I was just wondering how and when where they are set up as well as where to hear about one just any info would be nice
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I think it's more like a bunch of people playing osu grouping up inside an already existing convention, that's what we did at Otakuthon last year, someone had an osu T-shirt, we all found him at a certain time and that was it, if you want to do that, just post a thread about it and people will probably come.
If only ppy had the $$$
I would love an OSUcon
Shohei Ohtani
Discussed a lot of times before.
It wouldn't work right now, mostly because the game isn't very huge. Conventions that are game-specific are usually for things that a good 75% of people have heard of. That's why there is Brony conventions and Otaku conventions but not osu! conventions.
The population isn't as huge as it seems. Even though it says there are 4.3 million users, there's usually only about 10k users on at a time. There's more than just 10k active, but still, it's not the 4.3mil that are always on.
Then take into mind that the population is pretty far spread. From my home area there's a total of 1 person that I know that actively played osu! (And the Nearby function only gives me like, 5 people in total. Not at the same time, tho.). At my college, there was only 1 person who played the game, and he quit as soon as he met me since he didn't want to be associated with things that I liked. There's more in big cities and other countries where the population isn't so far spread, but it's still not neccesarily huge. I can mention League of Legends to most people in my area and they'd have heard of it.
Then take into mind the amount of people that would actually go to a convention. My parents are stingy and wouldn't let me go anywhere until I turned 18 (and even then they're still a bit stingy). A lot of younger parents are like this, especially when it's something like "OH HEY LET ME DROP OFF MY KID AT THIS PLACE LOL." A lot of the active population are younger members. So you'd only get some older people to drive. But older people need gas money or money to stay at a hotel, so there's less people that will go.
Then take in mind, what exactly would there be at a giant-ass convention. Granted, there's not always a lot to do at conventions, but you still have to think about "Why would I drive all the way out here to spend my day here". Even if it's not entirely all organized activities, there still needs to be something.
I'm putting way too much effort in this and thinking about what there would be to do.
1. Probably a visit from peppy to talk and be like "All of you guys are assholes"
2. Maybe something about osu! arcade.
3. Pro players that would come down and do shit (Which would have to be done entirely out of charity, more than likely, since osu! doesn't really make that much money)
4. idunno some tablet shit
5. furry rave
6. I'm legitimately out of ideas
Then after doing all of that, factor in the cost of renting out a facility to have an event, and have the cost of tickets be high enough to make money but not so high that it leads people away (Keep in mind that making it cost money at all will lead a large group of people away.)
It's not worth it.
Cons usually do successful either because there's a huge fanbase that the loss from the cost to enter won't affect them too greatly (video game cons, anime cons, etc) or because it's the only way a large group of people can interact, so they're more motivated to save up to go (anthrocon, bronycon, etc).
go do stuff with people around the area if you wanna do stuff, since osu!cons are highly unlikely
It wouldn't work right now, mostly because the game isn't very huge. Conventions that are game-specific are usually for things that a good 75% of people have heard of. That's why there is Brony conventions and Otaku conventions but not osu! conventions.
The population isn't as huge as it seems. Even though it says there are 4.3 million users, there's usually only about 10k users on at a time. There's more than just 10k active, but still, it's not the 4.3mil that are always on.
Then take into mind that the population is pretty far spread. From my home area there's a total of 1 person that I know that actively played osu! (And the Nearby function only gives me like, 5 people in total. Not at the same time, tho.). At my college, there was only 1 person who played the game, and he quit as soon as he met me since he didn't want to be associated with things that I liked. There's more in big cities and other countries where the population isn't so far spread, but it's still not neccesarily huge. I can mention League of Legends to most people in my area and they'd have heard of it.
