tbh just copy my post and put it into English -> Vinglish translator xddd\VINXIS wrote:
can i mak le big estelia styl post
reply monstrata's denied thingyestellia- wrote:
tbh just copy my post and put it into English -> Vinglish translator xddd\VINXIS wrote:
can i mak le big estelia styl post
Monstrata more like monstrocity ffs
he ignores everyone without particular issues because there isn't any issues to be addressed?Kuki wrote:
so much work, alas, not much has changed.
you ignore everyone without particular issues because you can't find excuses monstrata, no?
23:42 Monstrata: like, to a certain extent i want people to play the map and laugh at how ludicrous it is too lolYou're really making a map just for people to laugh at the map, to laugh at how absurd it is? Is that valid justification to sacrificing screen clutter, cleaner sliders, less ridiculous spacing (as pointed out at the 02:55:471 (1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,1,1) - section, for example)? In fact, is mapping for that sole reason even something that the community would really want ranked?
23:42 Monstrata: and then get to the middle where it shifts from 280 to 120
23:42 Broccoly: haha
23:43 Monstrata: so yea in a sense. i'm not really mapping this primarily for top 50 etc... to pass/fc. its more for ppl to have fun and laugh at/with the map.
what the fuck, this is a gameMonstrata wrote:
Quite a few of my maps are here for fun, and for people's amusement, but this actually tries to make a serious, though very subtle and probably unnoticed statement. I want to stress the part about laughing with the map though, because by laughing with the map, you do embrace it, for all its craziness. The song itself is meant to be ridiculous, and the concept, both from drastically diverging song styles, to the absurd music video, to the lyrics, all reflect this ludicrousy. If you think I am mapping solely for lolz, then you are mistaken, so please let me explain. This map strives to embrace not merely the prettiness in surface mapping, in aesthetics,... in people... but also their internal elegance. In the real world, you can always chase people who are good looking etc..., but truly, when you get to know someone, its whats inside, what constitutes them, what makes them special, that counts. On the surface, you could be ugly, you can perceive yourself to have flaws, you were born a certain way, you are a certain height, a certain orientation, etc... It doesn't make you any less of a human being, and it doesn't make anyone else less of a person. This map boasts a horrendous amount of "ugly" sliders, and ostensibly messy patterning, but if you are able to look past the murky exterior, if you are able to embrace the patterns, just like you would someone you've met, and grown to cherish, you begin to see the exquisite flows, movements, rhythms, harmony, the beauty inside all this superficial ugliness.
jk lolo ^___^ im obviously mapping for m33ms and pp farmers xddddDDD~~1! what kinda m3m3r dares to map with such philosophical intent xddd
Stop! Stop Lagel Upload!!Lagel wrote:
what the fuck, this is a gameMonstrata wrote:
Quite a few of my maps are here for fun, and for people's amusement, but this actually tries to make a serious, though very subtle and probably unnoticed statement. I want to stress the part about laughing with the map though, because by laughing with the map, you do embrace it, for all its craziness. The song itself is meant to be ridiculous, and the concept, both from drastically diverging song styles, to the absurd music video, to the lyrics, all reflect this ludicrousy. If you think I am mapping solely for lolz, then you are mistaken, so please let me explain. This map strives to embrace not merely the prettiness in surface mapping, in aesthetics,... in people... but also their internal elegance. In the real world, you can always chase people who are good looking etc..., but truly, when you get to know someone, its whats inside, what constitutes them, what makes them special, that counts. On the surface, you could be ugly, you can perceive yourself to have flaws, you were born a certain way, you are a certain height, a certain orientation, etc... It doesn't make you any less of a human being, and it doesn't make anyone else less of a person. This map boasts a horrendous amount of "ugly" sliders, and ostensibly messy patterning, but if you are able to look past the murky exterior, if you are able to embrace the patterns, just like you would someone you've met, and grown to cherish, you begin to see the exquisite flows, movements, rhythms, harmony, the beauty inside all this superficial ugliness.
