Time Capsule #16 - 2025 Predictions

It's that time again for my favourite yearly tradition in the Marble Blast Community, the Time Capsule! Another year has come and gone, another wave of predictions to get all wrong yet again. Lets get to it!

Reply to this thread with your predictions about the next year. They can be about anything! Any personal accomplishments you think you're gonna achieve this year? That someone else might get? Anything you think might happen in the community? Your life? The wider world? Whatever wild and crazy ideas you think might happen, put them below. But don't wait too long, because on January 22nd I will bury this Time Capsule until 2026. Well, what are you waiting for? Get to it!

For those of you who participated in last year's Time Capsule, you can now check your 2024 predictions , and discuss how accurate you were in  this thread . 

Can't really believe this is the 8th time I've entered into this time capsule. Time really does fly-by.
I'll probs repeat some of last year's predictions but I'll throw in some curveballs for myself next year.

Marble Blast Predictions:
- Only 1 WRR released (MBU is looking real close)
- I'll still be in Top 20 in general ranking
- Despair WR (one can dream)
- Achieve new WR
- Pack 9 releases (come on guys, just vote on the maps)
- 150 mil rating
- MBC10 release (planning big)
- Marble Blast gets some sort of popularity boost

IRL Predictions:
- Relationship
- Move out (higher chance than last year)
- Same job just with added training (hoping for salary increase)
- Week-long trip away with some buds (got a new car last year and I did a roadtrip with my mother during September after I bought it)
- Improve cooking skills
- Hoping to start doing some car photography
- No stress, just peace.

Misc Predictions:
- With how they're tracking atm, Man U will not reach Top 10 in Prem by the end of the season
- Meetup with more than one osu! friend
- Participate in 3 osu! tournaments
- To not exceed 100 hours in Skyblock (I gotta seriously stop playing that game)
- Get another tattoo (I doubt, unless there's a good reason why)
- Play some other games (my circle of games seriously needs to change)

Hope you all have a great year   

I continue my undefeated streak on Horizon.

I release at least two new levels.

I meet at least one marbler IRL. Probably Wiktor.

I finally fucking win the multiplayer tournament.

oh mai god 2005

Personal Predictions (IRL+MB):
- I will actually get off my lazy bitch ass and release MBFusion+.
- I will actually get off my lazy bitch ass and release every other project I've made that I said I'd release "at some point".
- I will actually get into somewhat of a long-term relationship.
- Maybe this year will be the year I get on HRT - bonus points if a legal name change occurs.
- Maybe this year will be the year when I meet-up with an MB Community Member.
- I will become more active in PQ Development since I've been slacking off.
- I will formally join a political party in Romania this year - bonus points if it's SENS.
- I will pass all of my exams and no problems will arise from them whatsoever.
- I will not only pick up Marbleland and Mod Streams actively again, but I will for a short period of time move them to the Main Server.
- I will do more social networking in Bucharest, subsequently getting more friends.
- I will visit new places this year - bonus points if one of them is Cluj-Napoca (for the purpose of visiting my irl friends who moved there).
- I will hopefully have fully solved my internal spiritual quarrels (if that's the right word?) and fully commit to a religion (Currently split between Noahidism/Judaism and Orthodox Chrisitanity).
- more sex than yoshi

Non-Personal Predictions (IRL+MB):
- Totally unexpectedly, Fubar gets handed over to someone (PQ Dev Team or just someone in particular) who is able to wire it back online.
- 2 more people will get 100% ATs.
- At least one WRR gets released.
- Despair will be beaten - bonus points (and this is a pretty random one) if it's beaten by someone who joins the community this year.
- This year, someone in the Tournament will pick Duplex against me and win.
- This year, we will see the return (long-term or short-term) of an older community member.
- SummerArmy and/or marble farmer become highly respected members of the Community.
- In spite of everyone fearing him, Donald Trump's presidency won't actually go badly, or it will at least be okay-ish.
- The Romanian Elections are re-run in March. In spite of everything that has happened in the last months of 2024, Georgescu will win.
- I'm sure Romania & Bulgaria fully joining Schengen will see absolutely no problems, right?

that's it i think
happy mew year

Keep rolling rolling rolling rolling (What)
going to have to recycle some of my predictions from last year, that’s just the way the cookie crumbles I guess

Marblage
- I’ll finally get 100 million rating in general. Please.
- I’ll finish all the Awesome Times in PQ. Please.
- I’ll improve enough in Customs that it’ll help score me high on the general rankings.
- I’ll publish a third and final Ultra montage video with a top 10 time on all levels.
- I’ll become closer to the people in this community.
- I’ll also release a marble skin pack.
- MBU WRR3 will release and I will star.

