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Should osu! be an eSport?

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The Gambler
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Joined September 2013
Topic Starter
The Gambler
- I mean this game is much simpler to manage than CS:GO, WoW, Quake III in terms of game mechanics.
- The map pools are also easier to moderate than say a map from Dota or LoL, etc.

* Some cons though would be the publicity this gets, which brings kids to osu! and flood forums
* VAC or some anti-cheat system would be hard to implement due to skill levels being almost similar to cheat programs (Atama no Taisou - Nogard diff being one of them)
Friendan
229 posts
Joined April 2014
Friendan

The Gambler wrote:

* Some cons though would be the publicity this gets, which brings kids to osu! and flood forums
It is already though
I don't think too many people would want to watch a circle clicking game.
why do they call it esports, videogames != sport
Yuudachi-kun
5,432 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun
Just like they aren't art either, right?

Good job on holding the view that only traditional "put the ball in the thing" games can be sport.
Renevant
894 posts
Joined July 2013
Renevant
Related threads that discuss the same thing:
how popular wil osu get
E-Sport

It will likely never be one. If it did, we would have copyright stuff everywhere.
The Gambler
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Joined September 2013
Topic Starter
The Gambler
Well, copyright issues aside (we can just use sponsored/advertised songs if backers are willing), I see sport as a highly regulated event like chess, soccer, football and track & field with international governing bodies. If osu gets that kind of staffing then in the future maybe.

I honestly think there isn't much of the game mechanics you could tweak without looking like you cheated anyway, so regulation seems easier than other games.

It doesn't even have to be massively huge, but a set of rules and regulations similar to sports aside from the current ones would make osu! for me as an eSport.
-sev
875 posts
Joined February 2014
-sev
No.
Renevant
894 posts
Joined July 2013
Renevant

The Gambler wrote:

Well, copyright issues aside
Copyright is the biggest issue though. A large amount of songs out there that people enjoy playing would be removed. That's really not worth being recognized as an esport. While it may benefit osu! in terms of publicity, it would hurt the players who play the game.
Friendan
229 posts
Joined April 2014
Friendan

Kheldragar wrote:

Just like they aren't art either, right?

Good job on holding the view that only traditional "put the ball in the thing" games can be sport.
"Sport - an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment."
I don't see any physical exertion by clicking a mouse. I never said video games can't be art (just when they are advertised as art, they suck).
Yuudachi-kun
5,432 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun

Friendan wrote:

Kheldragar wrote:

Just like they aren't art either, right?

Good job on holding the view that only traditional "put the ball in the thing" games can be sport.
"Sport - an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment."
I don't see any physical exertion by clicking a mouse. I never said video games can't be art (just when they are advertised as art, they suck).
1. It's not necessarily clicking a mouse.
2. Have you attempted to stream/singletap above 240 bpm or aim songs that are harder than 5 stars? Did you exclude thinking about this because you can't play those types of maps?
3. There is competition in osu and I would say there is physical exertion.

Osu just wouldn't be an entertaining spectator sport.
Mahogany
2,684 posts
Joined August 2014
Mahogany

Friendan wrote:

Kheldragar wrote:

Just like they aren't art either, right?

Good job on holding the view that only traditional "put the ball in the thing" games can be sport.
I don't see any physical exertion by clicking a mouse.
And that's because you're bad.
ZenithPhantasm
ZenithPhantasm
No
- e - v - b-
184 posts
Joined August 2014
- e - v - b-

The Gambler wrote:

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* Some cons though would be the publicity this gets, which brings kids to osu! and flood forums
by kids, what age do you mean, i know alot of people around my age (12) who play and appreciate pros and such.
Yuudachi-kun
5,432 posts
Joined August 2014
Yuudachi-kun

Hsephela wrote:

The Gambler wrote:

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* Some cons though would be the publicity this gets, which brings kids to osu! and flood forums
by kids, what age do you mean, i know alot of people around my age (12) who play and appreciate pros and such.
You. Exactly you.
- e - v - b-
184 posts
Joined August 2014
- e - v - b-
You. Exactly you.
what exactly do you mean by me exactly, what the fact that i farm pp some or what?
B1rd
2,974 posts
Joined December 2013
B1rd
osu! is not a multiplayer game.
ZenithPhantasm
ZenithPhantasm

Hsephela wrote:

The Gambler wrote:

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* Some cons though would be the publicity this gets, which brings kids to osu! and flood forums
by kids, what age do you mean, i know alot of people around my age (12) who play and appreciate pros and such.
Yea good luck with your career with osu as your profession. Tell me how it works out in 12 more years.
Midori Tea
46 posts
Joined June 2014
Midori Tea

Kheldragar wrote:

"put the ball in the thing" games can be sport
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

SPOILER
This thread reminds me of this video I saw the other day. Towards the end, there's a couple of dudes playing osu! in the background. Personally, it'd be nice to see it as an esport if copyright wasn't an issue.
HazeL
175 posts
Joined July 2013
HazeL
Yes
E14
353 posts
Joined November 2011
E14
Its already an eSport to me. Why?

Global Rankings are everywhere :v
Nameless
517 posts
Joined April 2014
Nameless
It'd be mildly interesting if osu! were to become an eSport, but I don't really care if it does become an eSport or not.
Wojjan
806 posts
Joined August 2008
Wojjan

B1rd wrote:

osu! is not a multiplayer game.
darts is not a multiplayer game you little shit
deadbill
311 posts
Joined July 2013
deadbill
Hell no
B1rd
2,974 posts
Joined December 2013
B1rd

Wojjan wrote:

B1rd wrote:

osu! is not a multiplayer game.
darts is not a multiplayer game you little shit
darts isn't an esport.
deadbill
311 posts
Joined July 2013
deadbill
darts are sharp though
Zazarith
17 posts
Joined July 2014
Zazarith
Maybe
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Nameless
517 posts
Joined April 2014
Nameless

B1rd wrote:

darts isn't an esport.
Yes, darts isn't an eSport, but the truth of the matter is that eSports and physical sports are very comparable due to them being incredibly similar in most cases. Wojjan has a point, something doesn't have to be primarily multiplayer to become a legitimate sport or eSport.
laport
1,239 posts
Joined June 2010
laport

Nameless wrote:

Wojjan has a point
Wojjan has a pointy
Nameless
517 posts
Joined April 2014
Nameless

laport wrote:

Nameless wrote:

Wojjan has a point
Wojjan has a pointy
Wojjan has a pointy finger.
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