The Heart Vault

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's for you feeling a little kinder this weekend.If you were quick enough after the post in the #announcements channel to confirm your participation, you should have received a DM from me with two randomly-chosen people to pay a compliment to in this thread. Your reply will be automatically hidden; every post will be revealed later on. You have until 7:00PM EST on February 17th to do so.

As a reward for your participation, you will receive a ❤️ heart flair to use on the leaderboards!

Wilchz, your levels and art are super cool and the work you've done for other people (like Connie) are amazing also. It's nice to have you as a friend even if you despise it when I say The Sacred Number.

bobirika, even if I haven't spent much time with you as others I still appreciate your work and am thankful for letting me make levels for MB Sapphire (even if I haven't done much). You're also great to have as a friend even if I disagree with some of your opinions.

To MBOUltimate. You're an incredible runner of the game, even after many years without seriously playing the game you returned and completed your final few levels to achieve 100% awesome and you managed it pretty quickly. The work you've done to maintain and update the timeline spreadsheet is much appreciated, while sometimes it can be tedious constantly adding little updates as time goes on or correcting and old entry, someday it'll become an invaluable resource for the history of this small community, if it isn't already. Thank you for the work you put into it. 

And to Pasta, you goofball, you make me laugh sometimes and I love seeing how active you are in this community. You're a great speedrunner, watching your progress in #speedrunning is a joy to behold. I know you'll get that WR someday.  

And to Nockess, thank you for organizing this event. I could see this becoming a yearly tradition a la Time Capsule. This is a fantastic idea and you've been just hitting home runs with these various community things you're organizing: the revival of This Month in Marble Blast was stellar, the monthly speedrunning competition for non-LB customs, now this. 10/10 would promote to helper again. 

Kalle29, you have a very pleasant voice. I can happily tune out every word you're saying and just enjoy its resonant tone.

Jojo, your heated bidet makes me forever envious of your toilet-going comfort. I hope one day to rise as far in life as you.

Icarus, you crazy bastard. You are one of the funniest dudes ive ever met. The things you have to say sometimes actually have me cackling at my computer screen. You're also very determined and never let bad shit get to you. Gotta respect that

Mazik, I love playing hunt with you man. I always have fun and you're just super chill to be around. Unfortunately, this is what i know most about you but I can tell you're a great dude regardless

GOOD MORNING VIETNAMMMMMMMMMMM! I have some compliments for Doomblah and Platoxide from Nockess. I was confused at first but then catched up with the mission.

Doomblah: You may not be active in the MB community, but the love for MB still is.

Platoxide: Some people may not like old cars, but I do.  

(I apologize if I'm not doing it right, I haven't really complimented somebody online lol)

Compliments due! >w<

SummerArmy is a very talented silly goober who makes levels that are out of this world. His creativity is endless and his levels have a LOT to offer!

Yoshi has helped schedule big events and made some important changes to the leaderboards content and has also made some awesome levels!

These two people are very important to the community and I love them
^w^

@Endy 
Too hard of a challenge to come up with just one. Thank you for being an inspirational level builder, for being hilarious, for countless hours of hunt practice leading up to the finals last year. And of course, teaming up to win the 2v2 tourney as Guitar Heroes! Happy Valentine's Day man, you're the best.

@Connie 
I know the projects have become a bit of a meme but the truth is with how draining everything in life is it can be hard to get past the activation energy required to even start something. That's a quality to be proud of, as well as the fact that you'll often be willing to help others. Furthermore, you've mastered consistent level building output and your work keeps getting more and more impressive. Happy Valentine's Day!

For Red_Zone: I am a huge fan of your humor, even if people looked at your sense weird I would still see the funny side of it. Every reel you sent to me was banger after the other and I loved them all very much.
Don't let people change how you think of yourself and your senses, you're awesomesauce and you know it, don't listen to anyone that says otherwise. 

For pasta_real: I am very fond of how you take care of yourself every now and then,I like it.
It may seem like nobody cares about your dissapearance, but I'm there to tell you otherwise, a handful of people ask about you, including myself.
You matter, friend. Keep it up and I wish you a swift mental recovery. 

