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Poll 17: Why do you map?

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Why do you map?

Because i want a Ranked map of a song i like.
50
31.06%
Because i want to get known.
8
4.97%
Because i want to challenge the top players.
6
3.73%
Because i want to express myself artistically.
38
23.60%
Other
59
36.65%
Total votes: 161
Polling ended
Sakura
osu! Alumni
7,979 posts
Joined March 2010
Topic Starter
Sakura
This has been bothering me for a while and i wanted to ask the community what their motivation for mapping is, just simple curiosity.

If you map for multiple of these reasons then choose the one that motivates you the most.
lolcubes
osu! Alumni
4,437 posts
Joined November 2010
lolcubes
I map for fun and because I like a song. (picked Other)
[Luanny]
8,248 posts
Joined April 2011
[Luanny]
^this and because the only one who can make a perfect map for my own taste is me, so I do it for my own fun
Teara
osu! Alumni
814 posts
Joined June 2009
Teara
For fun, its just fun making beatmaps and loving the music helps a great deal too. Sure I feel a sense of accomplishment if I do it properly and it gets ranked, but it started because its fun, and hopefully it will end like that too ;)
dkun
osu! Alumni
4,486 posts
Joined August 2009
dkun
I map for the sake of mapping. I enjoy songs I map, and I enjoy the maps I make.

It's fun, and that's what matters. 8-) (I picked other)
Loves
446 posts
Joined December 2012
Loves
If I ever do get a map ranked, it's to watch other's enjoy my hard work ;)
[CSGA]Ar3sgice
4,298 posts
Joined July 2011
[CSGA]Ar3sgice

lolcubes wrote:

I map for fun and because I like a song. (picked Other)
me too ww
suzutsukikanade
653 posts
Joined July 2011
suzutsukikanade

lolcubes wrote:

I map for fun and because I like a song. (picked Other)
^this
Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
16,650 posts
Joined August 2008
Andrea

lolcubes wrote:

I map for fun and because I like a song. (picked Other)
Nothing else to say.
mancuso_JM_
osu! Alumni
4,615 posts
Joined October 2010
mancuso_JM_

Andrea wrote:

lolcubes wrote:

I map for fun and because I like a song. (picked Other)
Nothing else to say.
Totally agree with Cubes, [CSGA] and Andrea. If I like a song, It will be probably mapped by me
Scorpiour
2,633 posts
Joined May 2011
Scorpiour
I map because the song moves me :>
BeatofIke
4,166 posts
Joined September 2011
BeatofIke
To be honest, it wasn't my original goal plan to become a mapper in osu! It just kinda happened overtime.

How did it all started?
One day in December 2011, I just decided to map a song I stepped from Stepmania and started to experiment with the mapping editor from scratch (without any assistance). I didn't jump directly to getting my map ranked at the time, I first wanted to learn how to map and how to use the editor. I made a few more maps afterwards for more experimentation.

One day, I just decided to go to Youtube to watched random Touhou videos. Eventually, i ended up watching a fan-made touhou opening. I couldn't stop watching the video, because I love the video and the song so much XD. Therefore, I attempted to map this song (this time for ranking), since there was none at the time. About 2.5 months of hardship and 4 months of mapping experience, I finally managed to get my first map ranked!

I picked Other for this reason!
Shiro
Global Moderator
4,984 posts
Joined May 2009
Shiro
Mainly a way for me to make art. Let's be honest though, I was hoping for a bit of recognition from mapping. Oh the disappointment.
DakeDekaane
osu! Alumni
3,500 posts
Joined February 2012
DakeDekaane

lolcubes wrote:

I map for fun and because I like a song. (picked Other)

[Luanny] wrote:

^this and because the only one who can make a perfect map for my own taste is me, so I do it for my own fun
Mainly both, when people tell me one of my map is very good and fun, is when I push for rank.
Lally
3,177 posts
Joined December 2011
Lally

lolcubes wrote:

I map for fun and because I like a song. (picked Other)
u.u fun fun fun \o3o\
Frostmourne
osu! Alumni
3,733 posts
Joined November 2009
Frostmourne
can't map without love <3
rrtyui
Former osu! Champion: 2014
744 posts
Joined May 2010
rrtyui
I have the goal of making the map that really enjoyed myself.
(and because i want to challenge the top players. lol)
Tshemmp
1,405 posts
Joined June 2011
Tshemmp
Because i want a Ranked map of a song i like.
I don't care about the ranked part, I just want to make maps of songs I like.
Kuria
1,390 posts
Joined May 2011
Kuria
...

because the song is calling me to map it lol
Kin
2,618 posts
Joined August 2010
Kin
it's fun that all \o
Snow Note
920 posts
Joined January 2011
Snow Note
All of above.
Galkan
Global Moderator
2,023 posts
Joined September 2009
Galkan
I originally wanted to map songs for getting them ranked, but I've lost my motivation in the process - I have few maps ready, but in fact I have never submitted them.
Kert
2,079 posts
Joined June 2009
Kert
I selected Other
I map because I want people to enjoy the music even more in a form of a beatmap
Sometimes the music isn't well known or popular. But I find it really nice and want people to get acquainted with it or just let that small group of people who know it have fun
Other times the particular great song wasn't mapped yet and I want to fix that~
Zare
1,512 posts
Joined March 2012
Zare
Whoa, that's actually hard to answer.

Obviously, I map for fun. I enjoy the music and have fun interpreting it in form of a map.
But let's be honest, I also look forward to getting my first map ranked. That way, more people can play - and enjoy - my map, which in the end will make me happy.
Additionally, having some people know you as a mapper isn't a bad thing either.

Oh yeah, and I think experience in mapping does help a bit for playing as well. If you are a mapper you can understand other's maps easier and eventually have an easier time playing them.

I think I'll go with"Other", because fun is still the most important thing about mapping. (Why isn't fun an option in the poll anyway?)
senaya
osu! Alumni
5,798 posts
Joined March 2010
senaya
because i want to see the song mapped, but voted for ranked since it's similar.
Lizbeth
osu! Alumni
1,731 posts
Joined August 2008
Lizbeth
I map for fun, because I liked the song, or I think I'd make a fun map out of a certain song. I get them ranked because I want others to enjoy what I did.
MillhioreF
Pro Tester
5,004 posts
Joined July 2011
MillhioreF
I map songs I enjoy in a way I find them enjoyable. Since what I find fun is vastly different from what most people find fun, not to mention breaks tons of guidelines and even a few rules, I don't aim for ranking at all, but I still upload some of them in case some others might enjoy them too.

Though I am trying to get a guest difficulty ranked just so I can say I did...
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