Stepartist Report Cards

[moches]

Yeah I'm bored and wanted to post a thread on here hahaa. this is just my opinion and all of that disclaimer stuff.

Dark Chancellors

dew
pros: creative steps, pretty easy to follow
cons: some of his files are a bit overlong, necrofantasia
favorite file: Express Love
B

rebirth
pros: steps are technically correct, some are quite fun
cons: not very creative, hasn't made anything amazingly epic imo
favorite file: Nanairopanda
C

kommisar
pros: steps put fun first, easy to pick up which isn't always the case with Dark Chancellas, funny song choices
cons: I guess sometimes files get a bit too creative (see end of Feast of Eternity)
favorite file: I dunno tbh. he's probably my favorite step artist as far as I can tell. Kamaitachi is still pretty awesome to me though
A

kneegrow
pros: steps are super creative and fun
cons: I dunno but his steps don't always click with me
favorite file: ergosphere
B

puppet
pros: always makes unique files at least. most of the time they're fun
cons: rainbow notes
favorite file: (F)AKE
B+

kil
pros: remembers what stepfiles are acually for: to express the music.
cons: I don't see what's so great about Bedtime Story.
favorite file: I'll get back to you on this
A

yesssss
pros: good song choices topped off with solid and easy to follow steps. uses mines well
cons: ....most files I would have done completely different but that's subjective.
favorite file: Dream Pattern (sorry I'm a sucker for this), Parasomnia actually rules a lot
B+

dondon151
pros: technically makes masterpieces, steps are fun
cons: misses interesting things sometimes, I kind of forget about his files later
favorite file: Rescue!
B

hst
pros: minimalism, basic layering ideas create pretty creative and fun steps.
cons: once again I can't really remember most of his files sorry
favorite file: Shin Onigashima
B-

tsuka
pros: good steps, better at not abusing stuff than any other Dark Chancellor
cons: not much really stands out to me as being something I'd absolutely need to play.
favorite file: Enigma, Goblinz
B-

ducky
pros: steps are some of the funnest ever made
cons: yeah nothing that's a masterpiece but all of them are quite memorable
favorite file: Animal Minimal
A-

hayden
pros: straightforward, steps flow well
cons: uh
favorite file: Crow's Ghost
B+

dj ossa
pros: fun steps
cons: overlayered steps
favorite file: Belladonna, Fantazindy
SMG2 era C-/current era B++

jimerax
pros: playable steps with some interesting stuff
cons: files are kind of a blur and most of them I only play about twice
favorite file: Saikyou OX Keikaku
B-

necros
pros: simple yet fun
cons: nothing absolutely stands out to me but whatever they're good steps
favorite file: Second Heaven, Poodle
B+

macgravel
pros: xmod
cons: index
favorite file: Mellann, Goblinz
B

vospi
pros: makes good music I guess
cons: I'm sorry vospi your steps don't make a lot of sense to me and they're not too fun. Ossa would disagree though.
favorite file: You Wanna Me
C-

torajirou
pros: good steps
cons: abuses stuff sometimes (hehe the end of Tsugaru is so annoying)
favorite file: Tsugaru (the mine abuse actually makes the file fun rofl)
B

stargroup
pros: steps are okay, at least they're unique
cons: piano demos, sometimes a bit elitist.
favorite file: who knows
B-

linus
pros: N/A
cons: N/A
favorite file: haven't played enough to decide
N/A

almsty
pros: I don't see any sorry
cons: steps are almost unplayable. maybe they're index files? (I could be wrong here)
favorite file: none
see me after class

zaghurim
pros: files were the first I played and I still play them
cons: stepping method is obsolete but screw it your files rule
favorite file: Hishoku no Sora
A

malice
pros: Going My Subway
cons: Shadow Queen Battle
favorite file: Going My Subway
B (serious comment: I really don't know what to think of his steps but they fit the music well sooo)

amy
pros: the only person whose steps I can as a whole apply the term "artistic" to. fits the music well.
cons: things are abused...a lot (mines in Saruin, minifreezes in Clock Tower, double freezes in Dusk's Holy Mark).
favorite file: Banbustu
B

behanjc
pros: decent steps from what I've seen
cons: there's nothing I'd replay at all though. hasn't made anything standout yet
favorite file: Negative Nature
C+

glove
pros: amazing steps all around, hasn't disappointed me much yet
cons: because a lot of his files are long, they're hard to replay
favorite file: Metropolis
A-

whocares
pros: has a better sense of humor than most people (see Champion Freeverse). often pretty insightful
cons: I'd like to see what he can do with a more mainstreamish song (VGM, whatever) but all of his song choices are a bit too out there
favorite file: A Quick Death
B

patashu
pros: steps are some of the most memorable I've played, files are always replayable
cons: I don't know to be honest. probably one of my favorite steppers in the game right now
favorite file: Cosmic Dust
A-

