Two maps by val0108 and 2 of his guest diffs are in top 10. I'm satisfied

Wow really
who the hell voted those maps
this game is full of .. asdfasdf

*trauma*

also only a few of us voted based on the map itself

edit:

Tshemmp wrote: 32b38

Well, it might be unfair towards newer of the community (better call them playerbase) but I think one shouldn't be allowed to vote unless one has decent experience about maps (that means a specific playcount).

Edit: or maybe give more experienced more weigth on their votes.

this is actually a perfect idea... newbie guys just vote for the songs lol

I predicted that most of the list was going to be approved maps....

It was phrased wrongly IMO. This list described people's favorite maps in osu. Favorite maps != best maps in general. If we're trying to avoid popularity contest and song bias, it's hard to judge the best songs in osu from which songs we've enjoyed the most, because song choice does play a large role in the enjoyment one has in playing the map.

It would have been more accurate if there was different categories. We could them split overall favorite songs in one category and then have a different category for best technical maps (as in gameplay), and best customized. Also this was obviously biased towards a certain mode. It would be obvious that people from other modes would favor the approved maps, because they provide a greater challenge. If we're going for a more fair rating, there would be a category for best technical, and best all around mapset (mapset that overall was highest quality, restriction - must contain full ranked set to count).

P.S. no I didn't vote for gangnam style. I change my vote long ago.

yeahyeahyeahhh wrote: 1u2fm

chaotic_iak wrote: 47659

FREEDOM DiVE gets the second place. Mostly because it's a hell map? (Considering Scarlet Rose and Mythologia's End are tying for third, this makes sense.)

So most votes fall to popular songs and/or hell maps. A good look at osu!'s demographics.

Congrats for the mapper of Gangnam Style for seizing the opportunity of, well, making the Gangnam Style beatmap so it can win Best of 2012.

Lol I mapped it cause I liked the song not so it can win best of 2012. Happy30 and I mapped it just for fun.how the fuck was I supposed to know it was going to become so popular? I guess I'm psychic.

Some of you guys are taking this shit wayyyyyyy too personally .

Grats to all mappers of 2012, some great maps I enjoyed this year, looking forward to some good maps this year as well.

a lot of people are buttmad because their favorite HOLYSHIT500BPMSOFUCKINGHARDCORE map didn't get #1, I knew it would happen l0l.

congrats bro

list is a joke anyways, maps like worldenddominator and AugoEidEs getting ed by shitty TVsized maps

btw I voted Gangnam Style for the madz, and I don't think there's anything bad about the map itself

Glass wrote: 29556d

a lot of people are buttmad because their favorite HOLYSHIT500BPMSOFUCKINGHARDCORE map didn't get #1, I knew it would happen l0l

congrats bro

btw I voted Gangnam Style for the madz, and I don't think there's anything bad about the map itself

uhmm i think you should re-read everything, we are mad because the best mapped stuff didn't even get a nice ranking. And the HOLYSHIT500BPMSOFUCKINGHARDCORE that you talk about actually made it really high.
dat logic

Snepif wrote: 5o5wu

uhmm i think you should re-read everything, we are mad because the best mapped stuff didn't even get a nice ranking. And the HOLYSHIT500BPMSOFUCKINGHARDCORE that you talk about actually made it really high.
dat logic

no, most of you are mad because GS got #1.

also, talk about logic when you actually know what that word means thx.

and are you actually surprised that some bad maps got onto the list? These are the criteria on which a lot of people vote for their "favorites":
1. How popular is the song
2. How popular is the anime
3. How much they jerk themselves when they watch the top players play the map

haha5957 wrote: 6b3t31

Map insane stuff (=we have 8+ nhyperinsane maps in top30) then boom there goes your best of 2012

I do understand ppl who votes for gangnam style. but honestly why the bigblack fd? can even ppl it?

especially freedom dive, not even 10 ppl in this game can it nonemod. I'm not saying that the map is bad but i just cant understand.


ppl votes for something that they cant even play and call it a best of 2012. great job guys

^ this guy gets it.

It doesn't matter if gangnam style got number 1. It's a list of favorites. A map does not need to be a quality map and it doesn't even need to be balanced to be a favorite map.

Glass wrote: 29556d

a lot of people are buttmad because their favorite HOLYSHIT500BPMSOFUCKINGHARDCORE map didn't get #1, I knew it would happen l0l.

hehe,Bestof2013#1isbigmoney

A lot of maps deserved to be higher but weren't. Oh well that's the nature of public voting.

haha5957 wrote: 6b3t31

ppl votes for something that they cant even play and call it a best of 2012. great job guys

^this

I'm honestly surprised about the reactions.
I mean, the results were obvious to begin with, why are you guys so shocked?

also yeah, gratz to all the mappers :3

Tshemmp wrote: 32b38

Well, it might be unfair towards newer of the community (better call them playerbase) but I think one shouldn't be allowed to vote unless one has decent experience about maps (that means a specific playcount).

