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| title: Mappers' Guild - More Priority Quests | ||
| date: 2024-01-16 21:30:00 +0000 | ||
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| You've mastered the art of placing circles and sliders in the editor. Now it's time to put those skills to the test through this new batch of quests from the **Mappers' Guild**! | ||
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| For those out of the loop, the [**Mappers' Guild**](/wiki/Community/Mappers_Guild) is an MMO-inspired mapping system surrounding osu!'s [Featured Artists](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists). | ||
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| Mappers can [earn rewards](/wiki/Community/Mappers_Guild#rewards) for completing mapping-related tasks, like ranking maps, participating in contests, and collaborating on [quests](/wiki/Community/Mappers_Guild#quests) (which is what this article is about!). | ||
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| The Mappers' Guild is open to mappers of any skill level, including those without Ranked maps! See [the system's website](https://mappersguild.com/) or the [osu! Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/ppy)'s `#mappers-guild` channel for details! | ||
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| ## What are priority quests? | ||
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| [Just a few months ago](https://osu.ppy.sh/home/news/2023-08-29-changes-to-the-mappers-guild), the Mappers' Guild introduced a new way to get involved: [**priority quests**](https://mappersguild.com/missions). These are an alternative to [ordinary Mappers' Guild quests](https://mappersguild.com/quests) with a few key differences: | ||
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| - **Anyone can participate in priority quests.** Unlike normal quests, you don't need to claim priority quests in advance. | ||
| - **Quests are tiered by difficulty:** | ||
| - Tier 1  (easiest, most common, and lowest reward) | ||
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| - Tier 4  (hardest, least common, and highest reward) | ||
| - Depending on the quest's completion conditions, **multiple users can earn prizes for the same quest**. | ||
| - **Priority quests don't last forever.** Maps can be added to priority quests until a deadline is met or a beatmap completes the quest. | ||
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| By completing priority quests, you can earn some special rewards too: | ||
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| - All the usual [Mappers' Guild rewards](/wiki/Community/Mappers_Guild#rewards) for ranking beatmaps | ||
| - A [**customised keychain**](/wiki/shared/news/2023-08-29-changes-to-the-mappers-guild/keychain.jpg) based on a pattern in your map | ||
| - A profile badge upon completing 3 priority quests | ||
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| ## New priority quests | ||
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| **6** priority quests have been completed so far. Another **6** have just been added to the [priority quest listing](https://mappersguild.com/missions)! | ||
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| Unless otherwise stated, each quest ends on **April 30, 2024**. | ||
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| Here's a quick overview of each quest: | ||
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| ### [Underappreciated Artists v2](https://mappersguild.com/missions?id=65a3451cf3b11461108e6fa7) | ||
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| Some of osu!'s Featured Artists haven't seen much love recently. Create and rank a map from any artist who hasn't received a Ranked map since their announcement on osu!. (Relevant artists are listed on [the quest page](https://mappersguild.com/missions?id=65a3451cf3b11461108e6fa7)!) | ||
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| ### [Speedrank Specialist](https://mappersguild.com/missions?id=65a34492f3b11461108e6fa3) | ||
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| The most difficult part of mapping often isn't even the mapping. Your goal is to create a new map from any Featured Artist and rank it as quickly as possible. | ||
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| This quest is open for **3 weeks** (until February 6, 2024). | ||
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| ### [From the Grave](https://mappersguild.com/missions?id=65a34956f3b11461108e6fc6) | ||
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| If you're an older mapper, this might be your chance to bring a map to the forefront of osu!. | ||
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| Your goal is to rank any beatmap that was submitted over 2 years ago! | ||
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| ### [True Cooperation](https://mappersguild.com/missions?id=65a3376e48f36f2622ef2f44) | ||
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| The Mappers' Guild is built on collaboration. With this quest, you and a friend will be proof of that. | ||
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| Pair up with another mapper to create a spread of at least **5 difficulties**, each of which is half mapped by you and half mapped by that other mapper! For extra clarity, this means there must only be **2 mappers** involved in this mapset — and one is you. | ||
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| The first 5 maps to be ranked will win. Both mappers per map will receive quest rewards in this case! | ||
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| ### [Above and Beyond](https://mappersguild.com/missions?id=65a348b1f3b11461108e6fc2) | ||
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| It's time to show off your mapping endurance: | ||
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| Create a map with a song that is **over 1 minute** with **at least 10 difficulties**, or create a map with a song that is **over 5 minutes** with **at least 2 difficulties**. | ||
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| ### [The Hurdle v2](https://mappersguild.com/missions?id=65a6e6a3fa448adc05ab6bc5) | ||
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| As any new mapper can attest, this might be the hardest quest of all. | ||
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| Create and rank your first beatmap. | ||
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| Good luck. | ||
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| ## Other changes to the Mappers' Guild | ||
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| The **Mappers' Guild** is an ever-changing system. In addition to this big batch of quests, we have one major change to publicise: | ||
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| **Hitsounds can be separately added to Mappers' Guild beatmaps!** | ||
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| In the past, a map's host almost always created hitsounds, but trends have changed lately. Nowadays, more and more mappers ask other mappers to create hitsounds for their maps, sort of like [guest difficulties](/wiki/Beatmap/Guest_difficulty). | ||
