1. Easy (1,73 stars, 104 notes)
2. Hard (3,27 stars, 228 notes)
3. Mao's Normal (2,32 stars, 176 notes)

-M4x wrote:

As promised <3


[Easy]

00:41:750 (2,3) - Considering that this is the Easy diff, I do see a problem with the rhyhtm choice here. Beginner players tend to expect simple rhyhtms as you know. Most of them won't see a rhythm switch from mostly 1/2 drums to suddenly 1/4 vocal mapping (I took myself as a reference here, because when I played it first time with hidden I sliderbroke there) The most difficult thing about these two sliders is the fact that you mapped them exactly around the main drum which is kinda confusing. Players will wait for the drum to start or release a slider. So I came up with a different rhyhtm that should be easier to read for beginners: Example

The same problem appears again later in the song. 01:46:390 (2,3) - I don't know what you are following with this tbh (same for the one above). Maybe I'm completely blind and just not seeing it. If that's the case, please tell me But if you just wanted to vary with the rhyhtms, I suggest you to fix these issues.

This difficulty follows the concept of polarity consistently, since I am not using any irregular gaps like 3/4 or 1/4. The whole diff's rhythm emphasizes vocals while keeping the rhythms as regular as possible. I decided to put this accentuation because of the emphasized vocals on the blue ticks here, though. There are no other places in the song where the vocals on blue ticks are so emphasized, so I decided to follow them with this little irregular rhythm choice. I also did the same thing in Hard for consistency (only part where there is an 1/2-gap between blue ticks).
However, I will consider to change this if more people say they found it hard to read. For now I'll keep it though :<

01:35:510 (1) - This slower part seems to be a problem from my point of view. In the previous sections of the map, you almost mapped every 1/2 vocal, which is why this part could confuse players with less experience and a lack of song knockledge. Like for example the first combo in this section: 01:35:510 (1,2) - The spacing between these two notes isn't high enough to clearly visualize the 1/1 rhyhtm spacing, since it's almost as small as the 1/2 spacings in the parts before. Further, players can't see the green sv lines which is why the only real thing that makes the player know it COULD BE a slow part with less distance spacing and higher rhyhtm spacing is the higher amount of sliderticks in the sliders. And I think newer players will miss the fact that the drum only hits on every second downbeat before they get the first miss/sliderbreak. So yea, I don't know if you see the problem as I do, but I guess I made it pretty clear what I mean. The only possibility I see to fix it, is to increase the consistant ds to something like 1.4x or 1.5x

The lower SV / DS shouldn't be a problem. The big gap in the map before this section will automatically lead players to read after approach circles. They have a lot of time to think about what's coming and can expect even a drastic change in pace.

01:45:430 - You could place a circle here to create a better transition into the faster section (since you start with mapping 1/2 beats again). Otherwise the player maybe won't expect the higher sv + faster ryhthm.

True. I fixed it by using a circle here as you suggested c:

[Hard]

For me, there isn't any big problem with this difficulty. The only thing I *personally" dislike about this difficulty is that you didn't emphasize the big white ticks with increased distance spacing in the kiais even if you used a huge ass normal-hitfinish on them like 00:51:990 (1) -
I usually don't point subjective things out, but I figured that maybe you could get inspired by it. So if you disagree just ignore this
I still love your (and Mao's) oldschool-like mapping style

I didn't intend to use jumps for the whole difficulty, except for the transitions like 00:51:510 (8) - . I used emphasis through movement / direction changes to stress the important sounds instead. It's a different kind of emphasis that worked well for this difficulty level imo.

And pls add poor "Mao" to the tags XD

Done! Also added some other tags related to the genre and album.

Hope this helped at least a bit!

Good luck with this set

ReFaller wrote:

Venix informed me this mapset is completed, so I'm coming.
[General]
Set some preview point XD
[Mao's Normal]
01:12:470 (9) - missing NC conflicts with other diffs
02:15:030 (4,5,6) - I barely made 300s here. Good alternate for this part is deleting 02:15:030 (4) and matching 02:15:190 (5,6) into 1/1 slider - and clearly follows for vocal.
02:16:470 (8) - missing NC

It's a short mod, i don't take a look for bad blankets if they could be done.

