What Does It Feel Like To Be An osu!mania Top Player?

I have come back with a very important and good video. I had this question in my head - there are the top players, but how do they feel really in their position and what benefits does the top player position bring? I decided to take the matter into my own hands and gathered a few osu!mania players from both 4k and 7k to get an answer. I hope this video is going to be helpful and that it will resonate not only with the osu!mania top players, but top players from other VSRGs and osu! gamemodes.
Huge thanks to ‪@synixosu‬, ‪@sunnyhttps‬ and ‪@bluestonegd4340‬ for the immense help on this video's script
Credits for the users whose videos were used:
‪@bojjajang‬, ‪@Rageinater‬, ‪@Eliminate294‬, ‪@yumaosu9468‬, ‪@jkzu123‬ and myself
The players in question that were interviewed:
‪@Eliminate294‬, ‪@tyronix9209‬, ‪@hi1i2i67‬ and ‪@cheungfun_‬
Link for my Discord:
/ discord
Remind me whenever the link doesn't work and I will fix it up again
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - The Feeling Of Being On Top
3:33 - Have You Considered Ever Quitting?
5:29 - Biggest Motivator To Continue Playing
7:15 - Anything To Appreciate As A Top Player
8:20 - Parting Words For The Audience
10:29 - Outro
#osu #osumania #osugame

[@CommandoBlack123]

Top players are so good you don't even know how good they are

[@mlhy888]

ngl everything i could s rn myuka (#1 4k player) could dt almost the same accuracy as mine

[@tyronix9209]

Thanks for including me in the video!

[@lonelyweeb03]

thanks for making the video possible, really appreciate it! ❤️❤️❤️

[@bagjettka]

ET

[@awesomeguysuncle]

Thanks for including me in the video too at 3:03 lol

[@lonelyweeb03]

​@@awesomeguysunclebruh I did not realise this during editing lmao

[@TheTeriSlaya]

This is a really creative video imo. It made me realise that at one point every single top player was also at my level. Just watching this motivated me lol, nice video

[@lonelyweeb03]

Thank you so much for that, the opinions of those people also resonate with me

[@VPshandlewasstolen]

"if u cant improve, improve" hihi is so real for that

[@lonelyweeb03]

Hihi had a bit of a chuckle once he said it but it is still understandable and he got his message across at least

[@ItzKlarion]

Good vid! Not a mania player (former), but I completely relate to a lot of the stuff said in this video, with some differences here or there

[@judehanma]

Bottom players be chillin' 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@xyphla]

nice vid lonely even managed to open my eyes a bit more about top players

[@IlllIllllllIlIII]

Hello Bro. 👁

[@luqas678]

I am rank #76 of osu!mania currently, and I feel nothing XD. I'm happy and proud of my progress but I don't feel like if I was superior or special; I just play the game better than other people

[@Hypelloo]

good video and good interview ! very entertaining, nice editing :)

[@lonelyweeb03]

thank you so much, the video's been in production for a few months now

[@Rageinater]

This video was actually really interesting! Especially for osu std i always wondered what top players felt and if a lot of them had any special feeling being at the top, but through playing and improving in osu mania it does actually kind of come clear that a lot of people just want to play the game and have fun, even if they are as high as the top 100 And also thank you for showing me in the video for a second XD

[@SpecterNeverSpectator]

One of them seems to have an Osage pfp. Immediatly recognized absolutely based person, I would vouch for this man on my life and i have never even heard him, I bet for him to be rank one on whatever ever happens

[@will_osu]

great vid lonely

[@ProblematicParag0n]

As someone who has never played osu this was pretty cool

[@acooldudeman2431]

yoooo great vids

[@lonelyweeb03]

thank you dude

[@probnothing]

talent and effort.....

[@alexvonnn]

i just play any maps i feel like when i ply mania and maybe try to improve sometimes

[@KcHecKa]

even though I'm only rank 4000+ i still consider myself a top player 😆😆

[@synixosu]

Omg can u teach me how to start fingering?

[@lonelyweeb03]

Synix, it's not the time for that....

