Board Thread:Geometry Dash Gameplay Discussion/@comment-26952912-20150920170227/@comment-25651575-20150920180158

1) Motivational videos motivate. Motivational videos don't magically make you better at Geometry Dash. They just tell you to keep going. The only way you're going to improve is through hours of practice.

2) Practice mode. You have it. Use it. Learn common block patterns, and learn what traps usually look like, so that you can get past trap-filled sections without hindrance.

3) The progress bar has a progress percentile next to it. Use it. Learn where you keep messing up, and use the percentile to remind yourself at what points you need to work against your instinctual judgment to clear that section.

4) The level editor is there for more than just making custom levels. Use it to build difficult sections of a level, then play those sections over and over until you're beating them 9 times out of 10.

5) Keep going. Until the attempt counter at the start of the level breaks the game, you cannot use that counter as an excuse to give up. Past numbers have no effect on your current performance - they're only a record of your past performance.

6) Don't freak out. Getting near to the end, you may be hit with a wave of adrenalin. If you feel it, pause immediately and calm the hell down. Play through the final section of a level in your head. Once you're sure you know what to do, unpause, and beat it. If you fail, don't stop there. You know you're perfectly capable of getting back there and trying it again, so do it.

7) Stay calm. Gravity and mirror portals can be disorienting, but don't let it get to you. All that's happening is you're going in a different direction. If you need to, when upside-down, pause, turn the game upside-down however you can, and unpause. You'll be playing with normal gravity, but like you've been through a mirror portal, which for a lot of people is significantly easier.

8) Don't expect to be an instant pro. I've been playing for over a year, and I still know I could be so much better than I am. You can only improve.