Not Even Marblage
- I recently bought Terraria, Super Meat Boy, Isaac Rebirth, and Hollow Knight on steam. I’ll beat at least half of these games and progress decently far in all of them.
- I will collect all the strawberries on every Celeste chapter and finish all the B-sides at least. 
- I will attend another concert from across.
- I will release something Music-related. Please.
- I will complete Cataclysm in Geometry Dash and also make progress on Bloodbath.
- I will get better at Mario Kart games, particularly Mario Kart 7, for both time trials and multiplayer.
- I will pass all my GCSEs with a grade of C or above on every subject. Additionally, I will get an A grade on at least one subject.
- Afterwards, I will enter college taking the Level 3 Information Technology course.
- I will start to stream video games on Twitch regularly and amass a group of friends due to that.
- I will edit at least one “big” YouTube video about a subject that interests me.
- I will release exactly one hit level on Marbleland which puts me on the map for level creation before I run dry of ideas and fall off.
 

For the first time in a while I can genuinely say I don't know how the year will play out for me. That kinda scares me. But I will put my trust in God, for He will work things out for His glory. Nothing could be better than that. So whatever comes my way, I will accept it. 

"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."
     Isaiah 41:10

Well, that being said I only really despair about my life in the big picture, career, life goals, etc.. In the little things I'm much less concerned. Little stuff like the kind of things I'll predict for this upcoming year (except for maybe 1). I do love this little guessing game we play it genuinely brings me joy. 

Marble Blast Predictions
- Despair will remain unbeaten
- I will return to MB to regain 100% completion of the game
- I will set 3 new PBs
- The community will experience no major controversies (pretty please)
- Someone will set an unbelievably amazing WR (not Despair)
- 3 People will become 100% Awesome

Personal Predictions
- Another year another prediction about my driver's license. I will get my driver's license!
- I will read at least 12 books (+1 for more than 18)
- I will read the entire Bible this year
- I will find a new job

Here's to a better 2025. 

aight. MB predictions:
- I'll get an MBP record and will rebeat Treacherous Pits
-  I reach QF in tourney
- 2 major upsets and 2 ties in the tourney
- 5 people get 315+ on Gravity Tower
- Fun Cage gets 5 or more new finishers
- 3 people (including myself) will get 100mil
- Eguy reaches semis (pls dude)

Non MB predictions:
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The second time I've ever done this so hopefully these predictions won't be too crazy lol

Marble Blast:
- Every ultimate time in marble blast ultra (this failed last year)
- Level creating, at least 7 this year (seems like a good amount)
- Participating in the 2025 tourney (the first time I'd ever do that and it'd be interesting with new maps coming)
- At least 2 new people become 100% awesome in pq
- (Hopefully) using these forums a bit more
- At least one person who is known for speedrunning the game builds their first level (this would be pretty cool)

Not Marble Blast:
- Voice reveal (idk this might not happen)
- My lost cat hopefully returns home (I miss him so much qwq)
- (To not end on a sad note) drawing a newer and way better fursona

Anyways hopefully 2025 will be better than 2024

Well, let's see if these are true

Marble Blast:
- Get better at level building, perhaps get a level into Pack 9/Pack 10
- WR? Not sure what level, but I've been grinding a few ever since 2.10 came out
- Work on a level pack
- Now that the game works properly on modern hardware, I assume we'll get another "golden year" for the community.
- Finish all PQ levels under UT

Not Marble Blast:
- I switch to Linux again; because Windows 10 is ending support in October and I refuse to use Windows 11.
- I take my drivers test and get my license
- Conservatives win in this year's federal election and Pierre Poilievre becomes the new Canadian PM.
- Donald Trump's second term by the end of the year is awful, and Democrats are projected to win the 2026 midterms.
- H5N1 bird flu will cause another pandemic, and I do not have confidence with the incoming US administration to do anything about it.

Probably not going to happen:
- If Trump's comments weren't a joke, then Canada, Greenland and Panama will be annexed and become the 51st, 52nd and 53rd state respectively
- Techbro grifters get bored of ChatGPT and Generative AI and move onto something else
- Twitter merges with Truth Social

Last year's predictions were kinda lame so here are a bunch of more interesting ones

