diff --git a/OsuHelper/Settings.cs b/OsuHelper/Settings.cs
index 400c412..0dc4f7d 100644
--- a/OsuHelper/Settings.cs
+++ b/OsuHelper/Settings.cs
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ static Settings()
 
         private bool _preferNoVideo;
         private bool _onlyFullCombo = true;
-        private int _ownPlayCountToScan = 20;
-        private int _othersPlayCountToScan = 5;
-        private int _similarPlayCount = 5;
+        private double _difficultyPreference = 0.5;
+        private int _ownPlayCountToScan;
+        private int _othersPlayCountToScan;
+        private int _similarPlayCount;
         private int _recommendationCount = 200;
 
         public string UserID
@@ -70,22 +71,35 @@ public bool OnlyFullCombo
             set { Set(ref _onlyFullCombo, value); }
         }
 
+        public double DifficultyPreference
+        {
+            get { return _difficultyPreference; }
+            set
+            {
+                Set(ref _difficultyPreference, value);
+                UpdateDifficultyPreference();
+            }
+        }
+
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public int OwnPlayCountToScan
         {
             get { return _ownPlayCountToScan; }
-            set { Set(ref _ownPlayCountToScan, value); }
+            private set { Set(ref _ownPlayCountToScan, value); }
         }
 
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public int OthersPlayCountToScan
         {
             get { return _othersPlayCountToScan; }
-            set { Set(ref _othersPlayCountToScan, value); }
+            private set { Set(ref _othersPlayCountToScan, value); }
         }
 
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public int SimilarPlayCount
         {
             get { return _similarPlayCount; }
-            set { Set(ref _similarPlayCount, value); }
+            private set { Set(ref _similarPlayCount, value); }
         }
 
         public int RecommendationCount
@@ -94,11 +108,14 @@ public int RecommendationCount
             set { Set(ref _recommendationCount, value); }
         }
 
-        [JsonIgnore]
-        public double DifficultyPreference
+        private void UpdateDifficultyPreference()
         {
-            get { return 1.0 - OwnPlayCountToScan/100.0; }
-            set { OwnPlayCountToScan = (int) (100.0*(1.0 - value)); }
+            // 0 -> easy maps, 1 -> hard maps
+            // 0 -> own play count = 35, others play count = 5, similar play count = 5
+            // 1 -> own play count = 5, others play count = 20, similar play count = 20
+            OwnPlayCountToScan = (int) (5 + ((1 - DifficultyPreference)*30));
+            OthersPlayCountToScan = (int) (20 - ((1 - DifficultyPreference)*15));
+            SimilarPlayCount = (int) (20 - ((1 - DifficultyPreference)*15));
         }
 
         public Settings()
diff --git a/OsuHelper/Views/MainWindow.xaml b/OsuHelper/Views/MainWindow.xaml
index b7b10a2..4cf8456 100644
--- a/OsuHelper/Views/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/OsuHelper/Views/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                                           IsChecked="{Binding StagingSettings.OnlyFullCombo}" />
                                 <TextBlock Margin="5" Text="Difficulty preference (left - easier maps, less PP; right - harder maps, more pp):" />
                                 <Slider LargeChange="0.25"
-                                        Maximum="0.99"
+                                        Maximum="1"
                                         Minimum="0"
                                         SmallChange="0.1"
                                         Value="{Binding StagingSettings.DifficultyPreference}" />