Then take into mind the amount of people that would actually go to a convention. My parents are stingy and wouldn't let me go anywhere until I turned 18 (and even then they're still a bit stingy). A lot of younger parents are like this, especially when it's something like "OH HEY LET ME DROP OFF MY KID AT THIS PLACE LOL." A lot of the active population are younger members. So you'd only get some older people to drive. But older people need gas money or money to stay at a hotel, so there's less people that will go.
Then take in mind, what exactly would there be at a giant-ass convention. Granted, there's not always a lot to do at conventions, but you still have to think about "Why would I drive all the way out here to spend my day here". Even if it's not entirely all organized activities, there still needs to be something.
I'm putting way too much effort in this and thinking about what there would be to do.
1. Probably a visit from peppy to talk and be like "All of you guys are assholes"
2. Maybe something about osu! arcade.
3. Pro players that would come down and do shit (Which would have to be done entirely out of charity, more than likely, since osu! doesn't really make that much money)
4. idunno some tablet shit
5. furry rave
6. I'm legitimately out of ideas
Then after doing all of that, factor in the cost of renting out a facility to have an event, and have the cost of tickets be high enough to make money but not so high that it leads people away (Keep in mind that making it cost money at all will lead a large group of people away.)
It's not worth it.
Cons usually do successful either because there's a huge fanbase that the loss from the cost to enter won't affect them too greatly (video game cons, anime cons, etc) or because it's the only way a large group of people can interact, so they're more motivated to save up to go (anthrocon, bronycon, etc).
go do stuff with people around the area if you wanna do stuff, since osu!cons are highly unlikely
i think somebody posted itself in an osu!con or something in RL thread. they were playing osu! with other players. seriously. and if i had the money and somebody that supports it, i COULD make it
lolCDFA wrote:
5. furry rave
LOLCDFA wrote:
1. Probably a visit from peppy to talk and be like "All of you guys are assholes"
What is this nearby functionCDFA wrote:
And the Nearby function only gives me like, 5 people in total. Not at the same time, tho.
Press F9 while you're in game, I think it's somewhere on the filter.kirukashi wrote:
What is this nearby function
Lets make it happen people~CDFA wrote:
5. furry rave
Darn I have a mac where F9 is keyboard lightpiruchan wrote:
Press F9 while you're in game, I think it's somewhere on the filter.kirukashi wrote:
What is this nearby function
what a dickCDFA wrote:
At my college, there was only 1 person who played the game, and he quit as soon as he met me since he didn't want to be associated with things that I liked.
Host it in California ok
CDFA, you deserve a cookie mate. A really big damn cookie.
Kouya-
It's just as CDFA said - it would be pretty much impossible, unless there were more fans (people willing to actually visit the con) of the game, which is a process that you can't control.
There are simply too many invalid variables at the moment for it to actually happen, but at one point in future it will, so just relax and enjoy the present.
There are simply too many invalid variables at the moment for it to actually happen, but at one point in future it will, so just relax and enjoy the present.
This won't work
First, we're in different countries, how the hell are we gonna regroup together. As I said before, plane tickets are expensive here in the Philippines.
Second, It's a waste of money. We aren't that famous of a game sooo, you're just throwing time in a campfire
First, we're in different countries, how the hell are we gonna regroup together. As I said before, plane tickets are expensive here in the Philippines.
Second, It's a waste of money. We aren't that famous of a game sooo, you're just throwing time in a campfire
Hahaha, I'd love to see thatCDFA wrote:
5. furry rave
Anyway, well here in South Africa, we don't have a lot of conventions anyway, but recently a university group decided to hold an anime convention, which was actually a great idea, because they used the university hall as a venue so they probably did not pay as much for it. It attracted around 2000 people to attend in the end. Anyway, in the discussion page for that convention, I introduced a few people to osu! so hopefully we can get an exhibition at the next convention if it attracts more people.
But, yea. There's not so many people that know about the game, but you can start locally and introduce people slowly to it. Start with the anime fans, they can probably relate to it quicker than everyone else.
GL
once i saw somebody with a custom pin of the osu! logo