What cubes should be removed from the WCA?

[ImmolatedMarmoset]

If the Rubik's brand version is the best, hardware has a long way to go

You do have to set it up. However, I believe senhuan and guoguan are working on clocks still at the moment. No, I do not\ know when they will come out, but I know that it’s happening.

 

[aerocube]

Why does everything have to be so spectator-friendly? The reason we cube is for the enjoyment. It doesn’t have to be spectator friendly to be fun, and if these events are fun and fit reasonably well into the event list, then they shouldn’t be removed.

all those events apart from FMC are spectator friendly,graham livestreams his MBLD attempts and he gets 50-100 viewers

 

[Parke187]

You do have to set it up. However, I believe senhuan and guoguan are working on clocks still at the moment. No, I do not\ know when they will come out, but I know that it’s happening.

Senhuan clock is cancelled

 

[ImmolatedMarmoset]

all those events apart from FMC are spectator friendly,graham livestreams his MBLD attempts and he gets 50-100 viewers

That doesn’t mean anything. FMC really does round out the event list, and it shouldn’t be r3moved

 

[ImmolatedMarmoset]

Senhuan clock is cancelled

Too bad. Thank you for correcting me.

 

[Parke187]

Too bad. Thank you for correcting me.

Yeah, Idk about guoguan though

 

[aerocube]

That doesn’t mean anything. FMC really does round out the event list, and it shouldn’t be r3moved

i don't think any of them should be removed,i was just saying they were spectator friendly
i'm not that really into fmc (too complicated for me) but i think it is a good event and should be kept

 

[Underwatercuber]

I would be down for removing 7x7, it doesn’t really add much to cubing, it’s almost the exact same as 6x6 and rankings reflect that pretty well.

 

[Underwatercuber]

Senhuan clock is cancelled

When did MoYu say that lol

 

[Cubingcubecuber]

Gan cubes usually suck

Huh? How?

 

[Parke187]

When did MoYu say that lol

Elijah brown messaged them on fb and they said it was

 

[Parke187]

Huh? How?

They just aren't good

 

[White KB]

Why remove pyraminx?!???

 

[Hazel]

Does it honestly matter what puzzles the WCA chooses to add or remove? Just because an event is not supported by the WCA it doesn't mean it disappears, right?

I'm a bit fuzzy on what the upside of an puzzle being recognized as a WCA event is, as opposed to it being part of a private comp'. Can anybody clue me in?

If a puzzle is not an official WCA event, there's very little incentive to practice it. Having a puzzle be a WCA even guarantees that many more people will do the event - sparking innovation, discussion, and motivation. There's been a bunch of Curvy Copter innovation recently because people have realized if they work at it there might be a possibility of it being added as an official WCA event.

 

[GAN 356 X]

Gan cubes usually suck

What? sure they're 2x2's, megaminx and 4x4 are supposed to be substandard for their hefty price tag, but their 3x3's are world class. Please explain why top cubers like Feliks Zemdegs and Max park endorse them.

 

[Parke187]

What? sure they're 2x2's, megaminx and 4x4 are supposed to be substandard for their hefty price tag, but their 3x3's are world class. Please explain why top cubers like Feliks Zemdegs and Max park endorse them.

Just because fast people use them doesn't mean they're good. They get paid to use those cubes, whether they like them or not. Max even uses a valk for OH.
The Gan X is awful. Absolutely terrible. And the SM is worse.
The only decent one is maybe the Gan R IF you magnetize it, but I haven't done it yet.

 

[Competition Cuber]

Just because fast people use them doesn't mean they're good. They get paid to use those cubes, whether they like them or not. Max even uses a valk for OH.
The Gan X is awful. Absolutely terrible. And the SM is worse.
The only decent one is maybe the Gan R IF you magnetize it, but I haven't done it yet.

They have a sponsership by gan because they like their cubes, if they didn't like them then they would switch to another brand

 

[Parke187]

They have a sponsership by gan because they like their cubes, if they didn't like them then they would switch to another brand

Or maybe it's because gan pays the big bucks because y'know, they have it

 

[Competition Cuber]

Or maybe it's because gan pays the big bucks because y'know, they have it

SMH I don't think that they do it for the money.

 

[Parke187]

SMH I don't think that they do it for the money.

Maybe not, but you never know
It doesn't make a difference though, the cubes are still bad