Xoon Representatives Gold

Ferrari
pros: straightforward steps that leave a bit room open for creativity
cons: has a small file library, nothing really stands out after two or three plays
favorite file: Loud Electronic Ferocious
B-

Vocaloid-Dude
pros: one of the most helpful guys around, makes great steps overall
cons: layering compromises are made in steps sometimes, needs to work on selective layering
favorite file: Love Ward, Dark Blowhole
B

he loves gabba
pros: getting better
cons: still not there, needs to work on making his files more playable (0's jacks are an example)
favorite file: One Phrase Blues
C*
*as a side note, you have gotten much better. keep making files dude. boost that C up to a B+ because you can.

moches
pros: N/A
cons: N/A
favorite file: N/A
N/A

Mr. Bob
pros: made good files back in the day
cons: steps have difficulty/layering imbalance sometimes. note I said "made". come back dude we miss you
favorite files: ORATIO, Night and Day
B-

N.T.M.
pros: Glove Jr, solid files.
cons: spends too much time blathering about subjectivity in his readmes.
favorite files: Vadrum 3, Into the Oblivion.
B+

Roar
pros: steps are always fun. can depend on for a good scoring file.
cons: is an internet rebel by refusing to acknowledge Dark Chancellors
favorite files: Pull Harder on Your Trivium, Echoes, Organ Grinder
B

Scylaax
pros: better with technicalities than a lot of people his age (that's 14 year olds by the way, including me, I love gabba, him, Trance Core and dood gone psycho nuts). sometimes steps are fun
cons: needs to work on difficulty balance and annoying technicalities (minifreezes in moon_child are an example)
favorite file: moon child, Trap Phantasm, MEIKAI
B-

Trance Core
pros: okay he's decent
cons: what is playable and what is not. inconsistent with layering
favorite file: The Creature Sealed Within, Amaryllis
C

Baq12
pros: NTM Jr, makes good files with good solos
cons: needs to work on playable stuff and flow (random jacks in Return of Celery)
favorite file: Trip To
B-

Noon
pros: fun steps, unique style
cons: not technical. not sure if that's a con or not
favorite file: your Flashbulb files, More More More
B-

Xoon Representatives Silver

ddrace
pros: old school steps that manage to be fun
cons: steps seem stuck in index-spread limbo sometimes
favorite file: Sense 2007?
C+

SulferDragon
pros: one of my first mentors. some of his files are still my favorites
cons: underrated, a few of his files are erroneous (Deep Blue hellloooo).
favorite file: Open the World, Revontulet, BLAAAAAST!
B

if you want a report card...submit to Xoon packs

[Azafreak]

Stargroup is better than you think ahah.
+10000 Zaghurium, kommi, macgravel (btw index isnt con ) and Jimerax.

[Rin-Dude]

haha interesting idear


moches
pros: old school simple style, always maintains an excellent structure in his files and uses mines wisely
cons: files generally lack difficulty, song choice not always the best (exempt from this is famicom selecta)
favorite file: programmed world
A-


gundam-dude
pros: good grasp on technicality but still manages to make touhou solo guitarz 16th dumpstreams fun
cons: still manages to step touhou solo guitarz 16th dumpstreams
favorite file: cinnamon roll
B



N.T.M.
pros: technical perfectionist, new generation GLoVE with metal stepmanz
cons: sometimes, aside from rainbow notes the files don't offer anything else
favorite file: into the oblivion
B+

who_carez973
pros: song choices are awesome, rainbow syncs are always fun from you and you have your own unbiased style
cons: yet to see too much variety in your files, as well as difficulty (this means step more stuff)
favorite file: shuriken cut
B


roar176
pros: baguette
cons: deodorant
favorite file: love love sugar
B


kommisar
pros: old style, knows what fun files consist of and refuses to conform to any style but his
cons: sometimes rushes simfiles and has questionable taste in songs
favorite file: bogey at your six (Standard)
A

[dood gone krazee]

Hey man

Where's my name

[moches]

make some more files and you'll be up there

brace yourselves for massive drama soon

[Ghakimx]

This is biased, blargh.

[dood gone krazee]

I've got - I THINK - four files I'm gonna submit last minute to xoon 4. ;D

I dunno about moonshine solo since I just want to get some singles finished first.

