What makes a good chart, for you?

[qqwref]

What is it that makes you play a chart and like it? Do you insist on technicality, or are you only worried about fun factor? Or is it something else entirely?

I think it'll be interesting to see the community's views on this. I always see files that some people love and some people hate, and it really makes me wonder if it's just because people want different things. Try to choose the one option that best describes your preference; if you're having trouble, imagine a file you enjoy and think about why. (If you can't imagine a file you enjoy, maybe you should stop playing this game ) And of course, if none of the options really fit, choose 'other' and try to explain in the topic.

[Tarrik]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

I mainly play fun files. Nice long jump streams are nice :P

[Kinx]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

if it involves 6 keys

[iironiic]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

Personally, I would prefer files that heavily emphasize the "fun factor" than technicality, although technicality should be somewhat important. After all, FFR is a game that is meant to be fun, but then we face the issue of the subjectivity of fun. What one person considers fun doesn't necessarily imply that others would equally find that file fun. There could be some people here who would find technical files fun, but I'm not one of them.

[Poison-]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

Some mini jacks are nice, not too many though.
Jump streams are pretty fun too I guess.
One handed trills kinda suck.
Technicality is a must though.

[00Razor00]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

To me, there's gotta be a sweet spot between one having their own personal style within the chart and being technical with it. I mean, I wouldn't want to play a chart with random notes everywhere that lacks expressiveness and technicality, but something that can combine both with added fun in it is what would make a 'good chart' imo.

[leonid]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

song choice
and completeness as in every pattern should mean something

[BethanyBangs]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

Song needs to sound good, and it has to be fun. AND SHORT, i dislike songs over 2 minutes. Some are an exception though. Good songs: Aztec Templing, Hatten Carnival, State of Emergency, etc.

[sakura080789]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

i think a file must be fun. song choice though also is nice

[DossarLX ODI]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

I voted "other".

The files that I can enjoy most are memorable files. Certain files have unique aspects to them, so fun factor isn't always the issue - it can be a certain part, pattern choice, abstractness, and other things.

For example, Grist is not only a very memorable song (it has the most plays in my iTunes) but the stepfile itself does a good job in emphasing the velocity of the electric bursts in a reasonable manner (some patterns could have been better though). Arch0wl's Energizer has the slowdown jack that made the file - but it got rejected as shit when submitted to FFR (it got 1/1/1/1- lol), yet it was totally memorable with its idea of abstractness.

[samurai7694]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

Fun factor, yes, but mostly it's about being expressive, and how the notes "flow" well with the file. I also like to see notes/chords to emphasize the power of each sound. (a single note = weak/one instrument and a quad = indication of the beginning of a climactic section within the chart).

[BeatofIke]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

Fun factor, yes, but mostly it's about being expressive, and how the notes "flow" well with the file. I also like to see notes/chords to emphasize the power of each sound. (a single note = weak/one instrument and a quad = indication of the beginning of a climactic section within the chart).

This ^

[Velocity]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

Good songs, fun steps, not made by Midde. <3

[zolaric]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

if it involves 6 keys

yeahh

6 keys or more

[MarioNintendo]

Re: What makes a good chart, for you?

Technicality, expressiveness and fun factor are priorities, all of them equally.