all time: uncanny long arms
2025 beatmapsets/2449297#osu/5348188
2024 beatmapsets/2242304#osu/4766024
2023 beatmapsets/2094154#osu/4390731
2022 beatmapsets/1745150#osu/3569579
2021 beatmapsets/1643220#osu/3354073
2020 beatmapsets/1267221#osu/2633626
2019 beatmapsets/967321#osu/2031053
2018 beatmapsets/733702#osu/1548376
2017 beatmapsets/659328#osu/1396342
2016 beatmapsets/437683#osu/942356
2015 beatmapsets/299000#osu/670892
2013 beatmapsets/92190#mania/259067
2011 beatmapsets/40499#osu/499713
2010 beatmapsets/16987#osu/60737
2007 beatmapsets/32#osu/104

player tip:
always blame yourself before blaming the map. its probably just your skill issue. in fact it always is just your skill issue

mapper tip:
players will just say ur map is bad if they cant play instead of getting good. All bark and no bite. ignore players and make what u want to make. its ok to make players work for their own scores.
^ still relevant in 2024 comments/3001653 (nice blatant ad hominem btw)

modder tip:
point out as less as possible. u are biased. if u remove "i" from the not-your-map then it becomes "based"
IF THERES NOTHING TO POINT OUT, DONT POINT ANYTHING OUT. THIS IS NOT AN "OPEN SOURCE CONTRIBUTION" FARM

general tip:
live happily! 🌻

feb 2026

to generic mappers who are afraid of ai-generated maps replacing them:
this is wat u get for mapping with brain on autopilot and follow the same patterning that everyone does. can you really honestly say that its "your" map when you let "the mapping community's expectations" (the hivemind) make the choices for you? as you can see, this can be algorithmically mimicked.
this is wat u get for being a metaslave and refusing to think for yourself, then map TO THE SONG on a case-by-case basis.

natsumerin -- "if a map can be fit into multiple songs, its bad"
AI is now automating this exact test for YOU.

if you think ai-generated map can look like *the only way* you wouldve personally made the map on the specific song too, then maybe you are the problem
u should treat it as a new challenge that forces you to stay creative to not become obsolete.
if you think a "soulless" ai map looks *exactly* like your style, maybe u never put any soul (or any thoughts) in your own human maps in the first place.

of course, its possible that two persons can interpret the same thing in the same way, and thats not a problem if you could agree with what the ai generated as "sensible" and "exactly what you might also have done". that is normal. but if you are having an existential crisis over this because this is the only way you can see the world and now you have become completely useless because a thing can spit out a map with the same level of effort & care you put in them (zero) faster than you can, then consider:

1. mapping is not a logic puzzle with only ONE correct solution (dont know how ppl still dont get this in 2026)
2. you don't know what "quality" is, spend some time thinking about it more. your idea of "quality" is likely just "how close does my thing look compared to what the 'veteran mappers' wouldve done". that is not quality. that is the measure of how unspecial you are. now do you see what the problem is? confidently trying to make the map "good" without knowing what "good" is, then lash out at "bad" ai-generated maps when you don't even know what quality means.
3. also, what if you finally started caring for the objects you personally put down?

if you are special and you know it, then you would not have this problem.
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they arent really "gimmick" maps if this is just what my everyday looks like

(note: chi-square shape likely is more accurate)

nov 2025
another day another oppression from the elite authority with "superior" opinion/taste.
when will they stop "suggesting"(read: forcing) you to fix """"optional"""" guidelines(read: must comply or no nom) as a way to squeeze out some kinda evidence to be able to delude themselves that bn/nat mods were "helpful" to mappers and is a positive contribution that ""improves"" the map ? :anger: :anger: :anger: :anger:

the more helpful thing you can do is to simply listen to the creator when opinions dont align
not saying you cant point anything out, but we also have the equal rights to reject