[moches]

Originally Posted by Ghakimx

This is biased, blargh.

of course since it's impossible to absolutely objectively give every stepartist a concrete grade.

that's why I put all that disclaimer crap at the beginning hehu

ps. should I make a report card section for solo too?

pps. go for it dgk. I want to see how good your arrow painting skills are

[Coolboyrulez0]

Originally Posted by moches

if you want a report card...submit to Xoon packs

sup

go ahead, gimme that D.

Also a nice read, must have taken quite a while to write it all up.

[moches]

Thanks CBR, haha. Took me an hour and a half from start to finish

I plan to add a section for all of the smaller Xoon steppers soon. If I remember, I'll add a section for solo too.

[N.T.M.]

Originally Posted by moches

N.T.M.
pros: Glove Jr, solid files.
cons: spends too much time blathering about subjectivity in his readmes.
favorite files: Vadrum 3, Into the Oblivion.
B+

lol I'm a perfectionist =P. Any apparent inconsistencies must be explained (again and again and again). Ha ha.

[moches]

and I'd like to hear some other people's opinions on this too. it doesn't have to be as long as mine, but a few other gradebooks would be nice.

ps. it's okay NTM we still love you

[fysx]

You all get Fs because you arent stepping solo

[dood gone krazee]

You know at first I was quite skeptical when i love gabba got his first accepted file into Xoon 4.

Now he's gotten a few more, and judging from moches' grade, I'm a little excited as to see how he's improved.

At least I won't get an F for not stepping solo. ;D
Seriously guys try it.

[Gundam-Dude]

I've improved quite a bit too, haha. My Xoon 3 and Drama Pack submissions were all garbage. Having 7 files in Xoon 4 (including collabs) is pretty sweet and should show that I've improved as compared to before

Also dump incoming. I didn't give grades because I dislike actually scoring.

Amy
Pros: Great musical representation and song choices.
Cons: N/A
Favourite file(s): Banbutsu Kairaku Riron & Battle With Saruin

aperson
Pros: Tranzport
Cons: Smudge and all other files.
Favourite file(s): Tranzport

Behanjc
Pros: Alright song choices with straightforward steps.
Cons: Not many released files outside of FFR.
Favourite file(s): The Biggest Band

B00mba
Pros: Straightforward old school stepping style that can still be fun today.
Cons: I don't remember playing many of his files.
Favourite file(s): Red Zone

Bahamut-X
Pros: N/A
Cons: Not many released files.
Favourite file(s): Frog's Theme?

Benny1
Pros: Touhou.
Cons: Generally lacking creativity and all his files are just 16th jumpstream stuff.
Favourite file(s): Mystic Oriental Love Consultant & Casket of Star

Bluemystic
Pros: N/A
Cons: I don't remember any of his files.
Favourite file(s): N/A

Blurk
Pros: Stimilar stepping style to Zagh IMO.
Cons: No recently released files.
Favourite file(s): Kanon & Hikari no Rasenritsu

Cetaka
Pros: Technically accurate stepping style that brings out the difficulty and fun factor of a song.
Cons: No recently released files.
Favourite file(s): Magical 8Bit Tour & Milky Blue

Danceguy117
Pros: N/A
Cons: I don't remember any of his files.
Favourite file(s): N/A

Dethev
Pros: SOLO RULZ. Straightforward stepping style that still manages to be very fun.
Cons: No recently released files.
Favourite file(s): Jelly & Memory of Beach

Dew
Pros: Touhou and straightforward. I spent a good amount of time analyzing Necrofantasia and LCMS. BTW, LCMS is pretty much the reason why I started stepping Dark Phoenix tracks, lmfao.
Cons: Usually steps the full versions of songs rather than cutting them. Files generally don't have much creativity other than good layering and technicality.
Favourite file(s): Necrofantasia & LCMS

DJ Ossa
Pros: Somewhat of a mixture between old school stepping style and present day stepping style.
Cons: Ossa Syndrome. Tends to overlayer in a few files.
Favourite file(s): White Destiny & Belladonna

dondon151
Pros: Technical perfection and sync.
Cons: Patterns typically used in rolls and bursts are pretty gay to hit.
Favourite file(s): Demystify Feast & Scarlet in the Dream

Ducky
Pros: Generally focuses on fun factor.
Cons: Not many released files.
Favourite file(s): Admiral of the Seas

Evilpeer
Pros: N/A
Cons: I don't remember any of his files.
Favourite file(s): N/A

Exige
Pros: Straightforward stepping style generally leaning towards technicality.
Cons: No solo originals. All converts.
Favourite file(s): Divine Service & Flowtation; Icarus & Now and Forever

