Cobra Commander v2 :: FFR Batch Submission
ositzxz369 - Cobra Commander v2 - Venetian Snares [7 / 10]
Winter 2023 Seasonal Batch
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Intended for Skill Token. I'd like the unlock requirement to be "Pass Cobra Commander v1 10 times!" For the unlock message, I'd like it to be silly (maybe something related to "ear skill issue", or the fact that you played v1 10 times means you're a VSimp, or... the exact message can be discussed later). Maximalist stepping approach. Stepped mainly in 70% speed. White notes go to vocals/weird noises. This is the full version of the song, hopefully it can be buffed/certain sections looking cooler/more meme-y!! Venetian Snares - is in the "FlashFlashRevolution v9 Permissions Spreadsheet"

Simfile Folder Name

Cobra Commander v2 (ositzxz369)

Note Count

3878

Chart Length

4:42

Average NPS

13.9113

Estimated Difficulty

96.68

First Note

0:03

Ending Note Delay

0:01

Hand Bias

x 4

Framers

0 - 0 1 - 0 2 - 18 3 - 141 4 - 1021

Jumps

x 671

Hands

x 267

Quads

x 0

Color Jumps

x 11

Color Hands

x 8

Color Quads

x 0

Most notes in:

1/3 of a Second
11 - 33.00 nps 0.5 Seconds
15 - 30.00 nps 1 Second
25 - 25.00 nps 2 Seconds
48 - 24.00 nps 5 Seconds
104 - 20.80 nps 10 Seconds
196 - 19.60 nps 30 Seconds
542 - 18.07 nps 1 Minute
1054 - 17.57 nps

Color Count

x 1252 (32.28%)
x 1035 (26.69%)
x 50 (1.29%)
x 964 (24.86%)
x 45 (1.16%)
x 262 (6.76%)
x 44 (1.13%)
x 36 (0.93%)
x 190 (4.9%)

Largest Note Gaps

1.3s1s0.97s0.9s0.87s0.77s0.73s0.7s
35
28
21
14
7

test

A new chart file was uploaded with the following changes:
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Note Count changed: 3777 => 3885
AVG NPS changed: 13.54897 => 13.93639
Hand Bias changed: 49 => 25

A new chart file was uploaded with the following changes:
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Note Count changed: 3885 => 3872
AVG NPS changed: 13.93639 => 13.88975
Hand Bias changed: 25 => 26

Cobra Commander v2 (ositzxz369) [6.5/10]

- Perms, metadata, sync are good

26.149 - Ghost note

46:395-52.824, etc - What's the motif with the 16ths here? Some notes are ghosted if it goes to the instruments

57.109-57.824 - Not straight 24ths, they go off-sync. Double check

58.248 - What does this go to?

59.587 - 12th not 16th

**1:00.324-1:14.051 - Spikiest section in the file by far. This is where the primary source of difficulty stems from, and it is borderline nearing unranked status. It makes sense with the file, but it's not justifable enough to have in-game

1:38.694 - Missing note

1:46.194 - ^

^ This happens more during this part, double check

*2:42.645-2:43.181, etc - Ehhhhhhhhh, really ambivalent about this. While not impossible to do it's a bit too over the top

3:04.542, 3:04.743 - Ghost notes

3:13.382 - ^ subtle

3:45.926, 3:46.127, etc - There are notes there

Neat file overall. Generally it makes sense, but the difficulty curve is slightly inconsistent due to the huge jack section at the first half, which needs to be mitigated before it can go in. Furthermore, the Skill Token requirement for this is beyond unreasonable, especially with the controversy this song has gotten from players before. You know very well what you were doing when you requsted for this requirement, and this rating deflects this intention/behavior.

Cobra Commander v2 (ositzxz369) [7.5/10] -FR-

PERMS OK
SYNC OK

NOTE: FR also applies to the suggested token requirement. While it might have comedic value to very few people, chances are that would not be enjoyable for most players.

15.390: This is a bit awkward to play because of the fast 21. No big deal but consider 3(12)41 instead of 2(13)42.

24.765: This triplet flam should start on the 24th at 24.743 instead.

26.970: Weird abstraction PR here. This specific note moved to col 4 would make more sense.

41.373: A jump here would make sense for the kick. Could change the 4th to (12) and make this (34).

52.913: Incorrect quantization here. The actual sounds are indeed 12ths but starting from the 8th at 52.957 until 53.225.

