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hello271 · 02-24-2009, 01:59 AM

I don't think anyone will argue that DDR X is a step down in quality, in terms of songlist. There are barely any crossovers, good KOs/licenses are still few and far in-between, and we still only get a handful of 15+ foot charts in the release.

Yet, what is Konami to do? DDR sells fewer and fewer copies every year, and it makes no sense for them to pour MORE money into the next mix, to get more KOs and more crossovers and more charts.

So the solution I thought up of: Release DDR every two years instead of every year. Let's consider why this will help.

1. Konami can put more songs into every mix. More KOs, more Crossovers, more boss songs (or just hard songs), maybe even a new difficulty. We get a really quality mix of around 100 - 120 songs for each CS release, and maybe 20-30 charts with 15+ ratings instead of 5-6.

2. Konami will probably save money, so that's incentive for Konami.

3. Konami will sell many more copies. This is because a) there is pent-up demand, remember how popular SuperNova was (relatively) because there hasn't been a new mix in so long? About half the arcades around the countries have upgraded. How about SuperNova 2? Not nearly as popular. b) people like fewer versions. Does anyone like 360's multiple SKUs? Or Windows Vista's multiple SKUs? People like having fewer, stable iterations, instead of a million versions that will just confuse them. Also, do casuals really need to buy a new DDR every year? Of course not. But if Konami release QUALITY DDR versions every two years, that will interest the casuals much more, because the older version will be much more outdated.

4. This will increase the longevity of DDR as a series. People won't get sick of it as quickly because every version will be a full step forward, not the same thing year after year.

And what have we got to lose? Okay, the obvious, one mix every two years instead of two. But so what? Look at DDR X. It's a pretty half-assed mix anyway. It's not even half the mix Extreme was, maybe not even SuperNova. I'd take Extreme's quality of songlist every two years versus two DDR X.

02-24-2009, 01:59 AM	#1
hello271 //bemanistyle::[Member] hello271 is offline Join Date: Jul 2007 hello271's Collection Posts: 128 Marketplace Rating: 0	Release DDR every two years instead of one I don't think anyone will argue that DDR X is a step down in quality, in terms of songlist. There are barely any crossovers, good KOs/licenses are still few and far in-between, and we still only get a handful of 15+ foot charts in the release. Yet, what is Konami to do? DDR sells fewer and fewer copies every year, and it makes no sense for them to pour MORE money into the next mix, to get more KOs and more crossovers and more charts. So the solution I thought up of: Release DDR every two years instead of every year. Let's consider why this will help. 1. Konami can put more songs into every mix. More KOs, more Crossovers, more boss songs (or just hard songs), maybe even a new difficulty. We get a really quality mix of around 100 - 120 songs for each CS release, and maybe 20-30 charts with 15+ ratings instead of 5-6. 2. Konami will probably save money, so that's incentive for Konami. 3. Konami will sell many more copies. This is because a) there is pent-up demand, remember how popular SuperNova was (relatively) because there hasn't been a new mix in so long? About half the arcades around the countries have upgraded. How about SuperNova 2? Not nearly as popular. b) people like fewer versions. Does anyone like 360's multiple SKUs? Or Windows Vista's multiple SKUs? People like having fewer, stable iterations, instead of a million versions that will just confuse them. Also, do casuals really need to buy a new DDR every year? Of course not. But if Konami release QUALITY DDR versions every two years, that will interest the casuals much more, because the older version will be much more outdated. 4. This will increase the longevity of DDR as a series. People won't get sick of it as quickly because every version will be a full step forward, not the same thing year after year. And what have we got to lose? Okay, the obvious, one mix every two years instead of two. But so what? Look at DDR X. It's a pretty half-assed mix anyway. It's not even half the mix Extreme was, maybe not even SuperNova. I'd take Extreme's quality of songlist every two years versus two DDR X.