This beatmap was submitted using in-game submission on jeudi 30 août 2012 at 19:44:25

Artist: Amy MacDonald
Title: This Is The Life
Tags: Ylinestra44
BPM: 95
Filesize: 4775kb
Play Time: 02:46
Difficulties Available:

1. Easy (1,55 stars, 160 notes)
2. Insane (4,98 stars, 436 notes)
3. Normal (3,83 stars, 246 notes)
4. Yli's Hard (4,73 stars, 328 notes)

Download: Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life
Information: Scores/Beatmap Listing
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Amy MacDonald - This is the life
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Easy : 100%
Normal : 100%
Yli's Hard : 100%
Insane : 100%
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Skin : Finished
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Fix some timing default for ending sliders
Fix Kiai errors
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Thanks to Ylinestra44 for the Hard difficulty
And Blue Dragon, Bourdon, Wolf, Stefan, h-728, Saturos-fangirl, others... for the help!

\m/ finish this plz :3
I would like to see a full mapset of this song xD really like it o/

I will ! =D

Hi ^^

[General]
- Fix your BG to 1024*768 or 800*600.
- i suggest you use in grid small or tiny to stack the note is better.

[Easy]
- The note distance maybe is too close. try to use x1.0 distance snap? and dont randomly jump on EASY difficult.
- Apporoach Rate change to 3?
00:32:409 (1,2) - dont make a jump on easy diff.
00:34:935 (1,2,3,4) - mmm... too close from the previous and the next here. please use back your original distance snap. because this style will make the beginner confused.
00:39:356 (1) - remove this New Combo.
00:42:514 (1,2) - dont make a jump on easy diff.
00:45:040 (1,2,3,4) - same as 00:34:935.
00:49:461 (1) - remove this New Combo.
00:51:988 (1) - i suggest this spinner start from 00:51:672 to 00:53:251.
01:30:830 (5) - change to a circle. i dont agree this 1/4 slider in easy. or you better move it out?
01:32:409 (1,2,3) - same as 00:34:935.
01:42:514 (1) - make it just 1/1 repeating? >> http://puu.sh/I9PJ
01:58:619 (7) - remove this circle? and 01:58:303 (6) change to a slider until 01:58:935 ?
01:59:567 (1,2) - dont make a jump on easy diff.
02:02:093 (1) - i dont think slider (1) need to use slow speed on here. the slow speed should start at 02:05:882 here. For the best, i suggest you remove this slow speed on here. Because beginner will confuse on these slow speed sliders...
02:24:830 (1) - remove this New Combo.

[Normal]
00:03:672 (3) - reverse it ?
00:27:988 (1) - remove this New Combo.
00:30:514 (5) - add a New Combo on here?
00:41:567 (2) - move it on x:160 y:144 ?
00:53:251 (4) - change to a circle?
01:13:146 (1,2,3) - use back to x1.5 distance snap. and this style is hard a bit to hit for normal players...
01:35:882 (2) - this repeating was be blocked on 01:34:935 (3) . try to move it out to other grid..
01:38:725 (3,4) - dont make a jump on normal difficult.
01:41:882 (2) - remove this circle and use the previous slider make a repeating?
01:56:409 (1,1) - dont make a jump. and remove the new combo on 01:57:040 (1)
01:59:882 (3) - reverse it?
02:10:303 (7) - why dont stack it as the previous note style?
02:09:672 (5) - add a New Combo?
02:10:935 (1) - remove this New Combo.
02:29:567 (2,3) - better move it out to other grid~
02:45:277 (2) - too close from the previous circle.
02:46:619 (1) - ^

[Insane]
00:16:619 - add a circle?
00:17:409 (1,2) - too far from the previous slider right? try to move them close a bit.
00:17:882 (3) - change it in two circle?
00:18:988 (6) - make it more pretty~
00:20:409 - add a circle?
00:21:198 (4) - make it repeating on 00:21:514 ? if you agree this then add a circle at 00:22:303.
00:24:830 (10) - remove this circle
00:25:935 (5) - move out of this circle. why not stack it as the previous style?
00:26:567 - add a circle?
00:56:093 (5) - not so pretty on this slider.
01:03:672 - add a circle?
01:03:830 - ^
01:08:093 (1) - remove this New Combo.
01:10:935 (6) - too far from the previous slider. try to make them close a bit?
01:27:672 (1) - suggest end this slider at 01:27:988.
01:30:198 (3) - change it to a 1/4 slider?
01:33:672 (5) - why dont start the New Combo at here?
01:34:619 (5) - same as 00:25:935.
01:40:461 (1) - too far from the previous circle. make them close a bit...
02:11:567 (1) - remove this New Combo
02:13:461 (1) - too far from the previous slider. make it close a bit.
02:30:830 (1,1,1) - remove the New Combo.
02:31:777 (2) - add a New Combo on here.
02:35:882 (1) - this really too far from the previous note. please move it to close a bit from the previous note.

