There are a lot of ways to express generic sounds. For any given rhythm I give you, I can easily think up at least 20 different patterns that play well just off the top of my head. Your "generic mapping/most natural" argument doesn't work here because given any circumstance, there are always going to be multiple ways to map a certain rhythm.
04:04:422 (2,3,4,5,6) - For example, comes after a full measure break. Tell me how many ways are there to arrange the pattern? How many positions are possible? You literally have the entire screen to play with due to that full measure break. Yet, the kickslider is linear, its pointing in the same slanted down-right angle, and leading upward to a 5 note stream that's slightly curved. The stream also has the same visual spacing. - oh, and the entire pattern is located at the same area of the screen: the bottom left.
Your observation that modern maps follow a more generic style is indeed accurate. But it's not valid in dealing with instances where an entire pattern looks almost identical in multiple perspectives (aesthetic, spacing, flow, rhythm, location). Like I said, given any circumstance, there are always going to be multiple ways to map a certain rhythm. Why, with so many options, are these patterns still so similar? Certainly it can't be because this is the "most comfortable" pattern because there are many patterns that are just as comfortable.
04:04:422 (2,3,4,5,6) - For example, comes after a full measure break. Tell me how many ways are there to arrange the pattern? How many positions are possible? You literally have the entire screen to play with due to that full measure break. Yet, the kickslider is linear, its pointing in the same slanted down-right angle, and leading upward to a 5 note stream that's slightly curved. The stream also has the same visual spacing. - oh, and the entire pattern is located at the same area of the screen: the bottom left.
Your observation that modern maps follow a more generic style is indeed accurate. But it's not valid in dealing with instances where an entire pattern looks almost identical in multiple perspectives (aesthetic, spacing, flow, rhythm, location). Like I said, given any circumstance, there are always going to be multiple ways to map a certain rhythm. Why, with so many options, are these patterns still so similar? Certainly it can't be because this is the "most comfortable" pattern because there are many patterns that are just as comfortable.