jk lolo ^___^ im obviously mapping for m33ms and pp farmers xddddDDD~~1! what kinda m3m3r dares to map with such philosophical intent xddd
go to tumblr
this isn't 9th grade english class
but congratulations you've recognized common sense
someone end my life there's no point going on anymore when this is the reasoning for a shitty map; comparing a beatmap to real life. please be a shitty joke
Monstrata wrote:
well guys actually it's a statement and i've done it before like cause u know don't judge a book by it's cover
the song is ugly so the map is ugly? but ugly is often bad, but we shouldn't look at ugly maps and say they're bad, so bad maps are good, so every map with problems is now ok because we don't want to be rude and force our opinions on youMonstrata wrote:
because because because because because because because because because because because because because because because
Monstrata wrote:
stop being so superficial my beatmap is beautiful just how it is
My dear friend, I really do apologize for confusing you with my poor choice of words. Laughing with the map is an elegant thing, and it's something I want to emphasize. It makes light of your insecurities and brushes it off. If you are able to laugh at something bad that's happened to you, you've clearly overcome that time of turmoil and have emerged as a stronger person. This map strives to make light of the ugliness in the world, because by looking past the ugly, trivial insecurities in our life, the stuff that we have to put up with, and the ordeals that we have had to go through, through overcoming all that, we are able to see the beauty that life really has to offer! Remember that the darkest hour is just before dawn! I really want to leave you with a song from one of my favorite singers, Christina Aguilera, it's called "Beautiful" and I think it really speaks to the intentions of this map.Sophia wrote:
You should be making a map, not trying to reenact "The Ugly Duckling".
However, if you want to do it that's entirely your choice. Just stick by it. You can't write paragraphs upon paragraphs telling me "this is my aesthetic, I'm going for something deep" and then when you're in a PM box with someone inside the game you say "yeah im mapping this for people to laugh at the map lol". It just makes every single one of your arguments that defend your aesthetic and whatever deep thing you could be making out of this map fall apart and really makes it look like you're mapping it "for the lolz", which is disappointing and a massive "fuck you" to mappers who struggle every day to get their maps ranked and those that take their mapping seriously.
Good luck with your map, hope to see consistency from your answers as to why you're doing this from this page onwards. If you're trying to do something that delivers a subtle yet elegant message then argue for that justification. Not for "I want people to laugh at the map". After all, you're trying to make people like the ugly for the structure behind it. Not like the ugly because it looks so ugly that we laugh at it.
I'm not trying to rank a map "for people to laugh at". Please don't toss away my poignant and sensitive explanation as simple meme'ing, because I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. There is a great difference between laughing at someone, and laughing with someone. I hope one day you'll be able to understand.Sophia wrote:
Why are you meme'ing around when I'm honestly asking you why you, as a beatmap nominator, are so insistently spitting on what the ranking system stands for and trying to rank a map "for people to laugh at it"?
>sacrificing visualsBroccoly wrote:
Right now, however, you're sacrificing both visuals and playability in an attempt to express the music, which is something that a beatmap should not aim for. Osu! is a rhythm game and not Visual Art.
u contradict/sound like ur contradicting urself A LOT thruout this whole thrd l o this is just the worst 1 imoMonstrata wrote:
I want to stress the part about laughing with the map though, because by laughing with the map, you do embrace it, for all its craziness. If you think I am mapping solely for lolz, then you are mistaken, so please let me explain. This map strives to embrace not merely the prettiness in surface mapping, in aesthetics,... in people... but also their internal elegance.
the fuk is this logicKuki wrote:
the song is ugly so the map is ugly? but ugly is often bad, but we shouldn't look at ugly maps and say they're bad, so bad maps are good, so every map with problems is now ok because we don't want to be rude and force our opinions on you
u make it sound lik ppl r stating issues but monstrata is ignoring them cuz he takes them as "not issues"... ur proly tryna say that no1 is even posting issues but u just make it sound lik hes not adressing ppl tht r stating things which is incorrect and gives a bad vibe 2 monstrata l o lSpaghetti wrote:
he ignores everyone without particular issues because there isn't any issues to be addressed?
ur post is also an obnoxiOU S STATEMEnt 2... ;/ sry budy. (and so is mine just so wer clear lo.)estellia- wrote:
I haven't seen any sound agreement to ranking this map AT ALL, other than the sake of a disgustingly obnoxious statement.