Happy Valentine's to all Marble Blasters, in any kind of a relationship or not I hope you all had a great day regardless.

And to the individuals.

red_zone: 
red_zone has made a name for themselves becoming a new upcoming name within the Multiplayer scene within Marble Blast.
It takes great courage to even compete in hosted tournaments within the community (I have my own self doubts whenever I play MP so I see everyone playing in a tournament as a winner). 
As well as his multiplayer contributions, I'd like to note on their community involvements. Being a regular chatter in the discord server, participating in special events and occasionally showing his creativity with his levels.
You are a welcomed member of our community and I hope you continue to share your light with everyone else.
Hearts for you red_zone 

August:
Whilst a lot of players will recognise the greatness at which August brings to the Marble Blast scene.
Few may realise how much they inspire others to strive for greatness in the game.
August has inspired me personally to go for some of the most insane level tricks that I've ever gone for in MB. Beating some of his Pack 8 WR's recently were some of my proudest moments in MB and to be able to pull off his paths is just an honour honestly. The dedication and mastery that goes into every single one of his runs is just mesmorising and you can't just ignore some of the things he comes up with as it's just beyond the ideas that I come up with in pathfinding.

But beyond his speedrunning prowess, he's always there to put a smile on your face. He makes me feel welcome in this community and he doesn't fail to make you feel left out. Hyping every other speedrunner to do their best and to show them that anything is possible.
He is definitely one of my favourite characters in this community and he will continue to be.

Thank you August, hope you had a wonderful valentine's day.

I haven't seen an incredible amount of eNetro out and about on an average day, but, when I have caught him hanging around, he's always got a pretty bright mood about him. Pretty nice, pretty confident, and pretty happy to be there. Along with that, while small, he has made some nice contributions to PlatinumQuest directly, helping with texture packs and stuff And he was one of the first to do it, jumping on the open source train pretty quick! Always happy to see more people contributing to this game that we all love so much.

As for SummerArmy... I've definitely given him plenty of compliments in the time he's been in our community. SummerArmy's levels are... just completely out of this world. It feels like a totally different game when you're playing them, and it's a really fucking cool experience seeing what new ideas he comes up with to build levels around. Stormson's Sky Stronghold is a level like no other, in absolutely the best kind of way, and RandomityGuy's REM Radiance captures a similar sort of "oh this is just a totally different game I'm playing right now" feeling. I could go on about SummerArmy's levels' sound design too, but the fact that there even is sound design to talk about is already way beyond the scope of anything anyone else does, let alone on a regular basis. SummerArmy is absolutely insane, and he gets a lot of flack for it, but I absolutely love everything about this guy. And, yeah, I still find it funny how easily annoyed everyone gets at his bits that he does

August, you're an incredibly goofy friend (in a positive way) and I enjoy VCs with you a lot. You're also so talented at speedrunning this game to an incredible degree.

ShadowVisions, your dedication to mastering Gem Hunt is incredibly inspiring (I assume that dedication isn't limited to just hunt either). Your willingness to help others get better at the game too is heartwarming. Overall, you're genuinely a really really good friend.

Happy Valentine's day, I love both of you (platonically, of course).

Stormson, you really playtest my custom levels so well! I always like it when you screenshare your playtesting, because I can know how the Platinum, Ultimate and Awesome times (and the Ultimate and Awesome hints) would be, before I release my level! In fact, your Sky Stronghold is literally one of my levels, you'd really love it. I would very appreciate if you continue to playtest more of my levels.

Connie, you make really good levels! Your 'Platinum Coniferum' levels are like MBP levels but much better, and of course, your recent levels (such as Ring of the Sundering) are so well-made -- They are like my recent level building style (like Stormson's Sky Stronghold and newer) but with MBG theme! I would very appreciate if you release more levels with such 'unique' styles.

I've been assigned to say nice things about people. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
Everybody knows I'm a bit of an overconfident douche and come off crass when it comes to dealing with people and I suspect this may come off in the way I'd least like it to: insincerely.