Edit: or maybe give more experienced more weigth on their votes.

me mappers, I accept bribes

Nothing against gangnam, >I< just think it is a normal map like any other with nothing special (except for the song) and didn't deserve #1 at all.
But it is done, so yeah.

Zarerion wrote: 6z4f1h

I'm honestly surprised about the reactions.
I mean, the results were obvious to begin with, why are you guys so shocked?

also yeah, gratz to all the mappers :3

Hope never dies.

... I'm so disapointed
Why people is so stupid?

mfw paintings over dragons

This isn't the list of best maps; this is the list of most favourite maps.

Zarerion wrote: 6z4f1h

I mean, the results were obvious to begin with, why are you guys so shocked?

Then, why we must vote?
If your logic is correct, then all my votes and the rest of the votes are useless.

Nice logic, dude.

Charles445 wrote: 252k60

mfw paintings over dragons

HAHAHAHA LOL wtf?

those wrote: 2f131h

This isn't the list of best maps; this is the list of most favourite maps.

Just thought the same thing as I dont like most high placed maps too much :3
But yeah, votes are votes ~
Gratz to mappers whose maps made it in :3

This list is really just a popularity contest, since everyone has an equally weighted vote regardless of if you've only played 2 maps last year or every single one, someone should try reranking these by taking the # of votes divided by the number of plays each mapset has, that may produce a slightly more accurate "best of" list.

I mean, it's no suprise Gangnam Style won, it was the most played map by a landslide this year.

Oh, good thing I mapped some popular animu tv-saizu.
Now I got two maps in the top 100. \o/

Wow guys, please take your negative attitudes away from this thread. This is not a competition. It is a study of what osu! players as an overall group enjoyed the most. Every person has their own method of enjoyment. This is the best – not favourite – of osu! in 2012. Let this be a reminder that not every player out there plays osu! for no-background-no-skin-320x240-tablet-SS-or-nothing-super-serious-600bpm-stream-maps-all-day-every-day. A lot of people play for enjoyment and casually play songs for enjoyment, and get this enjoyment from the songs they voted for. If you cannot accept this, then just turn a blind eye to these threads rather than complaining about the process or results.

I will lock the thread soon if there's no further constructive conversation happening .

I'm no-background-no-skin-1366x768-tablet-SS but... ;_;

Although i disagree, this is pretty much a favourite list. And yes, i've stoped checking these threads after 2010.

peppy wrote: 73101g

It's that time of year again, where we round up the beatmaps crafted over the last 12 months and turn to you guys to find out which were the most loved maps! It's been a busy year, with 1,446 maps ranked in total, so make sure to think carefully before choo to ten of your favourite creations. to vote based on the mapping, not the song itself!

http://osu-ppy-sh.tvgratuite.org/p/bestof2012

Just saying.


Anyways, best does not mean most enjoyable IMO. I voted for a song that I didn't even play that much simply because it was high quality. Most of my selection was songs that I personally enjoyed even if they were not the most technical. I'm surprised He's a Pirate made it on the list at all. I was wholly surprised to see so many people agree with me on that.

What was an even bigger surprised is that Rainbow dash likes girls made the list. If we're talking about best maps, and most enjoyable maps, that song has nothing but hate for it in the comments, and it's so awkward to play. I don't understand why people find those kind of maps enjoyable. If someone who voted for it, would post, and give me a reason why they voted for it, I am very curious to know the mindset behind voting for such a stress-inducing map, that is just spamming overly difficult patterns in areas.

Mercurial wrote: 4y4y4t

1 word.

Meh.

As expected..

why aren't people restricted to vote for maps they've actually played?

JappyBabes wrote: 5q593n

why aren't people restricted to vote for maps they've actually played?

*ed, because most of us have tried hardcore maps at least once for the lulz.

peppy wrote: 73101g

not every player out there plays osu! for no-background-no-skin-320x240-tablet-SS-or-nothing-super-serious-600bpm-stream-maps-all-day-every-day

love.

But yeah, bitter feelings as usual (for every kind of chart anyway) because none of my maps have made it in, gg will try harder next time

Pika girl...

There should be a rule to ban the vote map unless you have 5.000 playcount or 1 map ranked.

It's stupid I know, but I'm pretty sure of most people who voted here are newbies at all.

They're still part of the community. No reason to leave their votes out. Unless someone makes 40 s to vote 40 times for the same maps.

Zarerion wrote: 6z4f1h

I'm honestly surprised about the reactions.
I mean, the results were obvious to begin with, why are you guys so shocked?

