osu!mapping: difficulty inflation

discussing a topic long overdue. instead of explaining what's usually brought up with this subject, i mostly cover what is/has been relevant to me as a mapper p p patreon: https://patreon.com/pishifat twitter: https://twitter.com/pishifat maps referenced: Linkin Park - Guilty All The Same (feat. Rakim) by fieryrage: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/518596 Konuko - Toumei Elegy by Awaken: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/219380 xi - FREEDOM DiVE by Nakagawa-Kanon: https://osu.ppy.sh/b/126645 DystopiaGround - AugoEidEs by happy30: https://osu.ppy.sh/b/97416 Hatsune Miku - No,39 by val0108: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/34097 Breaking Benjamin - Breath by pishifat: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/374683 AKINO from bless4 & CHiCO with HoneyWorks - MIIRO vs. Ai no Scenario by pishifat: https://osu.ppy.sh/b/722909 Ayaka Ohashi - Wagamama MIRROR HEART by StarrStyx: https://osu.ppy.sh/b/1177269 Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye by squirrelpascals: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/650979 xi - Blue Zenith by Asphyxia: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/292301 Foreground Eclipse - From Under Cover (Caught Up In A Love Song) by Seni: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/462386 Apocalyptica - Fisheye by pishifat: https://osu.ppy.sh/b/1034782 Pierce The Veil - May These Noises Startle You In Your Sleep Tonight by pishifat: https://osu.ppy.sh/b/422580 Rise Against - Injection by pishifat: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/214092 Nekomata Gekidan - AsiaN distractive by Regou: https://osu.ppy.sh/b/1392007 Denkishiki Karen Ongaku Shuudan - Tsunagaranai Sekai by PinkHeart: https://osu.ppy.sh/s/604980