Here are some ideas from me about things that I think could be improved, I hope they are helpful.
! - Important issue that I think is or should be unrankable
+ - Opinion/suggestion of how I would do something differently, this is up to you
[Usagi's 7K HD]
The first half of the map is excellent.
! 01:12:871 (72871|3) - This LN is unnecessary, the end of it is mapped to nothing -> pretty much a ghost note. Just make it a single note.
! 01:15:271 (75271|3) - ^
! 01:17:671 (77671|3) - ^
! 01:20:071 (80071|3) - ^
01:15:271 There's a bass drum note you didn't map here. Add notes in column 6 and 7 (or 1 and 2)?
01:20:071 ^
01:21:121 (81121|3,81196|3,81271|4,81271|2) - I think this pattern doesn't play so well, and it's not appropriate for the difficulty. The player this diff is aimed at will most likely miss here, or cheese it with a bad
What are the LNs for? you didn't map any of the flute for the rest of the section. I think it would be better to use something simple and follow the drums like you have https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/3148507
01:27:271 (87271|3) - Again, turn LN into a single note
! 01:30:571 (90571|6,90608|5,90646|4,90683|1,90721|2,90758|3,90796|4,90833|5) - There is nothing about the music in this section that is 1/8. I'd consider these ghost notes/overmapped in any diff, but on top of that for a HD diff it feels out of place. Just map it 1/4 like the music is, and maybe add double notes for the bass drum if you want it to be more difficult, like so https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/3148561
! 01:35:671 - 01:40:471 One Two I think this entire section is LN abuse. It's the main reason I'm writing this mod. I wonder why this is in the map, here are some things to consider:
01:49:621 (109621|6,109771|5) - Again, I think the LNs make this way harder than it needs to be for a HD diff. Would be fine without LNs, or keep it at one LN for the synth if you like, I don't think it makes sense to map two LNs to the same instrument repeating the same pitch.
How about something like this? https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/3148769
+ 01:58:771 - 01:59:221 I think this part could be improved, I don't really see the need for the 2 note chords on 01:58:921 and 01:59:071 where it's just the flute/synth. It might also tempt players to cheese it as a downward stairs pattern.
You could consider using something like this: https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/3148711 A pattern like this keeps PR for 01:58:771 (118771|4,118921|2,119071|4,119221|6,119371|6), and the contrast between the flute/synth and the 3/4 drum hits.
[Million's 7K MX]
I think this diff has a lot of the same or similar problems to what Tifyron pointed out for 7K SC. Pay attention to consistent LN mapping that follows the music and pitch relevance. It can add a lot the the map and convey a feeling of playing the music.
I will give a few examples or things that I thought were most important. This is not really a full mod, but I think it's better than nothing, maybe I will look at more later.
01:14:221 (74221|1,74221|0) - Why are there two notes here? if you're mapping to the pitch of the flute, you should remove 01:14:221 (74221|1)
01:23:821 (83821|1) - ^
01:14:071 (74071|3) - Here you can add a note for the bass drum, for example in column 7
01:23:671 (83671|3) - ^
01:20:071 (80071|6) - add a note for bass drum
! 01:20:821 (80821|3,80871|4,80921|5) - This is mapped to nothing, there is no 1/6 in the music.
I also don't think the LNs are a good idea, they're annoying to play in a fast pattern at a lower SV. The whole 01:20:671 - 01:21:271 part might better be mapped as single 1/4 notes, you did the same at 01:14:071 (74071|3,74146|2,74221|1)
! 01:30:608 (90608|2,90646|4,90683|6,90721|0,90758|2,90796|4,90833|6) - overmap/ghost notes, there is no 1/8 here.
The LN mapping is inconsistent, from 01:30:871 - 01:32:071 there are LNs, from 01:32:071 - 01:33:271 there are none even though it sounds the same, then there's LNs again and then there's 1/2 LNs from 01:34:471 - 01:35:671 that fit neither the 1/1 flute nor the 1/4 notes. 01:35:671 - 01:38:071 now you're mapping to the flute in the background?
01:39:421 (99421|0,99571|2,99721|4) - What are these LNs mapped to?
01:39:946 (99946|3,99946|1) - Why is there suddenly a 2 note chord on a 1/4 tick when there wasn't before? There is no louder sound here.
+ 00:14:071 (14071|3) - move to lane 5, same pitch as 00:14:221 (14221|4)
+ 00:14:521 (14521|6,14671|6) - Remove one note from each chord, this is a single instrument, there is nothing more here. + They are different pitches, why not map them to different lanes? 00:14:521 lane 4, 00:14:671 lane 5 for same pitch as 00:14:821 (14821|2)
+ 00:15:121 (15121|0) - ^ Remove, it's just one note
+ 00:15:271 (15271|3) - move to lane 5, there's no reason to have a repeat on the same key here
+ 00:19:321 (19321|1,19321|3,19471|3,19471|1) - ^
+ 00:19:921 (19921|0,19921|3) - ^
! - Important issue that I think is or should be unrankable
+ - Opinion/suggestion of how I would do something differently, this is up to you
[Usagi's 7K HD]
The first half of the map is excellent.
! 01:12:871 (72871|3) - This LN is unnecessary, the end of it is mapped to nothing -> pretty much a ghost note. Just make it a single note.
! 01:15:271 (75271|3) - ^
! 01:17:671 (77671|3) - ^
! 01:20:071 (80071|3) - ^
01:15:271 There's a bass drum note you didn't map here. Add notes in column 6 and 7 (or 1 and 2)?
