So I've been getting into mapping again recently, and I've gotten the impression that picking a general "way" you want to map a song (for example, really clean with a lot of overlaps or something) and then sticking to that way of mapping is really important. A sort of pattern consistency.
Also recently, I stumbled across this video, and after watching it, I'm a little surprised, which leads to the question in the title. Is it actually okay to map for good aesthetics and patterns while perhaps not having the best flow, as long as you stick with that style throughout a map? I was under the impression that good flow is a necessity for getting a map ranked (at least today it is. Obviously older maps are an exception.)
Also recently, I stumbled across this video, and after watching it, I'm a little surprised, which leads to the question in the title. Is it actually okay to map for good aesthetics and patterns while perhaps not having the best flow, as long as you stick with that style throughout a map? I was under the impression that good flow is a necessity for getting a map ranked (at least today it is. Obviously older maps are an exception.)