Ferrari
Pros: Straightforward stepping style that still manages to make a file fun. Jack theory.
Cons: Not many released files.
Favourite file(s): Loud Electronic Ferocious & Valkyrja

GLoVE
Pros: METAL AS ****. Good balance between technicality, musical representation, fun factor and difficulty with a lot of replay value.
Cons: N/A
Favourite file(s): Universal Mind, Endless Sacrifice & Born

Hayden
Pros: Straightforward layering. Usually focusing on the difficulty of a song.
Cons: Not many released files.
Favourite file(s): Mei & Crow's Ghost

HST
Pros: Good song choices with straightforward steps generally leaning towards technicality.
Cons: Vertex Greek symbol. Why.
Favourite file(s): Person Who Conceives Frenzy, Survivor & BlythE; Hanaji & Electric Angel

iamme
Pros: Focuses on technical perfection while keeping a decent balance between difficulty and fun factor.
Cons: Overlayers sometimes.
Favourite file(s): Final Step & Open Your Mind

Jimerax
Pros: Great song choices followed by great musical representation. Majority of his files have a lot of replay value.
Cons: No recently released files.
Favourite file(s): Piano x Forte, Driving Blare & The Least 100 Seconds

John11
Pros: N/A
Cons: I don't remember playing many of his files.
Favourite file(s): Party in the Shop

Kil
Pros: Focuses more on actual song representation and relevance rather than technical perfection.
Cons: N/A
Favourite file(s): Zeta, Variations 2 & Schroedinger's Cat

Kilgamayan
Pros: Straightforward stepping style that still manages to be very fun.
Cons: No recently released files.
Favourite file(s): Princess Bride & Southern Cross

Kn33grow
Pros: Good grasp on musical representation and technicality.
Cons: Song choices aren't always the greatest.
Favourite file(s): Night Jam & Yo Creo Que Si

Kommisar
Pros: Fun factor over everything else. Still manages to show that the old school stepping style can still be very fun.
Cons: Angry German Kid. Step other MADs, dawg.
Favourite file(s): Futsuu no Uta, Feast For Eternity & Cosmic Orchestra; Last Night, Good Night & Super Lovely

Linus
Pros: Jack theory master. Vocaloid files.
Cons: Left-hand biased as ****, holy **** are you trying to break my left-hand.
Favourite file(s): 0, Infinity & Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu.

MacGravel
Pros: Xmod master.
Cons: Outside of xmod files, nothing notable.
Favourite file(s): Mellann & Skeletons

Malice
Pros: Variety of stepping styles and good song choices.
Cons: Solo dumps. Jesus Christ.
Favourite file(s): U.N.O.N. & Kaanibaru No Shudai Niyoru Ningyou Notamenoibitsuna Kyousoukyoku; Banbutsu Kairaku Riron, Ergosphere & Marie Antoinette

Necros
Pros: Straightforward. Manages to make even the most generic of songs enjoyable.
Cons: Song choices are generic. Nothing notable or memorable in a lot of his files.
Favourite file(s): Rose, Tokyo Metropolis & Azul


Nemosta
Pros: N/A
Cons: I don't remember playing many of his files.
Favourite file(s): I Hate Jimmy Page & Scream Squad

NPV
Pros: Good grasp of technicality & musical representation and/or relevance.
Cons: Rainbow dumps.
Favourite file(s): Nageki no Ki, Skyscraper in the East & PICO PICO Rabbit

Patashu
Pros: Focuses on technical perfection though still manages to keep a good balance between musical representation, difficulty and fun factor.
Cons: N/A
Favourite file(s): Pluto, Take This Life & Go Beyond -Jazzy Mix-

Puppet
Pros: Always creative with rainbow notes and song representation.
Cons: N/A
Favourite file(s): Thunderclap, Dough-nuts & Koi no Jumon wo Tonaeru Teido no Nouryoku

Reach
Pros: Straightforward stepping style generally leaning towards technicality.
Cons: No recently released files. Files generally lack creativity.
Favourite file(s): Air & Cynthia

Rebirth
Pros: Old school stepping style that still manages to be enjoyably fun today.
Cons: Large selection of anime and MOSAIC.WAV files. Generally don't have much creativity either.
Favourite file(s): Hare Hare Yukai & Disillusion

Stargroup
Pros: Artistic as ****.
Cons: Piano demos. As cool as they are, stop stepping them.
Favourite file(s): I'm Sorry, For Seasons & Plastic Methord


Tear
Pros: N/A
Cons: I don't remember playing many of his files. Disregard.
Favourite file(s): N/A

The Rai-Rai
Pros: Hardware Store.
Cons: I don't remember playing many of his files.
Favourite file(s): Hardware Store.