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| The Mappers' Guild is following this trend, allowing guest hitsounders to earn the rewards they deserve! | ||
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| That's all for now! If you're still reading, you should really be [checking out the new priority quests](https://mappersguild.com/missions) instead. | ||
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| And of course, congrats to these folks for winning one of the previous priority quests: ::{ flag=TN }:: [Hivie](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/14102976), ::{ flag=ID }:: [Ucitysm](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/14768693), ::{ flag=AU }:: [fvrex](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/11863699), ::{ flag=IE }:: [HEAVENLY MOON](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/13681283), ::{ flag=US }:: [Nao Tomori](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/5364763), ::{ flag=IT }:: [zekk](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/9704802), ::{ flag=ID }:: [Ilham](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/3057154), ::{ flag=HK }:: [Cynplytholowazy](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/3901754), ::{ flag=UZ }:: [Shmiklak](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/5504231), ::{ flag=DE }:: [Stardust Prism](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/8525921), ::{ flag=HU }:: [Nytrocide_](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/11327918), ::{ flag=FI }:: [Antti](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/13281473), ::{ flag=US }:: [fieryrage](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/3533958), ::{ flag=BR }:: [AutotelicBrown](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/4238941), ::{ flag=ID }:: [Hinsvar](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/1249323), ::{ flag=PL }:: [Zelq](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/8953955), ::{ flag=DE }:: [Lasse](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/896613), ::{ flag=RU }:: [Daycore](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/5596337), ::{ flag=BE }:: [Sylas](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/3906405), ::{ flag=ES }:: [Deif](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/318565), ::{ flag=CA }:: [wwwww](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/8434466), ::{ flag=NO }:: [Chrisse](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/18382591), ::{ flag=CA }:: [Unlucky_w](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/4820793), ::{ flag=SG }:: [_gt](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/8301957), ::{ flag=PH }:: [Jemzuu](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/7890134), ::{ flag=CN }:: [iBell](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/4298072), ::{ flag=NL }:: [Saemitsu](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/14262789), ::{ flag=HK }:: [DraterTD](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/11671725), ::{ flag=FR }:: [Ventilo le vrai](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/13661408) | ||
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| Have fun mapping! | ||
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| —pishifat |
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| title: "New Featured Artist: Sparxe" | ||
| date: 2024-01-20 19:30:00 +0000 | ||
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| Homegrown musician **Sparxe** makes their way from osu!'s leaderboards to osu!'s Featured Artist listing! | ||
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| **Sparxe**'s music has been at the forefront of the competitive side of osu!taiko for years. From [the former highest osu!taiko pp score](https://osu.ppy.sh/scores/taiko/173764399) to 17 [osu! originals](/wiki/osu!_originals) (most of which were for various tournaments), practically everyone invested in osu!taiko knows **Sparxe**. | ||
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| **6** of those tunes are at your fingertips (assuming you touch your screen after heading to [**Sparxe**'s Featured Artist listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists/398)). | ||
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| **Sparxe** specialises in an interpretive mix of ZUN's *Touhou* themes and Camellia's... Camellia-ness. Hear what that sounds like for yourself through this video of *Zinnober* and the rest of these previews: | ||
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| <div align="center"> | ||
| <video width="85%" controls> | ||
| <source src="https://assets.ppy.sh/artists/398/release_showcase.mp4?1" type="video/mp4" preload="none"> | ||
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| ### Sparxe - Zinnober | ||
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| Check out these maps from the video above: | ||
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| - [osu!taiko map](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/1754903) hosted by [Gamelan4](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/9856910) | ||
| - [osu! map](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/1904860) hosted by [Nozuchi](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/5858447) | ||
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| <audio controls> | ||
| <source src="https://assets.ppy.sh/artists/398/Songs/Sparxe - Zinnober.mp3"> | ||
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| ### Sparxe - Comma, ~ Imi to Kouzou no Bunri | ||
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| Or try [the map that led to a broken pp record](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/1785711) hosted by [HomieLove](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/8693851)! | ||
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| <audio controls> | ||
| <source src="https://assets.ppy.sh/artists/398/Songs/Sparxe - Comma, ~ Imi to Kouzou no Bunri.mp3"> | ||
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| ### Sparxe - Dream Elevator | ||
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| Experience [this map](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/1837865) from [EGTS 2022](/wiki/Tournaments/GTS/EGTS_2022) hosted by [Cynplytholowazy](https://osu.ppy.sh/users/3901754)! | ||
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| <audio controls> | ||
| <source src="https://assets.ppy.sh/artists/398/Songs/Sparxe - Dream Elevator.mp3"> | ||
| </audio> | ||
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| Packed with pre-timed beatmap templates for every song above (and more), [**Sparxe**'s Featured Artist listing](https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/artists/398) is only one click away! If you want to get more clicks out of it, you can head to the navigation bar above, hover "beatmaps", click "featured artists", then find **Sparxe** in the list. Have fun with that. | ||
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| Stay tuned for another artist reveal next week! | ||
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| —pishifat |
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