Post by vw_fetish on Jun 17, 2010 4:27:57 GMT -5
All future DLC/RBN songs will now have to follow new standards set by HMX. This will mostly affect "Medium" and "Easy" players. It basically states that if an "Expert" chart has all 5 colors used, then "Medium" and "Easy" must use all 5 colors as well. This means that Easy/Medium players will now be forced to use Blue/Orange buttons. IMO, the Orange button was always the biggest issue with regards to transitioning to "Hard", so it should be interesting to see how this will all play out for those new to the game. Hope it doesn't ruin any parties. 
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The new standards require that the gem colors (lanes) which are present in Expert are also present in all other difficulties. For most songs, this means that we will require at least one gem color for every color in Medium and Easy.
There might be rare cases where you use less than the full set of gems (or lanes) in Expert. In these cases you would be restricted to the same set of colors in the other difficulties. In other words, in Medium and Easy there should be at least one gem in each lane used in Expert level.
Easy and Medium, in general, should be no harder to play than they were before. There are specific guidelines for difficulty authoring on the individual authoring pages for guitar and drums.
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The new standards require that the gem colors (lanes) which are present in Expert are also present in all other difficulties. For most songs, this means that we will require at least one gem color for every color in Medium and Easy.
There might be rare cases where you use less than the full set of gems (or lanes) in Expert. In these cases you would be restricted to the same set of colors in the other difficulties. In other words, in Medium and Easy there should be at least one gem in each lane used in Expert level.
Easy and Medium, in general, should be no harder to play than they were before. There are specific guidelines for difficulty authoring on the individual authoring pages for guitar and drums.