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That's all..
Good Luck.

Thanks a lot!

Woof~

Easy
00:14:725 (4,1) Jump a little hard for an easy diff?
00:17:251 (4,1) ^
00:24:830 (5,1) ^
00:51:631 (1) My suggestion, but it looks better starting in 00:51:356 to 00:53:251
02:27:988 (3,1) This is so hard, I would consider replacing or removing the slider.
02:33:672 (1,2,1,2) I know you made this for symmetry, but this jumps are very hard.
02:37:461 (5,6) Avoid placing hitobjects under the HP/life bar

Normal
I liked this diff.
00:09:672 (1) How about replacing this slider for two hitcircles? http://puu.sh/IcCZ http://puu.sh/IcDk
01:20:409 (5,6) Again, this jump looks great, but for an hard diff.
02:20:093 (5,6) Hard jump is hard.

Insane
00:22:303 (5,1) Trust me, this is hard even for an Insane, don't you think?

Overall
Too much whistle, I really miss the claps in general. Great job in the symmetry, and I really liked your sliders, but I think you used jumps too much.

Thanks Wolf,
I fixed some hard jumps and some wrong styled objects (Just in Easy and Normal difficulties).
For the whistles, I think they are perfect on this song, so I let them alive

Since I make the [Hard] for the map, I feel free to say my opinion

Wolf wrote:

Too much whistle, I really miss the claps in general. Claps don't really fit in general here. There are some places they sound in my opinion really great (for example after the Kiai in the insturmental part, the 4 claps in a row). The whistles are really the best choice to fit this song.

Armin wrote:

I thought the same.

Please write Life with a big L.

Okay but I have to rename it and do a full submission or a standard submission ? (I don't want to have 2 beatmaps)

1. I think the correct title is with every word capitalized ("This Is The Life").
2. I finished my diff. Here we go: http://puu.sh/IAyS
3. I freaking love this song <3

requested from Ylinestra44. thank you

[General]

1. how about add hitcircleoverlay, approachcircle, sliderball and reversearrow to skins or sometimes it looks strange.
   
   SPOILER

   
2. difine the color of sliderborder.
   if you alright with white, add "SliderBorder : 255,255,255" at the end of colors.
   

   [Colours]
   Combo1 : 226,29,79
   Combo2 : 200,169,45
   Combo3 : 73,128,171
   Combo4 : 106,21,77
   SliderBorder : 255,255,255

3. unify the Kiai Time
   
   SPOILER

   AIBat v2.0 wrote:

   Kiai
   Inconsistency in Kiai Times:
   
   - [Easy] :
   Kiai #1: Starts on 00:33:040, ends on 00:53:251
   Kiai #2: Starts on 01:23:567, ends on 01:43:777
   Kiai #3: Starts on 02:14:093, ends on 02:46:619
   
   - [Insane] :
   Kiai #1: Starts on 00:33:040, ends on 00:53:251
   Kiai #2: Starts on 01:23:567, ends on 01:44:093
   Kiai #3: Starts on 02:23:567, ends on 02:41:725
   
   - [Normal] :
   Kiai #1: Starts on 00:33:040, ends on 00:53:882
   Kiai #2: Starts on 01:23:567, ends on 01:43:777
   Kiai #3: Starts on 02:24:198, ends on 02:40:619
   
   - [Yli's Hard] :
   Kiai #1: Starts on 00:33:040, ends on 00:53:251
   Kiai #2: Starts on 01:23:567, ends on 01:43:777
   Kiai #3: Starts on 02:14:093, ends on 02:14:251
   Kiai #4: Starts on 02:24:198, ends on 02:41:882

4. unify the tags
   
   SPOILER

   AIBat v2.0 wrote:

   General and Metadata
   
   Inconsistency in Tags:
   - [Easy] : Ylinestra44
   - [Insane] : Ylinestra44
   - [Normal] : Ylinestra44
   - [Yli's Hard] : Ylinestra Ylinestra44

[Easy]

• don't jump. this is Easy.
  and don't put circle on red tick. it is hard for newbie player to read rhythm and follow, like as 00:24:514 (4).
  rearrange almost notes and reduce circles on red ticks.

[Normal]

• uh, I recommend you not to make jumps and to keep a certain distance in these for-newbie diff.
  and I think the distance snap you use is too large for Normal. use 1.2x or so.
  please rearrange all notes.
  there is no large problem with rhythm.

