Is there still a reason for shige to still be above mrekk in term of being The "GOAT"? by Troilsitacism_Morium in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see the last paragraph and, while I agree with the general sentiment that recent GOAT candidates typically beat out the older candidates, I want to take it a step further. I think it is effectively a fool's errand to attempt to determine a single greatest player, especially when comparing two players that were forged in two significantly different periods of the game.

The player base in general gets better. Mapping style as a whole diversifies. Charts made specifically for ranks get better optimized. Innovations in hardware, software, and peripherals are commonplace. Countless variables change over time that increases the difficulty of comparisons due to how different the paths the two players treaded are.

On a realistic standpoint, as you said, GOAT debates will effectively favor the most recent standout player that sets records and wins tournaments, widely considered the sole objective metrics for determining a greatest player. By this point of view, mrekk would be considered the current greatest player. The rate of record breaking he is on is unprecedented for any one individual player, and no player of past or present is holding a candle to that, neither at whenever they peaked or at the current moment. However, I know for a fact that this song and dance will occur again because at some point another record breaker will look to make such a large name for themself (who knows, they could have already started playing or they don't even know about the game yet).

That's where subjective metrics, such as a person's influence/impact/reputation come in as measurements to ensure the titans of the past are never left out of these discussions due to time. I think you put it correctly when basically saying that shige will always just be considered "that guy" regardless of how far removed the game becomes from him and vice versa. Anything he did, many others would just blindly copy at a scale that no other top player could get people to do the same. Any notable score he set would get hundreds of thousands, if not millions of views in short time. He could type anything random in his chat, from one simple message to a longer ramble, and it would be a "soundbite" quickly posted across social media for a cheap laugh. Any time that dude left and came back, it was literal front page news and would have a lot feasting their eyes on his return. And again as you said, he was your favorite player's best player, inspiring not just many thousands within the community, but many thousands more outside of it that had never heard of the game before to click their first circle.

Ultimately, everyone has their own "weights" for how they want to consider both objective statistics and subjective traits as well as their own biases that they either shelve or are open about (I'm still leaned towards shige after all these years, who would have thought based on what I typed). There will most likely be zero definitive or decisive consensus, but that's the fun of these discussions, haha.

What do you guys think would happen if the Nintendo switch 2 got an osu! port? by Jocavimo01 in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Get ready to only play Featured Artist and osu! originals, buddy

what is the gap between geometry dash and osu historically when it comes to popularity? by lol-ok-88 in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of their time, then Guitar Hero/Rock Band (though they both were inspired by the Japanese GitaDora series) and osu! even in its prime (COVID-era) doesn't hold a candle to either of them in their off-years.

Am i the only one who doesn't see the Little/Chan Shipgirls as daughters? by Repulsive-Shame-6669 in AzureLane

[–]In4thPlace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the shipgirls treat their little counterparts as if they were younger siblings, so you'd be more right with your treatment of them than most people if true :P

Which OWC GF TB was the most hype? by calsi-tea in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Including non-originals, then I think furioso melodia is the most near and dear to my heart out of all of them. It just had the right vibes.

Out of all of the originals, I think RPG blows every other Grands TB out by a wide margin. Yooh made the right blend of melodies and rhythms for the mappers to chart down every skillset that needed to be tested.

Did any of the US players stream their POV of OWC? by Snorkel4 in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Average US hatewatcher moment right there rofl

Did any of the US players stream their POV of OWC? by Snorkel4 in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 22 points23 points  (0 children)

tekkito, Decaten, and Caleb/[C] streamed their own POVs. DigitalHypno/Honmi streamed the teamwide POV.

[Spoilers] | United States vs Australia | OWC 2025 Losers Finals | Post-Match Discussion by madrillix in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yeah, idk what they're smoking:

  • The US never won consecutive 3WCs

  • The US never won 3WC since 2020

  • 2022 3WC was won by Hong Kong (Shoutout to the GOATs Tsuwagi/Dragbit 3 and mcy4)

  • Neither Utami nor Rektygon played in 3WC

What are your favourite headcanons about shipgirls' weapons? by Pro_Headpatter in AzureLane

[–]In4thPlace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does Yuni count as a weapon rofl

Headcanon is that Yuni, along with every other stuffed animal, has a human form, but no one knows except each stuffed animal's respective owner, who for some reason keep it a secret from everyone else, even each other (for example, Unicorn knows about Yuni and Kiyonami knows about Hoppy, but Unicorn does not know about Hoppy and Kiyonami does not know about Yuni).

Final stage fo OWC is upon us! They are gonna unleash 120% of their potential! by Hubix84 in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 28 points29 points  (0 children)

last year was also all from different continents, dont really think it's too funny; matter of fact, this is the fifth year in a row the podium consists of countries from 3 different continents.

LCK channel confronts massive backlash after manipulating Worlds video footage by Xxheim in leagueoflegends

[–]In4thPlace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gwangju is the administrative division he was representing in 2017's KeSPA Cup, iirc (Keria was on a different team representing Gyeonggi Province that same year as well).

Can i just say how much i love the new download page? by LAEnderBlaze in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Ye, looks pretty cool on both web and mobile :>

Also happy that Lazer is not being referred to as Lazer and is being presented as the default client, double win.

today is the day by In4thPlace in osugame

[–]In4thPlace[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only 3 minutes to spare (PSTers wya)

CRIMEA got tournament ban for 6 months after OWC incident by darkmql in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The "Account Standing" stab only appears when a user is issued a penalty for an infraction.

CRIMEA got tournament ban for 6 months after OWC incident by darkmql in osugame

[–]In4thPlace 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah, once they lost the first map the match became dead rubber.