Please do not do this.
Here's why.
Easy:
01:28:503 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4) -
Normal:
01:28:503 (1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,5) -
Hard:
01:28:503 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,5,1) -
Look at these 3 in particular. Both Easy and Normal are all 1/1 sliders just going with the basic foundational beat. Boring, but it's something. HARD, on the other hand, has a LOT of 1/2s, with some 1/4 sprinkled in. There's a HUGE jump with barely any sort of easing in!! This occurs ALL OVER the map!!
Now, the spread between Insane and Hard is okay, but Normal and Hard is just crazy! Normal is just a glorified easy!! There's no complex rhythms that aren't present in the easy!! But you're in no way easing players into the Hard diff by introducing new rhythms.
While in star rating it looks fine, I do not give a shit about star rating, I give a shit about how it plays. If every time I flip through easy and normal, I see the same rhythm and structure, I KNOW something is an issue.
Your lower diffs are as important as your higher diffs. I'd motivate more BN to take the lower diffs more seriously so that people do not have to be the top 10k to have any sort of chance at enjoying the game.
Here's why.
Easy:
01:28:503 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4) -
Normal:
01:28:503 (1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,5) -
Hard:
01:28:503 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,5,1) -
Look at these 3 in particular. Both Easy and Normal are all 1/1 sliders just going with the basic foundational beat. Boring, but it's something. HARD, on the other hand, has a LOT of 1/2s, with some 1/4 sprinkled in. There's a HUGE jump with barely any sort of easing in!! This occurs ALL OVER the map!!
Now, the spread between Insane and Hard is okay, but Normal and Hard is just crazy! Normal is just a glorified easy!! There's no complex rhythms that aren't present in the easy!! But you're in no way easing players into the Hard diff by introducing new rhythms.
While in star rating it looks fine, I do not give a shit about star rating, I give a shit about how it plays. If every time I flip through easy and normal, I see the same rhythm and structure, I KNOW something is an issue.
Your lower diffs are as important as your higher diffs. I'd motivate more BN to take the lower diffs more seriously so that people do not have to be the top 10k to have any sort of chance at enjoying the game.