[Yli's Hard]

• 00:09:040 - I think it isn't necessary to silent the end of this slider.
  00:14:093 (4) - I don't like this stacking
  00:15:356 (1,2,3,4) - I think these continual jumps seem a little hard for Hard. how about to closer them a little?
  00:27:198 (6,1) - I don't like this stacking. how about arrange like 00:22:777 (3,4) ?
  00:27:830 (2,3) - ^
  00:45:040 (1,2,3,4,5,6) - too far? use DS 1.5x or so.
  01:03:356 (1,2) - same as 00:27:198
  01:03:988 (3,4) - ^
  01:09:514 (1) - put the first circle on the blue tick seems a little hard to follow...how about remove this circle and put 1/4 slider here and reverse it?
  01:13:461 (1,2,3,4) - closer?
  01:18:040 (1,2) - same as 00:27:198
  01:18:830 (3,4) - ^
  01:32:567 (2,3,4) - ^
  01:33:988 (1,2,3) - ^
  01:35:567 (1,2,3) - more closer? but 01:36:198 (3,4,5) seem alright because they looks not so far in visual and easy to follow.
  02:27:988 (10,11) - same as 00:27:198
  02:28:935 (2,3) - ^
  02:29:567 (4,5) - ^

[Insane]

• you should add hitsounds more regularly. to add hitsounds randomly when you like will cause confusing.
  how about add clap on the red tick?
  and about mapset, not too bad.
  but one thing I want to say you is that to keep the flow.
  your map have usually not so large distance, but suddenly too large jump comes.
  for example, 00:21:198 (4,5,1). the distance between 4 and 5, and between 5 and 1 look almost same.
  but how about the rhythm? here is it.
  SPOILER

  
  I think these spacing may cause confusing for players because it is hard to read the rhythm from the distance.
  please review this map by yourself and consider that: is this jump visually easy to understand?
  additionally, you use too many kinds of SV.
  according to the guidelines, you can use 3 kinds of SV, but you use 4 kinds of SV in this diff.
  of course, this is not rules, but guidelines. so if you have enough reasons and it looks visually easy to understand, you can broke this.
  but I think in this map, you don't have to change SV so many times. how do you think?

that's all I can say for you in this time.
but if you accept my opinion and fix them, please forum PM forl me. I'm willing to recheck this map.
good luck

[Normal]
try to find a different clap sound that is a bit quieter, ask Odaril or ztrot for hitsounding advice
00:41:567 (2) - can you move this so that its a bit less hidden?
00:50:409 (2) - why does your spacing suddenly shrink here?
01:12:198 - feels like there should be a note here
01:32:409 - ^ or alternately at 01:32:093
02:44:646 (1,2,1) - as with easy, the slowdown here doesn't work at all and is more like than not to just cause people mess up the ending

[Yli]
00:46:935 (7) - why the sudden spacing change? (also with all others of this type)
00:51:672 (5) - this is a lead in to the next phrase and thus should be the start of the combo

[Insane]
Yli had the right of it, you want tick rate 4 here
00:29:251 (6) - make this the same distance from 5 as from 7
01:04:303 - feels like there should be a note here
01:23:251 (4) - i dont know if its just the particular clap you are using here but it doesn't work at all
01:25:461 (2,3) - claps on an offbeat?
01:26:567 (7) - ^
01:35:251 (1) - this slider looks bad
01:45:830 (6) - if youre going to do weird rhythms like this you should make the spacing strictly the same within the combo
02:00:672 (1) - move this out from under 6 please
02:22:619 (4) - why the spacing change?
02:25:619 (1) - center this on the y axis for symmetry please
02:29:409 (4) - '~' that clap
02:32:882 (4) - make this the same distance from 5 as from 3
02:43:777 (1,2,3,4) - you already know what I'm going to say about your slowdown here.

I highly suggest that you find someone who is good with hitsounds to help you with them

Huuuge delay D:

h-728 wrote:

[Yli's Hard]

