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Here's your spot to rant at me for how awful I am for picking these torturous files for you all. Also, difficulties will not be put up at the initial release. Every time there's been a tournament there's been way too much focus on the number. So we're just going to leave it blank. Feel free to voice where you think they fall though :)

Enjoy!

D1

Pink Cloud (feat. Max Collins)
Musician: Pegboard Nerds
Length: 1:30
Step author: gameboy42690
Genre: Dance

D2

Insignia
Musician: Muzzy
Length: 2:14
Step artist: gameboy42690
Genre: Dance

D3

Follow You (feat. Danyka Nadeau) (Rhythmics Remix)
Musician: Au5
Length: 1:42
Step author: gameboy42690
Genre: Dance 2

D4

Red Sphere, Blue Sphere
Musician: chthonic
Length: 1:43
Step author: Silvuh
Genre: Arcade

D5

Funny Function
Musician: t+pazolite
Length: 2:33
Step author: gameboy42690
Genre: Dance 2

D6

Le carnaval des animaux, Movement no. 14 ''Finale''
Musician: Camille Saint-Saëns
Length: 1:46
Step author: ilikexd
Genre: Classical

D7

oppIrish (GYPSYCOREremix)
Musician: cybermiso
Length: 3:19
Step author: gameboy42690
Genre: Misc

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CARNAVAL BURST

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hype :mrgreen:

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oppIrish is bruuuuuutal omfg
edit: difficulties aren't my thing but carnaval feels ~75 and oppIrish is maybe 92-93?

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Yeah oppiIrish kinda sucks, sorry 'bout that.

Red Sphere, Blue Sphere is really good, and holy crap I think I'm in love with les carnival des pa ruining trills

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funny function more like dominant function is the driving force behind all harmonic motion

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no way D7 is starting at 93, buddy boy

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i enjoyed D5 song, D7 song is hard as hell, D6 song was D6 song.

havent played through D1-4 but so far ive liked the files. thanks all steppers that contributed :)

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Are the intro trills framered in D6 song or something? lmao

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have you tried prayer?

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No way to both things; that middle jumpstream with 16ths + jumps on every 8th is over 200 BPM, haha -- it's probably in the upper 70s/potentially dipping into super-low 80s (80 seems fine to me given the structure of the file, though player statistics might cause the rating to shrink slightly if they keep up with it this well).

oppIrish is 89-90, most likely.

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The whole file is variable bpm, but the notes in the trills still don't match up
Not really, it's really fuccen fun

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Ahahaha sorryyyy I can't do difficulties :/

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oppIrish is awesome, don't you dare say it's bad. You did the song great justice, in my opinion.

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Aww thanks, you're too kind. :D

Doesn't help the fact that I might get eliminated by my own file, D7 is just insane like that.

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Damn whyd you give the opp away now im going to worry about AAAing it

zzzzzz

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Hoping you have more files in the tournament, Funny Function's pretty awesome as well

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gameboy

Your D5 file is super hella fun

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D7 feels like a 90, mayyybe a 91. It's mostly that meme shit around 700 combo, remembering where 32nd walls are and that kind of silly [13][24] jumptrill that was totally not put in for the sake of difficulty

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i liked the one by gameboy

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Me too, that's why I picked it :)

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Follow You is a great file but


wouldn't it be greater with 32nds? :mrgreen:

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DO IT

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It's entirely too bad Kayla is too busy running the tournament to compete. IIRC we're quite evenly matched, even skillboosted around the same time.

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:mr fucking green:

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D4 file.. @_@

I always mess up at the ending trills :c

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man the files are great this round. funny function in particular, that file is absurdly fun

I'd probably put d6 at 80 and d7 at 90
(also lmfao d4 is such a troll)

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Hahaha yep, I thought I had my AAA then trills come in. That was unexpected

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There's a missing minijack at 112 arrows in oppIrish that is going to tilt me every time I play the file now that I've heard it


Other than that it seems like it's a great file and the kind of thing I would really enjoy if I didn't suck at the game

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I haven't played seriously since 2012 because of my tendinitis. I got 98 with averages misses and boos on the D5 file currently. Going to still try a little but can't push hard because of my wrist.

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I know what you mean. I broke my wrist a week before the 10th, still banged out a play with the cast still on. Hurt like hell and got like 50 with misses, cutoff was SDG. Couldn't even SDG Captain Jack when it came around.