01:20:071 ^
01:21:121 (81121|3,81196|3,81271|4,81271|2) - I think this pattern doesn't play so well, and it's not appropriate for the difficulty. The player this diff is aimed at will most likely miss here, or cheese it with a bad
What are the LNs for? you didn't map any of the flute for the rest of the section. I think it would be better to use something simple and follow the drums like you have https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/3148507
01:27:271 (87271|3) - Again, turn LN into a single note
! 01:30:571 (90571|6,90608|5,90646|4,90683|1,90721|2,90758|3,90796|4,90833|5) - There is nothing about the music in this section that is 1/8. I'd consider these ghost notes/overmapped in any diff, but on top of that for a HD diff it feels out of place. Just map it 1/4 like the music is, and maybe add double notes for the bass drum if you want it to be more difficult, like so https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/3148561
! 01:35:671 - 01:40:471 One Two I think this entire section is LN abuse. It's the main reason I'm writing this mod. I wonder why this is in the map, here are some things to consider:
- - The section sounds the same as the four measures before it, there is no reason why it should suddenly be spammed with LN layering
- The patterns are not appropriate for a HD difficulty, the player this is aimed at will have no clue how to play this. Guaranteed misses for anyone who can't also play insane noodle fests.
- It does not match the music, the starts and ends of LNs belong to different sounds just for the sake of layering, or relate to nothing at all and/or end on 1/4 ticks
Examples:
01:35:671 (95671|6) - What is this mapped to?
01:35:971 (95971|1,96271|2,96571|3,96871|0,97171|1,97471|2,97771|3,98071|4) - What are the ends of these LNs mapped to, if it's the flute, why is the sound suddenly longer?
For example, why does 01:35:971 (95971|1) not end at 01:36:271 ?
01:35:671 (95671|6,98071|4) - Why do these LNs end on a 1/4 tick? What sound are they mapped to that ends there? This does not play well.
01:39:496 (99496|5,99721|4) - ^
01:39:271 (99271|6,99871|5) - ^
01:40:171 (100171|6) - ^
^ None of this seems very good to me and I think it would be better to remap the section to something like 01:30:871 - 01:35:671 with slightly more notes added if you want to increase the difficulty of it. It makes me a little sad to see that many otherwise really good diffs are ruined by LN spam sections that make no sense at all. Sorry for the harsh words.
01:49:621 (109621|6,109771|5) - Again, I think the LNs make this way harder than it needs to be for a HD diff. Would be fine without LNs, or keep it at one LN for the synth if you like, I don't think it makes sense to map two LNs to the same instrument repeating the same pitch.
How about something like this? https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/3148769
+ 01:58:771 - 01:59:221 I think this part could be improved, I don't really see the need for the 2 note chords on 01:58:921 and 01:59:071 where it's just the flute/synth. It might also tempt players to cheese it as a downward stairs pattern.
You could consider using something like this: https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/3148711 A pattern like this keeps PR for 01:58:771 (118771|4,118921|2,119071|4,119221|6,119371|6), and the contrast between the flute/synth and the 3/4 drum hits.
[Million's 7K MX]
I think this diff has a lot of the same or similar problems to what Tifyron pointed out for 7K SC. Pay attention to consistent LN mapping that follows the music and pitch relevance. It can add a lot the the map and convey a feeling of playing the music.
I will give a few examples or things that I thought were most important. This is not really a full mod, but I think it's better than nothing, maybe I will look at more later.
01:14:221 (74221|1,74221|0) - Why are there two notes here? if you're mapping to the pitch of the flute, you should remove 01:14:221 (74221|1)
01:23:821 (83821|1) - ^
01:14:071 (74071|3) - Here you can add a note for the bass drum, for example in column 7
01:23:671 (83671|3) - ^
01:20:071 (80071|6) - add a note for bass drum
! 01:20:821 (80821|3,80871|4,80921|5) - This is mapped to nothing, there is no 1/6 in the music.
I also don't think the LNs are a good idea, they're annoying to play in a fast pattern at a lower SV. The whole 01:20:671 - 01:21:271 part might better be mapped as single 1/4 notes, you did the same at 01:14:071 (74071|3,74146|2,74221|1)
! 01:30:608 (90608|2,90646|4,90683|6,90721|0,90758|2,90796|4,90833|6) - overmap/ghost notes, there is no 1/8 here.
The LN mapping is inconsistent, from 01:30:871 - 01:32:071 there are LNs, from 01:32:071 - 01:33:271 there are none even though it sounds the same, then there's LNs again and then there's 1/2 LNs from 01:34:471 - 01:35:671 that fit neither the 1/1 flute nor the 1/4 notes. 01:35:671 - 01:38:071 now you're mapping to the flute in the background?
01:39:421 (99421|0,99571|2,99721|4) - What are these LNs mapped to?
01:39:946 (99946|3,99946|1) - Why is there suddenly a 2 note chord on a 1/4 tick when there wasn't before? There is no louder sound here.
+ 00:14:071 (14071|3) - move to lane 5, same pitch as 00:14:221 (14221|4)
+ 00:14:521 (14521|6,14671|6) - Remove one note from each chord, this is a single instrument, there is nothing more here. + They are different pitches, why not map them to different lanes? 00:14:521 lane 4, 00:14:671 lane 5 for same pitch as 00:14:821 (14821|2)
+ 00:15:121 (15121|0) - ^ Remove, it's just one note
+ 00:15:271 (15271|3) - move to lane 5, there's no reason to have a repeat on the same key here
+ 00:19:321 (19321|1,19321|3,19471|3,19471|1) - ^
+ 00:19:921 (19921|0,19921|3) - ^