I interviewed a BN on mapping DRAMA and they DESTROYED my arguments...
Extremely valuable interview, a lot of insights from what working as a beatmap nominator actually look like.
Explaining the ranking process, drama, why do we have less maps? Can we improve it? Are BNs bias? Was Sotarks right?
Whether you're a player or mapper, this can change your perspective on everything
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
0:22 System nowdays
0:38 Becoming a BN
2:07 Friend groups of BNs
5:12 Types of BNs
7:51 Amount of map requests and what i accept
13:01 How many variety requests do i get
15:09 BNs and their preferences
15:35 Friend-circles of PP BNs before
17:30 Why Sotark's aim PP meta died
22:01 Modding a map and how long it takes to rank it
26:23 What maps do i reject and why
28:27 How I connect with other BNs
30:55 Do we have enough BNs for every genre of music
34:13 Stream maps and Nebuwua veto
37:11 Problem with metal mapping
39:31 Hardest part about being a BN
40:30 How to get your map ranked
42:01 Why do BNs reject "Good Maps"
47:34 Why is it hard to find BNs
50:21 Can ONE BN change anything
54:42 How can we improve the system
59:03 How i improved as a mapper and BN
01:02:49 Wafer map controversy
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