This kind of shit is always the worst kind of thing you can see on threads. It has no definite proof, it just sounds whiny as fuck, and it is just downright disrespectful to any mapper.Timorisu wrote:
This is seriously the worst thing I've ever seen. The only reason this gets attention and people defending it is because a relatively known mapper mapped it, seriously? If some rank 50k made this and tried to rank it there's no way in hell it'd be possible.
CelsiusLK wrote:
if the map is intend to be ugly then saying this map is so ugly might be a compliment instead xd
Thanks for the mod~!!VINXIS wrote:
estellia-style-postgeneral
- lol ur bg res is FUKD.. hers a bettr version ty
- tbh u sud get silent sliderslidez for the quiet part :0 ok sure
lemod
- thx for changign the sliderz 2 1/3 lo ya
- 00:21:206 (1,2) - switch ncs here wot te fuk u fukd up... (if u dont get y then looka t the ncing on all ur other patterns around it D... also the 2 is the actual "strong beat"/measure so lmoa) i actually prefer it like this since it leads into the vocals better. I don't think it causes any discrepencies unless you look in editor.
- 00:31:903 (3,4) - can u space thesea bit farthr THX Cx yea sure
- 00:56:864 (3,4,5,6) - 01:37:362 (2,3,4,5,6) - y do u do things lik this.. im assuming they play lik complet sht and theyr not rlly adding 2 the 'ugliness' tone of the map anyway :L at least thts wot isee lo I wanted some instances where the flow was poor, at least, to give some ugliness to the flow which is almost always good. But Here I made sure to use a nice structure to compensate for the slight divergence from my intentional theme.
- 01:07:259 (1) - 01:12:060 (1) - 01:16:851 (1) - ir y cant tell if they ractualy off time but theY SOUND rlly offtime so idk They don't sound off timed to me hmm.....
- 02:53:686 (1,1,2) - do u rlly think thts gunna play well for th e ppl tht can play this pattern lol this is lik evilelviss but wors :L yea i think this is pretty easy tbh... I can 300 this quite easily
- 04:45:303 (1) - this acutaly sounds a teensy bit late dont u agre also id blanket 04:44:538 (6,1) - lo AESTHETIX XDXDXDXD I'll assue you meant, early, not late. Moved it back a bit. But ehh i like the heart as it is; asymmetrical. and blanketting with a heart is really difficult from my experience
fwiw thers a differenc between laughgin at smth and laughign wit something lmoaHOLY FU K U MOSNTRATA ;/
not lookign at this thread anymor until the ranking status changez...... asid for the mod respons lo good nite.
edit: o yhjea plz giv kd.
where have i seen this beforeSophia wrote:
and a massive "fuck you" to mappers who struggle every day to get their maps ranked and those that take their mapping seriously.
"Visual Art" as in people engage by looking at the art piece, whereas in a rhythm game, people can both look at it and play it.VINXIS wrote:
estellia-style-post
the map has litaerlly tilted evry1 including mosntrata lol.. all of ur posts r like whAT THE FUCK ? ? ? ?>sacrificing visualsBroccoly wrote:
Right now, however, you're sacrificing both visuals and playability in an attempt to express the music, which is something that a beatmap should not aim for. Osu! is a rhythm game and not Visual Art.
>visual art
>basically implying visual art has no visuals
i can tell the point ur tryng 2 make is tht ur killing the map by tryharding visuals but ur sounding rlly contradictory in this sht lo
there are visual art with messy visuals -_ - dunno whats up with ur bias that visual art has to look goodVINXIS wrote:
>basically implying visual art has no visuals
Monstrata wrote:
I'm not trying to rank a map "for people to laugh at". Please don't toss away my poignant and sensitive explanation as simple meme'ing, because I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. There is a great difference between laughing at someone, and laughing with someone. I hope one day you'll be able to understand.
23:42 Monstrata: like, to a certain extent i want people to play the map and laugh at how ludicrous it is too lolYou clearly said you're ranking it for people to laugh at. Or with. Regardless, for people to laugh for it being stupid.
23:43 Monstrata: so yea in a sense. i'm not really mapping this primarily for top 50 etc... to pass/fc. its more for ppl to have fun and laugh at/with the map.
