Up until now, any map which is completed but denied ranking for one reason or another has been left to rot in the graveyard or help forum. Reasons such as excessive length (>5mins), excessive score (>20mil) or just way too hard have cursed these songs to eternal doom. Now they have their own place.
Approved Maps are a new addition that means these beatmaps can be approved, but not accumulate statistics for the player. They have a scoreboard, and replays are saved online, but they will not affect any stats (ranked score, total score, play count, accuracy, etc.)
There aren't too many in this category at the moment, but the ones that do exist are worthy of a better place than they currently have. If you have one of your own or someone else's map you feel deserves to be added to this category, contact your nearest Beatmap Approval member!
Approved Maps are a new addition that means these beatmaps can be approved, but not accumulate statistics for the player. They have a scoreboard, and replays are saved online, but they will not affect any stats (ranked score, total score, play count, accuracy, etc.)
There aren't too many in this category at the moment, but the ones that do exist are worthy of a better place than they currently have. If you have one of your own or someone else's map you feel deserves to be added to this category, contact your nearest Beatmap Approval member!
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