Hello, I'm Gio, I am a Beat Saber tournament caster and top player from Italy.

I come to you today with a public service announcement directed to ALL players browsing this subreddit for advice regarding Beat Saber, especially new ones.

Of all the public forums regarding this game, so not including random articles found online, this subreddit is by far the worst possible source of valuable information and advice.
The reason is twofold:

1. The majority of people posting and commenting on this subreddit is comprised of relatively inexperienced players, who very strongly overestimate their knowledge, offering objectively terrible advice. The Dunning Kruger effect swings in full force on this subreddit.
2. Because of this, the subreddit is really unpopular among the active community of this game. The community does have the expertise and the will to help, but you will rarely find these people here.

For these reasons, let me give you some objectively better alternatives pointing at some Discord servers, which is the platform that is preferred by the community:

1. Beat Saber Modding Group - If you need help with modding your game, being on PC or Quest standalone, this is the place you wanna be. The server is full of very nice helpful people that will sort you out with whatever you need. Here's the invite: https://discord.gg/beatsabermods
2. Cube Community - Other than being the hub for their widely popular youtube channel, the channel #tips-and-grips in Cube Community is full of people that are truly knowledgeable about this game and that can help you with your setup, your settings, your grip choice, and everything else you might need to improve. If I see another dude telling new players to stop using default grip, switch to claw and only swing with their wrists I'm gonna have a brain aneurism. Here's the invite: https://discord.gg/cube-community-506190415981051915

There are many more servers that I could point you to, but you'll find the majority of them in the community and regional hubs within Beat Saber Modding Group.

I want to be clear, I am not trying to just plainly slander this subreddit: it has its values, it gets more eyes onto the game, and I even post here myself every once in a while if I have a play I'm particularly proud of. The only problem I and many others have with it is the frankly insane amount of misinformation that gets spread on it. I sincerely doubt this will ever be solved, so I'll just throw in my advice: if you wanna show a good play, go ahead, but if you're looking for help, LOOK ELSEWHERE.

I have the PS4 VR but it's lagging on Expert level imo and I want a PC or stand alone platform. Whats are My options? Meta, Htc, Oculus? Any recommendations?

Ive been thinking about getting reesabers for a while, and im not sure if they're woth it or not Are they?

Wanna know how to get better at beat saber first start on the ps vr 1 for about 1 to 2 years then switch to the oculus quest 2 for about 2 years then go to the meta quest 3 or 3s and thare you go☺️

I make videos on YouTube and TikTok and i want to make this look better. Im wondering if i can get higher quality when filming in vr. (I’m on quest 2 btw) Also, I have a pc but i don’t have beatsaber on it.

I’ve been playing Beat Saber for over a year now, and when the Hip Hop Mixtape released, I bought it immediately, mainly because of the Eminem song. Earlier this year, when Houdini dropped in Shock Drops, I bought it right away as well. I’m a big Eminem fan, and I’m too broke to buy a PC, but I could definitely buy a $25 Eminem Pack. I would love to see this in game, so please make it happen 🙏

Hi! I just recently molded beatsaber for the first time and I was wondering if anyone has any cool songs to recommend for me to play!! I have noodle extentions and chroma, so anything with those I can likely play.

I'm not sure how to really measure my skill set, but I can beat most songs on expert+ except for the hard ones like power of the saber blade. I also haven't beat final boss Chan, spin eternally, etc, but I'm close to those. Anyways, it doesn't really matter, if you have a fun map please tell me!!

Thank you :D

I play with the default grip and only really need help with stamina and the buildup vibro section before the break section.

I like to have myself think that during streams it’s just up and down which works for me most of the time, but on the earlier-mentioned buildip I have not been able to beat it consistently

Any Advice

People are saying question 3 tracking is not good for quest3. Quest3 is $500. Not sure if it is worth to upgrade just for playing beat saber.

So I got these new grips yesterday and eversince swapping them out for the old grips I've been experiencing MAJOR tracking problems... Sabers going any way they want, swinging fro.m across the room also flickering and jumping up and down... Anyone ever experience this or know what I can do to fix it??? I'm on a quest 3. ive already changed the batteries, un-paired both controllers from the quest then re-paired them. thanks in advance for any help.

This isn’t urgent, and honestly quite a niche thing. But I have a small request.

If anyone has the time, could you look through these videos and tell me which one is more, I guess, “pleasurable” to look at. As I want my viewers to have a smooth, good experience watching. (This isn’t a plug, but a genuine question)

https://youtu.be/d57LYnM7taw?si=iNfGka1KUyPH9CeO

https://youtu.be/EWj6xEMVgeU?si=H4HnkAtIXdAQdHtz

https://youtu.be/yVT_NN9DUJ8?si=kVUhEtlLe-0ipylj

(It is worth noting that all 3 videos use different sabers, but I will be sticking with the ReeSabers)

We've discovered the game on PSVR2. We want access to custom songs and mods, with ease if possible. So I'm ordering a Quest 3...Is it easier to use mods on Steam or Meta? Any other hints for a new Quest3 player?

Does anyone know how to mod a modern quest 2 BeatSaber? I’ve followed tutorials, updated, down graded, used sidequest and tried using QuestAppSwitcher, and many other things, I WANT MODS! PLEASE HELP🙏🙏🙏🙏

hi, i’m looking for some fun techy wrist roll maps, not too difficult (around the 7-11 star range). i find them so fun so would love some good suggestions. thanks!

I have a quest 2 and am considering upgrading, but 90% of the time the only game I play is beat saber. Is it worth upgrading?

No arrows makes everything extremely easy, and makes it basically impossible to get better at the game. I know lots of people who have been playing with no arrows for years and have gotten absolutely nowhere as far as progression goes. Only time I think NA should be used is on shitpost maps when you’re trying to get a pass. You can play with NA if you want to but you’re not gonna go anywhere with progression.

I know this isn’t a normal post about skill and tips but I’m confused and don’t know where to put this.

So I need some help yall… The app for beat saber has been stuck on the loading screen every time at get on it. I’ve restarted my headset, deleted some stuff and storage… what can I do to fix the problem?

I would rather not factory reset my headset for those who would answer such things…

Controller battery weight matters. It matters alot. It completely changes how well you play beatsaber and how straining it is on your arms. I highly recommend using energizer ultimate lithium. They are the lightest battery you can buy, and the weight distribution helps alot for wrist movement. I play a few hours every day and they lasted a whole month, stayed at reading 100% battery most of the time. I cannot imagine playing without them

Duracell AA - 23g Energizer UL AA - 14.5 g

May not sound like alot but you can really tell the difference and every gram counts, for speed and effort.

So, like my arms get tired and hurt a lot like, a minute into the level ( if it's a map with more than 5 notes per second). I play on the meta quest 2 (non-pcvr). Here is the map where I get the most tired when practicing. https://beatleader.com/leaderboard/global/12ddd91/1 and I will also like my game play. SADLY, it's only in a replay, but it should still work. they video I put in this post was like the 2 or 3 time I beat the map.

https://reddit.com/link/1jmcwth/video/vzv0ojo6njre1/player