I can't decide between 4/5 or 5/5. I love them, but sometimes they're overused. But sometimes I love them when they're overused ahhhhhhhh aldskjf *5's*
I find that etnas are used well sometimes, but i find many reasons to hate these. The main reason i dislike these is it seems people use them to fill in every gap in their maps. Music consists of notes AND rests/silences, which some people fail to realize.
I gave them a four, fun, fast, and can really spice up a map. But I do think they can be misused. In fact in my first map, I used them in the very beginning just for the sake of using them, I came to realize just how crappy that part was after it got ranked.
Warning: I take mod requests in the #mod channels and only there. DO NOT forum PM or chat PM or you will go on my personal blacklist. This excludes people who I respect for one reason or another. I have left the MAT as I feel as though I wasn't doing anything to justify being there.
Etnas are an effective method and can be mixed with reverse zig-zags for momentum. It's a good placeholder and a good setup for many other techniques already listed on this subforum, but it also tends to be overused by weaker mappers.
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13/05/2012 - RIP Danzai, may you be among the constellations.