Top Descriptors slidershapes Uses a large variety of slider designs. , high contrast Uses flashy ideas to follow changes in the music, creating stark differences between different sections of the song. , tech Tests uncommon skills. , aspire Uses glitches to provide gameplay or visual effects that are otherwise impossible to achieve, originating from the annual Aspire mapping contest. , slider tech Tests uncommon skills involving sliders, such as heavy use of kicksliders or aim on complex slidershapes. , marathon A map with a drain time of over 5 minutes. , alt Colloquial term for maps which use rhythms that encourage the player to alternate notes. Typically distinct from burst or stream maps. , difficulty spike Contains a sudden and significant increase in challenge within the map's gameplay. , visually dense Contains patterns where the amount of visible notes makes determining note order and/or timing difficult. , aim control Patterns with velocity or direction changes which strongly go against a player's natural movement pattern.