This is a question that has been rattling around in my brain for a bit. What would be a better "obstacle" for a song? Hurt notes or Kill notes. (Let's remain civil about this) I'll explain my side first. I think both have uses depending on the song. The Hurt note (most similar to NotITG Mines) are the most underrated for me and seem to me confused for their more deadly counterpart and I don't think they are being used more, or at least to their full potential. Meanwhile kill notes, while being great obstacles for endgame/super-boss songs, I think are/were being overused in some mods to give a degree of challenge that goes in a different direction, especially if it's a very fast song with 16th note bursts. I now leave it to you to hopefully share your thoughts calmly and collectively about this.
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I think hurt notes are far less frustrating than kill notes. Having to restart the entire song for one mistake is too harsh. Mechanics in games should punish the player, sure, but within reason. If someone hits multiple hurt notes and dies due to it, it seems more fair because they had multiple oppurtunities to correct their mistakes.
If overdone, kill notes can make a song really irritating to play. IMO they work better for final songs or intentionally tougher bonus songs. Hurt notes take the same kind of skills to avoid but aren't as punishing for those that haven't gotten the chance to get as experienced. Having a little display telling you about what hurt notes or other mechanics are present also goes a long way. And of course, being placed well on the chart.
Honestly, hurt notes would seem to be the better option. Given my personal experience (and mind you I’m still not super good but I call myself fairly decent) kill notes are definitely overused.
But, like you’ve stated, kill notes would be good for a sort of endgame/boss situation. Like for example, some random raccoon you were hanging out with decided to go savage and for some reason because this is fnf challenged you to the hardest rap battle of your life. (This totally isn’t an over-exaggerated inside joke/teaser.) Then kill notes would be good. But if it’s the first song… yea, overkill.