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I don't want to make this post, but knowing
that there are plenty of people who enjoy
dressage in SSO with their clubs or friends,
it is better that we all know the truth.
If you are someone who would prefer to
keep seeing dressage the way you do now,
I would suggest that you stop reading here.
Again, it is unlikely that you will see SSO
dressage the same way after reading this.
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Ready?
The world of dressage as we know it in SSO
is a complete lie. As a matter of fact, the
routines and the outfits and the dressage
competitions have absolutely nothing to do
with the real deal.
That's right: dressage in SSO isn't the
same sport as dressage in real life.
"But how though, Lyra?"
You're probably wondering how dressage
could not be the the same sport as IRL
dressage. Take a quick minute to check out
this video → Dressage IRL ←
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If you watched a little bit of the video
above or have seen dressage in real life,
you'll find that dressage is nothing like
what clubs do in the game. So what exactly
is it that we're doing in SSO clubs?
The 'dressage' teams that we all believed
to practice dressage are actually known IRL
as equestrian drill teams. Don't believe me?
Look at this video → Drill Routine IRL ←
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Now look at → SSO dressage ← competitions.
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Huh, that's strange. It looks very similar to
what we do in SSO when we're performing
'dressage' routines as clubs or friends.
That's because 'dressage' isn't dressage.
All this time, we've been lying to ourselves,
saying that this drill routine and that drill
routine is part of dressage when in reality,
we never even touched the world of the one
sport we all claimed to practice: dressage.
Why did we start calling it dressage? No
one knows the origin of how we started
doing this sport in SSO, nor does anyone
know how or why it is dubbed as 'dressage,'
but no more should anyone call it that.
From now on, let's just try calling SSO's
'dressage' routines by it's actual name:
Drill routines.
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Comments (15)
DO NOT TAKE THIS AS HATE
totally get this, even being a dressage lover... there’s one thing I don’t agree with though. Think about the fact that dressage is one of the only disciplines we can actually do w/ friends on game. People do this for fun, it doesn’t have to be realistic, I have a dressage club and I realize the moves don’t exist, but if we’d never come up with those moves we would only be able to do dyes, cuts and curls.
I see your point. You clearly have this very thought through. I believe sso should add like lines that you follow in the arena, and as you get to the end of a line it will tell you to change speed or give you a fancy real dressage move which your horse will do if you press the button you would use to tolt with an icy.
It's a shame people don't call it what it is but I suppose calling it dressage helps those who love dressage and allows them to be creative
Am I the only one why read dressage as dress age?
Given what dressage is in real life, though, it would be impossible to actually do it in the game accurately no matter how much people may want to. And many really want to, as it's something they like and find fun. What is done now is as close to it as people will be able to get (though dressage isn't usually done by so many people at once anyway which is probably the main reason it's more akin to a drill routine, but a club event where everyone went one at a time or a 'show' with one at a time for accuracy would be far more dull to watch, I think 🤔). At least where the game has been and is now, maybe it'll change in the future if SSO gets some kind of dressage system to make it easier for people. But considering it's a discipline many enjoy then I don't see the harm of having it be the SSO version of 'dressage'. :blush:
Even if it's not entirely spot on to what it would be in real life, lol, which I've noted myself. I don't know, I feel like it doesn't really matter as long as people are having fun. SSO isn't meant to be entirely realistic, either, and even if clubs doing 'dressage' together may more resemble the real life drill routines I think it's up to what the individual imagines it to be. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: Like I imagine my pixel horses to have personalities and quirks, but realistically they're just husks of code and texture with no soul or care :sob:
Reply to: lчrα єclípsє ☪
There's always some positive to things, even if you gotta look hard to find them sometimes :joy:
But I would sincerely hope no one actually does think that the SSO dressage is the real thing, because that it most certainly is not. Maybe if people start differentiating a bit and use drill routine a bit more, as that is definitely a more fitting technical term, it could spread some more awareness for both 🤷♀
And eh, it happens :joy: It's more interesting to read a more forward post like this, anyway, sparks more thought so on that you should have all the creds! :ok_hand:
Reply to: ᴛ ɪ ʟ ᴅ ᴀ :snowflake:
I'll take that victory. :joy:
Reply to: lчrα єclípsє ☪
:joy: :joy:
I will start calling it in SSO... Drill Routines. Everybody wouldn't know what I'm talking about. Also, I wish SSO would add real dressage routines you can make your horse do or a button that puts the lines or speed of what to do. I want SSO to add dressage horseS and have them have a special button and you can click to do the REAL dressage move. Or... Yeah...
Annabelle out!