Z-I-v Simfile Shuffle 2016 — thank you for playing!

Here's Kurenai! Good luck!

Your post says "Kurenai" but the file name is "Red"... not that I'm complaining, this is a actually a good song, but I just want to be sure :v

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Yeah, it's the same. The filemaker changed the title to Kurenai some time ago.
I thought I changed the link, but apparently the old file is still there somehow.
Anyways, just change the title to Kurenai. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Alright. Looks like I have votes this time for Round K.

3 pts - Ecstasy of Asia (Dreamland200)
3 pts - Tsubomi (Feraligatr) [Quite liked it. I do think that you got too much fast-BPM songs that have Jap. vocals thanks to RNG-sus.]
3 pts - tundramania (Gameoson) [I do like Trance, so I'll admit there is some bias from me. It's still good from the charts presented in the simfile despite its repetitiveness.]
2 pts - CO5M1C R4ILR0AD (mf32892) [Crap this goes ballistic. A bit sloppy in some areas, but it's good for what it is meant to be, a stamina song.]
2 pts - Gangsta (ledgam3r1279)
1 pt - Can't Stop the Feeling (SupremeX) [Well it's certainly an improvement from your prev. simfiles. Too much emphasis on the vocals, however.]
1 pt - Chu☆ Chu☆ Tonight (5l1n65h07) [Could've followed the rhythm a bit more, much like Gameoson said in his review. I will say it's still an improvement from your prev. simfiles, however.]

TOTALS:
Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 7
Tsubomi [Feraligatr] - 7
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 6
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 3
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 3
tundramania [Gameoson] - 3
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 1

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I think I have a song for battle royale, but I'm checking out these charts out for inspiration and some of them are pretty good! I will check out next week's files too just in case I do make it to the second round (Highly unlikely, but it's plausible )

Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 11 (+4)
Tsubomi [Feraligatr] - 11 (+4)
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 9 (+3)
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 7 (+4)
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 3
tundramania [Gameoson] - 3
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 1

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What a fitting way to end this shuffle!
+5 CO5M1C R4ILR0AD
+3 Ecstasy of Asia
+3 tundramania
+2 Chu☆Chu☆Tonight
+1 Can't Stop the Feeling!
+1 つぼみ

Totals:
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 12
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 12
つぼみ [Feraligatr] - 12
Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 11
tundramania [Gameoson] - 6
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 5
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 2

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Votes
+4 Gangsta
+3 Tsubomi
+3 tundramania
+2 Chu Chu Tonight
+2 Ecstasy of Asia
+1 Can't Stop The Feeling

(No notes this time, sorry) I've been pretty busy. Idk if I can even get my Round L file in. No access to a computer tomorrow for the deadline, so I'm doing it tonight or not at all. If this turns out to be it, then I'm glad to close the shuffle in this way! Looking forwards to the next contest (Battle Royale), though if I end up not doing well, I'm fine with that, too (I think I need a break from simfile deadlines for awhile)

Total
つぼみ [Feraligatr] - 15
Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 15
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 14
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 12
tundramania [Gameoson] - 9
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 7
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 3

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So sad to see you go, Simfile Shuffle~ ｡:ﾟ(;´∩`;)ﾟ:｡


Well, the Simfile Shuffle was certainly fun while it lasted! I got really into it, hee hee...ヾ(@°▽°@)ノ I wish it could last forever. This was my first-ever Shuffle, and I loved (almost) all the song choices I got. The entire concept of getting assigned to step a randomly-sent in song really appealed to me, and it definitely expanded my stepping horizons as well ✺◟(∗❛ัᴗ❛ั∗)◞✺ I had such a great time...and I've even got something special planned for once round L voting ends and the shuffle is completely over for this year!

Now, about the song, this was a "different" way for me to end my shuffle because of its slow BPM~ ( ˘ω˘ ) Not too much I can say about the charts this time, except for the fact that there are lots of 16th notes also due to the double-digit BPM.

Hope everyone enjoys this file and doesn't forget to vote due to the Battle Royale

☆―(*´･∀･`)―☆―(´･∀･`*)―☆―(*´･∀･`)―☆―(´･∀･`*)―☆

And now, for my votes for this round!

つぼみ - 3 points. (Nice interpretation of the tune, but the felt more like a to me...)
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight - 3 points. (Interesting take on this song. I would've stepped it differently, but it's not bad.)
Ecstasy of Asia - 3 points. (I also would've stepped this one a bit differently, but I definitely enjoyed it♪)
Gangsta - 3 points.
tundramania - 3 points.

With this, the totals now are...
つぼみ [Feraligatr] - 18
Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 18
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 17
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 12
tundramania [Gameoson] - 12
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 10
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 3

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+4 - つぼみ
+4 - Ecstasy of Asia
+3 - Gangsta
+2 - CO5M1C R4ILR0AD
+1 - tundramania
+1 - Can't Stop the Feeling!


