@@memesong21 Yeah, tho iSpy is the exception since yes, the deco makes the level harder, but it doesn't make it worse. In other words, even with the deco the GP is still decent
@@SyncronedStuff the deco absolutely makes the gameplay worse (at least imo). for example, the one flashing spider part before the stressful dumbass cube is just nerve-wracking for no reason whatsoever. the only reason people find this level good is because it's easy
Literally all it takes is ground spikes, solid walls, and a few unobtrusive saws. Those 3 things will patch 99% of all skips and secret ways. It’s honestly impressive how someone can pay so little attention to something they create.
Even if the guy doesn't want to use ground spikes, he could've just added another one of those wooden platforms with spikes right below the cube portal
Okay yall, here's a quick tip: place hundreds of invisible blocks everywhere outside of the intended routes, and especially a huge pillar at the end of a level with only an opening where you're supposed to be. Place blocks above and below your cutscenes, and place blocks above and below portals. It can be super lazy, just please, seriously, place some blocks or saws. Soooo many levels think that since they didn't accidentally find a bug, it doesn't exist. Place invisible portals above and below intended ones. Click an orb in 5 different places and see where it takes you. Look carefully near portals. Just put in a tiny bit of effort
@@suspicioussandWe sure need, so we can make a revolution so: 1) Robtop stops rating such levels 2) Robtop rates levels with old deco 3) Robtop rates levels that are a bit more gameplay focused levels.
Good playtesting involves intentionally seeking out ways that the level can be broken or buggy, this mf just played the section they made to see if the path they intended works and went "yeah cool ok" and just forgot about it
@@spimbles Honestly, this level is less offensive regarding gameplay flaws compared to other levels I've played. I also feel like calling this "half-assed" is rather harsh; all they forgot to do here was eradicate any possible secret ways.
As a creator, getting a playtester is essential. Even when I'm sure the level is fine playtesters always find something. Please get playtesters people.
Another issue I see is that these levels tend to destroy familiarity by using fully custom blocks with no glow + changing the portals to match the aesthetic. I would understand if it was a platformer but daily levels always make it impossible to sightread by giving me un-RobTopy blocks
I just started working on levels of my own, except I like using the whole song, and even I replay the parts I make like 100 times to make sure there is no way to skip unless it’s a coin.
@@funnypoopooman_itgdpeople who try to get as much cp as possible are called cp grinders. Some of examples are Viprin, Serponge, and YunHaSeu; all of them are in top 5 by the amount of cp they have
ESPECIALLY when the level gets rated and the difficulty of the level is rated lower than what it actually is. (And also people making those levels switch up the difficulty so drastically back and forth)
Theres also a lack of J blocks and a lack of indicators for the H blocks which make the level stupider. And also: the green orb timing in the piano part is STUPID
I really hope this brings even a little amount of attention to this, but considering that there are tons of videos on that like this one I highly doubt lmao
Fun fact: you can playtest your level with hitbox hack (theres on free mod in geode that can help.). But its more recommended to get some friends or people with the same skillset of your level to playtest. Idk if that works but I gonns try to get some playtesters on a current project of mine.
If only they chose good, well rated in difficulty, sightreadable, and not broken levels for the daily. Oh wait, that’s never happened before, and it never will happen.
Swag route yooo, anyway it can be hard for the creators to test, since you made the gameplay and you will insticly know where to go. The best way to test is to request your level to someone.
I also found that. Also made a vid but didnt upload it,just sent it my friends. And at the pink orb you can skip it. Idk bout the others cuz i didnt want my vid to be too long
we creators playtest our levels. what players dont understand is that we dont always realize all the skips and errors that our levels have. we dont jump or fall literally every possible frame to see if there is a skip or not. we are not perfect. so stop saying playtest your levels (thing we do) or saying "gg ez secret way" and start contacting us and pointing out the skips that we didnt notice and couldnt fix. thanks.
I having secret ways aren't really that bad, they're easy to fix. But in this case the secret way was so obvious that I just had to point it out, it was too funny lmao
I said playtest, not playing in general. Playtesting means playing it for the sake of finding bugs or weird mechanics that need to be patched. Also, course* not corse.
