I have denied this mapset because:
The mapset contains unrankable difficulties.
While the map is on time and notes are placed at the correct spots, the layering / representation suffers from a lot of inconsistencies:
"Gonna Wind Up Dead" Difficulty:
- Inconsistent layering at the chorus. For example, `47450|4,47450|3,47850|2,47850|4` are jumps, but a jump is missing at `49050|1,49450|3,49450|2`, even with no discernable difference in the audio.
- The second verse abandons the guitar in the first verse entirely, mapping through only vocals and the clap.
- Only the section at 00:42.650 - 00:44.250 has the claps as jumps; the rest of the pre-chorus doesn't have any patterning like this (which is a shame because this would be rankable if the entire pre-chorus was like this)
- `161050|1,161250|4,161450|1,161650|4,161850|1,162250|3,162450|2,162650|3,162850|2,163050|3,163250|2,163450|3,163850|2` I'm just not a huge fan of this trill-y patterning, especially for an easier map given that this is supposed to be a break section.
Most of the mods above apply in multiple places, due to the repetitive nature of this song (average pop experience).
"Without Your Kisses" Difficulty:
- `9050|1,9050|2` This jump seems randomly placed.
- `13650|4,13650|3,14450|2,14450|3` While these are jumps to represent the vocal, you stopped using this idea past the aforementioned notes.
- During the chorus, you switch between continuous 1/2 (like in `68650|2,68650|1,68850|4,68850|3,69050|1,69250|2,69250|4,69450|3,69450|1`), and discrete 1/2 (like at `66250|1,66250|3,66450|4,66650|2,66650|1,67050|3,67050|2,67250|1,67250|2,67650|3,67650|2,67850|4,67850|3,68050|2,68250|1,68250|3`).
- The first verse inconsistently represents the guitar.
The above notes are not all of the mods that I would give, but an example of what I think needs to be improved with the map. Since both difficulties leave a lot to be desired, I will be denying this map.
The mapset has incorrect metadata.
Missing language tag, genre tag, producer tag, and gameplay/patterning tag.
Delete "Screenshot 2024-10-29 195232.png" from the folder, as its unused.
Maybe nitpicky but why is the mp3 file capitalized in its file extension?
Source should be "Handwritten", which is the album's name.
GavinDaBest
2 weeks ago
I have just submitted my mapset to the ranking queue!