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Post by namestuffs on Sept 11, 2023 18:35:26 GMT -5
In my experience, 9 stars are about as hard as a 7 star, or as hard as a medium-hard demon.
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Post by Bagley on Sept 11, 2023 21:03:52 GMT -5
it sure does seem like rob rates a lot of bad easy demons as 9 stars just as a favor to demon grinders
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Post by Jayflight on Sept 12, 2023 10:08:10 GMT -5
namestuffs moved to Debate  Haven't played in awhile but in my experience Rob definitely has messed with ratings to give easier easy demons, although of course that's not always the case, especially since difficulties change with the community on a regular basis.
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Post by LuMaIchArgI on Sept 12, 2023 11:44:24 GMT -5
Depends on which, but definitely many are, especially now. Even as far back as before ratings were standardized, the 10 or so rated Insane levels that existed were definitely on par with the easier demons. Mix in difficultly fluctuation over the years, and obnoxious new features and the average insane level now is probably significantly harder than easy demons from the past like The Nightmare. Look no further than when RobTop demoted 7 Back on Track to 7☆ in 1.9
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Post by Bagley on Sept 12, 2023 17:33:14 GMT -5
Depends on which, but definitely many are, especially now. Even as far back as before ratings were standardized, the 10 or so rated Insane levels that existed were definitely on par with the easier demons. Mix in difficultly fluctuation over the years, and obnoxious new features and the average insane level now is probably significantly harder than easy demons from the past like The Nightmare. Look no further than when RobTop demoted 7 Back on Track to 7☆ in 1.9 even among recent levels, there's some really hard ones. I remember while I was beating all the past daily levels, I found some 9 stars that felt like medium demons. also rip 7 back on track  |
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Post by LuMaIchArgI on Sept 12, 2023 21:17:28 GMT -5
Depends on which, but definitely many are, especially now. Even as far back as before ratings were standardized, the 10 or so rated Insane levels that existed were definitely on par with the easier demons. Mix in difficultly fluctuation over the years, and obnoxious new features and the average insane level now is probably significantly harder than easy demons from the past like The Nightmare. Look no further than when RobTop demoted 7 Back on Track to 7☆ in 1.9 even among recent levels, there's some really hard ones. I remember while I was beating all the past daily levels, I found some 9 stars that felt like medium demons. also rip 7 back on track not surprised honestly, the line between demon and insane is extremely blurry, and theres no easy way to measure difficulty. I remember when I used to star grind, I'd avoid insane levels like a plague, cuz it was usually just wasted the same time as beating a demon level but without getting the +1 to my demon count lmao |
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Post by Bagley on Sept 12, 2023 22:02:14 GMT -5
even among recent levels, there's some really hard ones. I remember while I was beating all the past daily levels, I found some 9 stars that felt like medium demons. also rip 7 back on track not surprised honestly, the line between demon and insane is extremely blurry, and theres no easy way to measure difficulty. I remember when I used to star grind, I'd avoid insane levels like a plague, cuz it was usually just wasted the same time as beating a demon level but without getting the +1 to my demon count lmao every difficulty boundary has a blurry line, but there are some levels that are hilariously misrated even aside from that. just like there are some 8 or 9 stars that feel like medium demons, there are some easy demons that feel like 6 or 7 stars. |
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Post by LuMaIchArgI on Sept 13, 2023 12:14:38 GMT -5
not surprised honestly, the line between demon and insane is extremely blurry, and theres no easy way to measure difficulty. I remember when I used to star grind, I'd avoid insane levels like a plague, cuz it was usually just wasted the same time as beating a demon level but without getting the +1 to my demon count lmao every difficulty boundary has a blurry line, but there are some levels that are hilariously misrated even aside from that. just like there are some 8 or 9 stars that feel like medium demons, there are some easy demons that feel like 6 or 7 stars. I mainly blame triggers and other newer features for that. I tried playing a few insane levels just now to see where they're at now, and they're all just full of moving blocks, unpredictable hazards, distracting decorations, and other bs that makes them unfun to play. Yet the overall path to the end of the level is fit for an insane difficulty. The timings are simple, nothing too tight, it's all the aforementioned nonsense that makes the difficulty feel artificially inflated imo |
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