Игры
LEVEL NAME: Kashup (Also known as the first 2.2 daily)
I love it when gameplay gets thrown out the window in every popular rated level (the level looks cool so gameplay doesn't matter smh my head)
Shaking my head my head
this is just ispywithmylittleeye (the gameplay is okay but without the deco the level is 5*)
@@memesong21 Yeah, tho iSpy is the exception since yes, the deco makes the level harder, but it doesn't make it worse. In other words, even with the deco the GP is still decent
@@SyncronedStuff the deco absolutely makes the gameplay worse (at least imo). for example, the one flashing spider part before the stressful dumbass cube is just nerve-wracking for no reason whatsoever. the only reason people find this level good is because it's easy
@@memesong21 If you really have an issue with this type of gameplay because of the deco, then I might suggest a few 9 stars.
I was about to say something about the dailies until I realized that this was actually a daily level
Lmao
I hate when it's so obvious that someone built a layout and then decorated it without patching any of the gameplay bugs that layouts are bound to have
bold of you to assume cp grinders build layouts before deco 🤑🤑🤑🤑
And the fix would have been really easy, too. Just putting a pillar below the portal would have prevented this.
Yeah ;-;
ikr or atleast an invisible portal then
Honestly, this level was mainly a cakewalk for me. Compared to other levels I've played, this was NOT that offensive gameplay-wise.
just put spikes atleast. something
I once saw a featured platformer level that had like 10 playtesters and it had the most broken gameplay with bugs everywhere
Ouch
the playtesters probably only played the level for fun and didn't do any work at all
Literally all it takes is ground spikes, solid walls, and a few unobtrusive saws. Those 3 things will patch 99% of all skips and secret ways. It’s honestly impressive how someone can pay so little attention to something they create.
Even if the guy doesn't want to use ground spikes, he could've just added another one of those wooden platforms with spikes right below the cube portal
@@gdottothegamer1001just add invisible spikes and call it a day
Okay yall, here's a quick tip: place hundreds of invisible blocks everywhere outside of the intended routes, and especially a huge pillar at the end of a level with only an opening where you're supposed to be. Place blocks above and below your cutscenes, and place blocks above and below portals. It can be super lazy, just please, seriously, place some blocks or saws. Soooo many levels think that since they didn't accidentally find a bug, it doesn't exist. Place invisible portals above and below intended ones. Click an orb in 5 different places and see where it takes you. Look carefully near portals. Just put in a tiny bit of effort
This is why most of my levels mandates entering a gamemode change portal (coin route exception)
Yeah
In my rated levels i prioritise gameplay experience so this doesnt happen lol
Nice
We need more creators like you
@@suspicioussandWe sure need, so we can make a revolution so:
1) Robtop stops rating such levels
2) Robtop rates levels with old deco
3) Robtop rates levels that are a bit more gameplay focused levels.
@lunggd Thank you ! It's so annoying to have epic overflashy effect while gameplay stinks
You're a W creator.
they most likely did playtest, but didnt think about potential skips people can do
sooo half assed playtesting
@@spimbles pretty much yeah
Good playtesting involves intentionally seeking out ways that the level can be broken or buggy, this mf just played the section they made to see if the path they intended works and went "yeah cool ok" and just forgot about it
Also it's just a 4* so skips don't really matter.
I still don't particularly like the gameplay. It's weird.
@@spimbles Honestly, this level is less offensive regarding gameplay flaws compared to other levels I've played. I also feel like calling this "half-assed" is rather harsh; all they forgot to do here was eradicate any possible secret ways.
funniest part is that the skip syncs perfectly with the music 💀
I get deco is the one thing people admire in levels, but seriously, prioritize gameplay too! That’s how the level is even good.
there's like a bajillion swag routes in this level, it's not just the skip
As a creator, getting a playtester is essential. Even when I'm sure the level is fine playtesters always find something. Please get playtesters people.