- Couple more big PQ features, at least one by someone other than RandomityGuy
- OpenMBG speedrun edition finally happens after someone bites the bullet and fully reverses the physics
- OpenMBU gets lifted out of stagnation and I foolishly agree to write someone a website
- Still checking the forums every month or so but generally inactive in the marble space
- PQ is still in my dock but basically never gets opened
- Meet up with at least 6 people from the community (freebie, I've already planned this)
- Meet up with at least 2 people from the community with whom I _haven't_ already made plans to meet
- Start (planned) but don't complete a BG3 honor mode run with Matan
- Factorio group manages to reconnect ... precisely twice ... to actually play Factorio for the whole year
- Play more Minecraft than Factorio or MB/PQ
- At least two new games added to the regularly played list until someone (probably Avi) dumps 200 hours into them and nobody wants to keep playing
- Same 4 Twitch subs but finally buy Turbo so I don't have to watch ads
- NI finishes up with DEFCON despite being a wet rag of a team
- Write another 5-6 chals for that (LCTF)
- Other than CTF, start zero medium or larger hobby programming projects
- Crochet 6 more pieces, probably an entire zoo by this time next year
- Go to Vegas for DEFCON again and get absolutely plastered with the furries (owo)
- Go to more fur cons (3 currently planned, probably more to be planned)
- With any luck, make some new friends at said fur cons or at least in a manner associated with them
- Get the fursona into a workable state and then proceed to spend 4 figures on art
- I bet we're going to confurt Avi in the process but only because he likes some random tech thing
- Spend many months planning to have a nice outdoorsy vacation with the college friends and then actually do it this year
- Fly a lot, but only internationally to Canada (planned) and not any other country
- Get sick from travel, let's say, 3 times
- Still working at the same company, no promotion this year but hopefully get a nice bonus
- Visit my friends more times than my schedule can afford
- Date a couple more friends and get real emotional about it
- The entire gang moves to Boston (freebie, at least 4 friends are already planning this)
- Think I'm going to finally move out of Florida but then actually don't

I think that's a pretty spicy list for now. Here's to 2025 being a roller coaster of a year-- hope I still have any sanity left by this time in 12 months.

Alright, it's the second time for me to do this. 

Marble Blast: 

-I will stay #1 in the General Rankings by the end of the year
-I still not to do the gap skip in Learn The Super Jump
-Despair will remain unbeatable
-I will complete all the LB Custom Eggs
-Pack 9 will be released
-Maybe I will not get a WR in any level 
-Make 2 or 4 new levels
-I will make a real life Marble Blast meeting face to face (if someone go to the Philippines) 

IRL (including Speed Stacking): 

-I will visit a mall that I never visit
-I will go outing at other province using van or airplane
-I will eat at least 5 new restaurants I've never tried (even at malls)
-I will get a new Graphics Card
-I still won't get a 5.8 in Speed Stacks Cycle 2 pad mode (I still have a G4 timer)
-I still not getting new cups
-I will continue to learn Indonesian words 
-I won't make a new Bricklink order and come back to LEGO. 

Others

-Vico Sotto will be reelected as Mayor in Pasig City again
-Juan Ponce Enrile will stay living by the end of the year
-"Die With A Smile" will win as a Best Duo Vocal Performance in the 67th Grammy Awards
-3 or more darts player will win their first major title in PDC Premier events


 

1st time doing this prediction thing. Neat. Let's see how I did in 2025 future me.

MBG stuff:

-Platform Party is still unbeaten

-Get 14 million rating 

-10 more WR's

-Under 13 minutes MBG total

-Get Battlements log trap

-Tightrope's 9.xxx - 10.xxx TL is pulled off


IRL

-Continue working and saving for a downpayment on a house.

-Driver's license

-All teeth issues fixed

-Continue to stay away from alcohol

-Get a fursuit (Partial or full suit will do lol)

-Work more on mental/ emotional health

-Try and make more content for my HappyTreeX1 channel

I think that's about it. See ya in 1 year.

Okay, I’ve decided not to get too ambitious this time around.
 - In a brawl between two Russians over what is likely to be some type of vodka, I’ll successfully coerce one of them into taking me to St. Petersburg so that I can take a selfie riding the Bronze Horseman.
- Five attempts to trick me into signing away my rights will fail, but the sixth will result in me finding out about an AI replica of my image being used in an adult entertainment film involving a raccoon.
- Two different people will give me two different unsolicited tarot readings on two different moon cycles in two different states, but only one of them will mention my barber.
- A prophet will find me underneath a trash can, tattered and broken, somewhere in Iowa, and they will claim this is the fate that was intended for me before giving me an ugly pair of crocs.
- Three unprofessional actors will try to talk me into being in their TikToks, not realizing that they themselves had been tricked into being in my TikTok.
- I’ll politely return a dish at a Michelin-star restaurant and then request to speak to the manager, but the manager will turn out to be my stalker’s sister’s ex-best friend.
- Three amenable squirrels will try to steal from me only to end up being stolen by the weird mailman who comes on Thursdays.
- On Valentine’s Day, I will receive two bouquets of black roses. One of them will be from a coworker who will have filed a harassment case against me. The other will be an apology from someone who tried to run me over with a car.
- While enjoying a nice beverage on a rooftop in São Paulo, I’ll find myself in the company of a soccer player who has an affinity for card tricks.
- A volcano will erupt while I’m having lunch just below it, and I’ll have enough time to capture it on my drone before being forcibly removed from the scene.
- Two counterfeit bills will somehow find their way into my wallet, and I’ll only find out about them after having my wallet returned to me after getting stolen.
- Six priests will try to seduce me, one of them will be successful, which I’ll then tell another during confession, creating an awkward love triangle.
- I remain unsure whether I will end up in Australia this year, but if I do, then it will be by pure accident.
- A glowing fern will reveal itself to be a disguise for a child hiding from having to be in a wedding photo.
- I’ll finally find a toucan in the wild. Bonus points if it’s snatching a bat out of midair.
- I’ll play a game of Jenga using just bananas at a pool party I wasn’t invited to.
- I’ll drink a Jägerbomb.

