Dear BLCRAFT, I believe that your method for determining whether a song is loved or hated is significantly flawed. I have looked into your means of gathering data, and it appears that daily polls are held in a small server, resulting in each song receiving about 50 votes. However, certain concerns are raised. For example, votes of other members are visible to all voters, resulting in cascade effects of people voting similarly to fit in, or basing their initial perception of a song on the current status of the votes. Furthermore, the server is quite secluded, as it was a struggle for me to find. This results in a very low sample size, but it also isn't very well reflective of the opinions of the NCS community as a whole. Additionally, having a scale that ranges from +2 to -2 seems promising in theory, but a significant portion of voters stick within the +2 and -1 range, causing voting on the extremes, especially -2, to have a much greater impact. Therefore, exaggerating your votes may result in your opinion being weighted more than others. Although these flaws are present in the voting process itself, there are also points of confusion among the voters themselves, both caused by a lack of information but additionally the absence of fundamental understanding of basic statistics. A significant portion of voters, when they don't remember how a song sounds, have never heard it, or can't be bothered to relisten, will give a song a score of 0. This doesn't seem too harmful in theory, but once again, it can lead to unintended consequences of unmemorable or very early, deleted songs being rated on a much smaller scale, and therefore being shoved into the middle of the pack undeservingly. I don't know if you are even reading this, but I hope you are shoving all this valuable feedback into your egg head. All these factors lead to unreliable ratings in the grand scheme of things. For example, in this video, it is states that Fearless pt. II is hated. Although this presents true in the small-scale server ratings, this song is actually one of the most loved on the label. The song most likely received a much lower rating than its original due to having the same soundtrack with just vocals slapped on, and although this is seen as lazy, it won't be judged by the majority of NCS fans, especially those who are hearing it for the first time without context. It isn't always right to judge by view count, but can be agreed upon to a certain extent that the view count of a song on NCS is generally reflective of its perception by the community as a whole. Therefore, I hope you consider implementing certain changes to improve the reliability of these polls. Sincerely, ufo Oh Oh Oh
Invincible is like the only song I really know from NCS haha I was super shocked you didn't recognize it lmao It really bangs though Edit: I believe I've heard Memes somewhere before too but not sure where
Really enjoyed this video a lot, can’t wait to see more! Anyways, here are what I think the community consensus for these songs are… Main Reaktor - Salvation [HATED] - Very basic hardstyle that doesn’t hit with much impact… Lost Sky - Fearless Pt.II (ft. Chris Linton) [HATED] - Definitely agree with the vocal edit point, plus a lot of people (myself included) find the production to be quite generic and uninteresting Johnny Third - Young Ones (ft. Jeremy Fowler) [LOVED]- It’s quite hard to say exactly why this is loved, aside from the fact that it just sounds really anthemic and huge, and that’s enough for a lot of people. Glude - Identity [HATED] - Has some very awkward vocals with some bizarre pitch-shifting, and the lead in the drops is a massive turn-off Phantom Sage - Our Lives Past (ft. Emily Stiles) [LOVED] - Phantom Sage is easily one of the most loved artists on NCS, plus his style of synthwave (?) is super unique on the label. Sk-Hall & Ludwiig- New Beginning [HATED] - Very much an Alan Walker rip-off, plus by 2019 the hate for ‘NCS house’ was at its peak. Tritan - Hollow Life (ft. Ratfoot) [LOVED] - I’m not the best person to advocate for this song because it doesn’t really click with me, but I think it’s just one of those songs that just works for a lot of people… God’s Warrior - By Your Side [HATED] - This is just very abrasive and loud, personality it’s kind of difficult to listen to… Floatinurboat - Spirit of Things [LOVED] - Kind of middling vocals, but the atmosphere in the drop is what makes this track good. Focus Fire - Mirage [LOVED] - DnB this heavy is super rare on NCS, particularly in 2018, and the theming is pretty cool as well Tobu - Return to the Wild [LOVED] - A big comeback from a really prominent artist, has a really nice nostalgic feel to it, plus Michael Shynes’ vocals are really nice as well. Vidya Vidya - Safari Fruits [HATED] - Badly produced future bass with some very cloying vocal chops and out-of-place samples, plus the drops are extremely repetitive. DEAF KEV - Invincible [LOVED] - NCS Classic, it’s a really fun upbeat style of glitch-hop that a lot of people are nostalgic for as well. NIVIRO - Memes [HATED] - I personally really love this one, it is a pretty obvious retread of The Floor Is Lava (plus NIVIRO just really likes to rip himself off) and I guess people find the ‘I Love Memes’ and ‘Yeaaaaaah Boooiiiii’ samples pretty annoying which I can see the case for. The Floor Is Lava is a lot worse though… Y&V - Lune - Really unique on the label, plus it does build a lot of atmosphere.