Toph
Pros: Straightforward stepping style generally leaning towards technicality and difficulty.
Cons: No recently released files.
Favourite file(s): One More Lovely & The A La Menthe

Torajirou
Pros: Good musical representation.
Cons: Dumpy patterns in a few files.
Favourite file(s): Fuurin & Dick Jazz

Tsuka
Pros: Straightforward old school stepping style that still manages to be enjoyable today.
Cons: Files generally lack creativity and for that matter rainbow notes.
[b]Favourite file(s): Kaze no Shi & Cave Story

Velious
Pros: Straightforward stepping style generally leaning towards technicality.
Cons: I don't remember playing many of his files.
Favourite file(s): Nightmare & Caring Dance

Vospi
Pros: Makes great music.
Cons: Files are rather generic and lack creativity.
Favourite file(s): Video Out D & Deathkenkai

Who_Cares973
Pros: DDReam Studio master. Unique stepping style followed by unique song choices. Very original.
Cons: Song choices are questionable at times. Also a lot of really short files.
Favourite file(s): A Quick Death & Shuriken Cut

Yesssss
Pros: Great song choices with good technicality and straightforward steps.
Cons: N/A
Favourite file(s): World0, Blue Rose, In the Light & Cruisin'

Z3ratul
Pros: Focuses on technical perfection.
Cons: I don't remember playing many of his files
Favourite file(s): Chaoz Japan & Crystal Ann

Zaghurim
Pros: Straightforward and old school stepping style that still manages to be very fun today.
Cons: No recently released files.
Favourite file(s): Hishoku no Sora, Konata Chainsaw Gun & Usatei; Poopy Time Fun Shapes & New World

Zanthro
Pros: Good grasp of musical representation & technicality.
Cons: I don't remember playing many of his files.
Favourite file(s): The Presence of Dr.B & Midnight Dragon

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Baq12
Pros: Another potential GLoVE of this generation of step artists.
Cons: Needs to work on pattern usage, flow and musical representation and/or relevance.
Favourite file(s): Roppongi Rumble & Return of Salieri

I Love Gabba
Pros: Definitely improved since his Xoon 3 submissions.
Cons: Needs to work on replay value and stepping consistencies. Also, spend more time going over your files.
Favourite file(s): One Phrase Blues

Moches
Pros: Good balance between technicality, creativity, musical representation, fun factor and replay value.
Cons: Files generally lack difficulty.
Favourite file(s): Programmed World, Croqel & Roar

Mr.Bob
Pros: Straightforward stepping style that generally leans towards technicality.
Cons: No recently released files.
Favourite file(s): Shounen A, Mobo Moga & Thrash

Noon
Pros: Unique style which seems to be a mixture of old school and present day stepping styles.
Cons: Files generally lack technicality and musical representation and/or relevance.
Favourite file(s): Day, The Exit Track & More More More

N.T.M.
Pros: The GLoVE of this generation of step artists.
Cons: Focuses more time on technical perfection and relevance rather than fun factor.
Favourite file(s): Vandrum 3, Into the Oblivion & Accept the Fact

Roar176
Pros: Focuses on technical perfection and sync. Generally focuses on the difficulty of a song.
Cons: Thinks too highly of himself sometimes. Files generally lack creativity and musical representation and/or relevance.
Favourite file(s): Danse Macabre & Love Love Sugar

Scylaax
Pros: Good grasp on technicality.
Cons: Stop restepping files and make more originals.
Favourite file(s): Moon Child, Luna Clock & Vanessa

SulferDragon
Pros: Good grasp on technicality with a somewhat old school stepping style.
Cons: Could use some work on musical representation and/or relevance.
Favourite file(s): Open the World

TranceCore
Pros: Good files when he has a good song choice. Touhou.
Cons: Stepping inconsistencies. Song choices are usually bad or generic which makes for a bad or generic file.
Favourite file(s): Poinsettia & Amaryllis

[Patashu]

btw yes, almsty's files are all meant to be played on index
(same for ddrace)

[N.T.M.]

GD again always going the extra mile. Even in alphabetical order.

^_^

Originally Posted by moches

ps. it's okay NTM we still love you

*feels loved*

[ClAsSiC_RoCkEr]

Originally Posted by fysx

You all get Fs because you arent stepping solo

this

[Ghakimx]

WTF you talkin' about, I've been stepping solo.

[lnick]

subjective