Make Stepmania Great Again

sunn0glasses · 10-4-2016, 02:34 PM

serious question - could stepmania be elevated to an e-sport? mina and halogen brought up 'elitism' earlier in the thread. imo, i don't see the problem in having the most experienced members of the community setting the bar for high-tier competitive play. i think one of the problems we've addressed here is that there is no centralized authority, nothing to set standards for current players, not much incentive to progress other than self-directed goals.

it seems like esports these days are backed by shitloads of $$$, so obviously stepmania isn't going to get any major boost without some financing. but money does make the world go round n shit. if there were to be a centralized competition with prize money, that'd probably get some hype.

imo, it helps keep the fire burning if there's a "best player". back in the late 2000s, thaor was a pretty big deal, and seeing videos of him made me want to keep playing, even though i knew i wouldn't get on his level.

we've talked about introducing new players to sm, but what about retaining the existing community? wouldn't having an "official" tournament (or similar competitive outlet) make things a lot more interesting?

10-4-2016, 02:34 PM	#26
sunn0glasses FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2016 Age: 34 Posts: 209	Re: Make Stepmania Great Again serious question - could stepmania be elevated to an e-sport? mina and halogen brought up 'elitism' earlier in the thread. imo, i don't see the problem in having the most experienced members of the community setting the bar for high-tier competitive play. i think one of the problems we've addressed here is that there is no centralized authority, nothing to set standards for current players, not much incentive to progress other than self-directed goals. it seems like esports these days are backed by shitloads of $$$, so obviously stepmania isn't going to get any major boost without some financing. but money does make the world go round n shit. if there were to be a centralized competition with prize money, that'd probably get some hype. imo, it helps keep the fire burning if there's a "best player". back in the late 2000s, thaor was a pretty big deal, and seeing videos of him made me want to keep playing, even though i knew i wouldn't get on his level. we've talked about introducing new players to sm, but what about retaining the existing community? wouldn't having an "official" tournament (or similar competitive outlet) make things a lot more interesting?

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