Thanks bowtied "invincible" is the name of that song I'm surprised you haven't hear that track there's been a few youtubers using it as intros or background music in their videos.
I got 11/15 on this one. A couple that I got wrong were definitely because of context I didn't know. I was also shocked that you didn't recognize #13. XD
I keep forgetting Identity is hated, because I like it a lot. Luckily I remembered in time. 12/15 (And I think what you’re thinking of for Safari Fruits is the Metal Gear Solid alert sound)
I promess I'm not going to flex again like a stupid kid who thinks that he's better than anyone here, so I won't comment I got 15/15 again =D Nice vid dude !!
Well, let's guess the song and how it's loved again! 1). Main Reaktor is not really loved soo.. Altough Salvation is good for me (99/100) it's hated sadly. 2). Ohhwww Fearless Part 2 is a banger, saldy hated... 84/100! 3). Young Ones is a pretty solid House song. I know it has to be loved tho! 73/100. 4). Breathe from Glude right? Well I think it's loved. I like it too! 84/100! Oh wow, hated? Didn't see that coming ngl. 5). Kingdom from Phantom Sage. This is not hard. Phantom Sage is always loved! 74/100 (Ah... Our Lives Past... THEY SOUND SO SIMILAR OKAY XD!) 6). New Beginning! By Ludwiig. So cool, I always loved this one. This has to be loved too. 82/100. Hated...? Well.... hahah 7). Hollow Life! Sounds nostalgic and beautiful 83/100. But... hated... I think. Well..... I guess not. 8). By Your Side... I don't like it at all it... It's hated! 0/100 9). Spirit Of Things, is loved. for me, also. solid 83/100 lol 10). MIRAGE! FOCUS FIRE! This is pure fire! 93/100! Loved! For sure. 11). Return To The Wild from Tobu and Michael Shynes! SO Beautiful! It's loved, I know it for sure! 84/100! 12). Safari Fruits. This one is hard, because I know some like it and some don't. I guess hated. For me 70/100 13). Invincible by DEAF KEV! Come on this is EZ! Loved! 84/100! Hahah funny you say this is a part 2, because this is the part 1 lol! 14). Memes from the one and only NIVIRO. I love it, but my feelings says it's hated. 76/100! 15). Ohhwww lune by Y&V. Longest official song! Loved! 85/100. 11.5/15 correct
I agree with that. I also like Salvation. Main Reaktor is first hardstyle artist that I know and I like hardstyle. Idk why Main reaktor hated. My favorite are alone
Ah wild, i have a loved track ❤️ / thank you for reviewing my song, and yeah that was 6 years ago so the mix is a lil poor haha
Thanks for having me on again! Get ready for something new next time :)
You're Welcome BLCraft
:)
Dear BLCRAFT,
I believe that your method for determining whether a song is loved or hated is significantly flawed. I have looked into your means of gathering data, and it appears that daily polls are held in a small server, resulting in each song receiving about 50 votes. However, certain concerns are raised. For example, votes of other members are visible to all voters, resulting in cascade effects of people voting similarly to fit in, or basing their initial perception of a song on the current status of the votes. Furthermore, the server is quite secluded, as it was a struggle for me to find. This results in a very low sample size, but it also isn't very well reflective of the opinions of the NCS community as a whole. Additionally, having a scale that ranges from +2 to -2 seems promising in theory, but a significant portion of voters stick within the +2 and -1 range, causing voting on the extremes, especially -2, to have a much greater impact. Therefore, exaggerating your votes may result in your opinion being weighted more than others. Although these flaws are present in the voting process itself, there are also points of confusion among the voters themselves, both caused by a lack of information but additionally the absence of fundamental understanding of basic statistics. A significant portion of voters, when they don't remember how a song sounds, have never heard it, or can't be bothered to relisten, will give a song a score of 0. This doesn't seem too harmful in theory, but once again, it can lead to unintended consequences of unmemorable or very early, deleted songs being rated on a much smaller scale, and therefore being shoved into the middle of the pack undeservingly. I don't know if you are even reading this, but I hope you are shoving all this valuable feedback into your egg head. All these factors lead to unreliable ratings in the grand scheme of things. For example, in this video, it is states that Fearless pt. II is hated. Although this presents true in the small-scale server ratings, this song is actually one of the most loved on the label. The song most likely received a much lower rating than its original due to having the same soundtrack with just vocals slapped on, and although this is seen as lazy, it won't be judged by the majority of NCS fans, especially those who are hearing it for the first time without context. It isn't always right to judge by view count, but can be agreed upon to a certain extent that the view count of a song on NCS is generally reflective of its perception by the community as a whole. Therefore, I hope you consider implementing certain changes to improve the reliability of these polls.
