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Is the abiliity to play osu! determined by nature or nurture?

Nature
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46.75%
Nurture
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53.25%
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ziin

Pretty sure this is possible at 1.1x
druidxd

ziin wrote:


Pretty sure this is possible at 1.1x
I've measured approximately how much time does it take for him to press 100 times a single key by that method, he started at 0:46, and ended at 0:53, that's 7 seconds, so:

In 7 seconds he pressed 100 times a single key
In 1 second he pressed X times a single key.

1x100 = 100
100/7 = X = 14,285 approx, we can say it's between 14 and 14,5 but not much more than that, just because youtube time system doesn't show miliseconds.

And he's doing that "shivering" method that I described earlier.

So he basically can do:

14,285 x 60 = 857
857 / 4 = 214,275 bpm 1/4ths stream by singletapping.

It's really fun to calculate all this :D
Soly

druidxd wrote:

I've measured approximately how much time does it take for him to press 100 times a single key by that method, he started at 0:46, and ended at 0:53, that's 7 seconds, so:

In 7 seconds he pressed 100 times a single key
In 1 second he pressed X times a single key.

1x100 = 100
100/7 = X = 14,285 approx, we can say it's between 14 and 14,5 but not much more than that, just because youtube time system doesn't show miliseconds.

And he's doing that "shivering" method that I described earlier.

So he basically can do:

14,285 x 60 = 857
857 / 4 = 214,275 bpm 1/4ths stream by singletapping.

It's really fun to calculate all this :D
druidxd

Soly wrote:

druidxd wrote:

I've measured approximately how much time does it take for him to press 100 times a single key by that method, he started at 0:46, and ended at 0:53, that's 7 seconds, so:

In 7 seconds he pressed 100 times a single key
In 1 second he pressed X times a single key.

1x100 = 100
100/7 = X = 14,285 approx, we can say it's between 14 and 14,5 but not much more than that, just because youtube time system doesn't show miliseconds.

And he's doing that "shivering" method that I described earlier.

So he basically can do:

14,285 x 60 = 857
857 / 4 = 214,275 bpm 1/4ths stream by singletapping.

It's really fun to calculate all this :D
lol, made my day.
JayO_old
Question was about one's ability to play osu not be a god at osu... Anyone can do anything with practice even if limits are different. Nurture hands down.
druidxd

JayO wrote:

Question was about one's ability to play osu not be a god at osu... Anyone can do anything with practice even if limits are different. Nurture hands down.
No, it was to play osu! at high level

LaVolpe024 wrote:

This thread idea came to me because of thelewa and the Aqo kid having a squabble.

Many people genuinely believe that the ability to play osu! at a high level is a gift, not something that can be developed. They feel inclined to accept the idea that being a skilled player has more to do with genetics and raw talent than anything else. With this belief comes the notion that every player has a physical limit to their skill and capacity to play the game.

On the other hand there are players who believe that the skill can be developed through adequate practice and that it is not necessarily something you are born with. With this belief comes the notion that every player has a seemingly limitless capacity to play the game.

Nature or nurture? Discuss.
That last two things that I underlined was basically the big discussion that I had on this thread.

I consider high level play what others call "pro", so high level play would include players like Cookiezi, Niko, rrtyui, SapphireGhost, WhiteWolf, thelewa, and a lot of others high level players, excluding of course, most of us, average players.
Goodbye Shin

druidxd wrote:

excluding of course, most of us, average players.
And that is why we can only "discuss". You'll never be even close to understanding your limits, until you actually hit "dat top-lvl play". Which is close to impossible for most of players, cause they just don't lift train hard.

Aqo wrote:

No matter what you say, people haven't come close to limits yet.
Things that look impossible to you now will become standard once players who play seriously will play more and improve more.
Trying to blame your inability to do stuff on nature is basically looking for excuses to not having nurtured enough.
Wake up, dude. Not everyone blames nature for doing badly. Higher % of plays usually shows a high motivation to improve, it shows one's patience and will to progress faster than others. It might also show that you're a fking nerd and have lots of free time :D
JayO_old

druidxd wrote:

JayO wrote:

Question was about one's ability to play osu not be a god at osu... Anyone can do anything with practice even if limits are different. Nurture hands down.
No, it was to play osu! at high level

LaVolpe024 wrote:

This thread idea came to me because of thelewa and the Aqo kid having a squabble.

Many people genuinely believe that the ability to play osu! at a high level is a gift, not something that can be developed. They feel inclined to accept the idea that being a skilled player has more to do with genetics and raw talent than anything else. With this belief comes the notion that every player has a physical limit to their skill and capacity to play the game.

On the other hand there are players who believe that the skill can be developed through adequate practice and that it is not necessarily something you are born with. With this belief comes the notion that every player has a seemingly limitless capacity to play the game.

