what do u look for in a map?

Jonarwhal

Joined November 2013

Topic Starter

Jonarwhal 2020-10-06T03:08:25+00:00

this might actually be a useful survey
from the POV of someone who plays casually and doesn't map a lot, what are you looking for in a good map?
preferably one of these options:

-good music (if so what type of music?)
-good mapping (if so what type of mapping?)

thanks o/

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Lapizote

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Lapizote 2020-10-06T03:12:42+00:00

as for music, I prefer certain music that fits my taste - i like rock, hip-hop and experimental music (see: glass beach/radiohead/coldplay songs).

as for "good mapping" I'll play anything that's fun. I don't give a shit if people think the map sucks or anything - I will play the shit out of maps that I find fun (see: that one Raise My Sword Loved mapset that some people hate) - but i mostly like streaming maps

edit: added some more stuff

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Astrid Park

73 posts

Joined May 2018

Astrid Park 2020-10-06T03:21:02+00:00

for music, any kind of music will do, this game is just for fun anyways, wish that there will be maps from underrated artists though, not just the same song, but different mapset.

for mapping, same too, any kind of type. I just hate those maps that are poorly timed at one section, but troll endings are my type.

Lott

179 posts

Joined January 2019

Lott 2020-10-06T03:38:32+00:00

I like tech maps. But if they are comfortable and not overly tech (like neilperry's railgun roulette) then I will enjoy it more. A good example here is xChorse's Cheat Codes VIP. It has neat, playable patterns and techy enough to play.

I also like super neat maps. My definition of "neat" in mapping is very strict that some good ranked maps sometimes feels "bad" with me because of some note placements that are "weird" for me.

I'm a gimmick lover. That means I love maps with gimmicks, like Hollow Wings' maps (although some of them aren't "neat" for me because of movement?). I'm planning to make a map with many diffs, and all of them MUST have a gimmick or limitation.

In mania though, I love underrated maps, especially SV and LN. They are true art for me because of their smooth expression in sounds. Somehow I become good at them and they call me a god at SV. (yes, i'm not that excellent at ln)

"who plays casually and doesn't map a lot"
I map a lot.

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ClevelandsMyBro

850 posts

Joined April 2018

ClevelandsMyBro 2020-10-06T04:00:30+00:00

for music, as long as it's sounds good, i'll probably play it. also i only mod songs that i know/heard from #modreqs, but no one cares about modding right?

for mapping;

Clean
pp quitw
reform/kujinn or browiec
no tech

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ninore

471 posts

Joined January 2020

ninore 2020-10-06T07:14:20+00:00

for music:
i like anime op's a lot so i mostly play j-pop or j-rock. but i also enjoy playing other genres. i guess you could say that i like whatever sounds good to me.

for mapping:
toybot/vikala
hypercyte
iljaaz
kalibe
wafer
pretty much anything that uses unconventional techniques. but reform and browiec are cool too

McEndu

1,127 posts

Joined March 2019

McEndu 2020-10-06T09:15:09+00:00

For mapping:
Nothing more than simple rice streams in higher keycounts

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Winnyace

575 posts

Joined June 2016

Winnyace 2020-10-06T14:20:09+00:00

as a semi competitive player, I'm looking for interesting or niche patterns or really anything that might challenge me, even if the challenge isn't really all that big. I'm also looking for a fair representation of song. I don't think every map should be the next big, hard map. I still play this game for fun and it's not really fun playing a map that feels forced.

Hydreigon

274 posts

Joined February 2020

Hydreigon 2020-10-06T14:35:45+00:00

when looking for a good map, I always check if it has a cute anime girl in the bg lel

But srsly I would play anything as long as the music is a banger

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Kloster

188 posts

Joined December 2019

Kloster 2020-10-06T16:50:37+00:00

when looking for a good map, I always check it has circles in it

Jonarwhal

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Jonarwhal 2020-10-06T18:02:10+00:00

Kloster wrote:
when looking for a good map, I always check it has circles in it

youre gonna hate mania and ctb

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Nuuskamuikkunen

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Nuuskamuikkunen 2020-10-06T21:18:59+00:00

Jonarwhal wrote:
Kloster wrote:
when looking for a good map, I always check it has circles in it
youre gonna hate mania and ctb

But my ctb skin uses circles.

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z0z

504 posts

Joined February 2018

z0z 2020-10-06T21:23:50+00:00

i check for songs i like(or at least don't dislike) and i find maps that are playable(and correctly represented with some level of quality) and finished

Kloster

188 posts

Joined December 2019

Kloster 2020-10-08T06:41:26+00:00

Jonarwhal wrote:
Kloster wrote:
when looking for a good map, I always check it has circles in it
youre gonna hate mania and ctb

Phantonym

462 posts

Joined May 2019

Phantonym 2020-10-11T03:12:00+00:00

i'm looking for musics that fits my taste

Jonarwhal

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Jonarwhal 2020-10-14T17:40:25+00:00

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pandar

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Joined August 2020

pandar 2020-10-21T18:29:04+00:00

i'm mainly looking for maps that feel "right" and have the right pacing. there's less that i hate more than unnecessary slow parts that kind of kill the speed you have.