Just compare Best of 2011 with Best of 2012. I am not surprised about Gangnam Style but many other maps on the list.

I think it has something to do with the link from the osu! main menu to the voting. The attention of many new players was called this way. Players who didn't really play enough maps to get decent experience for judging map quality.

It's hilarious to see how many butthurt people there are in this thread. Who are any of you to say that gangnam style shouldn't be on the top of the list? osu! has nearly 1.8mil s, there's tons of casual players that probably loves that map and voted for it, and sure the fact that it is a popular song helps it, but so what? Just because it isn't your favorite map doesn't mean it shouldn't be on that list, get over yourselves.

Mercurial wrote: 4y4y4t

There should be a rule to ban the vote map unless you have 5.000 playcount or 1 map ranked.

It's stupid I know, but I'm pretty sure of most people who voted here are newbies at all.

But newbie players have their own favorite maps aswell.

Laharl wrote: 3s5k41

No Almagest. Sniff.

Shiirn got utterly shafted ;;

Edit: Actually he got 100th place which is almost worst.

This is going to be locked, if you guys don't start putting more thought into your posts.

Reviz wrote: 5k6561

Gangnam style is greatly overrated. People voted for the song, not for the map

+1

Surely most of the votes, rated the song, instead the mapping...

I was hoping to see here this map http://osu-ppy-sh.tvgratuite.org/s/42669 .
Highly disapointed.

Of course Gangnam Style won.

No shocker there.

I'm really suprised none of ztrot's maps ranked higher.

I feel as though a certain map should'nt have even been in the count, despite the fact that it was ranked in 2012. Kind of obvious as to why it got that raink.

Well, regardless of what map ranked highest, I am proud of all the creators that made the top 100, and to those that didn't, the best of luck to you this year.

I don't see the problem of casual players voting, quite the opposite really. It's just that we can see distinct trends in the elected maps (those that LKs explained) and that those trends really don't fit with those that did not vote for them.

In my own personal opinion, I feel like we've got for a big part the list of "maps that can only be played by the best" instead of a list of the "best maps".

i think it wasn't a very smart move to include approved maps. They're the reason this list isn't as great as last years.
On the other hand I know the mappers put so much of their time and heart in these maps, that they actually deserve to be voteable. This is a real dilemma!

What I don't get is how The Big Black got so high. Most "pro players" probably don't like the map all that much (this is based on nothing btw, so do prove me wrong), and I'm not sure, but to a lot of people actually enjoy the song at all?

Then The Big Black must've been voted by not-so-pro-players that didn't vote it for the song but for the map, so basically it does fit the criteria of voting based on map and not song, but I do feel it got so high is mostly due to the sheer difficulty of the map, and not because they enjoy the map itself (I mean, how many people that voted on it can actually the map, lol)

Ahhh well, whatever.

Mercurial wrote: 4y4y4t

There should be a rule to ban the vote map unless you have 5.000 playcount or 1 map ranked.

It's stupid I know, but I'm pretty sure of most people who voted here are newbies at all.

what.

Also, I can't Dragons and I voted for it
Why? I find it enjoyable even if I can't SS HD HR. It is fun even playing with nofail on.
Same for The Big Black.
Hur durr WHO CARES if we can't ? I voted for the taiko diff and because I really enjoy ~trying~ to play this map with relax or even halftime.
No one needs to the map to actually enjoy it and YES, IMO it deserves to be one of the "Best of 2012" because it is something new that changed our view of "Insane maps", just like Freedom Dive.
Didn't vote for Freedom Dive but I would.
The map is very well structured, the only problem is the BPM
Another diff is pretty enjoyable btw.
Meh.

CXu wrote: 344051

What I don't get is how The Big Black got so high. Most "pro players" probably don't like the map all that much (this is based on nothing btw, so do prove me wrong), and I'm not sure, but to a lot of people actually enjoy the song at all?

Then The Big Black must've been voted by not-so-pro-players that didn't vote it for the song but for the map, so basically it does fit the criteria of voting based on map and not song, but I do feel it got so high is mostly due to the sheer difficulty of the map, and not because they enjoy the map itself (I mean, how many people that voted on it can actually the map, lol)

Ahhh well, whatever.

People can still enjoy with nofail

I feel like I'm one of the few who actually likes this list, except Dragons deserved higher though, imo.

it sadden's me a bit that that maps i wanted so badly to be in that list are missing. but oh well ;w;
gratz too all the mappers who got maps in the top 100

the top 20 contains a lot of maps that are basically only voted for so much because they're super hard (ie val maps, the big black, freedom dive, kokou no sousei, etc) and people like that for some reason

I disagree all maps are good and style is especially Gangnam First = w =

i knew the big black complaints would appear soon, lol

just shut up and enjoy the list, if you can't, then simply ignore hat it existed.

