OSU SG Event (Proof of Concept)

Hi all,

I've been thinking of an event idea which involves one of the games I play the most outside of Steam which is Osu. What is Osu? Its a rhythm game where you click on the required circles and sliders at the right time in time with the music to score points by being accurate and building up a combo by not missing.

This event is like a looking to play and a (hopefully) regular event combined.

The concept

The general idea is that I will post a beatmap for the game and there will be a contest to see who can score the highest. The beatmap will rotate every week, few weeks or possibly a month. Every detail is open to change

If you participate, you will be able to enter the participation giveaway which will be available to everyone who submits a score, this will be done through a group. Note: The group is a way of making sure that participation giveaways are not leaked, and it doesn't really have any other reason for existence. You will still be able to win the main prizes without joining the group.

Then, for those who get the highest scores, there will be direct prizes. There's a prize for the top score without difficulty increase mods and another for the highest score with difficulty increase mods. You can submit a score for each category and you can technically win both categories and if you do you will get the grand slam prize. You can also submit multiple scores, this is all about playing and improving, so you can submit scores knowing that your best will be the one that counts in a particular category.

To submit your score, press F12 after finishing the beatmap to take a screenshot and then upload it and post it in the topic. An example of a valid score will be here (Note that the mods you apply to your run will need to be visible to determine if your score is a modded or unmodded run. Once you have submitted your score you can apply for entry into the steam group to enter the participation giveaway.

The trial event

For this proof of concept the beatmap will be Nano - No pain, no game which has a difficulty of 2.27. This is a relatively easy beatmap but this is so I can gauge the overall ability of the people who wish to take part, if you're an experienced player do not worry as if this were to become a regular event there would be multiple difficulty categories and harder beatmaps to provide a more robust challenge. Also hopefully the difficulty increase category will allow you to modify things more to your liking.

The event will go on for 2 weeks (Until 22/08) and is open to all levels, this is about playing and having fun (and the journey of improvement) - CV isn't a factor here!

The prizes

You know how to score points, but what are the prizes!?

Participation: Townscaper (GA)
Standard Bonsai Castles
w/ Difficulty Increase(s): Bonsai Castles

Grand Slam Prize: In the event that the same individual wins both categories, they will receive the game listed above and will have the oppurtunity to receive a game of the equivalent value as a Steam gift (Based on prices in my region) - This can be given to the winner but is also transferable to someone else if they wish.

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Thanks for reading through, or even clicking on the thread - if you have any feedback please comment as I'm sure there are things here which need tweaking in order to make this event better. Regardless, you should have a giveaway for your troubles