I honestly think the mentoring is a great idea after reading through it. I'd love to learn how to map so I'd probably sign up for the program
What I think Taiko needs more than anything else though is more players. I think half of players I talk to didn't even know other game modes exist, or if they do have only played auto-converts (most of which are terrible) and never think the mode is any good as they never play any of the well made mode specific maps.
I try and tell all my friends how much fun Taiko is and try to get more standard players to give Taiko a try with limited success. I think a sort of Taiko outreach program might be the best way to get more people to play Taiko and ultimately cause more of the community to evolve. I think what is great are hybrid sets that include Taiko difficulties into standard sets as it increases players unknowingly downloading Taiko maps . That being said only having a single 4-5 star Oni or inner Oni isn't a great way to get new players into it as its too intimidating. I think people guest mapping Futsuu maps for standard sets might be a great way to get people into Taiko. So that might be a strange goal. Find people mapping standard and try and see if they'd be cool with you guest mapping a Taiko map for their set and have it be Futsuu. Sure you can add the oni as well but I think having the lower difficulty is important for attracting people to our community.
This is just one thought I had to try and get more standard players aware of Taiko
What I think Taiko needs more than anything else though is more players. I think half of players I talk to didn't even know other game modes exist, or if they do have only played auto-converts (most of which are terrible) and never think the mode is any good as they never play any of the well made mode specific maps.
I try and tell all my friends how much fun Taiko is and try to get more standard players to give Taiko a try with limited success. I think a sort of Taiko outreach program might be the best way to get more people to play Taiko and ultimately cause more of the community to evolve. I think what is great are hybrid sets that include Taiko difficulties into standard sets as it increases players unknowingly downloading Taiko maps . That being said only having a single 4-5 star Oni or inner Oni isn't a great way to get new players into it as its too intimidating. I think people guest mapping Futsuu maps for standard sets might be a great way to get people into Taiko. So that might be a strange goal. Find people mapping standard and try and see if they'd be cool with you guest mapping a Taiko map for their set and have it be Futsuu. Sure you can add the oni as well but I think having the lower difficulty is important for attracting people to our community.
This is just one thought I had to try and get more standard players aware of Taiko