whilst i don't particularly like this idea, i'd like a change to how the times are done if this was ever done
i think lowering the effort needed in these situations isn't actually great because in almost all rhythm games, the optimal length of a song is around 2 minutes (give or take about 30s), yet these rules (and even current ones) actively encourage mapping longer songs because you do a lot less drain.
i would generally say
below 4 minutes - requires a normal
below 6 minutes - requires a hard
below 8 minutes - requires an insane
these numbers could be adjusted a bit, but it's done with the mindset of at least giving a "marathon" map more total drain than a full spread tv size
i have previously been told my thoughts on marathon maps are overly harsh though so eh
i think lowering the effort needed in these situations isn't actually great because in almost all rhythm games, the optimal length of a song is around 2 minutes (give or take about 30s), yet these rules (and even current ones) actively encourage mapping longer songs because you do a lot less drain.
i would generally say
below 4 minutes - requires a normal
below 6 minutes - requires a hard
below 8 minutes - requires an insane
these numbers could be adjusted a bit, but it's done with the mindset of at least giving a "marathon" map more total drain than a full spread tv size
i have previously been told my thoughts on marathon maps are overly harsh though so eh