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11 Apr 2016 19:37 #1

Hi everyone,

After discussing with several members of the community, we have decided to completely ban use of the screenshot glitch for every level in every game. All world records and times that used it will be dropped from the leaderboards and current standings.

To further help the ban, Marble Blast Platinum 1.7.11 and above will use PlatinumQuest's current screenshot method, which is to pause the game and take a screenshot before resuming the game. This means that screenshots can still be taken, but they won't actually glitch the game.

In MBG World Record Rampage #5, all levels that previously used the screenshot glitch will be run without it.

We will create a special "Screenshot Glitch" category which will still allow you to showcase the glitch if you wish, but it will not be kept on the leaderboards. For those wondering about the glitch's latest effects, it can be used to collect items such as gems, time travels and other powerups from far away, as seen in this video made by Kalle29.

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11 Apr 2016 20:03 - 11 Apr 2016 20:06 #2
Well, this is definitely a step in the right direction (everyone here was losing their sanity over this - me included).

Very interested to see what happens to levels it affects. Is there any idea of how the times are going to be removed? Full wipes up to a certain cutoff time or something else?
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11 Apr 2016 21:28 #3

hPerks wrote: So how are we determining which times to delete?

While I am glad to see that the use of this glitch is now banned, I would have to agree with hPerks. How exactly will the administrators go about determining which times were achieved using the glitch?

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11 Apr 2016 21:44 - 11 Apr 2016 21:45 #4

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hPerks wrote: So how are we determining which times to delete?

While I am glad to see that the use of this glitch is now banned, I would have to agree with hPerks. How exactly will the administrators go about determining which times were achieved using the glitch?


We are going through the times for all of the levels that we know the glitch could have been used in and will try to determine cutoffs. If we are unsure about a particular level, we will contact the holders of the top times and ask them. Kalle/Regis will post the list of cutoffs once we have it finalized. We realize that this is a difficult thing to do, and we will try our best to make sure that any legitimate times do not get cut.
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11 Apr 2016 22:21 #5
Some Custom levels too, like Vertigo

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11 Apr 2016 22:26 #6

Xelna wrote: Some Custom levels too, like Vertigo


Right, this ban includes custom levels and we will be adjusting the LBs for those too.
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12 Apr 2016 02:00 #7
this is great :) im looking forward to playing some levels that got ruined by the SS glitch now.

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12 Apr 2016 02:02 #8
Does this mean that The Time Modifier Race won't have to be remade?

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12 Apr 2016 04:06 #9
Honestly, I like the screenshot glitch , so I'm a little unhappy that it got removed (at least it's still in Gold :cheer:), but I guess I'll have to deal with it.
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12 Apr 2016 18:49 - 12 Apr 2016 18:51 #10
Here is the list of levels that will have times removed (tell me if I missed any):

Gold:
Platform Training (restart)
Elevator (platform launch)
Space Slide (mine launch)
Moto Marblecross (wall)
Great Divide (restart)
Money Tree (restart)
Obstacle Course (elevator launch)
Skyscraper (restart)
Tower Maze (restart)
Pathways (restart)
King of the Mountain (wall)

Platinum:
Diamond Round-Up (OOB trigger skip)
Teleport Training (OOB trigger skip)
Ground Zero (Nuke launch)
The Time Modifier Race (OOB trigger skip)

Ultra:
Platform Party (restart)
King of the Mountain (wall)
Schadenfreude (restart)

Custom:
Marblesmith's Workshop (wall skip)
Marble Mini Golf Director's Cut (OOB skip)
Tower of Peril (wall skip)
Vortex (mine launch)
Oversimplified (platform launch)
Autonomous (restart)
Unpredictable Ride (restart)
Beyond (OOB skip)
Vertigo (OOB skip??)
Tower Movement (??)
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12 Apr 2016 22:03 - 17 Mar 2017 20:21 #11
Here is the list we used when deleting times, it lists the levels and what the cutoff was. Made by me, Regislian, and Matan.

MBG:
1. Elevator – 3.60
2. Platform Party – 7.39
3. Platform Training – 5.68
4. Great Divide – remove WR, only one run currently affected
5. Hoops – same as above
6. Marble Playground – 28.95
7. Moto Marblecross – 2.06
8. Space Slide – 5.50
10. Freeway Crossing – 4.86
12. King of the Mountain – 5.60
13. Obstacle Course – 3.98
14. Pathways - 19.85
16. Skyscraper – WR run
17. Tower Maze – 5.45
18. Money Tree – 36.90

Platinum.
1. Diamond Round-Up - 11.85
2. Ground Zero - 1.60
3. Learn the Wall Hit – 11.27
4. Teleport Training - 12.70
6. Daedal Helix – 48.97
7. Sand Storm – remove WR
8. The Time Modifier Race – 40.495
9. Tunnel Vision – 14.36

Ultra:
1. Platform Party – remove WR
2. Great Divide – remove WR
3. Obstacle Course – remove WR
6. King of the Mountain – 4.69
7. Schadenfreude – 19.46

Custom
1. Pandora's Box - 46.08
2. Unpredictable Ride - 9.015
3. Catwalk Capers - 7.354
4. Open House Revision - 1:31.16
5. Tower of Peril - 4.90
6. Vortex – 12.90
7. Eguee's First Challenge - 43.22
8. Oversimplified - 20.29
9. Vertigo - 7.095
10. Autonomous - 9.739
11. Shifting Corridors - 15.15
12. Simon Says - 17.61
13. Marblesmith's Workshop - 4.50
14. Ready, Set, Roll! – 10.90
15. SNES Mario Circuit 1 - 12.93

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edit: beyond, cactus math, tower movement, powerup facility, shifting corridors, [strike]bent reality[/strike]
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13 Apr 2016 15:37 #12
Also Powerup Facility, since that used a screenshot glitch to bypass the teleporter blocking the finish

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16 Apr 2016 04:07 #13
I don't really see why the screenshot glitch needs to be banned as abusing the glitch (for example, in Space Slide) can still be extremely challenging. However, I'm okay with this move.
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17 Apr 2016 14:18 #14
Did Bent Reality use a screenshot to bypass the OOB trigger near the very beginning, at the invisible floor part?

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05 May 2016 17:38 #15
I think it is a glitch, at 9.62 seconds in (I re-examined the video). Didn't notice that before.

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