darkmiz wrote:

Why is flashlight allowed in free mod

Mr Color wrote:

Maybe more.

buny wrote:

Mr Color wrote:

Actually, there's only going to be AR8-7 Insanes rotating around 140-160bpm. I've seen to it.




there's gonna be all sorts of maps now, we had a suggestion pool of over 500 maps if I recall correctly.

Maybe more.

no love for 100-140

would love the map pool to have a higher difficulty to it, i mean last year was really who could random miss the most to be honest.

all i remember was people saying the maps were too hard in the first round

Niokin wrote:

SPOILER

why does this make me laugh so much

Metro wrote:

Error that shouldn't happen this year: in groupstage match order should be

1v4 & 2v3
1v3 & 2v4
1v2 & 3v4

Last year the last groupstage match was useless in many groups. Top seeds (1&2) should decide who gets 1st place in the last match (assuming they both win their first two matches).

Xplayer1 wrote:

Last year it was streamed on http://www.twitch.tv/osuworldcup

I'm hyped for the greatest championship in all of e-sports. It'll be nice to see the new default skin featured as looking at the old VODs hurts my eyes with the old 300s I haven't seen in so long :3

silmarilen wrote:

all i remember was people saying the maps were too hard in the first round

-GN wrote:

so... uh, what's stopping the dualscreeners to put on FL on their freemod map plays during the great matches and rack up the points needed to win?

-GN wrote:

It'd seriously be better to not allow it, as no one is going to put in the massive effort it is to learn the maps well enough to consistently fc them under the massive pressure, or at least not do a legit run.

buny wrote:

silmarilen wrote:

all i remember was people saying the maps were too hard in the first round

i remember no such thing

silmarilen wrote:

let me refresh your memory
p/1912598

buny wrote:

silmarilen wrote:

let me refresh your memory
p/1912598

wow i really hope he was trolling

though the skill level of the entire community would have increased a lot since last year.

silmarilen wrote:

not just that post, read through the next page(s) aswell

Wishy wrote:

Metro wrote:

XPJ38: http://puu.sh/1lZiy

XPJ38 wrote:

Metro wrote:

XPJ38: http://puu.sh/1lZiy

I still have the spreadsheet, for those interested: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... sp=sharing

Wishy wrote:

Regarding map selection, we will be picking maps with Darksonic, he and I will judge if the map is on the right range of difficulty. AR 9 DTs will probably come up on semi finals (maybe just finals) because of their difficulty. This being said, you can expect to see some very hard maps getting played on this tournament.

However, we have yet to agree on certain points, some of these being:

a- How much are FCs gonna be worth.
b- How to deal with Hidden maps, what to look for.
c- Base difficulty for DTs, how hard they should be and what is gonna be the "difficulty" of them.

Etc.

Remember that, in any case, the way we are gonna manage the map selection has changed, and we will probably be aiming for challenging maps instead of 8 FC accuracy wars.

So in any case TRUST ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!11!!1

If less than 4 players attend, the maximum time the match will be postponed is 20 minutes.

Loctav wrote:

Wouldn't it be quite obvious?

Loctav wrote:

Put your bias aside. It start's getting boring. I am not interested in your drama.
Memorization is a skill, not a skill you like, but yet a skill. Also this is no "FL SUCKS" thread, so step aside. (Most people won't pick FL anyways, it's not like random people participate here, 95% of the registered people are well-known)

Hernan wrote:

Just wondering when Loctav is gonna learn some manners

Metro wrote:

Mod brackets are very different to flashlight usage lol but it's impossible to reason anything with you.

Loctav wrote:

We can deal with the dramas in case they arise. No need to be afraid of the monster under the bed.

Loctav wrote:

Just because you consider FL as "not worth for tournaments" and a hand-full people agree with you, it's not valid.
Let's more say it like this: I remember tons of people being heavily against mod brackets. Now they are established. Give it a chance. If it sucks, we can remove it later.

Loctav wrote:

Based on the first lines of your post, you didn't understand how freemod works. I stopped reading then since your whole post was based on a false fundament

Thatgooey wrote:

This is the one big osu! community tournament for the year that everyone looks forward to, so I think the community should be able to decide if FL should be allowed. It is always a controversial mod here on the forums, whether any of the claims are true or not. This is supposed to be a fun tournament to bring the world together to play some osu

Loctav wrote:

Based on the first lines of your post, you didn't understand how freemod works. I stopped reading then since your whole post was based on a false fundament

Azer wrote:

Sooo. I'm still waiting on a reply to my PM, Loctav. It's been almost two days now.

fartownik wrote:

Plenty of highly experienced players propose the FL to be removed. Other highly experienced players agree. I wonder what's the point you're trying to make by keeping it there for no matter what. Listen to players for once, they're the base of this game and this tournament is for them, and them only.

