what is lazer?

lazer is the next major update to osu!.

[DeanHerbertMooCow]

"Okay but when will it replace stable?"

This is the wrong question, and as the lead developer not one I can answer. For those who haven't followed osu! from day one, it has been a constantly evolving project. I've never been about "releases" or "early access" or anything. osu! and lazer are something which have grown over years and will continue to grow. We will not force you to use lazer. We will continue to make it better and bring more features online until you want to use it. If you don't want to use it then you will always have the option to remain on the older version. We will continue to improve it nonetheless, and maybe one day you will decide it is where you want to be.

"But I can't get pp!"

Well that's just a perspective issue. osu! was not always about pp. It didn't exist for many years, and people still enjoyed playing the game. Maybe this is a good chance for you to take a step back and give lazer a try, play for a different goal which isn't seeing one specific number grow. It will arrive in the future (sooner than you may expect), so don't worry. We just want to make sure everything is solid before turning it on, because if not we could jeopardise the last decade of leaderboards and user achievements.

Thanks <3

[hepersopon]

No reason to stay in stable once lazer gets a pp update, just too good

[MystSadge]

I know I shouldn’t be so focused on pp and stuff, but trust me as soon as a proper pp and leaderboard system is added I am moving instantly lmao. Lazer just looks too dope

[saldan]

This look so good!, Genuinely cannot believe something this amazing is free and open source, I'm waiting until the leaderboards and the PP System is fully implemented and I'll switch instantly!

[Alfa]

Missed pishifat. So refreshing to hear his voice.

[SkyyySi]

A technical TL;DR: lazer is a complete, open-source rewrite of the source code in the C# programming language, adding many, many features while also making the code base much easier to work with.

[Fenkoo]

A laser is a device that stimulates atoms or molecules to emit light at particular wavelengths and amplifies that light, typically producing a very narrow beam of radiation. The emission generally covers an extremely limited range of visible, infrared, or ultraviolet wavelengths. Many different types of lasers have been developed, with highly varied characteristics. Laser is an acronym for “light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation.”

[TedRLY]

The custom DT speed adjustment is game changing. From a NM/HD stamina player, I love putting maps I play on 1.2/1.3x speed so I can still be challenged with a higher bpm but not have it too hard to the point of not being passable at my level

[everiz]

I just want doubletime to have a "pitch shift" setting, since dt has always sounded weird to me without any pitch shift. I'm pretty sure they can do it too since it's a setting in the wind up mod.

[shanggosteen]

I thought Lazer was some kind of OSU 2.0 but now I realized that it's just a passion project to make the game overall better in terms of the gameplay and community and if you don't want to participate you don't have to

[ShadowKnight-urql]

I love playing lazer from time to time, the mods are really fun to play around with and the customisable mods make it even more fun to play. It’s like a home away from home, where I go to not worry about scores and PP, rather to sit back and have a little fun for once.

[zeddman]

making mania hitboxes customizable on mobile would be an insane update

[makiroll]

I stopped playing osu! a big while ago, but I always wanted to come back, because this game has a special place in my heart, just life gets in the way. Lazer will probably be the thing to bring me back

[daskadse]

Honestly, osu!lazer imho is one of the, if not the best open-source project in terms of UI/UX. Especially in the video game space. It looks incredibly polished, even more than most commercial games and programs. That does not take anything away from its other feats (to the contrary, it enhances them), but that to me is the one most noteworthy thing about it.

[olcatgaming]

just the customizable double time speed makes it worth it to download, i can now play some low star songs that are too high of a bpm when dt'd with the stable version

[hijikili]

He finally remembered his youtube password

[priyanshusharma]

I love that you guys are making this open source, it's a great way to promote community driven games like osu! Looking forward to the future!

[ikkue]

To simplify; it's an update, where the users themselves decide if they want to switch to it or not. The userbase decides which version is the "main" client of osu! based on active online users. Peppy will not force you to switch to it, and the goal is for it to hopefully slowly become the main client as more people switch over.

It might seem confusing because most games usually force people to update to the newest version, even with stable, but this isn't how peppy wants to do things when it comes to switching over to lazer.

TL;DR YOU decide if and when lazer will become the main client, not peppy and the devs.

[rihoto]

i didnt even know there was an official osu channel

[kantraa]

>open source
*hits download immediately*