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).

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:
Can't really think of anything good for this lol

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

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.