So here goes.

MBO, you're probably one of the first people I remember meeting when I first joined the community way back in the day. I still remember calling you "em-boltimate" like a total moron whenever I'd read your username. Heck, I still do sometimes because I find it funny. Generally speaking, you've always been one of the few people willing to play Hunt with me, even when I'd earned a reputation as being very much over-the-top with my reactions (which, by the way, I fully deserve). I thank you for that. It's helped me improve my game a lot. I don't know you that well as a person, honestly. I just know you as that guy who will log in, tell me to get into Ashburn and then proceed to beat my ass for two hours. Hopefully, I will achieve the same peaks you have in this game, even if it takes thousands of hours of practice. Thank you for playing with me over the past years and especially recently as I work my way back to the same heights I once achieved in this game.

Endy, my man. Here's a guy I know personally and have a lot in common with. You've been there for me at my lowest (I mean seriously, who actually calls someone on SNAPCHAT in 2025??) and you've seen me at my best and you've been a true friend through the whole time. I know you've been away from the Hunt scene and I haven't been around the same circles of the community as you've been of late, but I'm beyond glad to hear you've been doing well. I hope you see me the same way I see you: a friend and someone who pushes me to my absolute limits in Hunt. Yes, I know it's corny to bring this back to Hunt again, but still. Whenever we play, you push me harder than most. Your speed is nuts and you play with a level of intuition than I can only hope to match at times. Thank you again for being my friend and thank you for being there at my lowest.

I hope these came off sincere. I meant every word. Thank you both again and I hope to make more memories with the both of you.

Doomblah: You've helped guide the community during a transitional period as Lead Administrator (or similar rank). Thank you for your service during those years.

Icarus: You've been getting a lot better at Multiplayer lately. I hope it goes a lot better for you this year compared to last year.

Hey @Voltage, not gonna lie, you're cracking me up all day with your jokes. Where are you getting them from? I'd really wanna find out. What I do know at the moment is your sense of humor is downright amazing, as racist/discriminatory and political as it is. It's perfect.

@enderman0125, trully a mystery box. Imagination-wise, it surpasses that of most people I know personally. Somewhat envious of that fact, given how I don't have the patience to build levels unlike you. Hope to see some of your creations in pack 8! They trully deserve praise.

Jean, you are like a ball of sunshine and you give me a lot of hope for future generations. You're also very pleasant to talk to no matter what the topic is. 

Voltage, I love your dedication. Whether it's in multiplayer tournaments or in the football thread, you show passion in everything, which is something that genuinely brightens my day. 

Happy Valentine's day!

My beloved jewjew poo.

Your warmth is like a gentle, medium-velocity fresh urine stream. 

Your wisdom is as steadfast, timeless, and unbreakable as Joe Biden's earwax. 

But most of all, you were one of the positive forces in the MB community who helped me grow up, like the rising of morning wood,
with the right values.

ily




Dear Yoshicraft224,

while we may not agree on everything you are certainly dedicated to working on this game and this community, and i always enjoy hearing about and relating to all your autistic hobbies like messing around with music production. also undertow kinda slaps

 

Eguy, oh Eguy, where do I begin?
I cannot keep my love for you hidden within.
If Mastering the Marble is a place to compare,
all I can do now is sit there and stare.
For you, oh Eguy, so awesome in wonder,
I dream about you as I fall into slumber.

But my heart belongs to more than just one freak of nature,
for Nature Freak deserves many kisses of ornature.
When NF spoke up and got spaces in usernames,
my feelings, I knew, would never be the same.
Even when lost in the Eye of the Storm,
I look to you to keep my heart warm.