Whelp my first time doing this

Marble Blast predictions:
- I will switch over to 64-bit Windows and update PQ without any problems.
- I will release Marble Blast Wonder.
- I will get 50 million overall ranking.
- I will get 2 Awesome Times in PQ.
- I will get over 95% of the nest eggs in PQ.
- I will get the colored username and role.
- I will have atleast 1 level made by me in Pack 9 (if that releases)

Not Marble Blast predictions:
- I will read the entirety of all the Doraemon series
- I will write 10 articles in CrustyWindows
- I will get a 9.5 at Maths in the 2nd end-term exam
- I will pirate 5 stuff.
- I will save money to buy a USB.
- I will be on TV.

No idea whats in store for me in 2025, hopefully good things

Balls
1. 120M+ rating
- Let's be a bit more conservative this year with the rating goal

2. 45+ Total WRs
- Same goal as 2024, I doubt I'll hit it lmao

3. 11+ Singleplayer gem hunt WRs in PQ
- Not gonna get too ahead of myself, it's only a matter of time before people try and take some of my WRs

4. 3+ WRs for MBU WRR 3
- Currently have 3, I don't see myself going too hard for the rampage if it happens. If the MBU WRR doesn't happen in 2025 then I will mark this as a wrong prediction

5. Make my first level
- Yearly tradition

6. Get consistent with NSJs and apply them to all applicable PQ levels
- I started this in late 2024, let's see if I can pull through

7. Get WR on Treacherous Pits with the new route
- I made serious progress in 2024 by just proving it was possible. I got distracted with midterms at the time and didn't end up finishing what I started, but 2025 will be the year the blind edge hit will be gone

8. Cobalt will have 0 WRs by the end of 2025
- He has 3 WRs total, MBU rampage approaching will certainly get his Ramp Matrix beaten, the only wild cards are Mountaintop Retreat (MBP) and Gunnery Practice (PQ). Sad to see his WR count so low knowing he was at like... 20 or so 2 years ago.

9. Participate in the NGTT WRR with 10 or less WRs
- Don't see myself going hard here

10. Make it to the Semis in the 2025 Summer Tourney
- I know what I'm capable of, so let's make this happen

11. There will be at least 3 upsets in the 2025 Summer Tourney
- Just hoping I can remember the specific upsets lol

12. Release at least one compilation video
- Free point (one is already in the works)

13. New MP maps do not get added in before the summer 2025 tournament, or they do but it is extremely rushed, causing problems and making people complain about it
- There hasn't been any significant progress that has come of the new map pool in a while, I will be shocked if Yoshi proves me wrong here on both outcomes

Not Balls
1. Graduate College
- Freebie

2. Watch both seasons of Arcane and start Breaking Bad with my friend
- Arcane first, then Breaking Bad once I graduate

3. Play at least one of these games sitting in my Steam Library: Celeste, Hollow Knight, Trackmania
- Repeat from last year

4. New Phone
- ye

5. I meet a girl who has some interest in me and I somehow fumble with her
- I feel like I will cringe at the fact that I made this prediction in a year, but it sounds like a fun one to put here as of writing, better than a "get a gf" prediction at least

6. Get up off my lazy ass and fix up my laptop
- Been a bit overdue with cleaning out dust and fixing the hinge, along with possibly other things

All I can think of for now, I'll put others here if I think of them later.

Marble Blast
- I'll release at least two new levels with a custom interior, but not many more than that
- Many of the recent creators on marbleland (Jaxx, enderman, abishek) continue to improve and make some great levels
- I'll get around to getting the remaining MBP platinum times to get a colored name (already have all ultimates on PQ so just a matter of time)
- I won't seriously go for any WRs due to lack of time
- Despite that, will be generally more active than I was in 2024
- I'll enter the summer multiplayer tournament and make it to ro16 before being eliminated there
- The multiplayer map pool becomes too saturated with the additions, with most players specializing in a few niche maps that give them a massive advantage. Winrate on home pick will be 75%+ in playoffs.

