Cirno wrote:

Hi~ My mod here. All below are just suggestions.
Red = I strongly think you should fix it.

[General]
Though the mp3 is 192kbps, it sounded inferior as if it's around 64kbps or something...
Make sure when you make changes to mp3s always operate on the original file, and not one which had been encoded around a dozen times or it's quality will decline to a terrible level. If it IS is original file, please find a mp3 of better quality.
The black slider border doesn't make much sense to me. Please either make it a lighter grey, or add a black-bordered hitcircleoverlay.png

[Normal]
00:02:234 (2) - should end at 00:02:484
00:03:901 (2) - end at 00:04:151
00:05:568 (2) - end at 00:05:818
00:07:234 (2) - ^
00:08:901 (3) - ^
00:10:568 (3) - ^
00:12:235 (3) - ^
00:13:901 (3) - repeat at 00:14:151 All of this in red I did not do. It does not make any sense, unless you make those sliders repeat sliders; however, that would just make this normal difficulty much harder, and I would have to remap the whole section/ fix the spacing (and i'm extremely lazy D:)
01:38:568 (3) - down around 2 grids? It's already equally spaced, so idk what's point of this.

[Hard]
fine for me.

[Challenging]
00:40:401 (2) - reduce 1 repeat?
00:54:484 - add note here?i didn't really want to :/
00:59:734 - 00:59:818 - ^
01:55:234 (1,2) - replace with a repeating slider?
02:00:401 (7) - reduce 1 repeat?

[Extra]
00:29:901 (5) - maybe make this a crumpled slider?
00:38:901 (3) - not perfectly hidden
/.\ soooo crazy

Star~

Odaril wrote:

Please reply to this mod saying what you didn't fix (and what you did) and why. Remember these are all suggestions.
Also, if you have any question, feel free to ask me in-game

General

1. The title of the game is Embodiment of Scarlet Devil... not Devils. Remove the s from the tags.lol k, someone gave me all these tags, and i just copy pasted
2. Very noisy. The song is very loud and so are the hitsounds (although I'd like them to be a bit louder). Can you reduce the volume of the mp3 ? i think it's fine, but i might change it...
3. I have an offset of 1136 (-10ms from yours) s0d98gonjalbn ok. i hate changing the offset in this diff lol

Normal Yeah There's a lot of things i would change here, at least concerning spacing and difficulty-wise. 2nd map i've tried to go for rank, or something. point is... i made this a while ago. and in addition, this was also an "experiment" map thing.. if that even means anything to you.

1. The sliders are way too fast for a Normal, which resulsts in very high spacing and a very difficult diff despite "simple" rhythms.
2. Also the beginning is way above the rest in terms of difficulty. First off, starting that hard for the easiest diff of the mapset is not a good idea, and second off, it makes the whole diff inconsistent. mmk totally agree :3
3. 00:07:812 (1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3) - These are way too hard for the beginning of a Normal diff. The BPM is very high, so 1/2 is already hard enough to play, but you add stacks to that (which make the rhythm difficult to read) and the repeat sliders are on red ticks, which make them sound weird and makes the rhyhm even more confusing. :3
4. 00:16:974 (1,2,3,1) - Them being on red ticks makes them sound weird, and make the rhthm rather confusing. I suggest you just cut that part and star on the white tick with 00:19:807 (2) - These are here because of the drums. probably sounds cooler if i didn't overpower them with whistles. anyways, i changed it
5. 00:27:807 (1,2) - I didn't expect the last repeat on both at all. i think it's fine. and you can actually react in time to see the reverse arrow if you look at that slider.
6. 01:23:807 (1) - I think you should avoid such sliders for Normal diffs. They play weird and the sliderball movement might throw off new players. Besides, the time length of the slider doesn't match its visible length and that makes the timing of notes following confusing. yep. i never use these anymore in easier diffs nowadays
7. 01:25:807 (3) - This slider threw me off. I expected nothing like a 3/4 rhythm, then this slider kicks in and I missed the next note because of the surprising rhythm. I think the rhythm is fine, but i did move the notes a bit. idk if that even helps tho
8. 01:43:807 (4) - Move it up so that it's "stacked" under that weird angle from the previous slider ? k
9. 01:49:140 (3) - The last repeat surprised me. D:
10. 01:59:807 (3) - This slider is hidden under a previous slider. Also, I don't think such kick sliders are a good idea for Normal diffs, as the number of repeats can't be guessed, and new players wouldn't have the reflex of holding. Changed the kick slider. The "hidden" slider seems fine imo.. you have a lot of time to react.

