As many point out that the qualified stage is a point to express legitimate concerns, I feel that, despite the fact that my words will likely be dismissed due to the fact that the mapper is a BN (and hence more qualified that me to pass judgment), I still want to voice my concerns about this map.
Kobaryo is a very popular artist to map in the Taiko community, no less for the unique sound of the maps than for the challenging and complex musical structure. It pushes the limits of players because it challenges them by seeing just how high of a raw bpm they withstand without losing their stride. This allows for one to test their sheer power of movement, level of accuracy and speed of reading, and the full potential of their skill.
But I feel that there is something a little... off here. Something is missing that I can't envision Kobaryo being without. When yumuya created Necrophagiatoast, I could see the essence of the song in perfect harmony with what speedcore in Taiko is to me: a constant barrage of complex notes and rapid patterns at the tried and true single SV per diff mindset we have come to know and love.
I just don't get that here. It's simply gone. "166.5 BPM" and "Kobaryo" don't go together in the same sentence together, unless a word like "not" is involved. I mean, yeah, I get it, Raiden didn't think over 300BPM was viable. But, I'm sorry, you can't just take a song that is 333 BPM and then act like it's going to be the same at 166.5 if you manipulate the SV enough. It's not right, and it only serves to make the map much more difficult than it needs to be, and for all the wrong reasons.
Now, to be honest, I actually like the map's note structure itself. I think it makes total sense and fits perfectly with the concept of Kobaryo. But I think it only serves to hurt the map to have all these jury-rigged SV sections to try to make up for the fact that the BPM is being treated as 166.5 instead of 333BPM. There's just no need for it, and it would be a wonderful map without it.
Raiden, I understand how frustrating the concept of having to go all to qualified and then have to make a big change and get it requalified must be. I understand you've put forth a lot of hard work on a long journey to get here with this map. But please, I implore you, take out these SV changes and stick to just one SV, and make it 333BPM instead of 166.5BPM. Yes, it's a lot of extra work I'm asking that you do, but don't you think it's worth it to make these changes if it is for the sake of making this map the best it can be?