here from M4M q
NM difficulty
Overall, I've found that you use the same patterns repeatedly for different parts of the map. Yes, the beat and the melody is the same, but
the feel and the intensity of the music are drastically different. An example is 00:11:027 - to 00:19:777 - and 00:41:027 - to 00:51:027 - . The first section is clearly not as intense and complex as the second section, but they both are being mapped by the same patterning. You could switch this by adding doubles into the second section. A few more examples of this pattern are 00:51:043 - to 00:56:027 - . 01:21:027 - to 01:29:777 - .
00:16:964 (16964|1,17120|2,17277|3,17433|1,17589|2,17745|3) - maybe switch up the direction a little more as the music doesnt really call for all three to be the same direction
00:18:683 (18683|3,18839|2,18995|1,19152|3,19308|2,19464|1) - same here
00:19:777 - add a single note here (I would say column 3) for emphasis
00:23:527 - tentative suggestion: add another single not here for emphasis
00:26:027 - same as above
00:28:527 - ^
00:31:027 - same as above, something like this
00:33:527 - same as above, just shift around the notes ^^;
00:36:027 - ^
00:38:527 - ^
00:39:308 (39308|0) - move this note to column 3 to avoid the shield
00:41:027 - to 00:51:027 - suggestion: add LNs like you did before with 00:31:027 - to 00:39:777 -
01:01:027 - - to 01:10:558 - - in comparison to 01:10:558 - - 01:15:870 - - are the exact same sounds with slightly different intensity. The 1/2 patterning of the second section is confusing because they land on the offbeats of the vocals that you emphasized before. I suggest changing either of the sections to maintain consistency, but if you change the second section then add double notes to represent the intensity
01:59:777 (119777|3,120402|0,120714|1,121027|2) - use this pattern when the music actually gets louder
the feel and the intensity of the music are drastically different. An example is 00:11:027 - to 00:19:777 - and 00:41:027 - to 00:51:027 - . The first section is clearly not as intense and complex as the second section, but they both are being mapped by the same patterning. You could switch this by adding doubles into the second section. A few more examples of this pattern are 00:51:043 - to 00:56:027 - . 01:21:027 - to 01:29:777 - .
00:16:964 (16964|1,17120|2,17277|3,17433|1,17589|2,17745|3) - maybe switch up the direction a little more as the music doesnt really call for all three to be the same direction
00:18:683 (18683|3,18839|2,18995|1,19152|3,19308|2,19464|1) - same here
00:19:777 - add a single note here (I would say column 3) for emphasis
00:23:527 - tentative suggestion: add another single not here for emphasis
00:26:027 - same as above
00:28:527 - ^
00:31:027 - same as above, something like this
00:33:527 - same as above, just shift around the notes ^^;
00:36:027 - ^
00:38:527 - ^
00:39:308 (39308|0) - move this note to column 3 to avoid the shield
00:41:027 - to 00:51:027 - suggestion: add LNs like you did before with 00:31:027 - to 00:39:777 -
01:01:027 - - to 01:10:558 - - in comparison to 01:10:558 - - 01:15:870 - - are the exact same sounds with slightly different intensity. The 1/2 patterning of the second section is confusing because they land on the offbeats of the vocals that you emphasized before. I suggest changing either of the sections to maintain consistency, but if you change the second section then add double notes to represent the intensity
01:59:777 (119777|3,120402|0,120714|1,121027|2) - use this pattern when the music actually gets louder
Hyper difficulty
00:16:027 - to 00:19:777 - these jacks arent appropriate for the intensity of the music. Try making them into stairs so it matches the intensity better
00:21:027 - to 00:29:777 - doubling every downbeat makes it kind of dull to play. Deleting beats 1 and 3 could fix it. Examples: 00:21:652 (21652|2) - 00:22:277 (22277|0) - 00:22:902 (22902|1) - 00:23:527 (23527|0) - 00:24:152 (24152|2) - 00:24:777 (24777|2) - 00:25:402 (25402|3) - 00:26:027 (26027|1) - 00:26:027 (26027|1) - 00:26:652 (26652|1) - 00:27:277 (27277|1) - 00:27:902 (27902|2) - 00:28:527 (28527|1) - 00:29:152 (29152|2) - 00:29:777 (29777|2) -
00:30:870 (30870|0) - I don't think this is necessary
00:39:152 (39152|3,39152|2,39308|0,39308|1,39464|2,39464|3,39620|1,39620|0) - switch this up so the doubles are different from previous set
00:41:495 (41495|0) - suggestion: move this to column 2 to avoid the jack, for consistency with current pattern
00:41:027 - to 00:58:527 - again, dont emphasize every downbeat. follow example above
00:59:777 - to 01:01:027 - there are clearly 4 sounds before every downbeat. Only 3 were mapped, unevenly too, making it confusing.
01:19:777 - 01:21:027 - same here
01:21:027 - to 01:29:777 - same as above, dont emphasize every downbeat, just beats 2 and 4 since more sounds are on those beats
01:31:027 - to 01:38:527 - same as above
01:39:777 - same as previous pattern, there are four sounds before each downbeat on the 1/8th, only 3 were mapped, making it confusing
01:41:027 - to 01:49:777 - same as above where this pattern was mentioned before, dont emphasize every downbeat
01:51:027 - to 01:56:027 - same as above
01:58:527 - to 01:59:777 - same as before where this pattern was mentioned
01:59:777 - to 02:01:027 - This pattern doesn't make sense. To me, it looks like just spam with little consideration over where the notes are placed. I don't really understand what you are trying to do here, please change it.
00:21:027 - to 00:29:777 - doubling every downbeat makes it kind of dull to play. Deleting beats 1 and 3 could fix it. Examples: 00:21:652 (21652|2) - 00:22:277 (22277|0) - 00:22:902 (22902|1) - 00:23:527 (23527|0) - 00:24:152 (24152|2) - 00:24:777 (24777|2) - 00:25:402 (25402|3) - 00:26:027 (26027|1) - 00:26:027 (26027|1) - 00:26:652 (26652|1) - 00:27:277 (27277|1) - 00:27:902 (27902|2) - 00:28:527 (28527|1) - 00:29:152 (29152|2) - 00:29:777 (29777|2) -
00:30:870 (30870|0) - I don't think this is necessary
00:39:152 (39152|3,39152|2,39308|0,39308|1,39464|2,39464|3,39620|1,39620|0) - switch this up so the doubles are different from previous set
00:41:495 (41495|0) - suggestion: move this to column 2 to avoid the jack, for consistency with current pattern
00:41:027 - to 00:58:527 - again, dont emphasize every downbeat. follow example above
00:59:777 - to 01:01:027 - there are clearly 4 sounds before every downbeat. Only 3 were mapped, unevenly too, making it confusing.
01:19:777 - 01:21:027 - same here
01:21:027 - to 01:29:777 - same as above, dont emphasize every downbeat, just beats 2 and 4 since more sounds are on those beats
01:31:027 - to 01:38:527 - same as above
01:39:777 - same as previous pattern, there are four sounds before each downbeat on the 1/8th, only 3 were mapped, making it confusing
01:41:027 - to 01:49:777 - same as above where this pattern was mentioned before, dont emphasize every downbeat
01:51:027 - to 01:56:027 - same as above
01:58:527 - to 01:59:777 - same as before where this pattern was mentioned
01:59:777 - to 02:01:027 - This pattern doesn't make sense. To me, it looks like just spam with little consideration over where the notes are placed. I don't really understand what you are trying to do here, please change it.