WACCA (AC)

This is not a location test. This is a full roll out.

What he said. You obviously haven't been paying attention have you? This is not location testing, this is a full release of the game here at all Round1's, cabinets are slowly heading out to all locations, they're permanent.

The lack of update support past v1 in the states is concerning, maybe they’re waiting for all locations to be rolled out before updating them all?

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Finally tried Wacca for the first time; been a while since we had a new music game at my local Round1; hopefully this one won't be another bust like Museca/Crossbeats REV were. >>

My first impressions are that the songlist is surprisingly varied; I was kinda worried that, because it was being made by Hardcore Tano*c, it was going to be, well, 90+% Hardcore music, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was giving me Groove Coaster-esque vibes in terms of how varied the songs were!

Even though there's hardly any English text, I was able to get around the game pretty well; I experimented a bit, and figured out that there's standard single player, a multiplayer mode that's useless in my location because we only have one machine, and a "VIP mode" where if you insert an additional 3 credits on top of your 1 that you had to insert already, you get access to... something.

Song unlocks are very similar to Sound Voltex/Dancerush's; you rack up Wacca coins by playing songs, and when you have enough, you select the song you want, and there ya go. Hard charts are locked, but they can be unlocked by simply clearing the Medium chart; I really wish Groove Coaster would let me do something similar with the Extra charts. >>

I was confused with some of the notes, but I luckily had someone who had experience with playing the game to explain what some of the notes do. For those who don't know, you don't have to tap the notes with the yellow/black stripes on them; you only have to have your hand(s) on the radius on the note; in other words, they're sorta like a fancy Hold note... which is also inside the regular Hold note, so you just keep holding. XD

The other notes that confused me were the up and down arrow notes, because in the videos that showed the game, it led me to believe that it was going to be like Chunithm where you had to raise/lower you hands off the touch buttons, but that's not the case! Instead, you just slide your hand(s) forward on an up arrow note, and slide them backwards on down arrow notes. The rest of the notes are pretty easy to understand; green and orange notes have you swiping left/right, and that's really it.

Be warned that you might need gloves when you play Wacca, because if you're playing harder charts, you're gonna be rapidly swiping your hands on the hard plastic "buttons" A LOT. So much so, that if I was playing that game for more than half an hour, nonstop, I think I would've easily had blisters on my fingers. No joke, by the time I was done with my 2nd song on my first playthrough, which was a level 9 Medium chart, my hands were starting to feel like I was getting an intense, rug burn-like pain.

For some reason, you can't change any customization options (you unlock avatars/ sound effects, and songs by leveling up) until you finished your 3 songs, and it's kinda hard to navigate because of the language barrier. Hopefully, we'll someday get an English translation in the future, but it's not as bad as when Museca first came out, to be honest.

In short, I really like the game, and I hope it's going to get good support, and will be here to stay, but be prepared for some literal pain, after a while. I might need to get some wool fingered gloves, next time.

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Btw, if you wanna listen to some of the songlist, someone made a playlist on youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbtnQobcmc6LyJkH1zL_fT5HG53feERgF

And also, I was kinda confused with how I can be "Missless" when I've missed one or more notes:

I just noticed that I haven't given my own thoughts and impressions in this thread yet, given that I've played the game since launch day in Japan, so I thought I should do that now. First, some corrections:


you have to clear the *Hard* chart with an S rank or higher (900k score) to unlock the *Expert* chart (or you can use an EX ticket you receive as a daily login bonus to unlock them)


technically, counter-clockwise and clockwise; some of the Expert charts have these notes on the top of the circle, which might be confusing at first if you're not prepared for them


HARDCORE TANO*C themselves, to be more specific, maintains that playlist


Some normal (purple) notes are more shiny than others, and being "Missless" means no misses from these notes in particular.


Anyway, if you couldn't already tell from the fact that I've already stepped 3 songs from this game, I've been having a lot of fun with it, at least more than I ever did with maimai. I think it's because the problem concerning having your arms preventing you from seeing the screen at times isn't as much of an issue here.

Also, so many bangers in the song list despite (or because of) HARDCORE TANO*C carrying a lot of the game so far. Even the charts for most of the licenses are well made (幸せになれる隠しコマンドがあるらしい and 回レ!雪月花 in particular are absolutely perfect for this game).

Game itself is not too difficult, relatively speaking, but it's not the easiest either. So far, I can get at least S rank on all the 13s in the game, which I guess is pretty good already, but there's still plenty of room for improvement, either from learning more advanced techniques/patterns or from practicing faster reaction times and speeds.

I personally hate being forced to unlock the Expert charts for every single song, but if I were the completionist type of player, maybe it wouldn't be as bad.

Overall, still a ton of fun.

