Poll 10: Do you delete map elements?‬ · forum‬

Gens

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Gens 2011-04-05T23:58:07+00:00

I play the maps as they were made. Maybe because I find it too bothersome to go find the beatmap's folder and delete everything there.
When something lags me, I just wait for my computer to get "better" (restarting often helps), or just play something else. Storyboards generally don't affect me though; whenever I get lag spikes, I get them globally, and I can get through any skin pretty much fine (except of course if it's an horribly horrible skin, but I don't recall any, probably because I don't play as much anime as everyone else).

lyh20050329

17 posts

Joined August 2010

lyh20050329 2011-04-26T15:42:35+00:00

If I delete the elements.
I think the map will be tedious~~~

maybe it will let me make more "miss" when I'am playing.

but I think It is the important parts of th OSU!

I like them~~~

plan :pass all the map that osuplayer111 made!

Teras

902 posts

Joined October 2009

Teras 2011-05-22T23:21:23+00:00

Maps should be played as they were meant to be. The only exception I would make is if it's as flashy as that map James made a while ago.

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blazen_old

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Joined June 2008

blazen_old 2011-05-23T01:30:21+00:00

You can delete custom skins? I did not even know you could do that. Some custom skins really kill me. I guess I play them as they are meant to be.

ab721112

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Joined May 2011

ab721112 2011-06-11T14:15:35+00:00

statementreply wrote:
sb that causes lag
sb that makes me feel sick (eg. with the whole image flashing/rotating/moving)
hit 300 100 50 if the colors look alike
spinner without center
approachcircle and hitcircleoverlay sometimes
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Ekoro

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Ekoro 2011-06-11T18:18:00+00:00

I've forget if i have already post here...

Hum , it depends. If it's only "switch-BG", it's okay , but if it's like Strange Program , huh , no no no D:

lkjl23

207 posts

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lkjl23 2011-06-11T19:05:27+00:00

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KRZY

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KRZY 2011-06-12T01:09:59+00:00

NeverDie wrote:
on my horrible computer (which I'm sure most players in countries like china have)

...the typical ignorant American/banana

Also yeah I know peppy keeps saying SB lags aren't supposed to happen but, truth is, they do.

ziin

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ziin 2011-06-12T02:24:32+00:00

China makes most of our electronics and thus can get them for cheaper...

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LaceWingfield

392 posts

Joined October 2010

LaceWingfield 2011-07-08T15:23:06+00:00

well i didn't delete anything
because i already get used with some annoying elements.

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Maxer00

114 posts

Joined August 2010

Maxer00 2011-07-17T21:25:45+00:00

I only delete those super-special-HD quality-awesome videos,when I get tired of 'no-video' them,because my PC is a monster...in a old way,ya know.

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loli66

118 posts

Joined November 2009

loli66 2011-07-18T02:46:13+00:00

well i not delet elements becuase sometimes this elements are need for help in the experience of play that map, but sometimes i only download with the option "download without video" because the video sometimes give lag very bad

Equivalent_old

210 posts

Joined October 2010

Equivalent_old 2011-07-18T13:19:52+00:00

When it come to disturb my gameplay, no doubt I will delete it immediately. As a player, I prefer more score than art

Ask me anything

Gon

455 posts

Joined November 2010

Gon 2011-07-18T16:43:20+00:00

Delete elements on a regular basis. I've been playing on black backgrounds on other rhythm games and I still prefer to keep it that way.

SYSEN

319 posts

Joined July 2011

SYSEN 2011-07-19T15:09:57+00:00

no because i was too lazy to search the song folder

01180278

1 post

Joined April 2011

01180278 2011-07-27T11:25:45+00:00

peppy wrote:
Deleting storybaords, backgrounds and skins is possible due to the currently open nature of beatmaps. Without getting into a debate over what is right or wrong, I would like to know the general ratio of people who do this -- mainly to reinforce my beliefs that the number isn't as high as some people think.

If you make a post starting any kind of debate it will be removed.

If you choose the last option, providing examples of maps is highly encouraged!

Nadina120

135 posts

Joined March 2010

Nadina120 2011-07-30T03:16:06+00:00

I play no vid

Vulf

17 posts

Joined November 2009

Vulf 2011-08-02T02:41:26+00:00

No video is perma on.

Only thing that really bothers me are some of the custom skins. I prefer my own skin most of the time

mokona99

2 posts

Joined May 2011

mokona99 2011-08-02T10:21:33+00:00

I delete backgrounds when they are suggestive or borderline-NSFW as I play osu! in my living room.