• 00:09:040 - I think it isn't necessary to silent the end of this slider. I prefer it this way
  00:14:093 (4) - I don't like this stacking Doesn't mean that it's bad --> kept
  00:15:356 (1,2,3,4) - I think these continual jumps seem a little hard for Hard. how about to closer them a little? Disaggree
  00:27:198 (6,1) - I don't like this stacking. how about arrange like 00:22:777 (3,4) ? Same here
  00:27:830 (2,3) - ^ I won't answer this anymore
  00:45:040 (1,2,3,4,5,6) - too far? use DS 1.5x or so. A little increasing of difficulty while Kiai fits for me
  01:03:356 (1,2) - same as 00:27:198
  01:03:988 (3,4) - ^
  01:09:514 (1) - put the first circle on the blue tick seems a little hard to follow...how about remove this circle and put 1/4 slider here and reverse it? Disaggree
  01:13:461 (1,2,3,4) - closer? Disaggree
  01:18:040 (1,2) - same as 00:27:198
  01:18:830 (3,4) - ^
  01:32:567 (2,3,4) - ^
  01:33:988 (1,2,3) - ^
  01:35:567 (1,2,3) - more closer? but 01:36:198 (3,4,5) seem alright because they looks not so far in visual and easy to follow. Disaggree, sorry
  02:27:988 (10,11) - same as 00:27:198
  02:28:935 (2,3) - ^
  02:29:567 (4,5) - ^

Saturos-fangirl wrote:

[Yli]
00:46:935 (7) - why the sudden spacing change? (also with all others of this type) To be honest: I don't know. I thought it would be better? And I had the jumps on the 1/4-slider, and made that 1/2 slider with normal distance.
00:51:672 (5) - this is a lead in to the next phrase and thus should be the start of the combo Disaggree here, the new combo begins with the new phrase for me, not the lead in of it

Okay, weird. No changes at all.

Insane

— Mapping

1. 00:09:198 (3) - Place it here please
   
   SPOILER

   
2. 00:09:830 (1) - I think you need to emphasize the background sound at 00:09:830 so try to make rhythm like that:
   
   SPOILER

   
3. 00:15:356 (1) - Hm, this clap is not needed at all. You know, you need to find somebody experienced at hitsounding to help you arranging them. Or just get many hitsound mods. Current hitsounds are pretty bad.
4. 00:16:303 (4) - Fix the rhythm like this:
   
   SPOILER

   
5. 00:16:935 (2,1) - This jump is totally unwanted here. Make 1.2x like everywhere please.
6. 00:21:988 - Add a note here
7. 00:22:303 (5,1,2,3,4,5,6) - Hm, remake this please so you don't have a jump between (5) and (6)
8. 00:27:040 (10) - Move it closer to (1)
9. 00:28:935 (1) - NC?
10. 00:34:461 (1,2,3) - Swap the cirles's and the sliders' positions. Just because sliders that start at blue tick dont sound good. Like this.
    
    SPOILER

    
11. 00:35:251 (4,5) - I think you're undermapping this. I mean, you could make 1/4 everywhere.
12. 00:39:198 (6) - Note here?
13. 00:36:514 (7,8,9) - Replace them by a slider with repeat
14. 00:38:409 (5) - Ctrl+R it.
15. 00:42:830 (4) - Ok, if you want to make your curved sliders look prettier, try to place the middle point of the slider at the middle of it. Like this: http://puu.sh/PPrj Don't be lazy to fix this minor thing, this makes your map polished.
16. 00:43:777 (3) - Ok, now you move the last point of the slider out of it's end. If you place it right at the center of it, you'll get a better shape! http://puu.sh/PPsx
17. 00:44:725 (1) - The same as at 00:42:830. I'll not point this out once again, just look what sliders can be changed.
18. 00:49:303 - Add a note
19. 01:06:198 (4) - Move it to 1.2x from prev. object
20. 01:12:830 (5) - Finish here? :3
21. 01:13:461 (2) - Move it farther, to 1.2x again. It's 0.6x now
22. 01:17:725 (7,1) - Very huge jump. Please reduce it.
23. 01:24:514 (3) - Start this slider at 01:24:672 please, end at the same point; Add a note at 01:24:514 afterwards
24. 01:33:672 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) - Lol too lazy, make something more creative instead
25. 01:35:251 (1) - End it at 01:35:567 and add a note at 01:35:725
26. 01:48:672 - Add a note
27. 01:50:093 (3) - Move it to 01:50:251 and add a note at 01:50:093
28. 02:16:935 (1) - This may be 1/4 i think
29. 02:20:409 (1,2,3,1,2,3) - Don't make these jumps please

Fuck, I'm very tired today, so modded only this diff, sorry. In the second half of it I was tired as hell already so my mod became not so precise.. Anyway, get more mods, this map is a good one!

Thank you grumd, I fixed a lot of things

Insane:

00:48:198 (4) - Away from the Slider
01:35:251 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11) - Not on every Note the Whislte
Overall too many Whistles
01:51:040 (1) - Make it shorter and put some Notes to the music on front of it
02:00:198 (6,1) - Would be better with the Music though
02:32:882 (4,5) - The Jump is a bit extreme for the rest of the map
02:43:777 (1,2) - Make it with the "Where you gonna sleep"

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