Stormson,
You have always been on fire with beating the most recent custom levels out there in Marbleland. You always go above and beyond, especially when you stream on Discord every time you speedrun any level that was just released. Your dedication to beating the best challenge time as well as getting the egg in the levels that have one really inspires everyone in the community. You are a real "egghead" /jk but really you are just a spectacular egg hunter. I hope you'll catch enough eggs to make an omelet big enough for the community!

serjG,
I remember you from five years ago when you were determined to beat all the Ultimate Times in both MBU and MBP on the Leaderboards as you shared your tremendous progress towards that goal on the #speedrunning channel. You even scored some former Easter Egg WRs. You have always been outgoing and one of the most valiant players I've ever known in both singleplayer and multiplayer. Hope you'll continue to beat more challenge times and score big on more multiplayer matches!

Wilchz: I love your sense of humour with the image/gif choices you make to represent a current scenario. They’re incredibly funny. No one currently in the community comes close. I vividly remember the black guy weirdly staring at a paper when I beat Xedron last year
Eguy: My eternal multiplayer rival, your mentality is admirable bro. One of the most down-to-earth people I’ve seen here, it’s a great quality to have in a friend.

This was one step away from being the most scripted thing ever (the power of seeing all the posts beforehand)

@ShadowVisions
Girl birthday paragraph incoming

Where do I even start. You're easily one of the most supportive and uplifting people in this community, I would make a strong case for you being THE most supportive and uplifting. You put up with all of my bullshit during the 2025 summer tourney, I'm sure that was not easy at all. Even well after the tourney ended, when I clearly showed my jaded and defeated outlook on all the goals I had wanted to achieve here, you were quick to reach out to make sure I was okay every time and that has not gone unnoticed. Before I met you I thought it was impossible for any online friend to care this much, but you singlehandedly proved me wrong, just hoping I can return the favor somehow on that front. Outside of that, your positivity is fucking contagious. This was obvious to me shortly after talking to you almost a year ago, and it's no wonder a lot of people end up gravitating towards you. That quality makes it so even if I am pissed off, I can never be too mad. I'm not sure what I did to deserve your kindness to this extent, but all I know is that I am incredibly lucky to have you as a friend. My mental issues still have a long way to go, but they are just a little more bearable now. Gotta cut this off before it becomes too gay but yeah.

@Eclipsia
You were one of the most supportive of me back in late 2019 to early 2020 when I was starting to get my foot in the door in terms of being a notable speedrunner, and I appreciate that. I still remember the compliments you gave to me then really boosting my morale and motivating me to keep going. While I may have fallen short on what I ultimately wanted to do here, at least this will be a fond memory I will always have of my early years here.

Enderman0125, your custom levels are really enjoyable in both gameplay and aesthetics. It gives me a motive to make my own! Not to mention, you always bring humour to any conversation, which ups my day.

serjG, your tech expertise never ceases to amaze me. Tech knowledge is really difficult for anyone, including me. I'm glad to have someone like me in here!

Happy (late) Valentine's Day to:

-Eclipsia: You were and still are great at rolling marbles. I appreciate you still being active in the server every now and then.
-eNetro: You've been in this community for many years and still show a passion for the game.

Hopefully you've had chocolate received from your loved one, and sharing the moment with them. I wish to see you in the next summer tournament!

Dearest Kalle,
You are a delicious leafy green, and I would love to toss you up a nice salad.
XOXO, Jojo

Dearester Nature Freak, 
Roses are red, numerical displays are segmented, if we shared a room together, I would leave pregnanted. 
Sincerely, Jojo.

To Platoxide - You're very multi-talented, congrats on the scholarship!! You 1000% deserve it. Also your The Wastelands cover slaps make more music :^)

To Jean - You are one of the first community members I interacted with when I first joined, thank you for being one of my main introducers into this community ^^

One shall not keep the number twelve
from opening the IC WR valve.
Ball movement straighter
than the highways.
A truly fashionable speedrunner
always finds his ways
His name is bobi, bobirika12.
A proper Romanian, but still got the Slav energy as it should be, one very exciting prospect of the game and already choosing honesty with honor so early in your life, we love to see it, hit that celling of your potential!