Pop some pills and do what you can, I guess.

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Not going to risk doing more damage to it, so only going to play lightly. Playing competitively isn't really that big a deal to me anymore since I kind of adjusted to the idea that I couldn't anymore.

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carnaval feels 78ish. It's the only one I've played bcuz crappy laptop inc.

u ppl saying 80 are cr9zy. The 200+ BPM dense JS is buttery and silky smooth (and short), so imean

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I honestly don't like D5s song, its bleh. Too broken and pissing me off :) 5 clean though is a respectable score for first round. I did better on D6s song... lol so amazing

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I agree with rushy, I don't see how it's 80+. Especially because it's so short.

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as requested, moving my opinion here: i think the d4 file is like a 60 or 61. however i am literal shit at judging difficulty so do not put any stock in what i think :))))))

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I wouldn't say you're literal shit at it, we were on 61/62 for it when we looked :)

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Oh also, I suck at judging too, but I feel D5 as 74 or 75? Or am I crazy? Its consistently hard throughout the entire thing and just long enough to be a cunt, with minijacks everywhere, especially that one shitty part with the doubles and minijacks ...

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lucky guess ;) also my score puts it at about that difficulty for what i typically get at that level these days, so~~

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I don't think funny function is quite that high in the FMO area imo, but definitely want to hear other's input on it.

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61/62 sounds and feels about right for RS,BS... trills are fast, for me at least, the transitions are kinda weird, or could be that I sucks the D at jump/hands in this kinda pattern.

Fun file, I will say. Just challenging enough that I will probably grind all night, until I hit a plateau and nothing improves.

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After playing it a few more times, I reconsider to 73. I may be able to AAA it with enough grinding. 2-0-0-4 is my best score now.

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The hard part about Funny Function isn't the minijacks. That part is somewhere between Intersect Thunderbolt and Honki Sentai Majirenja. The part that will really tank your score is the bit at the end. Not as hard as The Simpsons or Haelequin, but definitely very hard to stay on top of.

I'd compare it to Cinnamon Roll in terms of general trickiness, but it's a tad slower than that and with less 24th/32nd shenanigans. Gravity Blast has a similar 32nd wall that's intended to be jumptrilled, so let's go with 70 for now?

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Yeah we were in the like 70/71 area for it when we looked at it.

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I'd put carnaval at 78 max, although I think it's lower
but powerpoints is 79 and if it's a scarhand unlock then carnaval probably should be too

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No offense, uh. But you sure you didn't get the wrong files for d3 and d4? I don't get it. Overall, the d4 file seems easier to me. Then again I've got a shit score on both, and if enough people play, I'm probably out round 1, because I can't even touch my top score, and it's not even a FC. Tough luck.

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D4's file is in no way easier than D3's file


I guess D6 is my screw up file for this round. We had it at an 80, when other people looked over the difficulty for us we were getting 79/80 for it so I stuck with it.

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Pink Cloud - Fun, I enjoyed a lot. 10/10 would play again, but AAAd, so doubtful haha

Insignia - THIS is the kinda file I enjoy to play, this music is wonderful. Great file, and enough to make me goof and get 2-0-0-1 XD Will play again for AAA, and maybe more after that. Much fun.

Follow You - Have fun D3.... All I gotta say lol

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I dunno. The BPM feels far faster. The arrows felt faster. The jump stream is easier. How is d4 harder? It even shows in my score that d4 is slightly easier.

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D6 is fine at 79, mayybe 80. I wouldn't really go +/- more than like, 1 with it.

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WOW D7 is brutal!! I'd definitely put the round 1 song at mid-high 90 and potentially 91, especially in terms of AAAability, with some of the weird patterns. I'm a little tipsy, and a lot rusty, but I've definitely packed up and moved to Strugglesville, USA cause this is ROUGH...
and I couldn't be more pleased.

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Jump/hand stream pattern/ transitions

Trills.

Nuff said.

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D3's file is faster but has minimal to no layering with the very exception of the end, whereas D4's file is layered heavily from start to finish (including some rather intrusive triples), has some bursts that breach ~16 notes per second in single taps, has trills + jumps -- D4's file is in a completely different league compared to D3, lol

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Your score doesn't mean anything for the difficulty. Man if I rated things based on how I did on them. Powerpoints would be an FMO, fast asleep and undiscovered colors would be like 63s

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The one trill in the d3 file breaks my combo every time. The others, even though they're faster, don't, because they're not one handed. The jumpstream is slightly harder, but overall the speed is slower, so it seems far more doable. So no, you're going to have to say more, because I'm not convinced. The 32nd note bursts are easier than the patterns at the end of d3 if you as me.

