personally i appreciate that the rc proposals in the forums allow for public input but unless the response is literally support from top to bottom i dont think they ever get looked at? which means if the topic is mildly controversial nothing will ever get done about it. i would really like if the NAT just instated some sort of way that the BNG can convene on general issues in this game so we dont have to continue this charade forever
this is yet another area in this game where we seem to just be subjecting ourselves to making up the rules as we go? i've heard "you cant rank dmcaed songs" countless times from so many people but it's not in writing anywhere so stuff like this just happens.
reminds me of the stuff thats apparently gone down recently about backgrounds being relevant to the song. nobody actually knows whether thats ok and nobody wants to have a real, official convention about it. or when we found out nobody knew what that "diffnames must not solely consist of one or more usernames" rule meant and trying to figure it out just got everyone more pissed
being relative to other review websites is important here bc this website was a passion child of the rym format. i mean i assume you know that and thats why you brought it up but. it feels like people dont appreciate that context and just want this to be a hub
to be clear this is only addressing your last comment. i have no idea what the move is with comment visibility, because i do think that's a huge part of how people get around on this website. you see a comment and its interesting and you click on the map
also i scrolled up further and realized the "high quality and high effort" thing was taken from something apollo said so i get you more now but pls realize when they say "higher quality and higher effort" the current bar is really really low. theyre not saying people should be writing essays
for what its worth, one of the big reasons i semi-quit was because people in this community see attempts at being constructive and write it off as pretentious immediately. apollo does not expect people to write high quality or high effort reviews, they just want people to express genuine thoughts. i mean thats literally what it says in the placeholder text for the reviews box, you can read it next to this comment.
that being said, this kind of works to your point. i dont trust people to be genuine either, and idk how well its gonna go to champion reviews because of that. but you have to realize its a means to promote honest and meaningful discussion. if that literally cant work with the audience of this game, i dont think they have an interest in whatever else this site serves as. it's already been shut down once
since my review is really long, i also narrated it in video form to provide a more digestible and less intimidating option. its uploaded here: https://youtu.be/x5icYKyoq4E
deleted my last reply bc it turns out I had just misattributed something, it's all good now. I'm sorry to kind of cause a scene here, I just want people to be good to each other.
if u really think the determining factor of whether it's ok to be rude is whether the person gets hurt then we have a problem beyond the scope of this conversation
no bro this is like level 0 excuse for being an ass. you unequivocally did not just say what you disliked about the map. there is a clear difference between -
"ugly ass overlaps" vs "overlaps I don't like"
"random ass jumps" vs "jumps i didnt like"
"fucking this <pattern>" vs. "this pattern i didn't like"
i know this is far from the worst example of toxicity but i gotta be real i am so sick of you putting people down for nothing. stop acting like you're entitled to be mean
anyway I do think criticism is important in any community like this, I hope that isn't getting lost in my words here. I just prefer to look at maps through a lens of the purpose they *do* serve in the game, much like james just described, and I wish more people realized you can criticize a map while also having respect for that. those two things can coexist. that's all
also perhaps this is just the language barrier kicking in like you said but I never, ever tried to justify the map by calling it "creative". the phrase "creative decisions" is not positive or negative, "creative" is simply a word that describes one's artistic direction. and again, you are fully allowed to disagree with one's artistic direction in a way that recognizes that they are also allowed to have one
bitch like tupac?? you got a tupac horse in your game???
anyway i have never seen someone put more raw effort into a map so i think this is pretty cool we love you blixys
guy who has never heard of underscores: is the horseshoe in the album cover an umamusume reference
does anyone have any ideas at all
personally i appreciate that the rc proposals in the forums allow for public input but unless the response is literally support from top to bottom i dont think they ever get looked at? which means if the topic is mildly controversial nothing will ever get done about it. i would really like if the NAT just instated some sort of way that the BNG can convene on general issues in this game so we dont have to continue this charade forever
this is yet another area in this game where we seem to just be subjecting ourselves to making up the rules as we go? i've heard "you cant rank dmcaed songs" countless times from so many people but it's not in writing anywhere so stuff like this just happens.
reminds me of the stuff thats apparently gone down recently about backgrounds being relevant to the song. nobody actually knows whether thats ok and nobody wants to have a real, official convention about it. or when we found out nobody knew what that "diffnames must not solely consist of one or more usernames" rule meant and trying to figure it out just got everyone more pissed
i think it is fun to make a map for someone to use : )
being relative to other review websites is important here bc this website was a passion child of the rym format. i mean i assume you know that and thats why you brought it up but. it feels like people dont appreciate that context and just want this to be a hub
thank you for a real take
to be clear this is only addressing your last comment. i have no idea what the move is with comment visibility, because i do think that's a huge part of how people get around on this website. you see a comment and its interesting and you click on the map
also i scrolled up further and realized the "high quality and high effort" thing was taken from something apollo said so i get you more now but pls realize when they say "higher quality and higher effort" the current bar is really really low. theyre not saying people should be writing essays
for what its worth, one of the big reasons i semi-quit was because people in this community see attempts at being constructive and write it off as pretentious immediately. apollo does not expect people to write high quality or high effort reviews, they just want people to express genuine thoughts. i mean thats literally what it says in the placeholder text for the reviews box, you can read it next to this comment.
that being said, this kind of works to your point. i dont trust people to be genuine either, and idk how well its gonna go to champion reviews because of that. but you have to realize its a means to promote honest and meaningful discussion. if that literally cant work with the audience of this game, i dont think they have an interest in whatever else this site serves as. it's already been shut down once
no but the girl version is just "lady" so you kinda just gotta full send "my queen" or smth at that point
i would almost believe that they made up a featured artist for one day specifically to mess with me
genuinely insane coincidence i promise im not insider trading
since my review is really long, i also narrated it in video form to provide a more digestible and less intimidating option. its uploaded here: https://youtu.be/x5icYKyoq4E
getting featured artist just cannot be this easy
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deleted my last reply bc it turns out I had just misattributed something, it's all good now. I'm sorry to kind of cause a scene here, I just want people to be good to each other.
can you leave me alone man
@melloe yeah, tree frog was wafer's main inspiration for this map. i personally didnt pick up on that when i was modding but it makes a lot of sense
aight fair enough
if u really think the determining factor of whether it's ok to be rude is whether the person gets hurt then we have a problem beyond the scope of this conversation
no bro this is like level 0 excuse for being an ass. you unequivocally did not just say what you disliked about the map. there is a clear difference between -
"ugly ass overlaps" vs "overlaps I don't like"
"random ass jumps" vs "jumps i didnt like"
"fucking this <pattern>" vs. "this pattern i didn't like"
i know this is far from the worst example of toxicity but i gotta be real i am so sick of you putting people down for nothing. stop acting like you're entitled to be mean
anyway I do think criticism is important in any community like this, I hope that isn't getting lost in my words here. I just prefer to look at maps through a lens of the purpose they *do* serve in the game, much like james just described, and I wish more people realized you can criticize a map while also having respect for that. those two things can coexist. that's all
also perhaps this is just the language barrier kicking in like you said but I never, ever tried to justify the map by calling it "creative". the phrase "creative decisions" is not positive or negative, "creative" is simply a word that describes one's artistic direction. and again, you are fully allowed to disagree with one's artistic direction in a way that recognizes that they are also allowed to have one