Rena-chan

Rena-chan 2011-08-04T01:46:45+00:00

Hell no !
If anything, I add a custom skin, video, or SB to maps that deserve it. No deleting things here, unless they make maps REALLY unplayable.

OzzyOzrock

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OzzyOzrock 2011-08-04T01:54:05+00:00

I've only ever deleted HORRIBLY distracting SBs, such as ones that move around, which can REALLY be bad on taiko, and a skin that just made playing painful, because it was half transparent.

Hell no !
If anything, I add a custom skin, video, or SB to maps that deserve it. No deleting things here, unless they make maps REALLY unplayable.

The hell? How ;_;?

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Decipher

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Decipher 2011-08-04T04:50:49+00:00

OzzyOzrock wrote:
I've only ever deleted HORRIBLY distracting SBs, such as ones that move around, which can REALLY be bad on taiko, and a skin that just made playing painful, because it was half transparent.

Heh, agreed. I do same too. A_A

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07 Ghost

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07 Ghost 2011-08-04T05:56:08+00:00

I delete pretty much all of that. Screw owner's skins. I'm going to play how I want to play.

KRZY

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KRZY 2011-08-04T06:02:54+00:00

07 Ghost wrote:
I delete pretty much all of that. Screw owner's skins. I'm going to play how I want to play.

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Crakila

257 posts

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Crakila 2011-08-04T10:38:18+00:00

Say for example - Infected Mushroom - Becoming Insane has a annoying strobing effect which annoys me. I had to delete the flashing.

Same applied to Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone

Maybe there should be a rule to not use these types of strobing..for anyone!!

Cheer-no

Cheer-no 2011-08-06T03:44:57+00:00

I only deleted the BG on StrangeProgram. Too headache-inducing...

Rena-chan

Rena-chan 2011-08-06T09:12:24+00:00

OzzyOzrock wrote:
Hell no !
If anything, I add a custom skin, video, or SB to maps that deserve it. No deleting things here, unless they make maps REALLY unplayable.
The hell? How ;_;?

.osb editing. As long as I don't touch the .osu, I can insert however many SB elements I want in an already ranked map without breaking it for me. :>

Wishy

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Wishy 2011-08-06T09:58:38+00:00

I should change my vote to always.

Randy96

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Randy96 2011-08-06T16:38:16+00:00

that's hard core

excellions

excellions 2011-08-07T08:12:31+00:00

delete everything

Kei

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Kei 2011-08-07T08:27:43+00:00

mokona99 wrote:
I delete backgrounds when they are suggestive or borderline-NSFW as I play osu! in my living room.

Omega

133 posts

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Omega 2011-08-11T13:30:53+00:00

I am not one for deleting map elements. But I often replace them with a properly colored/better/easier to see ones. Or sometimes replace a normal video with another of a higher quality. Some backgrounds are really difficult to tolerate, being in a household with three children under ten years of age, those I delete/replace with similarly colored,"Safer" ones. Though, to be honest, I could also live with not being able to delete or change anything -- it will not make life much harder, I would simply have to disregard such maps/give them a low rating for their inability to provide a level of entertainment that reaches all ages and is unrestricting to play. (I sometimes try to suggest better options to the "offending" mapper when feasible)

pieguyn

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pieguyn 2011-08-12T00:09:28+00:00

Update: I rename map elements only when trying to play something with HR or DT. It makes everything easier because I can then read the followpoints, so I can read the map a lot better. I'll put it back when I'm done though.

(Now I completely understand why a lot of pro players delete stuff, HR and DT are practically impossible if you add a BG~ o.o)

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Raging Bull

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Raging Bull 2011-08-12T00:33:59+00:00

I delete elements only when they severely interfere with playing.

I play with white cursor so white BG + kiai and I'll be wtfblind.

bwross

265 posts

Joined December 2009

bwross 2011-08-12T17:18:55+00:00

I also don't delete... I put troublesome elements in a bak directory, which makes it easy to restore as well as find the maps I've changed.

The reasons:

1) Flashes. Most maps with the warning I have no problem with (I'm not epileptic)... but a handful hit me pretty hard with nausea and disorientation, which can still be effecting me an hour later. After it happened the first time I've become more proactive with removing flash images from maps at the first sign that they might effect me.

2) Can't easily see some or all of the approach circles (because if I didn't want to see them, I'd turn on Hidden). On some maps, it's because of the circles themselves... thin or partially transparent. A lot of the time it's because of one or two combo groups which blend too well with the background... sometimes its pastels on pastels, but a lot of the time it's a dark colour (typically near black grey, purple, or blue) on a dark background. A lot of the time I put up with it, but I really hate it. If there were controls to alter combo colours in the game, probably be using them a lot.