Edit: I suppose I see your point there TC. I just don't get it. I might as well be in D4 then, since it's the easier file. I'm not going to last more than two rounds regardless of where I am. For me, the patterns in D4's file is just easier because it's slowed down. I don't think the patterns make up for the speed difference.

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Well there, they say it better lol

The file gives me 15-25 goods, on the trills section to the end alone. And just because OHTs are harder for you than THTs, doesn't mean much.

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You might not be convinced, but the fact is that the difficulty is what it is. Players are (correctly) recognizing that it's something that should at least be in the ballpark of 60. Your skill set is not exempt from following objectivity.

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Also, I think that Carnaval is 80 and D6 is crazy.

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This. 6 AAAs already, and D1 has the only other AAA so far. Intense tournament.

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Well what the hell is this file's? Because it feels like it's a 60 too. It's harder than (unless I'm missing something there) {Rose} or {Frozen}, and {Frozen} is a 58.

And should I put myself in d4? I yield better scores on that file, but overall the competition should be harder. It may just be me, but I feel the jump between the d2 file and the d3 file is just massive, and the d3 to d4 is tiny. Just voicing an opinion, but... eh.

I clearly don't understand what I'm missing.

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People will experience their own personal deviations in apparent difficulty in contrast to the rest of the players, and that is pretty normal. In other instances, you might find the file to be easier than what other players are experiencing. It all depends on your skill set. Ideally, it'll even out in the end. There's nothing you're missing.

At least it appears you've identified a weakness in your skill that you could certainly improve on - look at it that way. :)

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Dude, Funny Function is fairly easy to score on, but a bitch to FC. All the jacks and those bursts at the end, it's more likely than not you'll forget to tap. I just got 14 clean equivalent, but man. XD

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I drop between 15-20 goods on the [14][23] jump trill into the 4321/1234 roll (whether or not on mirror) and from here on out I'm starting a petition to not allow jump trills to be followed directly by rolls for the rest of eternity. WHO'S WITH ME!?

Edit: Actually, the more I play the file, the more fun I find it, and the more disappointed I am in that section. Post-tourney it's going to be a Xanthy or System Doctor type file for me. A fun song, great chart, with a few horrid sections (Xanthy trills near the end, SD bursts) that absolutely ruin the file and make it almost not worth playing. I understand the section is partly for difficulty sake (I would imagine) but it's really a shame that it has to be there. Other than that, great file gameboy :)

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*HAND RAISED* AGREED!

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If you only last two rounds, how does it even out? What if the file that you'd have an advantage in is in round 5-6?

Look, I admit, I'm well on the low end of d3, so I'm not that familiar with "play styles" and all, but even I know that isn't true. There is no "ideally" when it comes to play styles in tournaments. Either the file suits you, or it shafts you.

If I'm allowed, just put me in d4 since I can't downgrade. I at least want to play the easier song for my skill set if I'm only going to play for two weeks.

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You realize if you practice your D3 file, by using a lower rates on problem areas, figurin out the timing of notes that have odd speeds and stuff like that, you'll end up farther in the rounds than you think. If you go into D4, with the people we have, there is a better chance you wont see round 2. Personally, you'd have more beneft from staying in D3 if you can be persistent

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No, I don't. For me it's not about seeing the patterns. It's about it being physically possible for me. Slowing it down doesn't help, and I've already tried multiple times at 0.8 and 0.7. Personally, I don't think I'll see round 2 of d3 if everyone manages to play, so honestly, it wouldn't matter if I'm in d7. :P

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nugh.

just because this round is easier doesn't mean next round will be. what are you going to do then, asked to be put back in d3? why not, instead of complaining, attempt to get better at the file? that's the true way to improve. you don't get better at something you're not good at without practice.

edit: not to mention, only 9 people are getting eliminated out of D3 this round. there's probably at least 9 people who won't even play. you have a chance to get to round 2, you just don't want to really work at it.

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Unless you're really well-rounded as a player, this is often the case. If the first file happens to be your weakness, oh well!