Thatgooey wrote:

Even if it is allowed during the tournament, we can still all have an agreement amongst us players not to select the mod. Just because as of right now it is allowed, doesn't mean we have to play it. I know that nobody from our team will select it, even if you could have one person prepare a short map to snipe a free win. I don't think it is fair to the viewers or players to have this mod. It's just not very fun for a tournament setting. Regardless of my or anyone else's opinion on the mod itself, I just don't like it being a one time play in a yearly tournament. It's not fair to the players and fans if a team who is clearly outmatched trolls and picks flashlight free mod on a hard map just for the hell of it. I know a great deal of us wouldn't do this, but sometimes people don't act the same on a stage in the spotlight if they aren't used to it. It just creates opportunity to take away legitimacy and fun from the tournament, that's all I'm saying. Again, this is supposed to be a fun international event for the community to come together and enjoy some friendly competition. I think this is a great thing for osu, and only want to see it succeed and have people talk about it until next year as a positive experience. FL mod being played in this tournament would just add fuel to fires that have been burning for a long time now. I don't want to see that. Again, I have nothing against the mod itself.

pielak213 wrote:

^ I'd just like to add that if the map is easy enough to fc with fl, then it would also be easier to fc with hrhd which gives the same point total.

pielak213 wrote:

^i highly doubt there will be maps with a length of less than 1 minute in freemod

Wishy wrote:

http://osu.ppy.sh/s/15942

The FreeMod bracket will have FreeMod activated. Every individual player can pick Hidden, HardRock, Flashlight or no mod at all. Players may select more than one mod.

pielak213 wrote:

why isnt team usa appearing in wiki :@

Personally, I really like the implementation of FL since there can actually be a little strategy with swapping players *hint hint* and it being very possible to fc

AmaiHachimitsu wrote:

Personally, I really like the implementation of FL since there can actually be a little strategy with swapping players *hint hint* and it being very possible to fc

If you read few pages back you will see that this year maps are gonna be harder than last year. So I expect no map to be an "easy FC" hence this whole discussion is out of place.

If any of the players choose FL it will be for lulz I guess.

KoiCarp wrote:

So like, does anyone know roughly when the map pool gets released publicly? Sorry if it's a stupid question I've not been around for the other owcs >w<

XPJ38 wrote:

Please update http://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/Osu_World_Cup_2013#Participants, I really would like to know which countries have been accepted so far.

thelewa wrote:

I hope this tournament is managed better this year than last year, especially in terms of streaming. I can see that Nyquill is one of the streamers again and as last year has taught us; his internet connection is fucking terrible and the streams were nigh-unwatchable because of it. The same goes for kingking9. I honestly have no idea why you are even accepting them as streamers because the stream is what gives OWC the most publicity and when it looks like utter shit it's not going to be fun to watch for all those THOUSANDS of people watching it.

That's just my 2 cents also I'm going to compete with my team (I didn't ask them if they are fine with competing but I'm sure it's going to work out fine, just like last year)

I also want to be a commentator because I'm lewa, bitches.

thelewa wrote:

I hope this tournament is managed better this year than last year, especially in terms of streaming. I can see that Nyquill is one of the streamers again and as last year has taught us; his internet connection is fucking terrible and the streams were nigh-unwatchable because of it.

Nyquill wrote:

Nyquill wrote:

thelewa wrote:

Nyquill wrote:

I think you misunderstood the problem I had last year as a streamer, and I streamed for exactly 10 minutes last year :p. Looks like someone needs to straighten out their facts.

Also

thelewa wrote:

Nyquill wrote:

I think you misunderstood the problem I had last year as a streamer, and I streamed for exactly 10 minutes last year :p. Looks like someone needs to straighten out their facts.

Also

Your inability and apparent lack of intellect to operate very basic computer programs does still not spell well for your "job" as a streamer

also, your internet connection does not change kingking9's amazing Australian internet connection

thelewa wrote:

I hope this tournament is managed better this year than last year, especially in terms of streaming. I can see that Nyquill is one of the streamers again and as last year has taught us; his internet connection is fucking terrible and the streams were nigh-unwatchable because of it. The same goes for kingking9.

thelewa wrote:

also I'm going to compete with my team

Loctav wrote:

Due to incooperative behavior and ongoing attempts to disturb this tournament in it's organization, thelewa has been banned from all future OWCs.
This was a collective decision by OWC staff.

Blue Dragon wrote:

thelewa wrote:

also I'm going to compete with my team

Loctav wrote:

Due to incooperative behavior and ongoing attempts to disturb this tournament in it's organization, thelewa has been banned from all future OWCs.
This was a collective decision by OWC staff.

lol yeah haha

Zarerion wrote:

oh, is this where the drama starts? *prepares popcorn*

Loctav wrote:

thelewa was late. Someone else registered before him.