3) Things I think are just pointless... like replacing the combo break sound with a silent one.

Most other annoying stuff I put up with.

I will also admit that I have been tempted to do what others have suggested like replacing videos... either with higher quality ones, or with different videos (like replacing some of the Bad Apple videos for other versions just for variety). Similarly, there are a number of maps that use the same background (or no background)... I've been tempted to change some of those.

lolcubes

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lolcubes 2011-08-13T07:27:15+00:00

In most cases if the bg is very detailed (i.e. lots of colors, or other details) I will delete it in a heartbeat.
If it's a more simple one, then it all depends on the combo colors if I delete it or not.
All SB (unless it's really subtle) get's deleted instantly as well.
And I want to use my own skin only, so in 99% cases a skin which uses too detailed hitcircles and/or a custom hitburst skin, it just has to go. ;x;

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Ussuru

Ussuru 2011-08-16T03:43:00+00:00

I hate bright bgs, they are a huge pain in the butt. I like my custom skin which I made myself, I am happy with it, thank you, don't force me to play a TOUHOU or default skin EVER again, please... I beg you. But if you really, really tried your skin on all diffs not just easy, and you found that awesome, you skinned it and made an awesome SB which is helpful and not being an offense to my eyes then yes, I won't delete it. Until I put HR+DT there.

Nazeko

378 posts

Joined February 2011

Nazeko 2011-09-04T04:58:25+00:00

• I delete elements only when they severely interfere with playing.
• Also, I delete them if they are not safe for work, ecchi stuff, etc
• I delete inverted background as SB

[Au]-[Revoir]

43 posts

Joined September 2011

[Au]-[Revoir] 2011-09-14T19:24:02+00:00

excellions wrote:
delete everything

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shaNk_old

48 posts

Joined June 2011

shaNk_old 2011-09-18T02:14:27+00:00

Pretty sure most top tier players delete everything as it has a big impact on ur gameplay, and so do I , I'd rather have better gameplay instead of cool looking (he says hoping not to see forced bgs on osz2 : P)

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-Shi_old 2011-09-24T17:52:10+00:00

Deleting everything, especially crappy skins that gives a weird feel to the gameplay. (one map had an 8-bit pokemon skin, that was when I started to delete everyting)

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Saya Takagi_old 2011-09-24T20:03:21+00:00

i delete BG to use Flashlights in longs songs..

Yarissa

587 posts

Joined September 2010

Yarissa 2011-09-24T23:44:04+00:00

I delete everything all day erry day. Having anything other from default skin seriously makes me angry.

Nactra

117 posts

Joined November 2008

Nactra 2011-09-27T10:41:22+00:00

wether i'm playing competitively (solo) or casually(multi), i awlays have my song folder open so i can delete_every_single_visuals.
any form of visuals that aren't essiential part of the gameplay should not be there in the first place.
i don't delete custom histounds tough.but mostly beacause they never bother me,not beacause i like them.

RhaiizoN

RhaiizoN 2011-09-30T19:29:19+00:00

Im playing with a blank background(black). I just rename it the title name for ex: 'BG' changed to 'BG(space)asdassadasd' instead of delete the BG, SB or other elements

Haruhi_sama

333 posts

Joined September 2010

Haruhi_sama 2011-10-04T03:12:53+00:00

Hello

palion

172 posts

Joined October 2011

palion 2011-10-26T06:37:38+00:00

i love deleting bgs, sbs, and skins

does that make me a bad person :\

Esupanitix

393 posts

Joined June 2009

Esupanitix 2011-10-26T23:10:42+00:00

Skin elements, only if they're obnoxious and annoying to play with.

Other than that, no.

Yes, I get it, my profile doesn't show up to anyone but me. I don't understand it either, but surely there are better conversation topics than my lack of a viewable profile.

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FrozenOG

416 posts

Joined October 2009

FrozenOG 2011-10-27T12:38:34+00:00

I NEVER delete elements. I changed quite a few options in osu! and everything runs fine. Even on my 2-year-old laptop running osu! from a 1TB External HDD.

Louis Cyphre

2,684 posts

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Louis Cyphre 2011-11-01T09:27:31+00:00

I'm doing following everytime:
Renaming Background name from BG to BGa, renaming osb file from xxxxx.osb to xxxxxa.osb. And when i want to take it back, i just rename files to original names.

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Dedylllka_GROM

8 posts

Joined April 2011

Dedylllka_GROM 2011-11-02T11:58:20+00:00

Deleting by rename only if it distracts me from getting easy hit after 5-10 tries. After getting good result, I'm returning it back. Otherwise, no.