Sincerely,
ufo Oh Oh Oh
Invincible is like the only song I really know from NCS haha
I was super shocked you didn't recognize it lmao
It really bangs though
Edit: I believe I've heard Memes somewhere before too but not sure where
17:39 the pre-drop sound was the alert/"exclamation mark over head" sound from metal gear solid
Got 15/15. I feel like these were much easier to guess this time around compared to last time
Not hard to get a 15/15 if you're an NCS community member, which Bowtied isn't
@@Daniek7NL last episode I got like 12/15 so
As someone in the ncs community I got 3 wrong, honestly really shocked though because I've seen rankers have Young Ones as their least favorite song
THERE ARE MORE EPISODES?! YES
i saw them around release u nerd
Fun fact about Fearless and Fearless pt. II: they're so similar they even have the same length lol
Because fearless part two is just fearless with vocals
Bruh i can't expressed how much i love this series. Please keep doing more !
Yeah 2 part. Very Cool Video 📼
Really enjoyed this video a lot, can’t wait to see more! Anyways, here are what I think the community consensus for these songs are…
Main Reaktor - Salvation [HATED] - Very basic hardstyle that doesn’t hit with much impact…
Lost Sky - Fearless Pt.II (ft. Chris Linton) [HATED] - Definitely agree with the vocal edit point, plus a lot of people (myself included) find the production to be quite generic and uninteresting
Johnny Third - Young Ones (ft. Jeremy Fowler) [LOVED]- It’s quite hard to say exactly why this is loved, aside from the fact that it just sounds really anthemic and huge, and that’s enough for a lot of people.
Glude - Identity [HATED] - Has some very awkward vocals with some bizarre pitch-shifting, and the lead in the drops is a massive turn-off
Phantom Sage - Our Lives Past (ft. Emily Stiles) [LOVED] - Phantom Sage is easily one of the most loved artists on NCS, plus his style of synthwave (?) is super unique on the label.
Sk-Hall & Ludwiig- New Beginning [HATED] - Very much an Alan Walker rip-off, plus by 2019 the hate for ‘NCS house’ was at its peak.
Tritan - Hollow Life (ft. Ratfoot) [LOVED] - I’m not the best person to advocate for this song because it doesn’t really click with me, but I think it’s just one of those songs that just works for a lot of people…
God’s Warrior - By Your Side [HATED] - This is just very abrasive and loud, personality it’s kind of difficult to listen to…
Floatinurboat - Spirit of Things [LOVED] - Kind of middling vocals, but the atmosphere in the drop is what makes this track good.
Focus Fire - Mirage [LOVED] - DnB this heavy is super rare on NCS, particularly in 2018, and the theming is pretty cool as well
Tobu - Return to the Wild [LOVED] - A big comeback from a really prominent artist, has a really nice nostalgic feel to it, plus Michael Shynes’ vocals are really nice as well.
Vidya Vidya - Safari Fruits [HATED] - Badly produced future bass with some very cloying vocal chops and out-of-place samples, plus the drops are extremely repetitive.
DEAF KEV - Invincible [LOVED] - NCS Classic, it’s a really fun upbeat style of glitch-hop that a lot of people are nostalgic for as well.
NIVIRO - Memes [HATED] - I personally really love this one, it is a pretty obvious retread of The Floor Is Lava (plus NIVIRO just really likes to rip himself off) and I guess people find the ‘I Love Memes’ and ‘Yeaaaaaah Boooiiiii’ samples pretty annoying which I can see the case for. The Floor Is Lava is a lot worse though…
Y&V - Lune - Really unique on the label, plus it does build a lot of atmosphere.
Thanks bowtied "invincible" is the name of that song I'm surprised you haven't hear that track there's been a few youtubers using it as intros or background music in their videos.
This is so fun to watch!
Man, Hello 👋
I got 11/15 on this one. A couple that I got wrong were definitely because of context I didn't know. I was also shocked that you didn't recognize #13. XD
Hey, new video idea: NCS guessing game, but only deleted songs (so both deleted releases and promotions)
14/15. I guess doing this a second time really does help.
