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Nobody "caters" towards pp farmers. However, I do agree the amount of TV sizes is definitely excessive - they're quick and easy to map/rank, plus depending on what anime the song is from, they can bring in loads of plays. There's more to it than just popularity though, it's also partially caused by the ranking system and its circlejerks. Plenty of BNs solely nominate TV sizes, particularly from their own friends. They take much less effort to scan through and generally have a lower DQ rate. Combined with the introduction of a score system, nominators are pretty much encouraged to stick to TV sizes. I'll be honest, even I sometimes partake in the circlejerk of our ranking system - just look at the friends list on my userpage and my kudosu history. at least it only contains a couple TV sizes
As for styles, I personally don't see much difference compared to maps from like 2012 ish. I'd only say that there's recently been a surge of innovation (or shit depending on your taste) in maps like Dopamine or Proluvies. If you're comparing modern maps to maps from like 2008-2009 ish, those old maps utilized a lot of straightforward linear movements and geometrical/symmetrical patterns (distance snap why). Idk about others but I'm more inclined towards the later mapping styles.
Nobody "caters" towards pp farmers. However, I do agree the amount of TV sizes is definitely excessive - they're quick and easy to map/rank, plus depending on what anime the song is from, they can bring in loads of plays. There's more to it than just popularity though, it's also partially caused by the ranking system and its circlejerks. Plenty of BNs solely nominate TV sizes, particularly from their own friends. They take much less effort to scan through and generally have a lower DQ rate. Combined with the introduction of a score system, nominators are pretty much encouraged to stick to TV sizes. I'll be honest, even I sometimes partake in the circlejerk of our ranking system - just look at the friends list on my userpage and my kudosu history. at least it only contains a couple TV sizes
As for styles, I personally don't see much difference compared to maps from like 2012 ish. I'd only say that there's recently been a surge of innovation (or shit depending on your taste) in maps like Dopamine or Proluvies. If you're comparing modern maps to maps from like 2008-2009 ish, those old maps utilized a lot of straightforward linear movements and geometrical/symmetrical patterns (distance snap why). Idk about others but I'm more inclined towards the later mapping styles.