1. Set Widescreen Support the same on all diffs
2. Fix inconsisent kiais

1. 02:07:190 (2) - Fix DS things here.
2. 00:53:270 (3,4) - This flow can be hard for beginners, mby stack 4 with 00:52:950 (2) - ?
3. 01:22:070 (2) - Mby remake it for 1/2 repeat slider, rythm like this will improve music fitting right here.
4. 01:58:550 (4,5,6) - This overlapped flow looks weird and can be hard for beginners. I prefer try make it like this ↓
   
   

1. 00:32:790 (4,5) - I think you should move this a bit to left for avoid poor look.
2. 00:37:270 (2) - Mby rotate it by 180°, because I think composition like this will make cursor movement more comfortable
3. 01:12:470 (1) - You should put NC here, because rythm is stronger right here.
4. 02:16:470 (1) - ^

1. 00:43:030 - Imo you should put single circle here, because ignoring strong rythms like this on hard diff can't look good.
2. 01:31:990 (1,2,3,4) - I think horizontal flip here is good option, because it will make better and more natural movement with 01:21:750 (1,2,3,4) - .
3. 01:47:030 - Again, I think you should put single circle here
4. 02:16:470 (3) - Mby put NC here for better music fit and emphasise stronger rythm.

• Maybe cut some of the beginning off of the MP3? Do like a fade in?
  
  These SVs are reaaaaally fast. Considering this is a slower song, it might do the map some good to dial back.

• Wow this is fast as hell. Really should call this Novice...
  
  Cut all of you combos in half. Easy really shouldn't have combos over 5 for the sake of HP.
  
  00:32:790 (3) - This slider length could confuse beginners. Although it fits, i would just stick to 1/2 or 1/1 to keep things simple.
  
  00:38:550 (3,4,5) - Using this triangle, beginners will struggle to know what comes first considering two objects are of equal distance from the last. I would configure these notes differently to make what comes next clearer.
  
  00:45:590 (7,1) - The slider head of (1) makes more sense being closer to the end of (7) than it's tail, so move it down a bit.
  
  00:51:990 (1) - Slider Velocity changes in beginner difficulties aren't a good idea. Keep this simple and remap it with 1.0x.
  
  01:35:510 (1) - ^ Definitely not a good idea here either, especially since the change is so drastic.
  
  01:46:390 (2,3) - Yikes. That's a really advanced rhythm. I would keep it to 1/1 and 1/2 as stated earlier.
  
  02:12:630 (3) - Move this to the right to rid of the equal distance between the notes before it, for reasons stated earlier.

• 00:34:390 (2,3) - Blanket potential?
  
  00:35:190 (4,5) - I'm not sure I like the flow here. Nothing much you could do about it now aside from lowering the intensity of the slider curve.
  
  00:50:710 (3,4,5) - Confusing pattern that isn't very consistent. I suggest making this more simple.
  
  00:51:990 (1) - Again with the SV, I don't think it's a good idea to increase that in earlier difficulties, especially considering this normal mode is already very fast.
  
  00:53:750 (4) - x:472 y:324?
  
  00:54:230 (5) - This is easier as a circle because those 1/4 sliders really are too fast for normal mode players. If you change this, remember to change parts like 01:04:470 (5).
  
  01:10:550 (3) - I like this better. Plays and sounds more naturally.
  
  
  
  01:22:550 (3) - Move this to the big white tick. It plays a little better imo.
  
  01:51:510 (2,3) - Too complicated. This stack is also not very consistent with the rest of the map. I think having this be one big slider might be a tad better.
  
  02:16:470 (8) - NC?

• 00:34:710 (3) - No blanket?

• Catchy song haha.
  
  Using this double bpm type mapping, you could make an insane and include a larger range of players in your map.
  
  Good luuuuuck!

PolkaMocha wrote:

These SVs are reaaaaally fast. Considering this is a slower song, it might do the map some good to dial back.

Venix wrote:

Hi! PM-requested mod!

General:

1. Set Widescreen Support the same on all diffs It doesn't matter, because there is no storyboard.
2. Fix inconsisent kiais Done, good catch!

Easy:

1. 02:07:190 (2) - Fix DS things here. There is no issue, 0.02x DS inconsistencies aren't noticable ingame.
2. 00:53:270 (3,4) - This flow can be hard for beginners, mby stack 4 with 00:52:950 (2) - ? The flow isn't hard at all, it might be not the most obvious flow but it will still be readable and playable for newbies. After all, the angle change isn't very big.
3. 01:22:070 (2) - Mby remake it for 1/2 repeat slider, rythm like this will improve music fitting right here. I could, but it would make this section too dense for my liking (compared to the other diffs, too).
4. 01:58:550 (4,5,6) - This overlapped flow looks weird and can be hard for beginners. I prefer try make it like this ↓ You are right, fixed similarly!
   
   

Hard:

1. 00:43:030 - Imo you should put single circle here, because ignoring strong rythms like this on hard diff can't look good. I am following the vocals for the whole map, which are very strong on the blue ticks here, so I'm leaving this beat out for more emphasis.
2. 01:31:990 (1,2,3,4) - I think horizontal flip here is good option, because it will make better and more natural movement with 01:21:750 (1,2,3,4) - . There is no 'movement' here, because there is a break time in between those patterns... anyway, I fixed it because it looks a bit better
3. 01:47:030 - Again, I think you should put single circle here ^
4. 02:16:470 (3) - Mby put NC here for better music fit and emphasise stronger rythm.It would create a 2-note-combo which I don't really like. I already have an additional NC on 02:15:190 - so I'd like to leave the last one out here.

