Beat Meter Ideals?

[sbewtwopointoh]

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[catchall]

For me, the best beat meters are the ones that don't stand out too much. They're clear enough that they let me know what to do, but aren't doing much else to distract from the main action. I'm not sure I'd like there to be a constant set of "hit" animations playing, unless they were very very subtle. As for change indicators, I've always like the simple "numbers showing new beat a few second early" method.