I have small issues with a few of these. Even if they're just "guidelines", in my own experience as a new ctb mapper (even though I'm still one of the newest mappers) there are a few guidelines that mappers are still expected to follow quite rigidly, and I think a bit of them give too little wiggle room.
this is just what i noticed soooooo enjoyDeif wrote:
See the draft of the general/skinning ruleset here: https://osu.ppy.sh/forum/t/435597Cup
RulesGuidelines
- At least 1 beat must be left between objects and the start and end of spinners to ensure readability. I think this really needs to be specified for BPM, since there are some circumstances where this is a bit too harsh or strict for a "rule" rather than a guideline. If this is to be a rule, something really needs to be stated about the different bpms and when there can be exceptions to this rule.
- AR/OD should be between 5-6 Perhaps 4-6 would be better here? For 3 diff sets, I know personally I like to do 4-6-8 AR/OD, and I know for some bpms or song styles, 4 might be good for a guideline in this case, since newer mappers may not go for a 6-7-8-9-9.X spread on their first map.
Salad
RulesGuidelines
- Hyperdashes of any kind are disallowed. This is to ensure a manageable step in difficulty for novice players. Difficulties may make use of basic (1/1, 1/2) regular dashing, although no type of dash can be used more than twice consecutively. rip krah
- At least 1 beat must be left between objects and the start and end of spinners to ensure readability. Same as above, though with salads it should be a bit more lenient
- Combos should not exceed 10 objects including slider tails and repeats. Spinners are an exception.
- Note density should follow a mostly 1/1 and 1/2 pattern - 1/3 and/or 1/4 patterns can be used sparingly. sparingly? I'm a bit iffy on this wording since it can be interpreted differently on what constitutes as "sparingly" but, okay.
- CS should be between 2.5-3.5 I think 3-3.5 may be better. Currently, there's only one ranked salad at 2.5 CS, and it was used only as an exception of the low bpm of 87. Making the guideline be a minimum of 3 may be a bit more helpful here to set a basis.
Platter
RulesGuidelines
- Basic hyperdashes (1/1, 1/2) may begin to appear, but must not be used in conjunction with each other. Platters should serve as an introduction to hyperdashing, meaning excessively strong hypers and hypers combined with antiflow patterns must not be used. Again, this should probably be defined a bit more to be identified as a hard rule.
- 1/3 and 1/4 hyperdashes may be used on their own (not in conjunction with other dashes) if the BPM is less than 120. I've always had an issue with this rule, not about the bpm, but the fact that they are nearly not allowed. I think 1/4 dashes should be able to be allowed if the pattern is easy enough where there is little to no effort in catching that type of dash. There's been times where I have to abandon an entire style of mapping simply because I'm not able to emphasize what I want in a platter, and it ends up making the song undermapped or underemphasized.
- AR/OD should be between 7-8 I like 8.2 and 8.5 on platters ;w; but this is a guideline so it's fine I guess
- CS should be between 3-4 as above, maybe 3.5 - 4 is best?