Andrea wrote: ev47

I should restart to map more Nightcore Mix seems xD

No!

Wow I got top 82 and 92 for my first 2 maps. I guess that's good enough for a rookie.

Haven't even played most of those maps

can't believe freedom dive is even in the top 100

rickyboi wrote: 1z2y1b

Wow I got top 82 and 92 for my first 2 maps. I guess that's good enough for a rookie.

your maps 2gud

Gangnam style Didn't Deserve it D:

Shiro wrote: 47b

Shiro wrote: 47b

None of my maps made it top 100 as expected. I'm still curious to know how many votes they had. Would it be possible to have that information ?

Reposting that. Also wouldn't it be more interesting to have the full results ? I suppose everyone wonders how many votes their maps got.

I'll repost this too. Some of my votes were for maps that aren't in this list but seemed to be really well-received, and it would be interesting to see how they fared.

It's kind of cool seeing "unexpected"/"disappointing" things get places... it shows us a bit about the opinions of the people who aren't so active in the community. Not that anyone didn't expect all the approved hardmaps to rank high.

peppy wrote: 73101g

Let this be a reminder that not every player out there plays osu! for no-background-no-skin-320x240-tablet-SS-or-nothing-super-serious-600bpm-stream-maps-all-day-every-day. A lot of people play for enjoyment and casually play songs for enjoyment, and get this enjoyment from the songs they voted for.

You realize that the majority of the most voted maps are the exact opposite of what you said here (i can only recognise the big black, freedom dive and val0108 maps, but i'm sure there's more), right? Because, by this statement, it seems you don't.

I also believe this (as well as every public-voting-based chart) should be named "Most popular of 20xx" because that's basically what happens. Not saying it's a bad thing, but a wrong name is misleading for the s.

peppy wrote: 73101g

It is a study of what osu! players as an overall group enjoyed the most. Every person has their own method of enjoyment.

This statement also backs the "Most popular" factor, as what the majority likes is undoubtly the most popular, which is not necessarily the best (as it is usually a subjective thing).

Yuck.

Card N'FoRcE wrote: 4x4d4p

You realize that the majority of the most voted maps are the exact opposite of what you said here (i can only recognise the big black, freedom dive and val0108 maps, but i'm sure there's more)? Because, by this statement, it seems you don't.

He made it so that players can now make the BG solid black via ingame methods, along with ditching the custom combo colors, skins, SBs, etc. So he probably does understand that that audience is there.

However, what he said is still likely correct. Those super hardcore players are still a (very sizable) minority. When there can be over 8K players on at once and only several thousand players overall (at best) can reliably FC at least 90% of Insanes, well... that says a lot.

peppy wrote: 73101g

You guys have spoken and the results are finally in! Personally I was hoping something to overtake Gangnam Style style for #1, but it held strong with a 66% lead in votes over FREEDOM DiVE at #2.

Not that I mind the song Gangnam Style, but in my opinion there are definately better maps out there than that.

The Big Black nice map

ddr2c68 wrote: 1p2j4a

The Big Black nice map

I was waiting for this

WWWWEEEEWWWWW dat #1

drowns in the amount of faggot

lol the top beatmaps are ones that could only be played only by the extremely skilled osu! players

Deni wrote: 1h5j4d

Gangnam Style #1

STBlack wrote: 1y6a6q

nothing unexpected but disappoint.

anyway, like everybody look forward to a Lamborghini they can't afford ~ :>

We don't really have "approved" category in 2013, so no need to do something against app maps. But as someone mentioned before:

Could we limit the vote to "you must have ed that map once"(even with no fail) or whatever? Sorry to take Big Black as example, people don't vote for the song for sure, they vote for the map ---- to be extremely hard. I don't think that's what we wants to see.

Gangnam Style best of everywhere

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With all do respect, FD is a very good map, but I'm surprised it got the amount of votes it did considering most people simply *can't play it*. Why vote for a map you can't play...

"Map n was only voted so high because of m."

You can continue to use this as an excuse for it beating the maps you thought deserved higher, or you can take this on board in a constructive way, and understand that this is what people want. It doesn't matter if it is what you want or not, but people are clicking that vote button because they either saw (keep in mind a lot of people spectate a fair amount) or played the map and enjoyed what they saw. There is a huge range of players and skill levels on osu!, and the only thing these results says to me is that we need to cater to all of them. It also allows us to ask questions like: How high would big black have been if it had more difficulties?

It's great to do this once a year and see how things have changed. I see no reason to separate certain categories of maps or people. If you would like to do that, please run your own private voting booths (google forms actually makes this pretty easy these days!).

With that, I will be locking this thread from any further discussion. Thanks to everyone who participated in voting!