Hard

1. Some parts were really similar to Normal... That said, this does play like a Hard.
2. 00:35:140 (1) - Why this here ? It makes no sense whatsoever according to the song. the drums play it
3. 00:44:140 (5) - I didn't expect a third repeat on this slider at all you have a lot of time to react... but i still changed it.
4. 01:32:473 (2,3,4) - Move these a bit closer to (2) - I hesitated here when testplaying, wondering whether this was 1/2 or 1/1 apart. not exactly sure what you are trying to tell me, but i moved some notes around lol. This pattern is repeated earlier twice, so i would assume it's fine. the player should know by now
5. 01:55:140 (1) - Why this here ? It makes no sense whatsoever according to the song. this is just to be consistent. It feels weird if the first time i do it, and the nthe second time i don't. I do it in the harder diffs too. I mean, I don't think i would mind too much deleting it, but it sounds better imo if i keep it
6. 02:04:473 (7) - Why a kick slider here ? I don't think the song has any 1/4 at that point delete that note and listen to the drums, and you'll hear things :3

Challenging

1. 318 unsnapped objects... fukkkkk ok. i hate dealing with offset changes >_>

Extra
Well, I hate this. 2.7 slider velocity, random streams that don't fit the song, 1/2 all over the place. This only looks like something that was made for the sake of making something difficult. Sorry. I find it fun. I do agree some small streams of 3 are just placed there randomly, but most of them fit imo. and if you don't know me, I like big spacings and streams :3

Ono's Taiko Oni
I don't understand the streams but it might just be me

Chewin wrote:

Hello ~
I mapped it too but never submitted ahah xD

General:
Then, as the rules say, you have to make a diff with 3 stars or less.
The normal is yours easier map then let try to be less then 3 stars..

Normal:

• AR -2 and it's ok (2,99 stars) -1 is better imo.
  
  Then, I'll give you suggestions on combing, since this is the easier map you need more new combos imho.
  The, you will decide if you want to follow them or not ^^ sorry i decided no to follow them. The combos are very short already anyways, up to like 4 or 5 max. I think it's fine

1. 00:21:130 (4) - New combo
2. 00:23:797 (2) - ^
3. 00:26:463 (3) - ^
4. 00:31:797 (2) - ^
5. 00:34:463 (3) - ^
6. 00:37:130 (3) - ^
7. 00:39:797 (4) - ^
8. 00:42:464 (2) - ^
9. 01:03:797 (3) - ^
10. 01:06:464 (3) - ^
11. 01:09:130 (3) - ^
12. 01:11:797 (3) - ^
13. 01:25:130 (2) - ^
14. 01:27:630 (3) - Move it at 01:27:797, slider tick rate is very good here
15. 01:33:130 (4) - New combo
16. 01:46:463 (2) - ^
17. 01:49:130 (3) - ^
18. 01:51:797 (2) - ^
19. 01:54:463 (2) - ^
20. 01:59:797 (3) - ^

Very good map.

Hard:

1. 00:17:630 (2,3) - Move at 00:17:463? no sorry
2. 01:13:130 (1,2,3) - I don't like the shape of the sliders (2-3). Slider (2): http://puu.sh/4LCJ For the slider (3) you can copy-past-flip horizontally-flip vertically-rotate by 50° and move it at x:80 y:56
   And fix the spacing with next notes.. i think it's fine.
3. 02:01:130 (1) - Whistle at the beginning and at the end. k
4. 02:02:130 (2) - Whistle at the return

The same, good map.

Challenging:

Nothing to say, nice.

Extra:

I'm not so skilled to mod it, sorry xD

I love your maps, very good really..
I hope it will be ranked soon, then good luck ~

Sync wrote:

General
-- The red combo color really blends in with the background. When oz2 is released to the public, players will not be able to get around this (I think). For the sake of the future, I ask that you change it to a different color. I'd suggest a lighter shade of red. Do as you wish. it's fine imo.
-- Ono's Taiko Oni has "ZUN OnosakiHito Flandre Scarlet embodiment of scarlet devil th06 koumakyou" in the tags, but the rest of the difficulties have "ZUN OnosakiHito Flandre embodiment of scarlet devil th06 koumakyou". Notably, Ono's Taiko Oni has Scarlet after Flandre and the rest do not. oh, the reason for that is just because scarlet is already in the tags so there was no point in adding another one.
-- In all of the difficulties other than Ono's Taiko Oni, there are unsnapped inherited timing sections in the first 20 seconds or so. They do not cause any problems (because they are early instead of late); however, it is silly to leave them unsnapped. For a reference list, I have listed all of them below.blargh. i'm just a lazy ass that's why they were left like that. and i can't just move them by an offset either because i change the BPM >_>. There's really no need to fix them, but i guess i'll later when im not as lazy

Unsnapped inherited timing sections

00:02:123
00:02:956
00:03:790
00:04:623
00:05:456
00:06:290
00:07:123
00:07:956
00:08:873
00:09:540
00:10:540
00:11:206
00:12:206
00:12:873
00:13:873
00:16:956
00:17:126
00:19:807

