The end goal of the thread was to try and stop some of the "panic" some of the users had which was formed from previous experience. I apologize for it ending up being a full speculation thread. That was not the end motive
@Xdqwerty, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! is the Japanese version of the game, different settings/characters/songs but otherwise identical mechanics. I played that before I knew about Elite Beat Agents lol. Both fantastic games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osu!_Tatakae!_Ouendan