From 2002bf820bdece6964053579cf0b33b61e6c5baf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Danford <chrisdanford@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:24:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] easier beginner life

---
 stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
index 5f71c5b7e9..8332df4140 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LifeMeterBar.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void LifeMeterBar::Load( const PlayerState *pPlayerState, PlayerStageStats *pPla
 		PREFSMAN->m_bMercifulBeginner;
 	if( bMercifulBeginnerInEffect )
 	{
-		m_fBaseLifeDifficulty = 2.5f;
+		m_fBaseLifeDifficulty = 5.0f;
 		m_fLifeDifficulty = m_fBaseLifeDifficulty;
 	}
 }