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I recently returned after about a month off from playing osu!, and had a quick scroll through osu! direct to pick up a few new maps. One such map was "Hot Right Now (Radio Edit) (Nightcore Mix)", mapped by mex1337.
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https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/2325046#osu/5420701
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I have to admit, when I saw this I was a little hesitant to download it, due to some preconceived notions I have about the building blocks which made up the map listing.
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osu! as of late has had a bit of an issue with low quality content flooding the ranked session. On the surface, this one checked all of the boxes.
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- A well-known song, nightcore'd, and falling within genres of "pop, drum and bass, or euro-dance"
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- Anime girl background
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- In the range of 200-230bpm nomod
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- AR in the mid-9's
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All of these aspects point to this being an example of "aimslop", which I have made a point of avoiding at all costs. I don't wish to contribute to the play counts of these maps. It's about the only thing I can do to send a message that the ranking of those maps is not okay, in my opinion.
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But this map was different. I downloaded it anyway, and it was just a *good* map, with some intersting patterns and ideas, normal amount of difficulty for its rating (uninflated), etc.
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It wasn't anything truly special, it wasn't a complete RLC masterpiece, but it was lovely. It really made an impression on me, to the point where I'm making this post.
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What are some other recent maps where all signs point to "slop", but the map is a pleasant breath of fresh air? Because I actually *like* pop, I *like* drum and bass, and I *like* eurodance and nightcore, so it's nice to know that the ranked section isn't completely polluted.
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This is what I'll be describing as "antislop"
