Really love this map actually, but 02:43:938 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,1,2,1,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1) - this part really feels like too much imo. It feels incredibly challenging reading wise & movement wise on 02:45:703 (1,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1) - and density wise on the stream here 02:43:938 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,1) -.
I think if the map had implemented some reading challenge or dense rhythms before this point, it would've been completely fine, but currently, the problem with this is how sudden it is, the concept of the fast sv and stuff suits the video and song really nicely but I think the way the objects are placed makes this too challenging and really takes away from the extra challenge where the song climaxes on 04:00:087 -.
Would suggest to bring down the density of the rhythms on 02:43:938 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,1) - and rearrange the sliders at 02:45:703 (1,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1) - to maybe overlap (in a way to remove the awkward linear movement) so that the concept is still there but the section isn't so difficult.
Congrats on the first ranked btw, this is a really good map to first rank on.
i thought both were okay personally,
for 02:43:938 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,1) -
for 02:45:703 (1,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1) -
ima say no to this suggestion
02:43:938 part feel pretty fine to me
i can see why 02:45:703 (1,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1) feel maybe slightly too much, but i think it still ok
the difficulty spike look fine cus the pattern is still predictable
i think it dont make the 3rd kiai look less hype cus the 3rd kiai is still alot harder especially when it last very long too, 02:45:703 last very short and the scary song in dat part only appear once
01:52:643 - ~ 02:01:113 - think you should make your rhythm choices more inline with the percussion in this section, as these percussion are more irregular comparing to other sections and sort of overtake the vocal
right now the rhythm is mostly following the vocal which feels ignoring what's happening in the music imo
take 01:52:643 - ~ 01:54:054 - as example, a fix would be ↓ as it's mainly following percussion, and some vocals are even sacrificed to make it more cohesive: