.......im gonna be honest with you, I forgot that blind existed when I wrote this hahahow do those guidelines not allow blind?
.......im gonna be honest with you, I forgot that blind existed when I wrote this hahahow do those guidelines not allow blind?
Going by these qualifications:
- Solving time (too fast? Too slow?)
- How much can be done on the puzzle? As in, what options are there for turning and for moving pieces?
- How complex is the event?
- Is it based on luck? Or is there a lot of learning and skill needed to do it?
- Is there room for improvement in this event?
Wow, that's actually a fantastic case for 5x5! It's one of my favorite events, probably ranked 5 now though but in my first year of cubing it was definitely my best and favorite event. I'll go through the same qualifications specified by @VIBE_ZT but for 6x6My favorite event and the best event are 2 different things. 2x2 is my favorite event because it is so quick. You can grind through hundreds of solves in a couple hours. I think that the best event overall is either 4x4 or 5x5, but I'm leaning towards 5x5 because of double parity on 4x4.
Going by these qualifications:
1. There are a lot of people who average under 1 minute, so it is a spectator-friendly event (assuming you're watching high-level solvers).
2. There are a decent amount of options, though as @Sub1Hour said, a lot more can be done on 6x6 and 7x7 centers than 5x5 centers, but L2C and L2E on 5x5 are simple enough that they can be done algorithmically pretty easy.
3. It is more on the complex level as far as speedsolving events go, but nothing compared to the big blinds. It isn't something that most new competitors will be competing in in their first competition, but maybe after 2-3 comps.
4. There is absolutely no luck, there is a very slim chance that there will be a center already done, like on Max Park's former 4x4 WR single.
5. I think that there is a lot of room for improvement in almost every event (except for things like 2x2, pyraminx, and skewb singles).
Because there is no way I could average 2 minutes and get a 1:15 single. Everything in the solve is based on how I perform. Also, while you have more freedom, that comes at the cost of needing extremely good look ahead, which is something that I don’t have.Just curious, how is less luck and more freedom a bad thing?
I actually really like that part of Megaminx.Because there is no way I could average 2 minutes and get a 1:15 single. Everything in the solve is based on how I perform.
It is perfectly okay to dislike something because you aren't good at it. It's just your opinion, and as long as you don't use that as an objective argument, you're fine.Because there is no way I could average 2 minutes and get a 1:15 single. Everything in the solve is based on how I perform. Also, while you have more freedom, that comes at the cost of needing extremely good look ahead, which is something that I don’t have.
Because there is no way I could average 2 minutes and get a 1:15 single. Everything in the solve is based on how I perform. Also, while you have more freedom, that comes at the cost of needing extremely good look ahead, which is something that I don’t have.
I also really like that part of 6x6 and 7x7 as well. It feels like you really earned your time instead of just having a wacky scrambleI actually really like that part of Megaminx.
I think square one because it's unique, a bit brain-breaking, yet simple after a while.
I think that the only thing Square-1 doesn't have going for it is that it is pretty alg-based.
I kinda like alg-based. It's makes for a nice, smooth solve, and, because it's so alg-based, you can influence things pretty easily. Also, CS and CO even it out.I think that the only thing Square-1 doesn't have going for it is that it is pretty alg-based.
I do find RUD algorithms on 3x3 (Especially GA and GD) to be extremely fast on 3x3 due to my experience with square-1. Also, if you are wondering of OBL is going to be viable or not, my boy Calvin Nielson is making a trainer specifically for OBL and I think that it could be viable, especially with someone as skilled as he is working on it.Square-1 affects your 3x3 turning style a lot too, I execute an Nb perm faster than Ja. Square-1 caught my interest almost as soon as I got into cubing because of how unique it is. It’s also a bit underrated in my opinion and has a lot of room to grow (especially because I want to see if OBL will ever be viable).
I think it'll become slightly more mainstream, but I think Skewb will remain more popular. Most people seem to like Skewb from what I've seen.Now that we have the Shengshou Clock out and the Qiyi clock on its way (hopefully for real this time), what are your guy's predictions on clock as an event. I for one think that it will be less hated then skewb by the forum members, but still more hated then pyra. The average cuber will now have more accessibility to clock as an event as well, since I'm assuming that the Shengshou and Qiyi clock probably won't spontaneously become illegal for 1 reason or another, IE: gear skips or pins not staying in place.
I find that there are more competitors in skewb, but at least in my area people aren't too high on the event. At least people that are decently fast. There seems to be some sort of pattern or phase or whatever in beginner cubers where they really like pyraminx and skewb, and as they get faster they hate the event more and more. People constantly make fun of "Skweeb" and pyraminx at high levels in my state, mostly since no one is really all that good at the events. The only reason why I scheduled pyraminx at my first comp (which unfortunately hasn't happened yet) is that the delegate told me to since it had been over 8 months since Pyra was last held. Now I'm thinking that clock will go the way square-1 did, where it becomes very popular very quickly, but I don't think it will grow to the degree that squan did in 2016.I think it'll become slightly more mainstream, but I think Skewb will remain more popular. Most people seem to like Skewb from what I've seen.
I think that just like Feet, once a change happens that allows the event to become more popular and more world records to be broken it will get removed from the WCA.Now that we have the Shengshou Clock out and the Qiyi clock on its way (hopefully for real this time), what are your guy's predictions on clock as an event. I for one think that it will be less hated then skewb by the forum members, but still more hated then pyra. The average cuber will now have more accessibility to clock as an event as well, since I'm assuming that the Shengshou and Qiyi clock probably won't spontaneously become illegal for 1 reason or another, IE: gear skips or pins not staying in place.
What change happened with feet before it got removed? I remember all the records dropped really quickly but I don’t know why.I think that just like Feet, once a change happens that allows the event to become more popular and more world records to be broken it will get removed from the WCA.
Yes, I also think that they allowed inspection with hands too in that change but I'm not sure. Its a shame that it was removed though, since it was extremely unique and was the only event where +2's were a legitimate strat (excluding DNF avoidance on M2 since you can just do an L2 and take the +2 instead of risking a DNF, which is also why +2's in BLD shouldn't exist).It became an ao5 right
I'm hoping that the WCA learns their lesson with the removal of feet and actually let the community decide if it was removed, not a Board of people that had only 1 member that did feet. I understand that making a survey for all of the different languages would be hard, but I thought it was quite clear most people were against the removal of feet.I think that just like Feet, once a change happens that allows the event to become more popular and more world records to be broken it will get removed from the WCA.