Noted
being good at playtesting and finding skips or secret ways yourself is also good
SWAG ROUTE LETS GOOOOUEUEUEOOUUUUEEEOOO
sikky
@@geometrydashblockie yep thats the joke
Another issue I see is that these levels tend to destroy familiarity by using fully custom blocks with no glow + changing the portals to match the aesthetic. I would understand if it was a platformer but daily levels always make it impossible to sightread by giving me un-RobTopy blocks
I just started working on levels of my own, except I like using the whole song, and even I replay the parts I make like 100 times to make sure there is no way to skip unless it’s a coin.
no time to playtest when you're a cp grinder
a what grinder
@@funnypoopooman_itgdpeople who try to get as much cp as possible are called cp grinders. Some of examples are Viprin, Serponge, and YunHaSeu; all of them are in top 5 by the amount of cp they have
@@jaizereal w h a t
@@im_so_silly861 getting cp is a dream for many geometry dash players. Robtop even added a special UFO to congratulate people on their first cp
@@jaizereal unabbreviate it please
im glad someone finally mentioned this
Glad i wasnt the only one who noticed how untested THIS level is
Most playtested map pack level
It says a lot when there are demon levels that are playtested more than other levels
I was gonna make a vid about this, you can also skip the cube portal with the wave and then continue on
ESPECIALLY when the level gets rated and the difficulty of the level is rated lower than what it actually is. (And also people making those levels switch up the difficulty so drastically back and forth)
...you realise that's not the creators fault right? you dont select the difficulty of your level
@AeroTheVaporeon I would say it's half and half of the rating system and the creator in my opinion.
Theres also a lack of J blocks and a lack of indicators for the H blocks which make the level stupider. And also: the green orb timing in the piano part is STUPID
IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY WHEN CREATORS FORGET J BLOCKS ESPECIALLY CAUSE IM ON MOBILE
@@LitoMike true
Good looking have an obsession with not play testing, I do find these stuff to be kinda fun though
honestly these kinds of swag routes would be cool if they were like top hardest coins level list levels
my method (probably really common): put 2 invisible spikes at the top and bottom of gameplay and follow Player as X only.
that's why free mode portal exists
I constently playtest as i make a level, not only thst, but i even get other people to play it if they want
I found a bizarre bug in the very first rated platformer level (made by a mod no less), it was so bad I even recorded and posted it to my channel...
You can skip the first cube too as wave... you can legit beat this level only being cube once
Sikky would be proud tho
I think you can still miss the cube portal you went through
I also played the level with hotboxes, and there's a big wall of blocks above the cube portal because of the wave
Damn gameplay creators are harsh here. Welcome to the world of art, I guess.
I really hope this brings even a little amount of attention to this, but considering that there are tons of videos on that like this one I highly doubt lmao
Very well playtested😊
Okay i'll playtest my levels
I love how the skip syncs with the music
It does actually desync till the black screen
Fun fact: you can playtest your level with hitbox hack (theres on free mod in geode that can help.). But its more recommended to get some friends or people with the same skillset of your level to playtest. Idk if that works but I gonns try to get some playtesters on a current project of mine.
They also added an option to toggle on hitboxes in the editor, and also during practice mode
@@VibesOfChaos Yeah. But I dont have that item that toggles practice music off. So I rarely use practice mode. But I do use it while making an layout
idk how can you create a easy level, and don't even notice that secret ways lol
It's a shame because this looks incredible in terms if visuals but a lot of levels of this difficulty are just broken
“looks incredible” this looks super generic for a 2.1 level and it was made in 2.2…
Yesterdays daily was like that too...
I noticed this when playing Kashup... (well, my friend, Night, did.)
WHY DUDE. JUST WHY THE HERON-
ever heard of black orbs? I swear ALMOST every creator, forgets that you can skip them
opening a 2.2 featured level with BetterInfo and seeing the creator spent like 3 hrs total on it makes me concerned
lmao what a find though😂
It could've been an easy fix if they made the walls solid instead of leaving them empty
me trying to act surprised when a modern style 5* is shit
I found this too but could not be alive
I have a video on this already and theres more skips lol😂
The major problem is that a lot of people use gd levels as purely art and don't care about the gameplay.