つぼみ [Feraligatr] - 22
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 22
Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 21
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 14
tundramania [Gameoson] - 13
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 10
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 4

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Votes

つぼみ [Feraligatr] - 22+3
Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 21 +3
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 14+3
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 22 +2
tundramania [Gameoson] - 13+2
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 10+2
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 4

Total
つぼみ [Feraligatr] - 25
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 24
Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 24
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 17
tundramania [Gameoson] - 15
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 12
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 4

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Just barely made it... for the sake of sleep here's a simple upload.
All the extra information you'd need is in the file description.

BPM: 65-130 || Length 2:01
1 | 3 | 5 | 8

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And while i'm still here, let's vote.

つぼみ [Feraligatr] - 29 (+4)
Gangsta [ledgam3r1279] - 25 (+1)
Ecstasy of Asia [Dreamland200] - 24
CO5M1C R4ILR0AD [mf32892] - 21 (+4)
tundramania [Gameoson] - 19 (+4)
Chu☆Chu☆Tonight [5l1n65h07] - 14 (+2)
Can't Stop the Feeling! [SupremeX] - 4

It's been fun while it lasted.

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Hi.

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I only have like 20% of my hardest chart for Re done so yeah, no submission from me for this round. I'll definitely finish it on my own time though. Really cool and intense song.

Round M Shuffled List
Just kidding.

This is the last week of Simfile Shuffle 2016,
which is ironically in 2017 around three-quarters of the time.

At the end of the Shuffle, we are left with 25 files in the backup pile. Anyone who doesn't want their files to be carried to the next Shuffle may PM me to request removal. Those who don't object will see their files carried for next time.

Due 13 March, 17:00 UTC: Round L votes.
I think we can use this moment to talk about the contest.
I gotta admit, I was not in my best shape when hosting this. I'm sorry if I'm not there enough to solve conflicts in the thread. I have so many things going on, and having conflicts in this thread is the last thing I want. I greatly appreciate everyone of you who stood up and settled everything brilliantly, much much better than how I would have done it. You guys are the best.

I also would like to announce that there will be no Simfile Shuffle 2017 (at least from me), for two reasons:
1. Next year is my final year of university, and I would really like to focus mainly on my studies and thesis.
2. A lot of people complain about the lack of contest diversity in Z-I-v. The same three contests recycled over and over does get old. Which is why I'd like to offer this opportunity to anyone else who have brilliant contest ideas that for the longest time have been left unexplored or just cut short. Go nuts!
Hopefully, when the contest comes back in the future, it will be much more fun than it has been in the past.

One final thing: does anyone have any suggestion on how to make this contest more enjoyable? Rule changes? New ideas? Anything? Don't be shy, just let it all out right here.
One suggestion that I will implement next Shuffle is making it last 8~10 weeks instead of 12. Currently leaning towards 8, but it might change later.

Other suggestions I might consider including in the Shuffle, from most to least likely, compiled from floating suggestions (especially in this thread):
- Lowering the minimum chart requirements to just one or two (e.g. one of and one of or something similar).
- Require some sort of justification for every vote, so there's at least some degree of credibility for all votes.
- A judging panel that accounts for 50% of the scores.
- Make it so that each voter can give out as many points as there are simfiles in the round (12 sims → 12pts to spread).
- Removing one veto from everyone who hasn't stepped anything in the first half of the contest. (My original idea of this is to give everyone who sign up after a certain date (like halfway through) only 1 veto to work with, but I think the one above covers it as well as ensuring people don't just sign up on Round A to guarantee two vetoes, then not submit anything to save up vetoes.)

The ones I got from the other rounds I never managed to finish, i'll get them finished whenever I can if i'm not lazy and all that haha. The fact that I've already heard of one of the tracks but regretfully forget to do it for that round and send it in. Life work has having me leveling above and under sea level over here. So I am terribly sorry about that happening. >_>

also vincent escstasy of asia has one more point higher than cosmic railroad haha just noticed.

Also, to be completely honest, I do like some of these new rule changes if we're doing that for the next shuffle. Maybe like idk give "some" detailed comments or feedback about each song? (This is to make sure that you really did play those files and not just unfairly giving points to whoever you want others to have?)

But that may be just me i really dunno...

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Sorry, but the tally in my post is correct. 5l1n65h07 gave you 4 points, but he added 5. That's where the difference is.

Ah, sorry about that xD

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As much as I prefer to see - as a minimum, the one chart requirement that Battle Royale is using seems to be popular (even if most of the entries have 3+ charts anyways ). Might as well keep the one chart requirement at this point.


Good idea, +1, I'd volunteer to be part of that panel.


This would be good for contests with a ton of entries (looking at you Battle Royale).

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