Games
- Persona 6 will be officially announced with a release window
- Slay the Spire 2 is alright, but not as special or fun as the first
- Hytale will remain in development hell and either be cancelled or have no release date
- GTA 6 is delayed to 2026
- I'll start at least 5 single player games I don't finish
- I'll write at least 5 articles on my blog
- Valorant will finally see the release of the replay system

Other
- The tech market in the US continues to suffer, with continued outsourcing and visas
- The AI bubble pops and the stock market has a negative year
- I won't get a promotion or significant raise this year due to industry conditions, even if I earn it
- I get engaged

Wishing everyone the best in 2025!

Marble Blast
– I will get at least 1 world record.
– I will get all Awesome Times on PQ Intermediate levels and upload a video of them.
– The forums will get reworked in some way, be it category refinements, finishing fixing the Proboards imports, updating post counts to include Proboards, a visual update, options for new skins, etc.
– The forums will see increased activity, including a regular occurrence of a second page of Recent Topics from the past month.
– Following this, at least one major community member will move away from Discord completely.
– PQ64 will get SDL support for proper window and cursor management on macOS.
– The community's top level builders will follow SummerArmy's lead and move away from Constructor.
– I will not be involved in many multiplayer tournaments, but I will continue to play multiplayer casually.
– The multiplayer map pool will be updated, including options for level duration in the server settings.
– PQ64 and MBHaxe multiplayer will not work cross-platform, but the MBU levels from OpenMBU will be ported to PQ multiplayer.
– There will be at least one change in community staff this year.

Non-Marble Blast
– My eyes will be fixed by the end of the year, please.
– I will read at least three books, but only once my eyes are fixed.
– In September, I discovered and became obsessed with Partita for 8 Voices by Caroline Shaw. In 2025, I will not find any new pieces of music that will command my full attention like this one has.
– I hope my job situation will remain the same as it is now.
– I will see more friends in-person than I did in 2024 (I saw 5 friends in 2024 outside of the yearly get-together).
– I will sing in the community chorus for a second semester and continue to be frustrated by the poor direction.
– For Christmas, I received Hogwarts Legacy for the PS4. I will still be playing it by this time next year.
– My anxiety will continue to improve.
– I will finally give away some of the old laptops sitting in my house.
– Apple will update the Mac Studio and the Mac Pro to the appropriate M4 chips, both in June at WWDC.
– Apple will not release any redesigned mice, keyboards, or trackpads.
– I will continue to not care about the latest iPhone, even if there's a design change.
– I will be sorely tempted to upgrade my 2014 Mac mini to a base Mac Studio now that PQ64 is out.
– I will take more pictures in 2025 than I did in 2024 (1,598).

And for bonus points, I'll throw in a Joey-style prediction:

– In addition to killing four mice in my house, a friend's cat will cause a heated argument involving two of my family members, an avocado, and a loaf of sourdough bread.

EDIT 2025-01-21 more predictions!

Weather predictions:

• 2025 will be at least 1.2°F cooler than 2024, the warmest year on record here.
• We will have at least one day in February below −15°F. February's high temperature will not be above 35°F — I am optimistic for the cold to continue!
• Wunderground will NOT fix any more of their problems despite me submitting another problem report with my big list of problems.
• No weather warnings for flooding this year, unlike last year.
• Yearly maximum temperature: 89°F, in both June and August. 1 point if within 2°F of this number.
• Yearly minimum temperature: −17°F, in February. Again, 1 point if within 2°F.
• We will get a bad heat wave in June (at least five days in a row above 84°F).
• Big snowstorm in early March! (14+ inches at once)
• I will not fix my soil moisture sensor.
• I will put up a new weather station somewhere I've wanted to for at least six months.

Other new miscellaneous predictions:
• I will firmly not want any pets or especially children by the end of this year.
• I will get a pay rise at my main job.
• I will be WAY more confident in my main job than I am now.
• I will learn some easy new piano pieces to get back into piano.
• My friend will join the community chorus for the spring, but not for fall 2025.
• I will finish digitizing all the home videos on VHS that we have, as well as some for some friends.