^ then they'll argue with "mappers can reject, but we also have the right to drop the map", and since they are the noble gatekeepers, we mere peasant mappers have no power to change anything
this cycle is so stupid, but locating the problem and being unable to do anything about it do be the philosophers daily life. maybe if you are reading this and can spot the problem you might be able to sympathize with a sliver of my daily despair
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:moyai: when they want u to map for players "of all skill levels" but my skill level is not allowed to have fun in the ranking system when i am the only one who can play my maps
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as creator, i prefer not to explain why i did what i did so the patrons can interpret the thing however they want for themselves
heavily against the "explain everything in detail, if u cant ur idea must not be justifiable enough!!!!!" modding meta
imagine if miyazaki had to explain every design decision behind dark souls 1 and was forced to nerf the dogs in capra demon arena by modders. the game would be way less intriguing
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would u map in a way that 500000 ppl will "like" it but everyone forgets everything about the maps existence within 15 minutes, or map in a way that only 5 ppl will like it, but they REALLY REALLY like it, and the memory of the map stays in their mind indefinitely?

playing nonstandard maps to prove to bns that there is definitely an audience for these and they should be more lax and rank more funny stuff, the players who actually play the game DO like them. wonder if my effort will ever pay off. normalize fun. what kinda dystopian world were living in when having fun in video games = bad. is it really bad quality or is it just a design/style choice?

bns;;;; as an owc player, i cant be bothered with generic maps. how abt trusting me as an experienced/old ass player for once (

Sep 2023
even i get tired doing my best to make what i personally enjoy as a player(because beatmaps are actually "video game levels" that are meant to be played. Mappers may find it unbelievable theres more to it than putting triangles whenever possible for playability, therefore clout) to share with fellow fun enjoyers just to never get appreciated because ppl think "im trolling"

guess playing video games and having fun is frowned upon nowadays. ppl only need the numbers to go up with the least amount of effort. "competitive" innit

A game has a winning and a losing condition. Do you play every other videogames perfectly hitless? no. But when u miss 1 note in osu: that note placement was so awkward i cant hit it, the map is so garbage!!! mapper is terrible too!! Never because u are bad. How about maybe if you cant play an "expert/insane" difficulty, its because u are not an expert and/or insane at the game? remember when "hard" used to mean hard? nowadays people expect "extra" to translate to "easy". gg. worst part is that these people are actually being catered towards cuz the thirst for higher numbers over enjoyment being SO massive that it also leaked into the mapping community too as well. and here we are, a timeline both the players and mappers are leading each other to doom in the name of statistics. turning art/ a recreational activity into a race of which side can juice each other the most for higher numbers. player juices pp. mapper juices playcount/favorites. if u are one of those ppl who put "subscribe to me if you like my maps" in map description or a player that uses >rs or >c every 2 hours then maybe consider reconsidering ur life decisions, might make u be able to live happily

remember when games used to be fun when players have to learn to play the game, rather than creators making it super user-friendly so the players can turn the brain off and call it "high quality"? << more like another forgettable, replaceable, unoriginal content. why do you think ppl still care about maps like astrosexy in 2023 but no one remembers the latest anime tv size map?

quite the direction this world is headed. ppl always try to "get better" but never realize that getting better does not necessarily equate to having higher numbers. if u have no idea what any of this means try again after understanding there is more to life than capitalism

"every map is the same nowadays! we want something different!!" when there is something different:

i get that my stuff isnt for everyone, its always impossible to make everyone happy. At least im having fun with my stuff so its ok, theres an audience even if im the only one enjoying it, its reason enough to exist. anyway would really appreciate if u dont immediately think its an unholy abomination and the creator should go to hell for it cuz u disagree with the map. Stay open minded and respectful pls ty. We fun maps enjoyers are fine with generic maps but why must generic people hate on everything unexpected? u can simply choose to not play if u dont like it theres absolutely no reason to go out of ur way and trash on something u dont care about, especially when u have no idea wth u are talking about. u r exposing ur own skill issue.

if u are a fellow fun enjoyer tho, or just an open minded person in general, thanks. ppl like u keep creativity and the game alive and keep me around here even after all these years (im old). if u understand the importance of fun, thanks for being respectable, and stay creative ^^