Arcaea, although not a simple music experience, has a world mode that is much richer than just tapping to the music. This is what players often refer to as the "ladder climbing" gameplay. Why say this? In fact, everyone can also understand through the Arcaea beginner guide. In this challenging and opportunity-filled mode, players, by continuously climbing the ladder, not only unlock a variety of new characters with different styles but also get to experience the rhythm brought by various music.
Following the main storyline, you can obtain a large number of new songs, enriching your music library. At the same time, valuable fragments, mysterious ether drops, and key awakening materials will gradually accumulate as you progress. They are all important resources for enhancing character strength and advancing the game. During the ladder climbing process, beginners should pay special attention to several specific squares: the limited song square, the speed limit square, and the stamina square. These require higher strategic and operational skills from the player.
When the game progresses to Chapter 7, it is quite different from the previous chapters. Only when the player's potential value reaches 9 or above can this chapter be unlocked. Once successfully unlocked, a new gameplay, which is climbing the rope, will be activated. By using this method, players can further unlock the beyond difficulty of some songs, experiencing more thrilling and challenging game content. Additionally, making good use of stamina boosts or source rhyme enhancements can effectively speed up the ladder climbing process.
The game's story acts as a clue, and players can gradually unlock the plot through playing songs or purchasing song packs. However, it should be noted that most song packs in the game require payment. But the effort is worth it; after purchasing, not only can you get new songs and expand your repertoire, but you can also obtain ether drops to upgrade and strengthen your characters. Of course, even without relying on purchases, simply playing the world mode can also increase the experience points of your characters.
Different characters have their own unique attribute values, including step, over, frag values, and exclusive skills. The step value directly affects the speed of climbing the ladder, the over value determines the efficiency of climbing ropes in the beyond chapter, and the frag value relates to the number of fragments obtained after the song ends. As for skills, they provide various bonuses, greatly influencing the difficulty and success rate of clearing stages. Speaking of potential value, it is a key indicator of the player's overall strength, determined by the best 30 scores and the best 10 recent scores.
Since it is closely related to recent match performance, if the recent performance is poor, this value may decline. Generally, as long as you achieve an EX rating or higher on a chart, there is no need to worry about a drop. Conversely, if you do not reach EX and the score does not exceed the historical highest record, there is a risk of a decrease. In daily gameplay, if you encounter a chart that you are not confident about, a practical tip is to enter the game and disconnect from the internet before the song starts.
After completing the play, if the score exceeds your personal historical highest record, you can reconnect to the internet for settlement. If the score does not break the record and the rating does not reach EX, when the system prompts, choose to ignore that score. This way, you can avoid a decrease due to poor performance. In the world mode, to steadily increase potential value, it is recommended to prioritize challenging songs where you are confident of achieving EX+. When encountering low-speed limit squares, consider switching to the past difficulty of the song.
It is worth noting that, due to differences in each player's operational habits and technical characteristics, the perceived difficulty of the same chart can vary. This is known as individual difference. According to the experience of many players, in most cases, a 9.6 difficulty chart is relatively harder than a 9.7, a 9.9 is harder than a 10.0, and a 10.6 is harder than a 10.7. For byd type charts, there is generally a phenomenon of underestimation, so you can appropriately increase the difficulty by half a level. For example, adjust the byd of Infinite Paradise from 9 to 9+, and the byd of Moonheart, Hammer, Kanagawa, etc., originally set at 9+, can be adjusted to 10.
On the contrary, those considered overrated can be used as a juicer to improve your skills, breaking through yourself through repeated practice. The core principle of increasing potential value is to play more overrated charts and try to avoid underrated ones, as the former helps with rapid improvement, while the latter can easily lead to a decrease. Of course, for new players, even when facing overrated charts, one should not blindly challenge too high a difficulty. It is more appropriate to start with overrated charts at 10 or below. Occasionally trying one or two 10+ difficulty charts is fine, but frequent challenges are not recommended, as achieving an AA rating is quite difficult.
Apart from focusing on special charts, regular chart practice should not be neglected. For those charts that cannot reach the EX rating no matter how hard you try, there is no need to force it. Even in some high-difficulty areas, such as the red box part, it is normal for some 9 and 9+ charts to not reach EX. After all, some charts are designed to be complex or have unconventional configurations. For different configuration types, here are some recommended songs for practice. In terms of general interaction, Black Mosquitoes ftr, Black Emperor ftr, and Hammer ftr are all good choices.
This concludes the Arcaea beginner guide. As a beginner, remember the rule of blue on the left and red on the right during practice. For practicing with the opposite hand, you can choose some representative songs. As for high-difficulty techniques like vertical connections, bow snakes, and variable speeds, due to their complexity, they are not very suitable for beginners to practice.
