I definitely agree on the overpricing of coaching itself. However there is some core advice that can help with improvement, that can help (other than play more) improving your playstyle in general, though thats more niche I never saw DigitalHypno was hated though. Especially when I had met him in person at COE, he was super nice all the time
@@DJ_Dodatkowy_Chromosom a lot of people hated on him because of his coaching sessions costing a shit ton of money but only offering the basic stuff that you can find on youtube for free.
I don't think it's true that "play more" is the only real advice for improvement. In fact, the phrase "play more" has also been detrimental to some players' journeys through osu!, since it ignores other factors to improvement like mindset and a healthy lifestyle. I would never pay for coaching myself but honestly there are times I probably would have benefitted from it, considering I'm rank 23k with more than 1000 hours on the game, and many others have improved much faster.
Even within the game there is plenty a coach can offer. Maybe they notice a continuing bad habit you chalk off as something else, etc. I just think the prices are a little wild lol
The entirety of DigitalHypno's advice can be boiled down to "play more", "play maps that aren't far above your skill level", and "play maps that you're bad at the skills of". It's true advice, but nobody would pay for coaching if he was actually honest about what he would do for them. He presents himself as if he's some scholar of osu who will identify your issues and help you fix them, but what he actually does it just tell you which of those things you aren't doing, gives you maps to do them on, and charges you 50 dollars.
I've personally come to understand that the concept of having a coach/mentor for this game is basically in its infancy. Especially compared to other activities like playing an instrument, sport, or even chess. Those occupations have had decades to work out the kinks in structuring everything into something that could cater to almost anyone at most levels of expertise. Looking at it this way kind of shows how it can easily become so controversial within the community. It isn't inherently a bad thing, but it may take some time before it's executed in a way better fitting for osu! players. Nice video btw
Imagine being mad that a big streamer payed someone $300 during a subathon for something that ended up not being useful :V BTMC _literally_ wipes his ass with $300.
"prominent tourney player" is insane glazing when in reality he sandbagged and deranked in 4digit to stomp tourneys and get free badges while being 2digit in skill in his prime
he deranked to win a few worthless badges, but that doesn't take away that he's still a prominent tournament player who won legitimate (hard) open rank tournaments as well. He does know a thing or two about winning tournaments
Calling any badge wortheless is crazy when theres so much that goes into it. Stop glazing a guy who wanted 50 per hour to tell you to play his 2* flamingo map to improve
I am a new player (at least less than a year; started 2023) and have risen to about #50k this year. I watched tons of DigitalHypno's videos when I was starting out. Super helpful and, hey, look at that, I'm an all-rounder (not exclusively speed, although it's not my worst skill either) player. Do I think he overanalyzes the game sometimes? Maybe. But I don't think he's just trying to make something out of nothing, I think he's genuinely just expressing his thoughts on the game and seeing if it can help others. I too have had many thoughts about the subtle details of my pen grip or table area and how they might be affecting my gameplay, but having this kind of analytic thought is just natural to those who think that way. His videos have been helpful and encouraging, and as with any creator, sure maybe they don't all hit 100%, but that can be said for anyone's videos. I appreciate the good osu! content from whomever it comes from.
To be fair to digital hypno I would still be trying to flow aim every single map instead of snapping. Also his advice does work for lower rank players I remember when I was first playing and he helped solve my acc issues and gave me maps to practice finger control and my snap aim on. So his osu coaching definitely does help. Btw I DIDNT buy the coaching I just watched his free yt videos💀💀💀
When you're new to the game it doesn't matter what you play, you just play and mistakes sort themselves out over time. I'd argue that higher rank players with bad habits would benefit instead
@@Bluebird-fd9rt i mean we can see that Ed gain nothing from his sessions with him, and i would say bad habits in general would generally develop more on lower rank players cause they dont really know what theyre doing and thats why his coaching are more oriented towards low ranking players and not top players
@@osuplaeyurreallygood So if you watched the fucking video you would actually get more context and information into this "drama" that you supposedly know about (looking at your comment and replies). You would have seen that DigitalHypno changed the price from $50/h to $150/h, however BTMC was unaware since he upcharged him AFTER the subathon had started, and he thought that it was going to be $50/h because they had come upon these terms BEFORE the subathon. Unless BTMC was a mind reader I doubt he could've known what he was getting into. At least watch the video before you just start writing shit, I swear it's not only you it's a bunch of other idiots as well but I can't really stop you.
Yeah play more 4-5 star maps and complain you're not even 4 digit yet lol. Change your grip to no end and get no good results. Switch from mouse to tablet and barely improve. Stay hardstuck below 200 bpm streaming ability. I mean I personally wouldn't spend money on coaching but it's clear some people need guidance if their goal is to get good at the game.