As maybe all you know, current osu! standard editor uses x0.50-x2.00 slider velocity multiplier. I think its too limited and makes no sense at all. Since a lot of mappers already supporting this idea as well i decided to open this topic.

For example, osu! mania editor already uses different slider velocity multiplier (x0.10-x10.0) My opinion is it would be nice if it will be allowed for osu! standard mode too, it will give a lot of space for mappers creativity.

Quick note to people who afraid that it can give a lot of abuse potential:

1)We have Beatmap Appreciation Team to prevent any abuse usage. BATs here also to prevent any abuse usage in maps, so if it will be used as a huge abuse it just wont be ranked (or will be unranked over subjective reason). Few abuses shouldnt stop creative potential, especially if they can be prevented.

2)We already have approved maps what uses different SV multiplier.

http://osu.ppy.sh/b/98451 - this map uses x0.13 and x0.20 sliders (00:12:303 (4) - and 10:44:207 (1) - ). They plays well, fits the music and works enough intuitive
http://osu.ppy.sh/b/92051 - this map uses x2.40 slider (08:03:290 (1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2) - ) The progressive increasing of slider velocity makes it plays intuitive and it fits the music as well too.

Some not ranked maps for example:

http://osu.ppy.sh/b/221689 - progressive increasing of slider velocity (last part, including x5.00 sliders)
http://osu.ppy.sh/b/289049 - Intuitive usage of sliders what have higher than x2.00 speed (Koi wa Chaos no Shimobenari part)

New slider velocity multiplier can give a lot of potential for creativity usage and abuse usage can always be prevented.

Any suggestions and opinions are welcome.

22:43 Kodora: http://osu.ppy.sh/forum/t/151583 support please ;_;
22:45 Flower: wtf is this. let me see
23:01 Flower: I can't support this. Anyone will be able to make shit maps much easier.
23:01 Flower: Maybe we can add warnings like "Wou must know wtf are you doing when you set to 2.00x or higher"
23:03 Kodora: did you even look at examples what i give?
23:04 Kodora: i opened this not for reason "allow x10.0 everywhere"
23:04 Kodora: it can be done without abuse usage
23:04 Flower: I did. It is nonsense that because you can make them, you can enable this like free.
23:04 Flower: What if I tell you your standard is different from many people?
23:05 Kodora: x0.50-x2.0 can be abused as fuck too
23:05 Flower: 0.5-2 is absolutly enough to use. Why use x10?
23:05 Kodora: x3.0 can be used well too
23:06 Flower: The only reason I can come up with using more than x.5-x2 is for multi bpm maps.
23:06 Flower: Nothing more, hinestly.
23:07 Kodora: i just hope you will like it if it will be implimented
23:07 Flower: Well generally my reason not supporting this is I hardly ever use SV change.
23:08 Flower: You ever played my map? My most hardest map use consistent SV >.>
23:08 Flower: Most of my *
23:08 Kodora: i played all of your maps
23:08 Kodora: even what made for fun
23:08 Kodora: :3
23:09 Kodora: this feature is for mappers what love different SV usage. not like i'm abuse it everywhere but sometimes i want to have x0.25 sliders
23:09 Flower: Yep, this is the point. If you want to make it for fun you can edit in notepad, no one will come and nuke you. However the editor is mostly for maps for rank.
23:10 Kodora: most of maps are aimed for rank, isnt it?
23:10 Kodora: i can tell sad trusth - ppy disable downloading for gravelyarded maps with time if they have no updates
23:11 Flower: They are.
23:13 Flower: Well, so what's your point then? The maps you listed mostly are maps for fun and not for rank.
23:16 Kodora: i linked two already approved maps
23:18 Flower: You still can edit the slider velocity in notepad or mania, can't you? I think it is a tech wall to prevent sv abuse. (I'm not saying only few mappers should have the skill, I don't even care if the feature is implemented.)
23:18 Kodora: My poit is SV changes higher than x2.0 and slower than x0.50 should be allowed if it fits and playes well. If you do not want to use them in your maps then dont use it, but this important for other mappers
23:18 Kodora: *point
23:19 Flower: How can you prevent abuse?
23:20 Kodora: we have BATs to decided what is abuse and what is not. It's map's quality point
23:20 Kodora: If it fits and playes well i dont see any point to have it not approved
23:20 Flower: The BATs have absolutely different points. See Akiyama Yuko maps.
23:22 Kodora: we have appropriate points. BATs wont unrank maps untill it mapped in acceptable way
23:22 Kodora: and please dont give me #modhelp's opinions as example
23:22 Flower: what #modhelp ? I did not go there today.
23:23 Flower: No too bad eventually. Have my support.