If I smear you with elephant feces and cover you in duck feathers while singing the lyrics to Pensamento Tipico de Esquerda Caviar wearing a watermelon around my neck in front of a cheering crowd that would be an incredibly creative way of publicly humiliating you and making myself look like a retard and that is in no way art.StarrStyx wrote:
I just love it when ppl say mapping isnt art l o l
How come it isnt? Its a form of creativity after all XD
Let's just skip this part, which is nonsensical and also quite embarassing.Sophia wrote:
If I smear you with elephant feces and cover you in duck feathers while singing the lyrics to Pensamento Tipico de Esquerda Caviar wearing a watermelon around my neck in front of a cheering crowd that would be an incredibly creative way of publicly humiliating you and making myself look like a retard and that is in no way art.
Let's pick a dictionary and search for the word "art". Here is the definition, according to Oxford Dictionaries (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/defin ... nglish/art):Sophia wrote:
But let's amuse yourselves that mapping is "art", even for a bit.
The expression or application of human creative skill and imaginationWhat is a map, if not an expression of somebody's imagination and skill? If we also take the fact that mapping is based on music, which is by some considered as the most direct type of art, then we can say that mapping is also an art. This is based on a DEFINITION, so I don't think there's really much to say about this!
Why are you even comparing mapping to literature? It's like comparing engraving to music, they have nothing in common except for the fact they're both art expressions. They have completely different audiences as well as intentions, why the heck would you do this? lolSophia wrote:
Do you think mapping is a form of art which could even one day hope to compare to literature?
Even a tv size map can be art, it would probably "low quality" art, but it's an interpretation of a song by somebody nonetheless, thus it is art. Also, do you really think art's purpose is to impact society in any way? Haven't you studied the Aesthetic and Romantic movements, where writers wrote mostly just for themselves, recluding themselves from the outer society? Only some art currents have this purpose of "impacting" someone, it's still mostly something depending from the subject who wants to create that piece of art for his own reasons.Sophia wrote:
I'll be looking for the day you mapping the next TV Size Anime Opening by LiSA makes an impact in society or any form of culture in the world in a relevant way.
Monstrata wrote:
Mapping is an art. I understand that the concept might be difficult for you to comprehend. Perhaps you should try mapping before you reject it as a form of expression.
Mapping is not literature, it is philosophy. Literature is what you read, it is simply a medium from which ideas are spread. Other mediums include film, photography, anime, music, poetry, painting, food... The list continues. Fundamentally, every piece of art strives to convey a message, however small it may be. At the elementary level, drawings, sketches, photos, paintings, they try to show us the world, from the eyes of the artist. From a different perspective. With a different focus. At a different angle. Using different juxtapositions. They try to show us beauty, to revel in the magnificence of nature, of flavours, of music in harmony. Art allows for ideas to be filtered through the perspective, the opinions, the mental process of the artist. Art doesn't need to impact society, or any form of culture in the world to be successful. It just needs to get its message across. You may disagree with the artist, but whether you agree or disagree, you still process the artist's idea.
While no TV Size Anime Opening by LiSA did make an impact in my life, another song really moved me to pursue my dreams and ambitions, and to really live life to the fullest. It told me that even if the world was ending, even if the entirety of the world were to melt away, that as long as I had something to live for, something that kept me going, my life would not be a waste. The artist acknowledges how ephemeral life can be. That we are simply a ripple in the ocean of life. However, she sings that no matter how futile we may feel, even if the world were to disappear, that nothing should stop us from making the most of our lives. In a sense, she echoes the works of poet Horace's Odes by urging her audience to seize the day. This concept of "carpe diem" is interwoven even in society today, through the more vernacular "yolo" but the artists' messages from two thousand years ago to today continue to be relevant. This song really taught me to make the most out of my life. To do what I want to do, to not look back, to not waste my time worrying, to fully immerse myself in life's beauty. Life is fleeting, so lets make the most out of it! Please listen to this song, perhaps it will give you a new lease on life as it did mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULHQPm8hmVk
I want to keep the sliders uniquely messy. I think there's already enough structure involved, both in the consistency of my rhythm choices, and the flow/movement choices between these patterns. Making the sliders symmetrical, or having their shape reflective of what they "sound like" just causes too much order in the map and defeats my intentions. The sliders are there to show chaos, and you can see the slider shapes and patterns devolving in places like 00:27:409 - (orderly to chaotic) 00:36:647 - as well, going from more ordered to chaotic as the vocals rise and become harsher. 01:33:779 - Etc.. the same idea here.Forlornly wrote:
stone-faced, inscrutable, the greatest memer of our time