Good job man! For someone who has never really listened to NCS you did a great job picking up on the NCS community's taste.
15/15! Perfect!
Felt like this was too easy since the last time or I just know the community way too well.
11/15 we tied! This one felt easier but a few tracks still surprised me lol
14/15. Salvation is the BO Main Reaktor on NCS for me, so I forgot that it's the most hated Main Reaktor song...
12/15, got way better score than last time
i'm also surprised you've never heard invincible lol
yess i love this series
I got the first 12 right but then somehow got stumped by one of the most iconic NCS tracks 😭 idk why I thought it was a remix or vip not a second drop
12/15
At least I recognized Invincible.
I keep forgetting Identity is hated, because I like it a lot. Luckily I remembered in time. 12/15
(And I think what you’re thinking of for Safari Fruits is the Metal Gear Solid alert sound)
Same, got 12/15 too
ahh yea, I think you're right!
Same I like Identity (but instrumental version) because vocal is annoying. I don't think it should be hated.
Episode 2? Daamn
I promess I'm not going to flex again like a stupid kid who thinks that he's better than anyone here, so I won't comment I got 15/15 again =D
Nice vid dude !!
Well, let's guess the song and how it's loved again!
1). Main Reaktor is not really loved soo.. Altough Salvation is good for me (99/100) it's hated sadly.
2). Ohhwww Fearless Part 2 is a banger, saldy hated... 84/100!
3). Young Ones is a pretty solid House song. I know it has to be loved tho! 73/100.
4). Breathe from Glude right? Well I think it's loved. I like it too! 84/100! Oh wow, hated? Didn't see that coming ngl.
5). Kingdom from Phantom Sage. This is not hard. Phantom Sage is always loved! 74/100 (Ah... Our Lives Past... THEY SOUND SO SIMILAR OKAY XD!)
6). New Beginning! By Ludwiig. So cool, I always loved this one. This has to be loved too. 82/100. Hated...? Well.... hahah
7). Hollow Life! Sounds nostalgic and beautiful 83/100. But... hated... I think. Well..... I guess not.
8). By Your Side... I don't like it at all it... It's hated! 0/100
9). Spirit Of Things, is loved. for me, also. solid 83/100 lol
10). MIRAGE! FOCUS FIRE! This is pure fire! 93/100! Loved! For sure.
11). Return To The Wild from Tobu and Michael Shynes! SO Beautiful! It's loved, I know it for sure! 84/100!
12). Safari Fruits. This one is hard, because I know some like it and some don't. I guess hated. For me 70/100
13). Invincible by DEAF KEV! Come on this is EZ! Loved! 84/100! Hahah funny you say this is a part 2, because this is the part 1 lol!
14). Memes from the one and only NIVIRO. I love it, but my feelings says it's hated. 76/100!
15). Ohhwww lune by Y&V. Longest official song! Loved! 85/100.
11.5/15 correct
got 15/15, this time around i feel like it was sort of easier
Tobu is the GOAT artist from NCS for me.
great video next video could blcraft guess loved or hated monstercat songs
i listen to monstercat and i've viewed the boat sheet probably hundreds of times
I got 10/15
I really like Invincible and especially Mirage!
13/15
I'm almost beat yaska for at least 2. I will save my score because that's my higher. Also i'm beat Bowtied Media
Yoo part 2!
actually shocking to see memes hated
Agreed
It's probably a combination of the meme samples and sounding too similar to NIVIRO's other house tracks. Still one of his better tracks IMO
guess it doesn’t help it was a sequel to a song called “the floor is lava”
I mean it was pretty much 'the floor is lava' but on a different pitch
But i still love it for the nostalgia
i’m still probably the only one who really enjoys that Gods Warrior track
Sad that Salvation is hated, one of the best Hardstyle on ncs imo
I agree with that. I also like Salvation. Main Reaktor is first hardstyle artist that I know and I like hardstyle. Idk why Main reaktor hated. My favorite are alone
@@SelolSelel Same, Alone 1 Salvation 2 from main reaktor
@@SoulStar0 Salvation is third for me (2nd is Awakening) Salvation is first hardstyle song I heard in my life
There's ElementD, which is goated
Yea. Actually, for me this song has one of the most iconic backgrounds too
Part 3 when
Yk I'm NOW just realizing that Niviro is a Tokyo Machine copycat, that's why I loved his music back then *facepalm*
had he played the best part of Young Ones bowtied would’ve definitely guessed correctly
i still don't think it would've been too obvious, but you're right that the complextro sections are what make the track loved
15/15
ncs fanboy detected