But that should give a bit of motivation to work on those weaknesses. I don't understand why it has to perceived it as an injustice when there's only so much a tournament can do to curb circumstantial imbalances within all groups of players. Just work on the file more. This means strategizing, taking breaks (yes, don't keep playing if you keep getting stuck), tinkering with mirror, minute finger adjustments on your keyboard, and so on. Often small nuanced adjustments in vision or finger position can make a big difference in your performance. Also consider the fact that the margin of error is greater for the earlier rounds, as there are more players amongst your division.

Overall, it will help if you try to view the tournament as a fun event and not a matter of every bit of karma going against you. Play positively! It's not a myth.

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I'm expecting to only last 1-2 rounds regardless of where I am d3+. All of my best scores are 5 years ago, and I don't even know if all of them are mine because I had a friend who was better than me who played a few rounds on my account. That was when I was in high school, so it may very well be it wasn't actually my score. The only ones that I know for sure that are mine are the ones from previous tournaments.

Honest to god, I doubt that I could top 16 d2, but my scores say otherwise, and I accept that. At least if I'm going to only be in there for 2 rounds, I'd rather play the file that personally is easier for at least one of the rounds. The d4 file is more fun to me than the d3 file. But even moreso, I asked in the main thread after I got placed in d3 that I'd rather just not play at all. Then I wouldn't be going on this rant because I want to be competitive (and yet all the way at the bottom of my tier)

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The D4 file may appear easier than the D3 file overall, but it looks like the D4 players(well, at least me) are finding it very difficult to SDG. There are just so many little spots in that file capable of suddenly ruining your good count. Namely the fast trills and awkward-feeling jump-stream 32nd patterns. The ending on the D3 one was a little tricky upon sight-reading it but I'd kill to be able to play that one repeatedly instead lol

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Marry Me

but seriously, Follow You is so much easier that RS,BS... I have timing issues so I get a lot of goods from that, but the patterns are much more simple. The triples are a wee bit difficult, but they aren't bad. But, hey, to each their own I guess. But seriously, practice. This IS the hardest tournament in 6 years, apparently. I sure believe it, it's a big bump from last years thats for sure. Next round might be easier for you though, pattern wise. You never know. I have trouble with 20-30s than I do some 50s. Just PACTERCE!!!

EDIT - Bro, " because I want to be competitive (and yet all the way at the bottom of my tier)" You have to actually try for this to be competitive. I was LAST when I first placed my score, but now I'm not. That's how competition and practice coincide lol

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most of the people in this tournament haven't played for years. my top 5 scores are all from 1-5 years ago as well. i took the time to practice. i was D2 myself two weeks before the tournament (had an alt account to prove it) but by practicing, i jumped back up to d4. am i going to place in d4? hell no. but i'm willing to push myself to get there, or at least try to.

everyone gets placed in divisions they don't think they should be. but we suck it up. if you have this big a problem with where you're placed, then don't play at all. that's up to you. but you'll likely get a file next round that IS easier for you in D3 than the D4 round song will be.

i don't get why people complain about their placements so much. it sucks, yeah, but it should be motivation more than anything.

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k, when and where ;)

in all seriousness, i haven't played the d3 file yet, and i could be talking out of my ass. but. practice practice practice guyus. it's REALLY not that hard, as i previously said, i was d2 before the tournament started and now i'm low d4. i'm sure as hell not gonna win, but so what? i can still try.

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I can't FC either, so both files look the same to me. Tbh.

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then stop your belly aching and work on FCing it. then work on getting lower good and boo counts.

i want to share something with you:

"whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right." - Henry Ford.

if you think you can only make it two rounds, then that's sure as hell what's gonna happen. so try, dammit. try your hardest. do everything you can to make it farther. and if you can't, then practice for next year. if everyone picked the file they liked the best to play, then what would be the point of divisions anyway?

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Xenorosth, if I may ask, what did you join this tournament for? For winning? For having fun? I think if you reconsider your overall goal, you'll take the whole matter less seriously and may simultaneously perform better too. If you still lose early, well at least it was still a good experience. I am fairly certain you didn't join this tournament with the intentions of having yourself feel crappy.

tl;dr choose your mindset wisely

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Omygeezus, I use this everyday at work when i'm working with new hires. SRSLY, marry me now, on the internet. because its internet and you can do everything there. XDXDXDXDXD


Getting off toppic here, oops.

Anywho... Yeah, mindsets, practice, have fun and improve, even if its a few goods here and there.

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v important advice right here from bmah (what a shock, good advice from bmah)

edit:

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