Hey, mod upon request via PM.
General- I recommend using Grid Size 4 (Tiny) So that notes can be placed with better precision and that spacing is consistent.
Easy- I think you used too many linear curve sliders in this difficulty. Linear curves are good when they're used in the right places, but using them often gives the map the old-school feeling you get in many older maps, which can feel kind of bland.
- Perhaps use a distance snap so that all of the notes aren't touching? It may be difficult since most of the notes land on red and white ticks though.
- 00:06:401 (1,2,3) - The flow between these notes could be improved. Flow is pretty important for lower difficulties.
- 00:11:201 (4,1) - I would avoid overlaps such as these on low level difficulties.
- 00:14:401 (3,4) - I'm going to assume you were attempting to create a blanket here. You should use approach circles as a guide for nice blankets. I've given my example below, and I'll link you
this and
this thread for some tips on creating sliders.
- 00:20:801 (4,1) - The flow here could be improved.
- 00:27:601 (1,2) - Avoid anti-flow combos on Easy difficulties where possible.
- 00:32:001 (4,1) - The flow here could be improved.
- 00:52:801 (6,1), 00:54:801 (3,4) - Avoid stacks on low level difficulties.
- 01:16:801 (3,1) - The flow here could be improved.
- 01:20:001 (1,2) - As before aboit stacks.
- 01:52:001 (3,4) - The flow here could be improved.
Normal- 00:04:801 (2) - The spacing between the previous and next note is inconsistent. You can see the spacing by looking at the Prev and Next units at the top right when you select the note.
- 00:04:801 (2,3,4,5) - Stack patterns like this are difficult for beginners to read, so I would advise against using it.
- 00:06:401 (6) - This blanket could be improved [00:05:801]. If you look at that timestamp, you can see how the blanket compares to the approach circle.
- 00:06:401 (6,1) - The flow between these two notes could be slightly improved.
- 00:08:001 (1) - Try and use as little slider points as possible when creating sliders. Only three slider points, including the head and tail, should suffice for this curve.
- 00:22:401 (2) - This blanket could be improved. Reverse slider 1 with Ctrl+G to see the approach circle at its tail.
- 00:28:401 (4,1) - As in Easy, try and avoid using stacks on low level difficulties.
- 00:36:801 (3,4,5,6,7) - Perhaps you could make a regular pentagon shape out of this? You can use the Create Polygon Circles (CPC) feature (Ctrl+Shift+D) to help create some nice shapes. I would highly recommend getting comfortable with this feature, since it is a bit complicated to use at first, but is a really nice tool to use.
- 00:43:201 (4) - This blanket could be improved [00:42:601].
- 00:57:601 (6,7) - Perhaps make slider 6 symetrical relative to circle 7?
- 01:08:001 (3,4,5,6) - Avoid these stacks.
- 01:16:401 (2) - This blanket could be improved [01:15:801].
- 01:20:001 (1) - This blanket could be improved [01:20:951].
- 01:33:601 (7) - Avoid using blue ticks unecessarily on low level difficulties, even as a repeating slider.
- 01:36:001 (3) - This blanket could be improved [01:35:401].
- 01:48:801 (3) - This blanket could be improved [01:48:201]. Try and make blankets be circular rather than parabolic.
- 02:01:601 (2) - This blanket on the slider's latter half could be improved [02:02:901].
Hard- Use slider tick rate 2, so that it is consistent with the other difficulties, and it seems to be the tick rate most appropriate to the song. Tick rate is a property of the song, not the difficulty, so there should be no reason for them to be different between difficuties.
- 00:09:601 (1) - This blanket could be improved [00:11:001].
- 00:17:601 (4,5,6,7) - The music doesn't really suggest jumps of this size, so I would advise toning these down.
- 00:22:401 (3,1) - This is poor
polarity.
- 01:16:801 (2,3) - As above.
- 01:59:801 (7) - This appears to be a 1/16 repeating slider, and is unrankable, since 1/16 should never really be used. A 1/8 single-repeat slider should suffice if you want to keep this pattern.
- 02:14:201 (1) - As above.
Your map overall does need work, but this song is ideal for a beginner, so keep working on it. A good way of learning mapping techniques is to pick a mapper that you look up to (preferably someone who has ranked maps), and study their map carefully in the editor. If you like their mapping style, don't be afraid to try and replicated it in your own maps. I don't mean to copy note placements outright, but just try and match the style.
Best of luck