I know my maps are not the most extraordinary and they have some issues, but why almost every map is so monotone and unordinary nowadays.
Unoriginality
This is very hard to explain. Almost every map feels indifferent to each other nowadays. There's nothing "bad" about the map, but there's nothing special. It's just meh. Occasionally you'll see something unique that's ranked, but even the once unique "technical" maps of 2014/2015 are not special anymore. The mapping style in every ranked map typically expresses music well, and maybe that's the whole point, but why does every map feel so ordinary? Maps in the earlier days of osu! felt so diffrent, almost as if every map had their own unique concept or "style". Plenty of maps "back then" didn't express music in the best way possible, however; almost all maps seemed so unique. People tried new concepts and put their mind to whatever they'd like to be in their map. Nowadays I assume due to norms and the lack of creativity promoted through the rank system mappers only map what's the norm. I'm not saying the ranking system does not promote creative maps, however; it's hard to get recognition espieceally as a new mapper, therefore; people choose the safest route.
Hitsounding.
I know hitsounding was by no means any better in the earlier days of osu!, but aside from the occasional keysounded or well hitsounded map almost every map does the bare minimum to pass qualification. I think this could be due to the under appreciation for hitsounding or everyone just using the "click-clack" hitsounds when playing.
I'm not gonna deny that there is plenty of new creative and unordinary maps out there, however; the vast majority of maps seem so indifferent. I can't go into to much detail and provide examples since that would be to much to write, but I'm sure someone has to agree with me that mapping has been at a stalemate for the last maybe four to five years. Does anyone else agree?
Hitsounding is a little irrelevant to this topic, but I like hitsounding and I think it be cool if more people put effort into it.
Unoriginality
This is very hard to explain. Almost every map feels indifferent to each other nowadays. There's nothing "bad" about the map, but there's nothing special. It's just meh. Occasionally you'll see something unique that's ranked, but even the once unique "technical" maps of 2014/2015 are not special anymore. The mapping style in every ranked map typically expresses music well, and maybe that's the whole point, but why does every map feel so ordinary? Maps in the earlier days of osu! felt so diffrent, almost as if every map had their own unique concept or "style". Plenty of maps "back then" didn't express music in the best way possible, however; almost all maps seemed so unique. People tried new concepts and put their mind to whatever they'd like to be in their map. Nowadays I assume due to norms and the lack of creativity promoted through the rank system mappers only map what's the norm. I'm not saying the ranking system does not promote creative maps, however; it's hard to get recognition espieceally as a new mapper, therefore; people choose the safest route.
Hitsounding.
I know hitsounding was by no means any better in the earlier days of osu!, but aside from the occasional keysounded or well hitsounded map almost every map does the bare minimum to pass qualification. I think this could be due to the under appreciation for hitsounding or everyone just using the "click-clack" hitsounds when playing.
I'm not gonna deny that there is plenty of new creative and unordinary maps out there, however; the vast majority of maps seem so indifferent. I can't go into to much detail and provide examples since that would be to much to write, but I'm sure someone has to agree with me that mapping has been at a stalemate for the last maybe four to five years. Does anyone else agree?
Hitsounding is a little irrelevant to this topic, but I like hitsounding and I think it be cool if more people put effort into it.