Which is concerning
How do ppl not play test 😭
Good question
If only they chose good, well rated in difficulty, sightreadable, and not broken levels for the daily. Oh wait, that’s never happened before, and it never will happen.
yea I noticed that in this daily level too lol
I will never understand people who
A. dont put spikes on the ground
B. dont give platforms hitboxes at least on the left edge
seems like it could've been a good coin route imo
If the speed changes were fixed unironically yeah
i ain’t lying i did this then sent the vid to daily dose of gd😭
lmao
remember devs, free mode is free mode!
Nah, that's intentional swag route by the creator
Imagine lmao
swag route let's goooooooo
You can skip the cube portal at 0:19 by going into the wave portal and going between the spike and the cube portal
I hated that green orb at 48%
A featured tab creator on their way to get 69420 creator points for making a gazillion repetetive boring shit like this one:
The gameplay is not playtested, but that's it. It is neither repetitive, nor boring shit.
@@SyncronedStuff maybe this level is ok, but many featured levels are trash from gameplay perspective that were rated only because of the deco
ive seen so many levels that let you do this...
swag route let's go
This gets bonus points because it got daily
But can we agree thats a nice level?
Easy solution: put a bigger portal down
This is proof that level creators care more about deco than gameplay
Swag route yooo, anyway it can be hard for the creators to test, since you made the gameplay and you will insticly know where to go. The best way to test is to request your level to someone.
Let's get rid of swag routes too, they take away from the level
Bro they dont need to fix that, its called SWAG ROUTES
I’m starting to create, when I have a finished layout I will send the ID in gd discord. That way I can have play testers.
I can try lol
Swag route lets gooo
I'm going to say it
SWAG ROUTE LETS GOUUUU
Hehe
Im a new creator and im absoloutely disgusted at that, You could make a sawblade that follows you in an axis ffs. (also I'm creating a new level ;)
this is one of the reasons why i made a kashup fixed
There was literally a daily level that had a secret way from 18-100 once ;-;
Before I decorate, I have to playtest the full layout I made
this level did not deserve the honor of being the first 2.2 daily
Yes it does. It has a secret way, but isn't bad at all.
I also found that. Also made a vid but didnt upload it,just sent it my friends. And at the pink orb you can skip it.
Idk bout the others cuz i didnt want my vid to be too long
I don't what happened to the gd level recently but they do seem be focusing on qualiy rather than gameplay
Gameplay is a fundamental part of the level's quality...???
Literally all the legendary levels have terrible gameplay as an example
@@dareal_roizyAnd Ever, DeepDive and STRATUS all have amazing gameplay
@@ThreeletterIGN can’t judge Stratus, but DeepDive has weird and unfun gameplay, And Ever mostly has it’s issues with ship orbs at one part
im star grinding and for some reason the recent featured levels feel so unbalanced imo
To me they moreso feel very poorly playtested
we creators playtest our levels. what players dont understand is that we dont always realize all the skips and errors that our levels have. we dont jump or fall literally every possible frame to see if there is a skip or not. we are not perfect. so stop saying playtest your levels (thing we do) or saying "gg ez secret way" and start contacting us and pointing out the skips that we didnt notice and couldnt fix. thanks.
I having secret ways aren't really that bad, they're easy to fix. But in this case the secret way was so obvious that I just had to point it out, it was too funny lmao
Remember, a level doesn't have to have good gameplay if you're good at decorating
Lmfao
What is that goofy ahhh music 😭😭😭😭😭😭
FR somehow Dailies are worse rhan non Dailies
relatable
No they did that for the SWAG 😎
Imagine playing Wannabe Unzor levels! 🤣🤣
The fuck?
it was the daily
Yknow, sometimes people just, make mistakes
Ig? I just showed this because it was hilarious.
Creators only care about decoration
“Gd creators play you levels” of corse they did how do you think they verified it?
I said playtest, not playing in general. Playtesting means playing it for the sake of finding bugs or weird mechanics that need to be patched.
Also, course* not corse.
Don't make a layout and decorate it, make the decoration as you build the level
Lmao okay🥴🐸🔥
honestly this level didn't deserve first 2.2 daily
The gameplay isn't bad if you ignore the skip, I'd say well deserved.
I can't decorate so this doesn't matter to me anyway
Gd creators when someone tells them to create invisible hurt boxes instead of creating empty space:
Fun fact, it got fixed lol
Yeah I know
i play test and it is good