At the moment, there is 7 maps in the starter pack (Tutorial excluded):
Soleily - Renatus (Std/CtB/Mania/Taiko)
Rostik - Liquid (Paul Rosenthal Remix) (Std)
Rameses B - Flaklypa (Std)
raja - the light (Std)
Kuba Oms - My love (Std)
cYsmix feat. Emmy - Tear Rain (Std)
Chasers - Lost (Std)
So, as you can see, on 7 maps there is 7 Std maps and only a single mapset has got multiple game mods. Despite you can actualy play the Std maps in other game mods, they are mainly done for Std. Also this system relegates the 3 others game mods to a second plan. I think we forget too often that osu! has 4 game mode. Why do we build our community around a single one? I mean every game mode has his own identity and a newcomer can root for each of them. So the problem there is that the beatmap starter pack doesn't do a good overview of osu!mania / taiko / catch the beast. And I believe that making a more balanced starter pack could make more new players stay on osu! so it will develop the other game mode's community which realy lacks new members these days.
Also, I believe it's a good thing of having a higher diversity of players meeting each other would be a good thing. It might bring other points of view in the debates / more overall interractions. Because honestly, who is friend with a player who isn't from your main game mode? I'm sure these persons aren't so many. By the way, as osu! will get a new client in the future (osu!lazer) it's a good occasion to make a new starter pack.
Well, the discussion is open. Share your opinion! http://www.strawpoll.me/12444735 (Poll)
Soleily - Renatus (Std/CtB/Mania/Taiko)
Rostik - Liquid (Paul Rosenthal Remix) (Std)
Rameses B - Flaklypa (Std)
raja - the light (Std)
Kuba Oms - My love (Std)
cYsmix feat. Emmy - Tear Rain (Std)
Chasers - Lost (Std)
So, as you can see, on 7 maps there is 7 Std maps and only a single mapset has got multiple game mods. Despite you can actualy play the Std maps in other game mods, they are mainly done for Std. Also this system relegates the 3 others game mods to a second plan. I think we forget too often that osu! has 4 game mode. Why do we build our community around a single one? I mean every game mode has his own identity and a newcomer can root for each of them. So the problem there is that the beatmap starter pack doesn't do a good overview of osu!mania / taiko / catch the beast. And I believe that making a more balanced starter pack could make more new players stay on osu! so it will develop the other game mode's community which realy lacks new members these days.
Also, I believe it's a good thing of having a higher diversity of players meeting each other would be a good thing. It might bring other points of view in the debates / more overall interractions. Because honestly, who is friend with a player who isn't from your main game mode? I'm sure these persons aren't so many. By the way, as osu! will get a new client in the future (osu!lazer) it's a good occasion to make a new starter pack.
Well, the discussion is open. Share your opinion! http://www.strawpoll.me/12444735 (Poll)