1:03.538 [FR]: This is too difficult patterning in what is already one of the most challenging parts of the chart. It's not terribly unfriendly, but I would highly suggest something like 43 43 43 flams into 12341234 roll and adapting the following jacks' PR, or something along those lines.

1:15.123: Would recommend changing this jump to (14), which would keep the minijack for the layering, and still remain representative on the left hand without causing the awkward 2212 motion to end this long difficult section.

2:42.645: Lmao. You're pushing it. It's a bit borderline but I suppose it's fine as is given the rest of the chart.

Interesting V2; definitely has its own spot relative to V1. The chart is overall pretty intuitive and offers a somewhat unique challenge. However despite the high intensity throughout, there are still some notable spikes which in a tech chart of this length aren't ideal. Fun motifs here and there despite the chaotic song. FR on that jack transition bit given that the chart is already likely to be quite divisive so that one is a bit much.

For Deam~

26.149 - Not a ghost note. It’s going to the church bell noise
46.395-52.824, etc - The zigzagging 16ths are according to the length of the scream sample
57.109-57.824 - Fixed, recheck
58.248 - Was supposed to be for the vocal “Them”. Should be sync’d now since I moved it to 58.281
59.587 - Fixed, recheck
**1:00.324-1:14.051 - K, nerfed to 4-note 3/32nd jacks. Recheck
1:38.694/1:46.194/etc - Added, recheck
*2:42.645-2:43.181/2:57.645-2:58.181 - Both u and OP say it’s doable. So either it’s fine, or both of u have a better pattern to suggest, maybe?
3:04.542/3:04.743/3:13.382 - Removed, recheck
3:45.926/3:46.127/etc - If you consider these spots as missing notes, then there’d be a lot more “missing notes” all the way to the start. If you slow this section down at 40% speed (it blurs to one noise at 50%), then yes there are more notes. But I decided to omit them b/c the initial loud crunchy noise overpowers them

For OP~

15.390: Fixed, recheck
24.765: Fixed, recheck
26.970: Why column 4? This whole spot is a fade-in for the syllable “Co-”, hence the ascending PR
41.373: Why jump? There’s no percussion, just hi-hat. Compare 41.172
52.913: Not sure what u want me to do for 52.957-53.225, but if the issue here is the sync on the two 12ths, then I moved it from 52.913-53.002 into 52.935-53.024
1:03.538 [FR]: How about I nerf this part by breaking the [4] anchor?
1:15.123: Changing this jump to [14] is technically wrong given that there’s no PR in the melody to warrant it. However, if the 2212 motion is really an issue, then I’m considering just nerfing it from [24][24] to [14][23]. I’d like Deam’s thoughts on the 2212 motion
2:42.645: See comment on Deam’s side

Also, for both judges, please recheck 4:19.074-4:20.011

A new chart file was uploaded with the following changes:
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Note Count changed: 3872 => 3878
AVG NPS changed: 13.88975 => 13.91128
Hand Bias changed: 26 => -2

For OP~

1:00.324-1:15.324 - Thoughts on this version of the jack section? I’m trying to stick to the Snake motif by linking the jack-to-jack transitions (1111234444; where the 23 is the link). But if that 23 is considered to cause heavy tensing on your hands, then I can change it to 32. Also, I might consider making the jacks go more on the index fingers (or just evenly split for all 4 fingers) if the current majority of jacks being on 1 and 4 - is too hard
*2:42.645-2:43.181/2:57.645-2:58.181 - K. Nerfed

A new chart file was uploaded with the following changes:
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Hand Bias changed: -2 => -6

recheck jack section of 1:00.324-1:14.252

A new chart file was uploaded with the following changes:
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Hand Bias changed: -6 => 4

Really solid changes to the jack section. This is a lot more fun and engaging to play. Awesome work on this!

In terms of playability this is good to go. However FR still remains due to the unreasonable token unlock requirement.

You can either try and suggest other requirements with me, or consult the GMs for a resolution.

New skill token requirement: Pass Cobra Commander v1 2 times in a row. The stepartist wants to add a silly message to include in the token unlock before the file is released.

New unlock requirement seems reasonable enough to me (ear skill issue workout). This is now up to the GMs / maybe Head judges to decide if they like it or not.

that's fine I guess, just DM Dossar, since they will likely be in-charge at the time, as long as unlock message doesn't contain any profanity or stuff like that.

Moving to DC Engine.