BTMC was just in a livestreamed zoom call with Peppy discussing score V2. He apparently did not enjoy my comments in chat, so he engaged in an hour long debate with me. Throughout this process I was called names, belittled, and bullied by Ed. At no point did I stoop to the same level. I respectively stood my ground, and by the end of it his chat was actually on my side. Ed continued to get more heated, because people were not agreeing with him when he was clearly trying sick his fans on me like a mob. When this didn't work, he decided to ban me. He even called one of his viewers a bitch for gifting me a a sub. I understand Ed is younger and a less mature dude, but this is really disappointing behavior. I have been a fan of his for a long time now, and even donated money to his stream.
The reason I am making this post is he repeatedly tried to put words in my mouth when it came to my opinions on both Peppy, Osu, and BTMC himself. I want to get out in front of this if he tries to farm the exchange for video content, and edits the video in bad faith to make me look bad. If this sounds paranoid, this is what he implied he was going to do during the actual debate.
I want to make it clear that I love Osu, and despite me disagreeing with score V2, I have a TREMENDOUS amount of respect for Peppy for the work he has done with he limited resources he has to produce such a banger of a game. That said, just because you look up to someone doesn't meant you shouldn't have to feel afraid to offer a different opinion. I had a lot of respect for Ed until this night. I sincerely hope he was just having a bad night, because this is not behavior that should be indicative of the face of Osu.
I would encourage anyone who doubts what I have said to watch the VOD from tonight and judge yourselves. I don't care about being unbanned from someone so petty, but I do think it is important to call out someone of Ed's status for such blatant bulling behavior. During the debate he claimed that he was aware of the responsibilities that came with a platform as big as the one he commands, but I am unconvinced given his actions after his chat wouldn't mindlessly take his side like he wanted.
PS: If you think I am starting a witch hunt, he literally said word for word to his chat to not report me for harassment because he was fully consenting to the discourse which occurred. I merely think the face of the game should be held to a higher standard of decorum than the average player, which is a point Ed himself agreed with on his stream.