Lust wrote:

Howdy!

Really nice beatmap you've got there monstrata, I just have a few concerns that need to be addressed before this heads toward ranking.

[Scythe]

1. 00:32:405 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4) - Very cool looking stream pattern! There is just one issue that I need addressing; 00:32:405 (1,2,3,4) - 's fast upward motion is very quick and forceful, keeping the player's cursor moving in one direction rapidly. I don't see how this upward motion is "quick and forceful" tbh. I mapped these sliders with the intention of making them almost feel like anti-jumps because they are so close to each other while still being 1/2 spaced apart. They are slow and not meant to be forceful. I feel like you've misinterpreted the pattern somehow idk... Cuz no one I asked to testplay had issues with this part. Following this, there a multiple flow changes/breaks 00:33:091 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4) - here. Could you perhaps make this smoother or more linear from the previous pattern? I actually can't see there being multiple flowbreaks here. Of course, i'm considering all the kicksliders as stand-alone circles and disregarding the direction of the tail since they don't affect flow (they do affect other things, but not flow imo).Secondly, 00:33:434 (1,2,3,4) - 's condensed pattern formation makes it hard to move in the direction it wants the player to in conjunction with the previous motion of play. Spacing the jumps out might alleviate this issue They are quite spaced already though. I want to emphasize the white ticks so they've receive the increased DS. This pattern flows quite well for me just by considering the kicksliders as circles. The zigzag flow here is enjoyable to play for me. I certainly have no problems with them, and if you consider the direction of the tails too, they improve the visual flow of the pattern by giving players even more of a visual cue as to how they can play this pattern.
2. 00:54:691 (3,4,5,6) - I can see what you are going for, however I believe this is rather confusing the way it is set up. The default skinset's blue color is rather bright, and with the approach circles overlaid upon eachother and the fast pace of the pattern, it might be hard to notice the pause. I'd recommend spacing out the triplet so that the pause is more noticeable (the approach circles would be less bunched up, making for a clearer-looking pattern, the 0.6x spacing works fine imo). I really can't see combo color being an issue in reading approach circles unless they are somehow difficult to read due to either following a spinner or due to the background. As for the pattern itself, I'm aware it can be difficult to read, but I think at this level, players should be able to read the pattern with ease.
3. 02:18:348 (3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4) - While the pattern you have here works fine, I encourage you to try and create a rotating pattern that fans outwards. I found that to be a nice touch and adds its own spice to the gameplay when doing so! It fits the circular nature of the patterns in this section quite well I really enjoy this kind of pattern though. I've actually used the exact same structure on the last three of my maps that were just ranked lol. It's really fun to play both due to the zigzag flow from the double square and the rotational flow going into the stars. Idk, but I find rotational flow on squares just really annoying . I actually much prefer inward flow to outward flow because it puts less centripetal strain on the player and thus less "mouse-drift".
4. 04:32:748 (3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4) - ^ Same here^

Nice work! Really well-put together beatmap that can use some improvements. Have a look at what I've pointed out, and get back to me on your decisions/reasonings. Let me know when you're ready to move this forward again!

Shioi wrote:

May I just ask why you decided to use 3 different SVs for some sliders in the beginning??
00:25:891 (5) - 00:27:262 (1) - 00:28:634 (7) - 00:31:377 (1) - 00:36:862 (1) -

Desperate-kun wrote:

Grats monstartar!

monstrata wrote:

Not my usual style. But please enjoy still .