a method actor who betrays nothing, he does not break character because he is character
although i like that the sliders are messy, I don't like that they seem completely random and distended in dissimilar ways. the song itself is not THAT unorganized, it's a bit heavy and unkempt but it still does maintain a level of structure and discipline. would you consider keeping some of the sliders messy but making them messy in the same way if they're expressing related sounds? for example
02:10:385 (1) -
02:11:311 (1) -
02:12:238 (1) -
02:13:164 (1) -
02:14:100 (1) -
02:15:026 (1) -
02:15:953 (1) -
02:16:880 (1) -
these sliders are all expressing the exact same sound but it seems like you went out of your way to make some of them as different as possible. i appreciate the concept and i think it works well to an extent, but some of these sliders are so jagged and threatening and others are smooth and have no corners at all. the map is more messy than the song and a good way to trim it just a little bit would be to at least make some of the messy sliders messy in the same way, particularly the long ambitious ones that emphasize heavy beats
some more examples:
01:42:186 (1) -
01:42:836 (1) -
01:43:942 (1) -
01:45:025 (1) -
01:45:670 (1) -
01:46:531 (1) -
01:47:183 (1) -
01:48:241 (3) -
etc
00:31:475 (1,2,3,4) - these sliders, though short, are so fundamentally different that just looking at them is far more jarring than the song itself. especially 00:33:832 (4) - when considering the previous three sliders, it's just so painful.
i absolutely love this 01:38:058 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1,2,3,4,5) - though, think it fits perfectly, his voice is seriously going wild at that point
didnt comment on flow or playability or anything because im not top 100 rank, but aesthetically i like it for the most part
That's how it is for everything, if people like it then it has some sort of value. Just because you don't like or appreciate it and think it's silly doesn't mean it's fraudulent and some dirty "circlejerk." I don't really get why people think this map is so esoteric and highbrow "art." It's very simple: messy sliders to represent a messy song. I personally think the sliders are TOO messy but that's ok, that's just where monstrata and people like me might disagree. Shiirn did the same thing with his Comfort mapset -- uneven flow to represent a silly, playful song. And people disparagingly called it "art" just because the concept seemed so wild and otherworldly, when really it was just a little bit unusual from the norm.estellia- wrote:
call it art, call it philosophy
but if no one circlejerks it will have no value
this is why "modern" art is considered one of the largest, most successful circlejerk ever to plague our planet lol
This sentence has the highest word:bullshit ratio of this year thus far. Just fess up and admit they're made to move in one general direction but have largely randomly placed nodes. That's the entire point of the sliders being ugly as hell while maintaining play structure. You and I both know you haven't spent that much time looking at every single growl and scream. Unless the goal in mind is "lazily shit out a slider and bullshit away critique instead of give consistency to the chaos", then you've failed your goal.Monstrata wrote:
Every slider, no matter how messy or clean, is done with a specific goal in mind.
My entire personal issue is that the randomly-placed nodes (And if you want to prove me wrong, have fun bullshitting sliders for a few hours, seriously don't waste your time doing that) just make the map look lazy rather than chaotic or ugly. Random red nodes would be more effective than random grey ones, at least then you'll have actual movement instead of insignificant wiggling.Monstrata wrote:
If you look at it in small sections like above, they will of course look disorganized as similar sound profiles see to be mapped to different shapes. I can assure you though, that these are all part of a bigger thread, and one that I believe, looking through the whole first half of the map, is consistent in its chaos.
Because the mapper has, in a form to make other people shut up and to make fun of everyone as to not answer issues regarding his maps, constantly compared this to it.-kevincela- wrote:
Why are you even comparing mapping to literature?Sophia wrote:
Do you think mapping is a form of art which could even one day hope to compare to literature?
already missing the point, so many things have been brought up about this map and you're neglecting everything elseForlornly wrote:
That's how it is for everything, if people like it then it has some sort of value. Just because you don't like or appreciate it and think it's silly doesn't mean it's fraudulent and some dirty "circlejerk." I don't really get why people think this map is so esoteric and highbrow "art." It's very simple: messy sliders to represent a messy song. I personally think the sliders are TOO messy but that's ok, that's just where monstrata and people like me might disagree. Shiirn did the same thing with his Comfort mapset -- uneven flow to represent a silly, playful song. And people disparagingly called it "art" just because the concept seemed so wild and otherworldly, when really it was just a little bit unusual from the norm.estellia- wrote:
call it art, call it philosophy
but if no one circlejerks it will have no value
this is why "modern" art is considered one of the largest, most successful circlejerk ever to plague our planet lol
what the fuck are you smoking, and where can i get someMonstrata wrote:
Mapping is an art. I understand that the concept might be difficult for you to comprehend. Perhaps you should try mapping before you reject it as a form of expression.
