Post #941 · Posted at 2026-02-05 05:06:23pm 1.8 hours ago
Quote: -Viper-
I’m old and out of practice now so 10-12 or so is kind of my comfort range these days haha, I could probably maybe sorta still pass 15s though. Maybe 10 years ago I could MAYBE pass some easier 17s.
I’ve whined and complained about this many times before but I truly believe that the introduction of the X-Scale in 2008 created a sort of artificial difficulty quota which I think affected the games difficulty distribution negatively, at least in my opinion. By making it (allegedly) a “1-20” scale and setting the ceiling so high, but also even sort of creating a psychological belittlement of easier charts, at least in my mind. Playing a song that’s an “11 out of 20” just subconsciously feels much more lame than playing an “8 out of 10” like in the ancient times, even though they represent the same level of difficulty. If not for this sort of artificial difficulty quota having people in the old days (myself included) clamoring for 19s and 20s, I think demand for more difficult songs would have stopped around the time of Pluto Relinquish in SN2.
Anyway, that’s all what goes through my mind watching Superior MAXXX CSP ha. It has an awesome name at least! The song itself is a tad repetitive and sounds like a machine gun, much like Hou did.
I’ve whined and complained about this many times before but I truly believe that the introduction of the X-Scale in 2008 created a sort of artificial difficulty quota which I think affected the games difficulty distribution negatively, at least in my opinion. By making it (allegedly) a “1-20” scale and setting the ceiling so high, but also even sort of creating a psychological belittlement of easier charts, at least in my mind. Playing a song that’s an “11 out of 20” just subconsciously feels much more lame than playing an “8 out of 10” like in the ancient times, even though they represent the same level of difficulty. If not for this sort of artificial difficulty quota having people in the old days (myself included) clamoring for 19s and 20s, I think demand for more difficult songs would have stopped around the time of Pluto Relinquish in SN2.
Anyway, that’s all what goes through my mind watching Superior MAXXX CSP ha. It has an awesome name at least! The song itself is a tad repetitive and sounds like a machine gun, much like Hou did.
Pretty much me, nowadays; I've kinda just accepted the fact I'm not gonna really surpass that peak of passing level 10s back in the MAX2-Extreme days, and playing a 17 once absolutely winded me, a decade ago.
I dread to imagine what a 20 is going to be like, once Konami finally stops beating around the bush, because Superior MAXXX looks pretty close to me. XD
Post #942 · Posted at 2026-02-05 05:09:44pm 1.8 hours ago
On the other hand SMAXXX’s DSP chart (15) looks quite fun for me a mortal
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