What should I write here? O_0

Haseo_old

742 posts

Joined May 2011

Haseo_old 2011-11-13T11:02:14+00:00

Esupanitix wrote:
Skin elements, only if they're obnoxious and annoying to play with.

Other than that, no.

Neruell

408 posts

Joined May 2009

Neruell 2011-12-23T17:46:02+00:00

Personally I think that "most" players in osu! don't delete all the elements. Some just like they way it looks and don't go straight into #1 on super insane's, others simply "respect" the mapper's work and keep it even if it may be so bad "created", some people maybe don't even know how to do it, or don't even think about it.

I played without deleting anything for a year and was "happy" untill I realised that deleting/replacing some stuff can help me improve on some maps. Although in the end if you play the map 100000 times you can for sure play even blind and nothing will disturb you since you just memorized everything, but using "this" just makes it less frustrating. I am sure that this issue with deleting anything about the map itself mostly concerns only people who try to get higher rank / top 40 at least.

So actually there are for sure not SO many people doing that, but I guess for people like me and I guess it's the minority, it is very "important" to have such a "freedom" to delete anything, or replace with our own, of course except for music/video.

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AuraBlaze

14 posts

Joined August 2011

AuraBlaze 2011-12-27T19:28:30+00:00

I did not even know it was possible to delete elements from a beatmap. Although the poll ended before I even knew osu! existed, I still have something to say to reply here. If I do choose to delete elements, it would be these:

Video Backgrounds: Nothing personal about it. I would delete videos from the background to save space on my hard drive.

Background Images: Up until now I had completely deleted several beatmaps from my library because of an image in the background. Now that I know I can delete the background image itself, it shouldn't happen anyone. No examples of what I have deleted will be given --because everyone has different opinions on what is offensive material, this is irrelevant anyway.

Qliphoth_old

Qliphoth_old 2011-12-27T20:01:40+00:00

Just Look my signature.

I delete every ".jpg, .png, .osb, .avi, .flv, .wmv, .mpg" file... It's so annoying play with BG or SB (I don't delete BG when exist a black circle, damn with it)

Neruell

408 posts

Joined May 2009

Neruell 2011-12-27T20:26:53+00:00

Btw I don't mind even redownloading everything again after deleting but mostly after I have achieved everything I wanted since it does look way more beautiful with all the elements.

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Qliphoth_old

Qliphoth_old 2011-12-27T20:43:16+00:00

When osz2 comes, a lot of people just leave the game... I think.

MMzz

Elite Mapper

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MMzz 2011-12-27T21:17:06+00:00

xMatryoshka wrote:
When osz2 comes, a lot of people just leave the game... I think.

10$ says someone will just crack it and tell everyone how to =p

Sander-Don

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Sander-Don 2011-12-27T21:31:35+00:00

MMzz wrote:
xMatryoshka wrote:
When osz2 comes, a lot of people just leave the game... I think.
10$ says someone will just crack it and tell everyone how to =p

I know 2 people that already know how to do it. js

Neruell

408 posts

Joined May 2009

Neruell 2011-12-27T21:32:13+00:00

well it would be bannable then and even though most people wont risk it then but anyway "when osz2 will come" I hear that since 2 years and since then nothing happened. Till it really comes out people will for sure leave osu.

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Farmer_old

16 posts

Joined October 2010

Farmer_old 2012-01-23T19:48:44+00:00

delete everything. if i dont delete it, how can i play HR and DT?

Mercurial

Mercurial 2012-01-23T20:04:02+00:00

Farmer wrote:
delete everything. if i dont delete it, how can i play HR and DT?

Well, just play THIS in CTB with Hidden and that annoying SB, it's impossible.

Xanaehla

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Xanaehla 2013-02-20T13:57:10+00:00

I play the maps as they were made ~

VoidnOwO

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VoidnOwO 2013-03-03T14:59:06+00:00

I delete everything every time when the map's BG isn't related to the song in any way. ztrot
Disturbing SB isn't really an issue since I'd have to play the map at least once before trying a real score anyway, and then I could just disable it.

MMzz wrote:
someone will just crack it ~~and tell everyone how to =p~~

TheVileOne

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TheVileOne 2013-03-03T16:10:59+00:00

Never.

Not much point to now anyways. I have a 40 GB Harddrive. If you're complaining your maps take up too much space, then you need to consider removing other content from your HDD.

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Stefan

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Stefan 2013-03-03T16:52:17+00:00

This necro. lol
Anyway, there is no sense to delete Map Elements anymore because you-know-why.

loldcraft

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loldcraft 2013-03-06T16:22:41+00:00

I sometimes change the health drain.(to make it easier) I like seeing how i can "level up" my health drain and eventually pass on the song's default health drain.

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