Mapping is not literature, it is philosophy. Literature is what you read, it is simply a medium from which ideas are spread. Other mediums include film, photography, anime, music, poetry, painting, food... The list continues. Fundamentally, every piece of art strives to convey a message, however small it may be. At the elementary level, drawings, sketches, photos, paintings, they try to show us the world, from the eyes of the artist. From a different perspective. With a different focus. At a different angle. Using different juxtapositions. They try to show us beauty, to revel in the magnificence of nature, of flavours, of music in harmony. Art allows for ideas to be filtered through the perspective, the opinions, the mental process of the artist. Art doesn't need to impact society, or any form of culture in the world to be successful. It just needs to get its message across. You may disagree with the artist, but whether you agree or disagree, you still process the artist's idea.
While no TV Size Anime Opening by LiSA did make an impact in my life, another song really moved me to pursue my dreams and ambitions, and to really live life to the fullest. It told me that even if the world was ending, even if the entirety of the world were to melt away, that as long as I had something to live for, something that kept me going, my life would not be a waste. The artist acknowledges how ephemeral life can be. That we are simply a ripple in the ocean of life. However, she sings that no matter how futile we may feel, even if the world were to disappear, that nothing should stop us from making the most of our lives. In a sense, she echoes the works of poet Horace's Odes by urging her audience to seize the day. This concept of "carpe diem" is interwoven even in society today, through the more vernacular "yolo" but the artists' messages from two thousand years ago to today continue to be relevant. This song really taught me to make the most out of my life. To do what I want to do, to not look back, to not waste my time worrying, to fully immerse myself in life's beauty. Life is fleeting, so lets make the most out of it! Please listen to this song, perhaps it will give you a new lease on life as it did mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULHQPm8hmVk
estellia- wrote:
call it art, call it philosophy
but if no one circlejerks it will have no value
this is why "modern" art is considered one of the largest, most successful circlejerk ever to plague our planet lol
There is value in your argument in that it brings up (and is itself) a kneejerk reaction for many people who encounter something they find unfamiliar or ugly, which is to promptly slap the label "art" on it and declare it pretentious frivolity. Is it a logically sound argument? No, I don't think so.estellia- wrote:
already missing the point, so many things have been brought up about this map and you're neglecting everything else
people have already time and time again stated the fact that monstrata contradicted himself by saying its a map he made for "lolz" and yet still has serious meaning behind it, and somehow that meaning is some shitty excuse of "philosophy". boi, if it were anyone who prompted the "artsy" argument first it'd be monstrata trying to be edgy and defending himself in the shittiest way possible lol. the fact that people are still defending monstrata is such a joke.
all i'm typing out here is an opinion. as much as i see no value in monstrata's map, perhaps you see no value in my argument. many things to mention about what you said about what i said but i'm seriously too lazy lol. typing out arguments is a pain in the ass, especially when it won't make sense to you anyways
i am fucking sorry but this makes me wanna killmyselfMonstrata wrote:
Mapping is an art. I understand that the concept might be difficult for you to comprehend. Perhaps you should try mapping before you reject it as a form of expression.
Mapping is not literature, it is philosophy. Literature is what you read, it is simply a medium from which ideas are spread. Other mediums include film, photography, anime, music, poetry, painting, food... The list continues. Fundamentally, every piece of art strives to convey a message, however small it may be. At the elementary level, drawings, sketches, photos, paintings, they try to show us the world, from the eyes of the artist. From a different perspective. With a different focus. At a different angle. Using different juxtapositions. They try to show us beauty, to revel in the magnificence of nature, of flavours, of music in harmony. Art allows for ideas to be filtered through the perspective, the opinions, the mental process of the artist. Art doesn't need to impact society, or any form of culture in the world to be successful. It just needs to get its message across. You may disagree with the artist, but whether you agree or disagree, you still process the artist's idea.