Extra
00:08:802 (10,11,12, 1) - I don't mind linear streams much because they provide a challenge; however, these four notes (and others alike it) are confusing, awkward, and frustrating. They kill movement and do no justice to the map at all. Unstack these and align them in a way they do not murder the flow and make players want rip their hair out.i find no problem with this, and it is not because i mapped this and know the rhythm. Yes, i would not be all that surprised if some people messed this up on the first try, but if you can beat this map, then you should then also understand the rhythm of these notes, for it is in actuality very easy to grasp and understand. With regards to flow, that's more of an opinionated argument and in fact i feel it flows extremely well, and not awkward at all. But as i said that's my opinion on it, and i will keep them.
00:07:885 (5) - I'm not entirely sure the reason you made combos like this, but I suggest adding a new combo here it's because back then i didn't want to start a new combo where the melody does have a pretty main beat. The triplets repeat again at that point where i had the new combo so that's why it was there, but i added your suggestion as it makes more sense.
00:08:052 (1) - and removing this combo here ^
00:12:136 (13,14,15,1) - Same reason
00:13:802 (13,14,15) - Same reason, except you moved one (1). (yay) same as above. i see no problem with it.
00:46:297 (8) - Initially, I was surprised to not see a hit circle here. I'd suggest adding one because the beat does not insinuate calming down until the next hit circle, (1). purposely left like that. Perfectly readable anyways, so i see no problem either
01:13:130 (6) - New combo here no sorry.
01:13:297 (2) - Add a hit circle here, otherwise it feels empty. ^
01:13:464 (1) - Remove combo ^
01:24:713 (6) - Snap this to 1/3 the 1/4 timeline because you are following the guitar melody...which is in 1/3 (sorry for the redundancy) play at 25%. It's not on the 1/3 tick.
01:26:047 (2,3) - Snap both of these to 1/3. mmk
01:26:463 (4) - Replace this hit circle with a 1-beat slider because it's hard to read as it is and it'd follow the guitar very well. it's not really hard to read... and i do not want that there.

Challenging
-- Raise the AR by 1. AR8 definitely fits than 7 for such a fast song like this. Even though it is on the easier side of an insane (subjectively), the amount of objects on the screen at one time is slightly overwhelming.
01:11:963 (2) - Add a hit circle here. I am not sure why you stopped, especially when you built and built up in a way that would make suddenly stopping the constant 1/2 notes be very anti-climatic. You'll have to change your pattern, but imagine the good it will do it makes sense, but i still kinda like having this. it's also a good place to stop the constant 1/2 tick notes, since these circle patterns are actually quite hard to play.
01:12:297 (4) - Add a hit circle here for the same reasons as above. ^
01:17:797 (9) - Replace this hit circle with a slider that 01:18:297 to closely match the guitar sound. Also, I am not a fan of waiting around for another note especially when the music calls for it. the music doesn't really call for it... there is no melody there. Leaving it as is.
01:24:713 (5) - If you want to construct the notes in such a way that it follows the guitar melody, you must snap them to 1/3. Remove this slider and replace the start point with a hit circle. As for it's end point, see below it's not 1/3 as i have said earlier. and no for this slider.
01:25:130 (7) - Add a slider here that ends at 01:25:019 (remember, this lies on a 1/3 snap)
01:25:797 (8) - Align this to 1/3. Click here for a timeline reference.
01:31:630 (1) - Remove combo here
01:31:797 (1) - Add a combo here (fits the music better, starts on a downbeat) mk
01:33:130 (10) - This isn't an error, but wouldn't it be cool if you added a slider that is 2-beats here to fit the guitar? i think it's fine

Hard
01:25:797 (4) - Snap this to the 1/3 timeline (you know, guitar melody being in 1/3 etc)
01:26:463 (1) - I thought I should point out that there is no need to change this slider at all just incase. (Same with the rest of the notes, since they follow the beat and lie on notes that would fit 1/6 anyways)
01:47:797 (1) - Add one more repeat. Otherwise you aren't following the melody very well.
01:48:963 (3) - Add a hit circle here to follow the melody.
01:49:130 (4) - Like before, add another repeat here. didn't feel like adding the above three. yes i realize, but it matches with other patterns i have later in the beatmap.
01:53:130 (1) - Add one more repeat here. If you don't like having more than one repeats on fast sliders (like myself), I would replace the slider with repeats with two sliders. Timeline reference (starts at 01:47:797) ^
01:57:630 (3) - The lack of hitcircles are showing up again. I think it's very important you follow this melody closer. Also, it's a kiai time so it's even more reason for the patterns to become more intuitive. Add a hit circle here and add a new combo. not sure what you mean, a hitcircle already exists here, and apparently i have the latest version of this still, so something went wrong with ur map or something. Also newcombo does not really make sense here
01:58:797 (1) - Remove combo no
01:59:630 (4) - Add a hit circle (follow the melody) ^
02:03:963 (6) - ^ Also, new combo k
02:04:130 (6) - Unsnapped slider end ^

Normal
-- Raise the AR by 1. This is the same case as Challenging, but to a lesser extent. its fine imo
00:13:802 (2) - Unsnapped slider end in a guest diff this became a problem, but people weren't sure about it and mm201 apparently was supposed to answer but we didn't really get one. I would like to keep it as is for now, but i don't mind changing it later on.

Well, it looks like that is. I apologized for the long-winded mod but I assure you I modded this the best I could. I really hope the length of this mod does not discourage you. I really enjoy this mapset and hope for the best. Can't wait until it's ranked. Good luck.