Stop, Mazik time!
That means your hunt is done
because he is the one.
Loves the taste of gems
especially the variety of platinums.
Mazik, considering you're a single-celled organism, you got a lot! An edible look and personality, 10 skillful fingers on and off the game of marble blast, no wonder ShadowVisions is so obsessed with you, you're irresistible! One kind and funny human being you are, I appreciate all the trolling and playing we've done.

The vault has been opened!! I am overjoyed to see that everyone got their responses in on time—reading every compliment has been a real treat. Thank you all for taking part in spreading a little more positivity around here.

As promised, your ❤️ heart flairs have been distributed!

Finally, to show my gratitude to all the people who participated in this little event, I wanted to give my own cheers to you individually:

August: Undoubtedly one of the most fun dudes to hang out with in the community! Copious laughs and mischief, oversharing relationship tea, and you are also on an absolute tear with your world records right now.
bobirika: You are a phenomenon of a young talent—having as many records as you do is better than most people who've ever played the game, and your performance in the Summer Premier last year was excitingly longer than anyone could've predicted. I'm very much looking forward to your upcoming efforts.
Connie: You've been my main hangout buddy for months now, chatting away endlessly at marbles, fictional queers, personal lives, unimaginably stupid 67 memes, and enduring my constant pestering for you to watch RWBY. Very much hoping we can arrange our overdue meetup soon.
Doomblah: You've been a slightly more distant name in the community recently, but still a delightfully familiar face and your love for the game and community clearly has not wavered—you've been a great individual to look up to over the years! It was also a pleasure that you came to see one of my concerts a couple years ago.
Eclipsia: Just one of the most chill people to be around. Every conversation I've had with you has felt like a comfortable space, and you've reliably been a warm presence. Huge congratulations on your recent move, and hoping you make another level soon!!
Eguy: I'm not even sure what to say man. You've practically been my day-one in the community and we've both hosted each other in person multiple times. You are a world of positivity and an influence worth being looked up to by everybody you're around. Anyone would be lucky to be friends with you.
enderman: I echo to some extent bobirika referring to you as a mystery box—you've obviously a quiet presence vocally, but excitingly multi-faceted in your engagement with the community. It's especially been a thrill seeing your level building skills rapidly progress, and it's a lot of fun having the non-binary camaraderie with you.
Endy: Another where I could go on for hours. Just a masterful creative mind, whether it's level-building or music, you are always an engaging conversation with and one of my best friends for the past several years. It's crazy to see where we are after some of the things we've each been through, but a treat to share all the fun with you.
eNetro: I don't think I've ever seen a drop of negativity from you—the amount of support you show to everyone, the contagious fascination you have with tech, and simply how much time you've been a part of the community here, it's lovely to rely on you to be a bright presence.
Icarus: Endy was spot on, truly one of the funniest guys I've ever met. Your determination is out of this world (maybe sometimes to your own undoing) and I would kill to be on that kind of level. I've loved having you back in the community recently.
Jean: Always a welcoming, funny, and dead-honest guys to be around. Even when I want to hit you in the face with a board, you're an absolute champ at banter and a great person to have deep conversation with. My mega marble king.
Jojo: Jojo!!! It's still beyond me that you've even part of this list, but a very welcome surprise! I think the rest of the community demonstrates well the lasting impression you've had on a lot of our humor, for better or for worse. joj hoh sis and we love Jeff!
Kalle: Among the many great things about you, your professionalism and composure is extremely admirable—I take this from rifted moments we've had in the past with each other that have turned into a huge appreciation for your forwardness and neutral respect. You've been a great staff presence for years, it's awesome to see you still marbling about from time to time, and it's always a good time seeing your fun-loving side coming out.
Mazik: A gem hunting king who's a total weeb!! You constantly sport a great sense of humor on you and super chill guy to be around.
MBOUltimate: I think your hunt skill and reputation speak for themselves, Doomblah and Icarus said all I would have otherwise. I deeply appreciate your efforts in upkeeping the community's sources of history (like the timeline, thanks again Doomblah) and you're constantly a great resource of information. Cheers also to your dry humor.