While no TV Size Anime Opening by LiSA did make an impact in my life, another song really moved me to pursue my dreams and ambitions, and to really live life to the fullest. It told me that even if the world was ending, even if the entirety of the world were to melt away, that as long as I had something to live for, something that kept me going, my life would not be a waste. The artist acknowledges how ephemeral life can be. That we are simply a ripple in the ocean of life. However, she sings that no matter how futile we may feel, even if the world were to disappear, that nothing should stop us from making the most of our lives. In a sense, she echoes the works of poet Horace's Odes by urging her audience to seize the day. This concept of "carpe diem" is interwoven even in society today, through the more vernacular "yolo" but the artists' messages from two thousand years ago to today continue to be relevant. This song really taught me to make the most out of my life. To do what I want to do, to not look back, to not waste my time worrying, to fully immerse myself in life's beauty. Life is fleeting, so lets make the most out of it! Please listen to this song, perhaps it will give you a new lease on life as it did mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULHQPm8hmVk
Meet Bob. Bob plays osu. Bob finds a song he likes and wants to map. Bob knows the song doesn't translate well into the game, but Bob maps it because he enjoys mapping and he enjoys the song. Bob really enjoys his map, and Bob uploads it to the osu website so that other people might stumble across his map and enjoy it. Bob lets his map graveyard because he understands that the song itself is unrankable and that not everything he uploads needs to be ranked.Monstrata wrote:
I think it's fair to give the community a chance for some final words
Monstrata wrote:
After a lot of discussion, we've decided that we will flame this map in a day or two. I think it's fair to give the community a chance for some final words. I don't want to make the icons seem rushed, a lot of individual work has been put into pushing this forward, it just happens that everyone was available and ready to icon it today.
I see the song has really moved you.Shiirn wrote:
Monstrata wrote:
After a lot of discussion, we've decided that we will flame this map in a day or two. I think it's fair to give the community a chance for some final words. I don't want to make the icons seem rushed, a lot of individual work has been put into pushing this forward, it just happens that everyone was available and ready to icon it today.
wank wank wank wank wank wank wank
there's my words
Can you rank Quaver next please?Monstrata wrote:
After a lot of discussion, we've decided that we will flame this map in a day or two. I think it's fair to give the community a chance for some final words. I don't want to make the icons seem rushed, a lot of individual work has been put into pushing this forward, it just happens that everyone was available and ready to icon it today.
Approved Category is only for Marathon maps. Long maps with over 5 minutes of draining time fit the Approval category. Only then they are allowed to be single difficulty mapsets. If they are below 5 minutes of draining time, a full difficulty spread is needed and the map will have to be ranked instead.And isn't the approved section dead anyways? I don't see why they would break their guidelines and use a section that has been unused since 2.5 years back.
XII wrote:
This isn't 5 minutes, where is the set? Or am I missing something.Approved Category is only for Marathon maps. Long maps with over 5 minutes of draining time fit the Approval category. Only then they are allowed to be single difficulty mapsets. If they are below 5 minutes of draining time, a full difficulty spread is needed and the map will have to be ranked instead.And isn't the approved section dead anyways? I don't see why they would break their guidelines and use a section that has been unused since 2.5 years back.
Totally forgot about that![alt][F4] wrote:
the drain time calculator is kind of broken because it doesn't really count spinners
The NC's here are placed based on movement and flow, and not rhythm. Since its one consistent updown or leftright movement it has one combo, where as the previous ones can be split into two sets of flows/movements with backforth going into clockwise/counterclock.FailureAtOsu wrote:
Extremely minor thing
02:28:885 (1,2,3,4) -
02:32:313 (9,10,11,12) -
Why does the former have a new combo but not the latter? It's the same sounds so I don't see why it would be inconsistent.
AR 9.7 is high enough imo. Theres already been a lot of discussion going into this, you can check out p/5253277 if you'd like to read more into detail! Thanks for your concerns.N1k0 wrote:
AR10 just feels a lot more fitting when playing this. And HP 4.5-4.7 feels more fitting than 5. idk that's just my opinion on the matter...