You.
Marble Blast
-You remembered to change your name to "2025 crashed! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻"
-Multiplayer revisions are finished and added to PQ
-Pack 9 voting is done
-Gotta bring up Despair once again. Get that WR fellas
-CGL 12 actually finishes after a million years please god finally
-CGL 13 starts and it's my super duper awesomecool special idea
-OpenMBU is fucking dead
-Someone other than A-Game does stuff for Labor Day Madness?
-You know what? I'm gonna predict that I do make sizeable progress on my colored name this year. This prediction is not a commitment.
-The Time Capsule opens right at the new year (sometime no later than 3am EST on January 1st, 2026)
-SummerArmy is not banned
Video Games
-Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 release specifically during the Spring.
-The sequel to the Nintendo Switch is released (not just revealed)
-POKE ALL TOOOOADS (dap me up main_gi)
-Mann vs. Machine will get some kind of update in Team Fortress 2
-Something will be added to TF2 which references the 7th comic
-Contractually obligated Mario Kart prediction
-Contractually obligated Mario Baseball prediction
-Contractually obligated Banjo-Kazooie prediction (literally anything with them)
-An update to Minecraft releases which is generally well-received (and is actually noticeable) (and doesn't release new content on minor update versions)
-I wind up using my VR headset a decent amount
-I play Tunic
-I play Diddy Kong Racing
-I finish Glover
-I play ANTONBLAST (or ultimately decide I'm not interested)
Life
-sex
-Indescribable despair at the looming prospect of not being the age of 9 + 10 anymore
-Another prediction for modding more games. Especially likely for Bloons given the new Game Editor that's coming out, but idk maybe it'll kinda suck
-Gas does indeed get cheaper as I predicted I'd be able to hope for this year (and hopefully just shit in general God please (I never capitalize the G that's how you know I'm serious))
-I still don't like alcoholic drinks even now that I can regularly drink them
-I live with less people than I currently do now
-I get a new job that isn't Burger King (might be a nice time to start looking)
-School goes well, even if a little slowly because of the fucked up prerequisite bullshit with stuff not being available on certain semesters
-Another mystery tournament at the Secret Santa which goes fairly similarly to the last one
-I actually finish an original composition

My 2025 prediction is that I will be able to look at this again in 2026. Also I'll be at VCF Midwest this year.

Time to do this for the second time ever.

- I will have over 100 concurrent WRs on the leaderboards, although my long-term goal is to have the most.
- I will still not be interested in anything dealing with Hunt. Hunt is just way too dank.
- I will hit 160 million general rating. Still have lots of customs to play.
- My PB on Battlecube Finale will still be 12:22.493. Yup.
- I will get around to releasing another customs compilation.
- Bold claim: I'll release a level.

I'm just going to predict the opposite (-ish) of all the political ones for the memes

• Donald Trump's presidency goes badly, just as everyone feared.
• Georgescu loses the Romanian elections.
• I'm sure Romania & Bulgaria fully joining Schengen will see all the problems, right? It's because their government computers run on outdated PQ.
• The community experiences a major controversy.
• Conservatives lose in this year's federal election; Pierre Poilievre does not become the new Canadian PM (platinum marble).
• Donald Trump's second term by the end of the year is excellent, and Democrats are projected to lose the 2026 midterms. He might even do a sign hit.
• H5N1 will not cause another pandemic because no one can remember which jumble of numbers and letters they're supposed to contract this time.
• Canada, Greenland and Panama are not annexed to become states of United Statesia.
• Vico Sotto is not re-elected as Mayor in Pasig City again.
• The tech market in the US recovers, with reduced outsourcing.
• The AI bubble survives (something something Go'way) and the stock market has a positive year.
• Gas costs more jeefmonies.
• No major political scandals rock the Trump administration.
• No major financial crisis happens in the USA.

also what higy is a furry now

• I will attempt to set times for all of the MBP Easter Eggs after having done that for MBU.
• The Philadelphia Eagles will defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers will win another World Series.
• A major political scandal will rock the Trump administration.
• Nordic Horizons will be released for Euro Truck Simulator 2, with Missouri and Iowa releasing for American Truck Simulator.
• Speaking of Truck Simulator, the Maghreb ProMods package will be released, and The Great Steppe will get a connection to the main ProMods map.
• Cities: Skylines II and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will get major bug fixes and become playable for the masses.
• I will get a Nintendo Switch 2.
• I will visit the coast.
• I will complete Stop DeluXe.
• Some of my extended family will come here to visit.

Introduction
First off, I just want to say that I'm really looking forward to this year, and I should be excited with so many possible adventures to come. Even though there can be some uncertainties, all I can is to always trust in God and pray continuously and specifically, for He has always have and plan for me, and that God will work something great in me. Therefore, I want to share this Psalm to you as it may encourage you all.

