The "15" difficulty scale thread

[DossarLX ODI]

I think it's time that this gets revived again, because this is a legitimate way to revamp the difficulty system and it's basically been ignored.

Process for setting a "bar" for difficulty
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...postcount=3713
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...postcount=3716

Basic outline of 15-difficulty scale
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...postcount=3767

10 ("VC") = current low to mid-high VC
11 ("FEO") = high/technical VC and low FMO
12 ("FMO") = mid-high FMO and very low FGO
13 ("FGO") = mid-high FGO
14 ("FSO") = current FSO
15 (no name) = vrofl :3

List of people who were in this:
- qqwref
- One Winged Angel
- DossarLX ODI
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Who was doing which difficulty? I remember people being assigned to do certain difficulties. I also think that like the new tier point system thread, that the difficulties should be based off a certain process (like the links posted above) as well as community input.

[justin_ator]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

Good idea, I'll throw in input as it gets further.

[Netjet!]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

I'm all for having a more broad spectrum of difficulties for the higher challenge songs - just make sure that it's well planned out and that we don't end up doing what we do now, which is bicker over ratings because they're "borderline" (bound to happen, but hopefully not as much...). Oh, and do you think a difficulty for vROFL is necessary? I'd just not put it in a difficulty lol.

[samurai7694]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

15 is happy birthday

[Xx{Midnight}xX]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

No the DF 1-50 scale is a lot better than a 1-15 scale.

Also I never understood why it's "For Stepman Only" it just sounds silly as shit. Can we at least change that?

Edit: For the record I am opposed to this.

[psychoangel691]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

I remember velo telling me it's actually a pain in the butt to add more difficulties. I've been tryin to talk with him about the ratings.

[DossarLX ODI]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

15 is happy birthday

Haha, 15 is basically the "too dense to do properly" difficulty

But don't try putting my Brutality scale into this because the files on my engine are much different than the scale here.

Also Kayla, it really isn't that hard to add - my engine has a 15 difficulty point scale (13 being brutal, 14 being very brutal, and 15 being insane), unless you're talking about other things that I'm not thinking of right now

[EzExZeRo7497]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

It sounds like a good idea.
I'd prefer this difficulty scale compared to 1-13 honestly.

[gnr61]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

i feel like expanding the difficulty spectrum can only create -more- song-by-song assignment drama since it opens the door for just about every file ingame to be brushing up against some border or another >___>

[One Winged Angel]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

I'm a big fan of Brutal and Very Brutal difficulty titles

p.s. I wanna help with this shit, I generally have a good idea of where files should go

We could rate the songs manually and then use a separate system to rate them in-game. A high % of congruency between both manual ratings and systematic ratings would mean the system's doing its job.

[DossarLX ODI]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

i feel like expanding the difficulty spectrum can only create -more- song-by-song assignment drama since it opens the door for just about every file ingame to be brushing up against some border or another >___>

Except that with an actual process and community input (like what was done in the new tier point system thread and it was VERY successful), there won't be difficulties based on a shit ton of bickering and drama. Even stavie who is considered a very non-objective difficulty rater was able to agree with the tier point requirements that had input from the community.

I'm also willing to see who wants to do which difficulty for this

And if I recall correctly, remedy and yo man im awesome were also doing difficulties in this scale, but I could be wrong.

[nois-or-e]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

Just double the 1-12 to 24, split each diff # and use 25 for vrofl.

profit

[Netjet!]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

Just double the 1-12 to 24, split each diff # and use 25 for vrofl.

profit

he's a genius, give him a medal /sarcasm

[psychoangel691]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

It's not even that the difficulty issue has been getting ignored. I doubt 15 difficulties will solve the problem. I was asking Velo about the chance of an automated system for difficulty ratings sorta like TS has to kinda eliminate the "subjectivemanias" and it would go off scoring ability. He said if someone wrote him a nice formula he'd consider it.

[Xx{Midnight}xX]

Re: The "15" difficulty scale thread

Just double the 1-12 to 24, split each diff # and use 25 for vrofl.

profit

he's a genius, give him a medal

oh god no

that's insane why in hell's name would you o that?