lrxevan wrote:Wellian wrote:lrxevan wrote:You might also choose to return to DDRExtreme.co.uk where lower quality files win the most public votes simply because they are different and not necessarily because they're better.
And so having people who are actually brave enough to try something different instead of pedalling out the same generic charts to the same generic genres file after file is a
bad thing?
Please don't misinterpret my statement. It's great to try new genres, and new step patterns, but we often run into a situation where people vote for lower quality files that are of a different genre to spite those who prefer to step more popular-type songs, even if they're not as good.
Put like that, your initial idea does make more sense to me. But from where I sit, I've found that the opposite is true, that the more common music genres are the ones which vacuum the votes just because of what genre they are rather than what the file does. There are plenty of other "cheap" ways of securing votes for non-step reasons, but music choice is the one I notice the most.
I'd rather vote for a mediocre file that does something different than a mediocre file that does nothing new; likewise something excellent that is also new is more likely to sway me is going to get more credit off me than an excellent file that is in a more common style. However, give me a good file that is completely different and great file that is something "common", and I'm going to go with the masses.
I do agree with you, though, that any judge who disproportionately weighs song choice should be stabbed with a rusty foon - whether it's over- or under-weighting a genre. However, my underlying argument, that "popular" genres will always have at least a subconscious advantage in all of these competitions, remains.
BlueSS wrote:I think you guys are arguing over something that won't matter.
I'm telling you now, black is white and zebras are a figment of your imagination.