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me … Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. Psalm 25:1-5

Marble Blast Community Predictions

• Xedron, Powerjohn25, and Battlecube314 will continue to remain in the top 3 by the end of this year at (#1/#2/#3 respectively).
• We will have just one Marble Blast World Record Rampage for this year, and I expect the No Gems/Time Travels WRR will happen by the end of this year.
• Furthermore, we'll see just one upload to the community channel (a WR counts as one).
• Despair WR will remain unbeaten.
• Five people in the community will achieve 100% Awesome Times in PQ.
• We'll see at least four more levels for the Connie’s Platinum Coniferum released.
• We finally see the Intermediate Levels for Nockess' MBG Reloaded released this year.
• However, we won’t see the remastered versions of the Intermediate levels in Rozi’s Mini Mod until next year.
• MBU, MBG, PQ, and MBP Anniversary Co-op events will all happen this year in January, May, July, and December, respectively.
• We will have another Rating Race event, maybe for MBP Part 1?

Marble Blast Personal Predictions

• I won’t be achieving any new Gold/Platinum/Ultimate/Awesome Times in any of the Leaderboard levels (including MBG/MBU/MBP/PQ/Custom) as I’m pretty much at my peak when it achieving those times as the rest will be pretty much harder to beat.
• I won’t be playing on the MB Leaderboards as often as previous years, but I will continue to play more custom levels from Marbleland instead.
• I may improve my total rating to at least 104.1 million points.
• I’ll remain at the #46 ranking overall in the Leaderboards by the end of 2025.
• I'll release at least 10 Marble Blast Levels episodes.
• I'll release at least five Easter Egg videos.
• I’ll be participating in the Summer Multiplayer event.

Apple Predictions

• January: Apple will introduce the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air with M4 in January and keep the 13-inch M3 model
• March or April: Apple will debut the AirTag (2nd generation), iPhone SE (4th generation), base iPad (A17 Pro), and iPad Air (M3) that will pioneer Apple’s first in-house 5G modem. A new Magic Keyboard will be offered for both the upcoming iPad and iPad Air.
• June: Apple will finally debut its biggest and most powerful chip yet - the M4 Ultra, which will debut on the updated Mac Studio (M4 Max/Ultra) and Mac Pro (M4 Ultra) in WWDC.
• June: Apple will also introduced new versions of its platforms: iOS 19, iPadOS 19, tvOS 19, watchOS 12, macOS 16, visionOS 2. They’ll mainly offer several refinements and enhancements of existing features rather than introducing new ones in WWDC.
• September: Apple will have its annual fall event with several new product announcements
  • Updated model of the Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini (2nd generation) along with the launch of Apple’s new “HomePad” smart home accessory
  • Apple Watch SE (3rd generation), Apple Watch Series 11, and Apple Watch Ultra 3
  • AirPods Pro 3
  • iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max
• October: Apple will issue product videos announcements similar to last October to debut the following products:
  • The next-generation M5 series of chips (M5/M5 Pro/M5 Max)
  • 11-inch/13-inch iPad Pro with M5
  • Mac mini with M5/M5 Pro
  • 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5/M5 Pro/M5 Max
  • 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro/M5 Max
• Bonus predictions:
  • The base iPad, iPad Air, MacBook Air, Apple TV, and HomePod mini will Apple’s next carbon neutral products, along with more Apple Watch bands.
  • Apple Intelligence will still won’t be as relevant or practically useful as when it first launched as a beta (U.S.-only) in October 2024 even though it will get more features and be out of beta by the end of this year.

Personal Predictions

• I will finally be consistent with exercising on a regular basis as that I can really get back in shape this time.
• I will continue to maintain a work/play/life balance with my current hobbies.
• I will find even more friends who will be very important to me and continue to be in touch with my existing ones.
• I will now seldomly visit my friends from college.
• I will pick up an old hobby or try a new hobby sometime this year.
• I will improve on solving crossword puzzles with little to no help.
• I will complete all the archived easy full-size crosswords, mini crosswords, and sudokus in Apple News+.
• I will complete all the archived Wordle and Connections puzzles in NYT.
• I will publish 1,000 articles on Appleosophy in total by the end of this year.
• I will finally read the whole Bible in one year using the 365-day plan (read Old Testament/New Testament/Psalms/Proverbs throughout the year with Psalms being read twice in a year)

Let's see what 2025 has in store:

Marbles

• I want to release two full game compilations. I got 100% PQ ATs so one will probably be that compilation, but the other will maybe MBG?
• Fuck it, imma try to get 1 WR this year
• At least 5 people use RTA Speedrun mode and submit some times. Plz 😇
• Bonus point for above, anyone want to join me on the multi-game leaderboard?
• 2 players achieve their first WR this year
• The website does NOT have any major outages/breakages 🙈

Not marbles

• I pull off a sneaky FEZ any% world record
• Wilko_314 takes it back within 2 weeks
• New 3D Mario game releases for the Switch 2 (would be awesome 😩😩😩)
• Get into GDQ (plz 😭)
• We actually get on top of things and start searching for a condo early before our lease is up. Gives us some extra months
• We finally do that thing at work that we've been trying to do for years and it keeps getting deprioritized

Glad I remembered before the deadline. Let's see how many I get right - here's to another year!

