Misrated songs

In the past S- and D- are better off being lowered from 16s to 15s. Nothing in the song that warrants a 16 rating, and can be compared to charts like Another Phase (but even easier). Arguably easier than even Life is beautiful due to lower stamina requirement and less dense 16ths. Easy 15 on singles, mid-high 15 on doubles?

So a couple 14s got rerated to 15 but Spanish Snowy Dance didn't get rerated to 16

Thank god Drop the Bounce ESP got re rated to 15. It didn't feel like a 14 with all those drills.

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I can't agree with this. The song is 190 BPM and although it doesn't have many 16ths there are many crossovers and spins throughout the chart. It's an entry level 15, but too hard to be a 14.

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Is there any difficulty range that gets contested as much as the 14-15 area? The Romancing Layer fiasco certainly made it seem so before this.

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The 14-15 jump has always been the dividing line (for me) between 'kinda difficult' and 'ok this is hard now', so no, I don't think there is any other difficulty range that is contested as much.

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There are no spins in the chart; either way spins and 270s appear at faster speeds mid-stream in even entry-level 15s and 14s (Arrabbiata, Revolution), and crossovers at 190 should be trivial even for a 14 unless they're mixed with jumps (New Century, Sousei Note). The 16th placements are completely devoid of crossovers or twists, and there aren't any bursts greater than 3 notes either. I would argue in this respect that IMANOGUILTS (gallop crossovers/laterals), VEGA (greater bursts, stepjumps), Kneesocks (16ths with twists, drills, longer bursts), and Boss Rush (even longer crossover streams, longer bursts) completely outclass HyperTwist.

I really don't see any justification for it being a 15 beyond "A20 made 15s really easy"

HAPPY ANGEL S- 16 => 17
In the past S- 16 => 15

I Want To Do This Keep S/D- 15 -> 14
STEP MACHINE S/D- 14 -> 15

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Imo STEP MACHINE charts are fine as 14s. They're rhythmically challenging, but not intensive enough in other ways to work as 15s.

ノルエピネフリン S- 10 -> 11 || S/D- 14 -> 15

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DIGITALIZER S- 17 -> 16

Nothing in the chart that really bumps it to a 17. Only short runs at a BPM as low as 180; no laterals or aggressive turning

I agree with this, but also... 180 BPM is considered "low" these days?

Maybe not low...but the new normal considering how much hardcore and drum n' bass has been showing up in recent mixes.

Not saying the BPM is low, but that the BPM is relatively low for a 17 that only has short runs

At that BPM I'd expect at least a full measure 16th run but there's really nothing complex or draining enough here to warrant a 16 rating, especially when Triple Journey exists as a 16. This is a lot easier than Glitch Angel which I consider the lowest possible bar for a 17. While DIGITALIZER is faster and a little more dense it's much more straightforward than Glitch Angel, since that song has tricky rhythms and crossover patterns along with 12th jacks.

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Bang Pad (Werk Mix) Single/Double
13 -> 14

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For me, 180 seems like a "medium" speed-not low, and is the maximum speed at which I can pass somgs on difficult without a lot of effort.

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Stuff pre-X that still needs to be re-rated (all on singles):

A 11 ->12, 12 -> 13
AA 9 -> 10
Abyss 4 -> 5
air 5 -> 6, 10 -> 9
BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE 2 -> 1, 7 -> 6
B4U (VOLTAGE Special) 14 -> 15
bag 7 -> 6
Bloody Tears (IIDX EDITION) 6 -> 7
BRILLIANT 2U 6 -> 7
BRILLIANT 2U(K.O.G G3 MIX) 10 -> 11
BROKEN MY HEART 5 -> 6
CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE ~SPEED MIX~ 6 -> 7, 9 -> 10, 12 -> 13
CURUS 7 -> 5, 10 -> 12
CUTIE CHASER(MORNING MIX) 4 -> 5
DEAD END (GROOVE RADAR Special) 18 -> 19
DESTINY 10 -> 11
DoLL 13 -> 14
DROP OUT 8 -> 9 13 -> 14
DROP OUT(FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX) 12 -> 13
era (nostalmix) 5 -> 6, 11 -> 12
Flow 5 -> 6
Flow (Jammin' Ragga Mix) 13 -> 14
Funk Boogie 5 -> 4
Gamelan de Couple 4 -> 5
Gekkou chou 10 -> 11
Healing Vision 7 -> 8
iFUTURELIST(DDR VERSION) 13 -> 14
jane jana 4 -> 5
JET WORLD 4 -> 5
Let the beat hit em!(CLASSIC R&B STYLE) 10 -> 8
LOGICAL DASH 4 -> 5
LOVE LOVE SHINE 9 -> 10
MAX 300 12 -> 13
MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix) 13 -> 14
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL 9 -> 10, 10 -> 12
MOONSTER 12 -> 13
MY SUMMER LOVE 12 -> 11
PARANOIA EVOLUTION 12 -> 13
Poseidon 12 -> 13
PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME 9 -> 8
SAKURA 13 -> 14
Secret Rendez-vous 7 -> 6
The Least 100sec 12 -> 13
TOMORROW 10 -> 11
TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX 12 -> 13
TSUGARU 12 -> 13
Under the Sky 5 -> 6
Unreal 12 -> 13
Xepher 13 -> 14

Bonus: Please look at the S-BEG chart for Love Is The Power Reborn and tell me how this is an X-scale 1.

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For the nth time, I strongly believe that Sakura Sunrise S- should be a 13. And if someone disagrees with me, I would like an explanation.

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