How often does anyone play this game anymore?

[Wayward Vagabond]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

I stopped playing years ago because it wasn't fun

I stopped stepping two years ago because it lost meaning

I can't pick either back up because everyone I knew is gone or doesn't play and the new people that took over I have nothing in common with

[Jagakon]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

This game is great for music aficionados, but other than that, you won't see many casual players. If any. Osu! has that on lock. It's either people who are familiar with this scene and have a strong affinity towards music games in general, or people who are hardcore and actually give a damn about getting insane scores, CTS, and paying for expensive keyboards.

Me personally, I've reached a desirable skill level that I don't really have a drive to get better. Plus, playing with my finger style (ring+middle) puts a cap on that. If I played with normal spread, I'd lost interest even sooner. Not to say I don't get that "damn that was a nice score" feeling, it's moreso that I no longer get that "damn I could've done better" feeling. Sucks all motivation and dedication from the game when you don't even care if your score is trash. Once the incentive salience dissipates, you can pretty much uninstall the game at that point. Risks outweigh the rewards.

The only reason I still have it installed is because I still enjoy some older files that I like to experience again every once in a while. Xoon 5, couple of those FFRCPs, ODIPack 2+3, Red Fraction, Dark Chancellor, and PMPoE are the packs I consistently go back to, just to experience it again. No recent pack has done this for me aside from the Untitled pack, that was pretty dope. I feel even the steppers don't have much of a desire or motivation to create dope files to dope music anymore tho, and that's a tough pill to swallow when quality files are the backbone of this game. Also I sense a loss of creative spark in the files that I come across recently.

For example. (not trying to diss or anything) I think the last Yolomania had like, what, 200 submitters or something crazy like that? The reason being is that it's very broad of a pack. you can submit anything. Let your mind fly. depsite that, there ends up being a central commonality in the song choices and file structures. In a pack with no limits on what you can submit, very few files really stand out. Makes you wonder..

Also, 6key > 4key. but unfortunately no real contributions for that mode anymore. I just play my usual suspects and dip out for a few months.

[Gundam-Dude]

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I play stepmania 6key on and off on a semi-weekly basis. I have absolutely no interest in playing 4key anymore because in order to relate to ANYONE currently you're pretty much forced to play exclusively speed and stamina files—both skill sets I've never had to begin with, or had the motivational drive to improve. I could play for my own enjoyment, but I would only do so for X amount of time before I'm bored out of my mind and just switch back to 6key.

If I want to play 4key, I'd rather just play K-Shoot Mania or Sound Voltex instead.

[ssbmchamp]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

my interest level went down significantly once i realized (and painfully accepted the fact) that hakulyte will probably always have the #1 GT.

[emulord]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

I stopped when combo scoring was no longer a thing.

Ruined mediocre scores. AAA or die is so disheartening. Theres no rush of "Ooh maybe I have a good FC this time!"

Now every bad pass looks the same, or its X goods from AAA.

[SayoYasuda]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

I stopped playing years ago because it wasn't fun

I stopped stepping two years ago because it lost meaning

I can't pick either back up because everyone I knew is gone or doesn't play and the new people that took over I have nothing in common with

so wristcutting :C

you made amazing files back then bro :3

[MarioNintendo]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

I like to download packs from before 2008 and stalk the nerds who made them.

[Charu]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

Stalking from the future!

[Chauster]

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arent you guys old as dirt now

[Mahou]

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arent you guys old as dirt now

I know there are quite a few people in their mid to late 20s.

[hi19hi19]

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arent you guys old as dirt now

Damn u know arrowsmashing discussion gets real when Chau "Everything i say is right" ster appears

Whos next, thaor? Nima? fuckin... volkov?

[andy-o24]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

I stopped when combo scoring was no longer a thing.

Ruined mediocre scores. AAA or die is so disheartening. Theres no rush of "Ooh maybe I have a good FC this time!"

Now every bad pass looks the same, or its X goods from AAA.

Pretty much this. FCs just don't have the same meaning, and that was usually what I would use as a metric for my success on harder files.

I'll also say, I got one of my two biggest goals accomplished in this game. Getting Top 8 last Official gave me vROFL which I had always wanted. But the other goal of one million credits is just too hard to do with playing the game that I don't bother.

I will sometimes play my favorite files when I'm killing some time waiting on someone or before an obligation too soon to play a longer game. But other than that, I've quit completely.

-o24

[VickyFox]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

It's very hard to be good, but I play as much as I can so I can leave my mark.
I'm only just new here, and I suspect there has been a lot of scripting involved in the highscores of this game. I'll probably never be as good as some of our Asian friends though! No racism intended though, I know the stereotype.

[lofty rhino]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

can we please get nima in here
that would be wonderful

that guy was the best at complaining--


not the best at cheating tho

[Superbearhands]

Re: How often does anyone play this game anymore?

oops life called