[EzExZeRo7497]

Thread approved, sorry for approving it so late.

I do agree that it's similar to Lightning Strikes Again based on structure, but that's all. Malicious Fingers is 200 BPM. Lightning Strikes Again is 10 BPM faster, harder gluts (more hidden minijacks, more hands, all in all denser), longer (more stamina-draining) and arguably with harder solo sections due to harder patterns in the streams.

The parts other than the 16th dense jumpstream/32nd roll are not much harder than other borderline FMOs out there, most broken jumpstreams in this file are basically jumptrills, except for the 5-note handstream bursts at the end. Stark Raving Mad (65) has harder broken jumpstream sections (faster and more hidden one handed trills), for example.

Though, the 16th jumpstreams are very dense and definitely harder than any other jumpstream file in the 67-68 range based on density. However, the patterning in Malicious Fingers is very lenient compared to many other jumpstream files as it has no anchors and all in all very rolly, along with the length of the jumpstreams themselves; EHHS and Destination of the Heart has far longer jumpstream runs than Malicious Fingers. If Malicious Fingers had more jumpstream runs and/or harder patterning, I would definitely agree this would be in the upper FMO range along with Eradication, Pollyanna and Sleep, but it doesn't.

Comparing this to dr1 (patterns arguably just as lenient as Malicious Fingers, less dense, more run, faster), I find Malicious Fingers' jumpstream sections far less demanding (2 or 3 points lower) than dr1, despite Malicious Fingers being a lot denser. I don't think the section before it (other than the 32nd roll) would cause enough stamina problems to make the streams in Malicious Fingers harder than dr1.

Misrating on my part, I agree that this isn't a 67. 75 is definitely a tad too high though, I think 71 is a better fit, maybe 70.