NF: Truly one of the more fascinating names in this community for reasons I still have yet to quite find the words for. While your marbling prime has seemingly passed (prove me wrong!), your love for the game surely has not, and I'm ever-so charmed by the intricacies of your humor. Needless to say, you are a delightfully positive force.
pasta_real: Still a relatively newer member I have yet to interact with on a more thorough level, but the potential you show in your variety of interests makes me look forward to upcoming years of your hanging around here! Even with jokes about abandoned projects, progress and motivation can often be hard to find and you seem to always have plenty, regardless of what's on your mind.
Platoxide: Like Wilchz said, huge congratulations on your scholarship!! Your recent dive into music creation has been very enjoyable to watch, your activity in voicechats is reliably upbeat, and while I personally don't share your interest in cars, your passion is certainly contagious.
Red_zone: A constant engaging presence is just the surface of what's worth being said! From your participation in tournaments and events, getting to know you better in voice calls, and the many many goofy reels you send, your involvement in the community for what feels like years now has certainly been for the better.
serjG: Another person that I've admittedly not gotten much of a chance to interact with much on a more thorough level, but you've been around for quite some time now for good reason. Like eNetro said, I also fondly remember your Ultimate Time efforts from a few years ago, and especially your tournament upset against Regislian! Nowadays I think I see you most in the Football thread which has also become one of my favorite subspaces in the community—it's great to share it with you.
ShadowVisions: Very, very few people in the world could make an impact on a community to the extent you have in only a year or so. I don't think I have anything to say that wouldn't be repeating Mazik and Connie—obviously your contributions to the hunt scene have been nothing short of unprecedented, and your positivity and friendliness are your greatest assets in my eyes. Just an incredible person to look up to.
Stormson: Not like I just said these words about ShadowVisions or anything... but dammit, I don't think anyone in this entire lineup of people holds good-heartedness the way you do. I am blown away by the unending friendliness you show to anyone who you come across. I'm also blown away by the custom levels you've made, but... still waiting on that. :^)
SummerArmy: It's not exaggeration to say you're one of the most creative minds this community has ever seen, your levels are absolutely brilliant!! I also deeply admire the passion and positivity you express to the things that excite you the most—I'm beyond honored that my burrito cooking streams are one of those.
Voltage: Royalty in hard-hitting banter and brutalizing people in gem hunt, man. I have so much fun chatting football with you and pushing humor and debates to their extremes. Everything that "a really cool guy to be around" entails, I find very much in you.
Wilchz: A scarily talented marbler and a hilarious sense of humor too—your timing especially is impeccable. You fully deserved winning Level of the Year, and I hope it's practically a slap to the face in terms of showing you your creative potential.
Yoshicraft: I certainly don't give you enough recognition for just how much you've contributed to the game, but you deserve it in overwhelming amounts. Your funniest moments are absolutely gold-standard and your deep love for Nintendo is something I enjoy relating to with you.

Thank you so much for organizing this, Nockess! I do hope it makes a return every year. It's really nice to see people being kind to each other instead of the alternative. But after reading everything, I can't help feeling like I did it wrong. Here's a nicer version of mine.

Kalle29, I love our casual interactions. It means a lot that you ask about everyone's day, and talk about your own little moments that you are enjoying in life. You bring a lot of positivity to the community, and you're good at moderating too. I know our relationship hasn't always gone smoothly, but you were there from the beginning of my time in the community, and I remember so many of your quotes. You taught me not to let political differences get in the way of a friendship. I hope we spend many more years talking about silly little things together. Oh, and congratulations on 1000 posts!

Jojo, I only really talk to you in DMs so I'll keep it there for the most part, but I just want to say your message made me laugh so hard that had I been drinking room-temperature water, I would probably have spit it out. Thanks for that.

My dumbass forgot to reply to this on time. Woops.
Still, I feel it's worth giving thanks to this community. You guys have been a blast to hang out with and it's allowed me to be more talkative when in real life I'm a bit shy and like to keep to myself.
Hopefully we can continue these laughs and loves into the future, whether on this site or another.

~Enzone
p.s. i couldnt come up with things to say about specific community members as well im really bad at this