Keyboardsmash Phase I: Legacy Submissions Open

[stargroup100]

we are NOT putting "stepmania" in the title anywhere, this much I know for sure

I also don't like the idea of using "community", despite me supporting this as a community pack. couple of reasons: this get the name mixed up with the thousands of other "community" packs out there and will be ignored by a good amount of people on release because of the name

using the word "quality" is like saying HEY EVERYONE THIS PACK IS GOOD and it's sort of obnoxious

I still don't yet understand what the problem with the dark chancellors name is. even secret societies eventually get new members, and old members retire. and if there's any sort of negative connotation to the pack, I still don't see it

[Ghakimx]

Quintessential Judgment Pack (QJP, cuz there's a lot of judges)

FFR Rebarf Pack

Rebirth of the Holy Order of Chromatic Notes Judged By Multitheistic Worshippers Pack. (try say that 10 times)

Or we can just call it Neo Chancellors Pack.

[stargroup100]

at least neo chancellors doesn't sound as gay as light chancellors

[rCaliberGX]

Originally Posted by stargroup100

this get the name mixed up with the thousands of other "community" packs out there and will be ignored by a good amount of people on release because of the name

You do know the CKBMPs are among the most downloaded packs on SMO because of the name and that it has "Community" in the title right




right?

[stargroup100]

huh. didn't know

[kommisar]

Given there's a somewhat strict judging pannel enforcing a certain sort of quality for the pack, I don't think promoting the fact that the files will be pretty good is a bad idea.

Dark chancellors pack was a known "elitist" pack yet lots of people in our skill level speak highly of it because of its strict requirements.

something like Stepmania Masters or something generic of the sort would imply it's for experienced players and maybe a standard for the quality of simfiles.

[intensez]

does the name of the pack really even matter lol? oh god we should change the name of odi1-3 because that sounds elitist; lets just go back in time and change that

[lurker]

stepmaster omegapack 2014: you're not cool enough to download this pack

[choof]

Originally Posted by kommisar

Dark chancellors pack was a known "elitist" pack yet lots of people in our skill level speak highly of it because of its strict requirements.

this is another reason why stepmania is dying, btw

[Rebirth0]

Stepmania isn't dying, there are 5 projects going on at all times and plenty of people playing SMO. There isn't as much activity as 8 years ago, but there are plenty of people playing.

I do think I want to change the name to something new, because I'm going to do multiple packs with this name. At work overnight last night I thought of the idea of calling the packs phases. Maybe even having the names display a bit of the timeline we've seen for this game. This pack being "______ Phase I -insert subtitle here-". Using the word phases also opens up the possibility of themed packs in the future.

Possible names would be:

Keyboardsmash Phase I: -subtitle here- (KSP1/KSPI)
Phase I: -subtitle here- (just call it phase itself, having no abbreviation)
Other suggestions?

I even know what I'm going to do for the next installment of this series, and it could even start immediately after this pack is finished and released.

Next pack will allow one or two (probably one) submission per person and will be a simfile creating contest. I'm thinking of allowing a submission for every person in the pack (no accepting or rejecting, if a person has only submitted one file, but they are subject to get notes and reviews and would be required to do fixes if necessary.) Or judging could be that we would only let a certain percentage of what the judges think are the best files go into the final release (say, the best 50% make it to the pack). Allowing every possible submission into the pack would make the finished result be somewhat bad (like Keys of Flames was in 2005, which was also the last time we did a simfile contest pack, I think). I would still want the finished product to be a good pack.

Once released, the entire community gets a time period to participate and rate/rank the files in the pack based on guidelines that I'd explain when it is time. 1st - 3rd place people may be subject to prizes based on if donations are possible or if I care enough to actually pay for something myself

[choof]

I'm cool with Keyboardsmash

[rCaliberGX]

as am i

[Rebirth0]

It is what I've called this game for years. It's a bit of a joke on what we honestly do to our keyboards (I've gone through numerous keyboards over the years I've played)

[lurker]

keyboardsmash oh my god
approved like fuck

[kommisar]

KeyboardSmash 1st Edition


reminiscent of keys of flames


oh also if you can't play marill it's because of rolls and you suck get sm5


or at LEAST 3.95

[stargroup100]

keyboardsmash is akin to what I was aiming for with the keybeat name, so I approve

Originally Posted by choof

this is another reason why stepmania is dying, btw

I'd laugh at this if the real reasons why this game isn't more popular aren't so sad

[NeoMasterPie]

O

~

[Ghakimx]

Rebarf Smashes His Keyboard like Kratos -God of Derp-

But if you're using the name of DCP because of its strict judging, then it wouldn't fit because even myself with little recognition in SM can get a file in on first/second try (sometimes I have no idea what I'm doing, lol)

A new pack name wouldn't be so bad. It's like finding albums by a certain artist. Albums 1 and 2 may have been bad but subsequent albums were much better in quality, henceforth, people who see recognized names in pack (artist and judge-wise) will give it a shot.

FYI Amatias v2.1 and new SSH chart incoming.

[Kraezymann]

Cool name guys

Also I'm just wondering if I should change the offset for the other judges and send it in or just leave it?

[Rebirth0]

I will do all offset changes myself, so it isn't a big deal.