Why has the community's perception of Grief changed so much recently?
I feel like for the longest time, Grief was considered one of the "easier" upcoming top 1s. Especially so when heliopolis was announced to be an open verification and Zoink picked it up. But ever since Mindcap made that one post saying that unbuffed helio could be easier than Grief, I feel like the community perception of the level made a 180, and suddenly it's harder than every upcoming top 1.
Obviously none of us can make a comment on Grief's difficulty, but you're genuinely attacked if you ever suggest that there's an upcoming top 1 of comparable difficulty.
Helio is comparable to grief? Nope grief is way harder because the bloodbath hardest guy said so.
SD2 is comparable to grief? Nope because 3 minute long wave levels can never be dethroned by a 1 minute long level (*cough cough* amethyst and tidal wave)
Angelicide is comparable to grief? Nope because the angelicide verifier is "not a top player" and the level is easier than we all think.
Doggie does not have a reliable opinion on any other level besides Grief. He doesn't know that it's harder than heliopolis. He doesn't know that 65% is tidal wave difficulty. I'd go as far as to say he doesn't have a reliable opinion on grief either. The level has gone through so many changes and such an unconventional verification process on a top 1 would bias any verifier.