[@pathogenicdoings3019]

Top ratio player

[@iOmega77]

Average loneliweb3 banger

[@Jysqnn]

as a future top player. it kinda feels boring like it feels the same to me like when i was 5 digit. maybe hot take but being 6 digit is a relaxing feeling and fun too.

[@lonelyweeb03]

there are some people who do not comprehend being in this top player position, and as tyronix also mentioned there is a chance that you arent better than the people you pass, because this was what he was feeling

[@Jysqnn]

@@lonelyweeb03 its true that being ''''better''' cuz you sniped them on one score doesnt mean that your better than the person it all comes down to skillsets and everything. personally im not '''top''' player but i do feel like im atleast above the skill level of an average person in mania i guess i haven't comprehended it yet also tyronix is a w

[@lonelyweeb03]

It doesn't only come down to skillset, it also comes down to the longevity of someone's presence. Because if someone has a continuous presence, their skill is also gonna flourish as time progresses. Sillyfangirl is an example of a player with a long and still flourishing career and he's still on top of his game. You also have to not let the fact that you're a top player get to your head because there's a risk of developing a huge ego.

[@Jysqnn]

@@lonelyweeb03 never boasted my scores to people at all. definitely having a continuous presence will make you good at the game cuz you will be playing and improving at the same time Common sense. i personally try to stay away from the bad stuff to not discourage me from the game and only share my scores not boasting about it. i might agree about the skillsets but your pretty right honestly.

[@lonelyweeb03]

Some people have the urge to put down others (and ngl, I was like this at some point) and start rivalries. This however is extremely draining and leads to you giving up after a short while. Learning to play at your own pace is very important, especially trying to learn to resist the urge to compare yourself

[@DellyK]

😮

[@synixosu]

gyze i was in the video but he cut me out so real

[@Kadencabs]

hopefully i can get good soon :/

[@u-f-0]

why didnt you call me? I'm still a top player

[@lonelyweeb03]

The video woulda turned out great no matter the top player I called, this video is my tribute to the mania community and a good message for the people who put top players on a too high of a pedestal

[@MastaPenguin]

im a bottom player 😏😏

[@CammyPicky]

im in your walls

[@breadles_]

i wouldnt exactly consider myself as a top player, but i have the attitude that if i cannot grow to my standards, then i have to put in more effort, and it just led to a negative feedback cycle for me, as i base my worth off of being good and growing as much as possible as a player, but with the way that osu!mania is being ranked, where 87% of the ranked maps above 7 stars is LN, i just couldnt keep up and as such i simply just quit mania for a bit to really recover from that cycle. i dont think that the meta will ever be "fixed" in that the amount of maps being ranked will no longer be skewed towards any skillset, which is a main contributor to why i felt so burned out and worthless. i want ranking to indicate overall skill, as it should, but if it cannot do its job, then why implement it at all? im an overall well rounded player, but i dont think that its fair that i get outranked by a player who can only play LNs.

[@PatoGotMotion]

Fr gang i need more rice 😭🙏

[@breadles_]

@@PatoGotMotion I just want balance

[@PatoGotMotion]

@@breadles_ ong, ln be too common nowadays we need that intense stuff to be ranked again that aint a 5 min ln map

[@breadles_]

@@PatoGotMotion exactly

[@binifiedd]

osu mania

[@SilicosisNotBeta]

hi

[@lonelyweeb03]

Et

[@incongruous4]

It seems pretty boring and bleak being a top player. Takes a lot of time and effort just to be one of the best at a niche, small game that no one plays and is filled with total weirdos and toxic maladjusted incels

[@lonelyweeb03]

I do kinda agree with this tbf, it sometimes doesn't even feel as rewarding

[@tyronix9209]

You are absolutely right

[@kzorii]

It's also just a cesspit of insecure/annoying people who continuously refuse to fix themselves. It's always a good idea to distance yourself far away from the community, I lost one of my IRL friends (from primary school) because they became so hooked to the game & community that their personality became too annoying/mentally damaging to bear.

[@RapidTrigger]

I got bored even though I'm not a top player zzzzzzz

[@lonelyweeb03]

im on that sleeper content grind 💪💪

[@Dynamic674]

aaa

[@hi1i2i67]

danke loneluywebc

[@Dynamic674]

dynamic