That's all, nice mapset.
~GL with it!

PolkaMocha wrote:

[General:]

• Maybe cut some of the beginning off of the MP3? Do like a fade in? Why would I cut off the beginning though? It's skippable after all :<
  
  These SVs are reaaaaally fast. Considering this is a slower song, it might do the map some good to dial back. It's not very fast. After all this is double-BPM mapping. Also I don't think the song feels slow at all, which is why I choose average SVs for this mapset.

[Easy:]

• Wow this is fast as hell. Really should call this Novice... A rename wouldn't change anything about the difficulty or the difficulty spread, so...
  
  Cut all of you combos in half. Easy really shouldn't have combos over 5 for the sake of HP. I prefer longer combos over short ones for structure reasons. Also the HP drain is very low, so it shouldn't be an issue.
  
  00:32:790 (3) - This slider length could confuse beginners. Although it fits, i would just stick to 1/2 or 1/1 to keep things simple. Nah, it's just a repeated slider. The polarity (length of gaps between objects) will still be 1/2 and 1/1 throughout the whole map, which will make the rhythms intuitive to play for newbies.
  
  00:38:550 (3,4,5) - Using this triangle, beginners will struggle to know what comes first considering two objects are of equal distance from the last. I would configure these notes differently to make what comes next clearer. The direction where the slider is pointing clearly implies the correct movement here. I've seen beginners having trouble with triangles if their order wasn't clear from the flow itself, but here it should be fine.
  
  00:45:590 (7,1) - The slider head of (1) makes more sense being closer to the end of (7) than it's tail, so move it down a bit. Similar to the above, this is only an issue when the flow doesn't clearly imply the correct movement.
  
  00:51:990 (1) - Slider Velocity changes in beginner difficulties aren't a good idea. Keep this simple and remap it with 1.0x. A slider velocity change of this degree makes the map follow the song better, but at the same time is perfectly readable for newbies because it is just a slight change. Many won't even notice it.
  
  01:35:510 (1) - ^ Definitely not a good idea here either, especially since the change is so drastic. It is drastic, but I tried my best to make the transitions as clear as possible. Due to the break and the spacings, it should be clear where the SVs change.
  
  01:46:390 (2,3) - Yikes. That's a really advanced rhythm. I would keep it to 1/1 and 1/2 as stated earlier. The rhythm follows the most intense vocals of the song, where I also used a special rhythm in Hard (the only 1/2 gap between two blue ticks, in Hard). Since the polarity is still the same, newbies won't be confused of this rhythm and it adds a nice variety to the map.
  
  02:12:630 (3) - Move this to the right to get rid of the equal distance between the notes before it, for reasons stated earlier. True in this case, fixed!

[Hard:]

• 00:34:710 (3) - No blanket? I didn't intend to have a blanket here. The slider is just supposed to go in between the two previous circles, which is a reoccuring pattern throughout the whole map.

[Foreword:]

• Catchy song haha.
  
  Using this double bpm type mapping, you could make an insane and include a larger range of players in your map. I think anything more difficult than the Hard would be too much for this song. It just doesn't call for jumps or streams or anything like that, so I thought it would be the best to make a Hard that is a bit on the more difficult side.
  
  Good luuuuuck!

Plaudible wrote:

can i take that A out of your QAT cause bb you're a QT >///<
ok anyways

proably won't be able to help too much, but i'll do what i can :u/

Easy

1. 00:35:030 (5,6) - Blanket is just a tad off, if you'll look at: http://puu.sh/styBC/caf1a73ecd.jpg. Since everything's DS'd, you may have to tighten the curve a bit Uhh I tried my best but I don't think it changed much. After all I don't really mind it being off a little since the map is freeform anyways..
2. 00:35:030 (5) isn't snapped right for me. Says you got 1.05x, might wanna resnap. It's because I ran out of space here, but the small spacing difference isn't really noticable ingame so I don't mind it.
3. 01:12:470 (1) - Same here, got a 1.22x. This is because of the SV change. The visual spacing is the same. It looked weird when I tried to use regular DS here
4. 01:08:630 (3,4) - Sorry for nazi blanket mod This one could be a bit better though, as seen: http://puu.sh/styPS/a724f683a9.jpg Seems bringing the middle point just a little closer fixes it. Tried it but I don't think I can improve it much

Hard

1. 00:53:110 (3,4,5) - Could you center the end of (3) into the anchor point blanket of (5) a little better? :> Yeah, applied.

sorry dude, I generally have nothing else. Could just be me slowly dying from all these mod requests xd feel free to not kudosu if it wasn't helpful.