Yo, last minute post, but I finally thought of a few predictions. I'll probably prioritise my real life over this game.

Marble Blast:

• Learn TorqueScript and actually write in a feature that works without much issue, again, nothing ambitious, just contractor/personal shit.
• Upload atleast one level in each style (MBU, Platinum, PQ)
• Maybe? Go back to my rightful place as 69th best? Im not holding my breath on this.
• Remain the best Marbler in the world

Real Life:

• Continue into my third year of Uni.
• Get in shape and become more health conscious.
• Branching from this, become acrobatic, actually commit long enough to do a backflip or some shit.
• Start my other school, I probably won't get a gig in a year, but atleast I wanna put my foot in rather than do nothing.
• Finish a few drawing projects I held onto, just being a lot more creative this year.
• Get into music making and release a track, doesn't have to be my best, but a stepping stone for me to get better than my first.
• GenAI never catches on beyond shitposting and making up shit to get angry over, that's a pretty easy prediction if you're not delusional.

personal MB predictions
* I will play more MB in 2025 than I did in 2024 (which means I'll be at 4000+ hours).
* I will be 5th place in overall rating at the end of the year.
* I will have at least 175 million overall rating at the end of the year.
* I will achieve at least one WR that I deem to be good.
* I will have 18±2 MBG web port WRs at the end of the year.
* I will post at least 2 videos on my YouTube channel.
* I will use the new RTA speedrun mode!

community MB predictions
* Exactly 1 official MB rampage will be released, in addition to the NGTT rampage.
* Exactly 1 web port rampage will be released.
* At least 3 people will achieve 100% Awesomeness.
* At least 2 people will achieve their first world records.
* Pack 9 will not be released.

non-MB predictions
* I will still be doing well at my job, and I'll achieve a better work-life balance.
* I will either bike 100 miles in a day or run a half marathon.
* I will visit at least one state in the USA that I haven’t visited before.
* A major financial crisis will happen in the USA.
 

Finally decided to join the fun:

• Marble Blast Synergy will have its intermediate levels finished and will have at least 10 advanced levels.
• On top of that, Marble Blast Synergy will be migrated to OpenMBG so people with newer hardware can play it.
• I will become more active in the Marble Blast community and have at least 200 messages on the Marble Blast Discord.
• I will make at least 1 PQ custom level and upload it to Marbleland.
• I will get at least 1 more Awesome Time on PQ.
• (Please prove me wrong) There won't be any Marble Blast mod with at least 20 levels announced/released this year.

Marble Blast

• I start speedrunning the leaderboards again.
• I have goals to achieve all Awesome Times again, but never actually get around to it because I’m too busy with the other games.
• No new custom level compilations, but I still post something after MBCL 40.
• I release at least five more levels (collabs not included). Half a point if I at least finish five levels.
• Extra point for level releases if there’s a level pack involved.
• Some big update to PQ, but nothing extremely major.
• Ultra is announced as the next main rampage, but there’s earlier priority for a different mod or level creator.
• Some drama idk
• Eguy doesn’t win the hunt tournament.
• August replaces Gittles in the top 5 overall.

Non-Marble Blast

• At least five blog posts.
• Another new community meetup.
• I expect to graduate at the end of the (calendar) year, but find some reason to continue taking classes anyway.
• i love terry
• New tattoo?
• I either get my seconds done, or a nose piercing.
• Something announced for one of the several media franchises I’m most fond of right now: Arcane (spinoff?), The Dragon Prince, Game of Thrones, Hunger Games, RWBY.
• NOCKESS THIS IS YOUR CALLING TO GET BETTER AT COOKING (more cooking streams???)
• I can converse in Italian even more comfortably than I can now, but nothing close to fluency. Duolingo streak held throughout the whole year. Each worth half a point.
• Jacob Collier releases new music, but nothing about a new album. I unfortunately do not get to see him live at all.
• ^ Wins a Grammy, obviously not Album.
• Manchester City makes a wild comeback but only gets close to winning the Premier League, and Liverpool are champions again.
• Real Madrid does not win Champions League.
• Seattle Sounders make a deep run into two of the four (tournament-style) competitions that they’re participating in this year: CWC, CCC, USOC, MLS Playoffs.