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This is already so much better than how you unlock Extra charts in GC

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And to be fair, when you see yellow and it be the "middle" difficulty, it doesn't click in your head that it's the "hard" chart (I didn't notice this 'til I posted the pic last night). I've never played MaiMai, but I know the feeling of having parts of your body unintentionally cover the screen; it's kinda why I didn't really get into any of the touchscreen-based games like Crossbeats REV.

It seems Wacca is coming to Korea..? https://twitter.com/CAFE_D_KR/status/1207122456130904064
In any cases I hope they like being on version 1 for... 103 days now, unless Marvelous decides for a worldwide update
EDIT: Also in Hong Kong and Taiwan. I'm glad it's going places but I'd appreciate it more if they updated here orz
https://twitter.com/hkmusicgameinfo/status/1207133707514998784
EDIT 2: Seems it runs on 1.00.04. The Vocaloid category is completely missing https://twitter.com/NitroX72/status/1207162345031524352

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Wow, I haven’t seen anyone commenting on this thread lately...

US Wacca cabs have been officially updated to version 1.00.04!! The Touhou collab has also made it overseas
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WACCAPlayers/permalink/977624145953840/
Songlist of updates is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WACCAPlayers/permalink/978074919242096/
It seems that logging in doesn't work at this point in time, but I imagine it's a bug that will be fixed soon. It's a New Year's miracle!

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Nice! All the more reason I need to make the trip to R1 in the new year!

Sorry if this is the wrong thread to ask this on, but I was wondering if there are any ways to get Aime cards in America without importing? Id've thought they'd be carried at Round1 locations but every time I've asked at the front desk, the employees have no idea what I'm talking about.

I don't think there's any viable method for purchasing Aime cards in the US. Unless SEGA makes an official maimai and/or CHUNITHM release in that region, it's not gonna happen.

I got a Namco Bananaport or whatever they call their card it back when I first went to Round One. It works for WACCA.

WACCA finally getting an update is definitely a "too little too late" case for me sadly, since the Round One less than 15 miles from me doesn't have it, and I hate traveling to the one 45 miles away that's on the outskirts of an extremely busy highway area.

Bana passports work with wacca. Check if your local R1 sells them

Can e-Amusement passes with Amusement IC work as well? I have one, but I don’t know where to register first.

All previous Amusement IC cards use the Felica standard and not backwards compatible with eAmusement/Aime/Banapassport/Nesica. Though since it's new, it might work out, just be prepared to get a BanaPassport card in case. https://twitter.com/bemanistyle/status/1047808552897638400

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Amusement IC cards work fine on Wacca, I use one with it. The game actually calls out Aime and Amusement IC cards as the ones that can be used.

Also in regards to the update, it sounds like this is being done via a USB update kit for whatever reason. So it may be a little bit before all locations with the game get the update.

WACCA S is coming

WACCA 公式＠1/23(木)「WACCA S」(ワッカ エス)稼働！ (@WACCA_official) Tweeted:
【特報】1/23（木）に『WACCA』初となる大型アップデートを実施し、新シリーズ「WACCA S」がスタートします！
そして、稼働直前の1/20（月）19時より「WACCA S 稼働前生放送」が決定！最新情報満載でお届けするのでぜひご覧ください！
配信URLはこちら⇒https://t.co/Qp7kqVbUvb　＃WACCA https://t.co/dli0cQSF0m https://twitter.com/WACCA_official/status/1218080553292816385?s=20

The WACCA S stream has finished! The update is going to be live January 23rd, Japan time.
The update brings essential arcade rhythm game features in "four evolution points".

1) A shop feature has been added! As of now, it seems to be a gateway to buy EX tickets with WP and VIP membership.
2) Stage-Up game mode! 3 songs and a set goal to clear at various difficulties. Requires an IC card to access and a player of level 5 or higher.
3) Gate Point gauge! Basically, we can see what rewards we're going to get without guessing at leveling up. The stream has cited
songs, WP, and other rewards (probably more EX tickets)
4) 15 new songs added! Anime, Vocaloid, Touhou, and 3 new exclusive HARDCORE TANO*C tracks were announced (by Hommarju, Srav3R, and aran), along with some of their classics. https://twitter.com/WACCA_official/status/1219199670859157504
General quality of life improvements are a higher headphone volume allowance, BPM listings on tracks, multiplayer start timing adjustment, and showing when a new record is reached.
Also, a really cute plush of the mascot lizard (who was confirmed a girl btw)


Hopefully this version comes to the US! Eventually. Maybe WACCA S international cabs will run on a server update rather than the... Literal USB drives they were passing around for 1.00.04. I've only seen interest in WACCA grow over time, with long waits at my usual arcade, so hopefully they see how well it's doing here.

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