Nature or nurture? Discuss.
Oh, my mistake didn't read it fully x.x Guess I would have to swing with nature then...
Maneuver

druidxd wrote:

Another example of nature over nurture is Usain Bolt, now that I think about it, his body is perfect for running, and because of that he gets a nature advantage over others in for example, the olympic games, and his advanteges didn't make a great difference until he had developed his skill high enough, reaching his physical limit, or skill cap.
I remember watching national geographic (if not wrong on tv) about athlete and doing research on Usain Bolt (on genetic). The other world pro runner said: We can't seem to improve anymore on our speed. But man, look at Usain Bolt, he runs much faster than us and there is still much more room for improvement. (Something Close to this). The other runner also train like hell everyday but not even close to Usain. Nature wins.

That series also says, the genetic of athlete is becoming pro-er and pro-er over the decade. There is more and more equipment helping to train athlete but genetic is still the one calling the shot who will be better or not.
buny
So what's the point of this thread again?

There should be a both option.
JesusYamato
Your lifestyle, diet, physical activities outside of osu, your perception of the world, etc all influences the way you improve in osu!. It's not hereditary, it's physiology.
Some call it talents.

tl;dr: your past experience will influence the way you improve in osu, some call it talents.
Sorun

Maneuver wrote:

druidxd wrote:

Another example of nature over nurture is Usain Bolt, now that I think about it, his body is perfect for running, and because of that he gets a nature advantage over others in for example, the olympic games, and his advanteges didn't make a great difference until he had developed his skill high enough, reaching his physical limit, or skill cap.

I remember watching national geographic (if not wrong on tv) about athlete and doing research on Usain Bolt (on genetic). The other world pro runner said: We can't seem to improve anymore on our speed. But man, look at Usain Bolt, he runs much faster than us and there is still much more room for improvement. (Something Close to this). The other runner also train like hell everyday but not even close to Usain. Nature wins.

That series also says, the genetic of athlete is becoming pro-er and pro-er over the decade. There is more and more equipment helping to train athlete but genetic is still the one calling the shot who will be better or not.
Just adding on to what you said.

Usain Bolt probably has a genetic advantage of having more fast twitch muscle fibers, similar to Manny paquaio (sorry if I spelt that wrong). How else do you think that little guy can through such fast punches. Of course training is involved so both Nature and Nurture take part here, but just wanted to get my point across that genetics are critical.
MillhioreF
I'd add a "Both" option to the poll, but apparently doing so would reset the votes already on it. Considering there's already over 100 votes, that doesn't exactly seem like a wise course of action!
Topic Starter
Vish024
This has already been settled. Yeah that'd be nice for a debate wouldn't it, if everybody just agreed with both sides.

LaVolpe024 wrote:

No sitting on the fence. If you feel both then decide which one is a greater factor in determining skill.
Also, please don't edit anything. I know you derive some strange form of pleasure out of having the rights to do that but please don't.
druidxd
The point is, training is crucial for developing to become a great player, but the best players, the highest level play will be defined by "genetic advantages", you can go closer to them, but if they keep on training you won't be able to achieve what they can, but you still can achieve awesome things.

So yes, high level play can be achieve by both nurture and nature (although being naturally good still requires you to practice), but the highest level play is defined by nature over nurture (knowing that practicing is still required).

*Edit*: I say this because high level play can be considered to, for example, include people that aren't as talented as the best players (Niko, Cookiezi, rrtyui), but still are at the top 1000 or 500 (like me for example, I guess I can be considered high level player for some people, or at least above average idk, although I don't consider myself a high level player)

My vote still goes to Nature
buny

LaVolpe024 wrote:

No sitting on the fence. If you feel both then decide which one is a greater factor in determining skill.
None of them are independent factors so my vote is for both.
Topic Starter
Vish024
Then which one would you say has a greater influence over the other?
Maneuver

LaVolpe024 wrote:

Then which one would you say has a greater influence over the other?
Haha, greater influence is still nurture, because it is something we can control =S
she_old

Maneuver wrote:

LaVolpe024 wrote:

Then which one would you say has a greater influence over the other?
Haha, greater influence is still nurture, because it is something we can control =S
Unless you need little nurture to reach your nature's limit.
druidxd

she wrote:

Unless you need little nurture to reach your nature's limit.
You need a lot of practice to reach your limit, but nature still defines your limit. We still can achieve really high level play by practicing a lot, but the top will always be talented ones.
Maneuver
I just tot of natural talent in nurturing.... wha........t ?
enik
"Nature" vote is exactly both. No one says you can achieve anything without practice even if you were born Cookiezi. "Nurture" vote implies there's no talent/genetic factor at all.
druidxd

enik wrote:

"Nature" vote is exactly both. No one says you can achieve anything without practice even if you were born Cookiezi. "Nurture" vote implies there's no talent/genetic factor at all.
^this
Topic Starter
Vish024
Seems like this thread died down as fast as it began. I'd like this locked please, *snap**snap* Millhiore.
MillhioreF
I'm not sure I should just lock threads on request, but then again the discussion here HAS been going in circles for quite a while... might as well. Someone PM me if you have a good reason I should re-open this thread, and I will.
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