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[Archived] Why do I sometimes get a worse rank when I do better on a song?

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Bitter Steve
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Joined June 2020
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Bitter Steve
Why is it that sometimes when I complete a song and get a better score I get a lower rank than on a previous attempt? for example I get an S on a song, then attempt again, get a better score but then get an A.

I know its probably a dumb question, especially because I've already been playing for like a few years now, but I just don't really understand what determines the rank I get at the end of a song?
Wimpy Cursed
1,047 posts
Joined July 2021
Wimpy Cursed
worse accuracy. You may get a better score, but accuracy definitely matters.
I am pretty sure this only happens with scores that are slightly above your previous scores, which can vary depending on your combo or the map itself.
Blushing
Technical Support Team
2,880 posts
Joined February 2015
Blushing
grades/rank do not depend on score. Usually the grades/ranks are dependent on accuracy and sometimes (for standard and taiko) missing will reduce the grade/rank from S to A automatically.
Justclaner
50 posts
Joined October 2018
Justclaner
For rank, refer to this: https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Gameplay/Grade
Your rank is entirely dependent on whether you have at least one miss and what percentage of 300s you got.
In the case of an S rank, you need not only 90%+ 300s and no misses, but also no more than 1% 50s.

For score, refer to this: https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Gameplay/Score/ScoreV1/osu%21
The higher your combos are along with your accuracy, the higher the score you will get. Even if your max combo is lower, it is still possible to get a higher score because it's based on every circle you hit (and didn't hit).

One possible explanation for why you got a better score but got an A is that when you got the S, you slider broke in the middle of the song, losing your combo. When you played again, you likely got a higher combo and missed at the very end or hit a ridiculous amount of 50s. Because score grows exponentially as your combo increases, you achieved a higher score. That A rank score replaced your S rank score because osu! displays the highest score, and pp is calculated from the highest score on each beatmap (meaning you can indeed lose pp for submitting shit plays).
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