New cursor input method: always hold

[ziv-vy]

Add an option which would emulate the user always holding the x key on their keyboard.

What would this do?

With this option enabled, you'd be able to hit notes despite not tapping/holding any key on your keyboard. Imagine this as always dragging your hand over the maimai arcade screen.

Why would this improve gameplay?

Having to always hold x on your keyboard is tiring, pointless and from my experience makes it harder to react to multiple notes coming on the same sensor at the same time (which require alternating keys instead of simply moving the cursor to another lane in rhythm), as your left hand is always busy holding the x key.
x and z would behave like you'd quickly lift and press the arcade buttons again.
This option would obiously only affect the cursor style - touch remains unaffected no matter if you use this new option or the old input method.

[LumpBloom7]

https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Super-Glue-gram-Clear/dp/B082XGL21J

[XIAA25]

Skill issue much?

Holding x is too hard.

Not tapping fast, holding.

Damn, kids nowadays are really lazy 🦥

[ziv-vy]

Not 100% sure what you meant with an Amazon link for glue.

Having to always hold x on your keyboard is tiring

If you meant to add a link as a roast for the above quote implying that super glue would help keep fingers on the keyboard then you'd absolutely still need to keep the fingers on the keyboard with this in as alternating exists. I'm not proposing adding a toggle to turn the game into relax.
I just felt like not needing to always hold x would be a more fun way to play. Imagine this proposal as an imaginary 3rd key which is always being held down by the computer. That's it.

[LumpBloom7]

If you're using tablet, enabling clicks can achieve the same effect assuming a non-hover player.

And honestly, I think inverting the clicks doesn't make sense in many contexts. Here's a few examples:

• you need to press both z/x to release a hold
• tapping z/x makes no sense in a thrill, since your actions will be inherently delayed by the fact that your notes respond to the release. This would be ridiculously unintuitive.
• out of the box, touch players are definitely affected, the input system would need to have special consideration coded in to detect whether touch or mouse is used, and change behaviour.