MBF Time Capsule 3

[IsraeliRD]

Since we are running out of space in the old Time Capsule, we're getting a new one:



If you want to participate, please post what you would like to go into the "capsule". This can be about you, your current status and anything you want. Also post your predictions for next year.

You only have until 1st January 2010.

[Stal]

I'm new, so could you explain a little more about the time capsule? I don't want to post stupid or useless stuff.

[IsraeliRD]

The above post is useless, did you read my post? You post predictions about forums, yourself, anyone else etc for next year, we then hide the board for a full year (only I have access, plus its password protected) and unhide (or "unbury") in a year from now and check whether we were right or wrong.

[ridley^2]

Im rokoshu. In real life, people call me wolf because of my short temper. Currently, i am training my skill at online shooters. I am also working on a level... Coming in the future, possibly after this time capsule is released again next year.

Predictions:
We will reach 2000 members or more.

We will develop a multiplayer online game featuring custom levels on mbp/mbg/mbo.

Marble Blast 9 will be released and be amazing, not as amazing as MBP but definitely a large success with features that will blast you off your feet.

Seizure22 will come up with another amazingly large discovery that will change marble blast forever... Again.

I will not break 1500 posts.

I will never figure out those @#$@ing hard moving platforms.

1812638126783163 or more noob mods will come up, disapear, but still be held onto by a small strand of life, and eventually become one of the greatest mods out there.

A spammer will come and attack the forum, leaving useless posts everywhere.

A moderator will be added to the MBForums team.

There will be a shortage of levels for 2-3 months, then a giganticly epic level will appear, and destroy the competition for the current lotm.

An epic maze series will be created.

Garage games, now TorquePowered, will release a new version of marble blast, which will spark interest to the marble blast forums.

My interest for level building will spark out, yet my interest for marble blast will stay with me forever.

I will learn how to skin marbles effectivly and use blender.

I will get 20 world records.

I will leave the forums for months.

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Personals

I will begin composing music.

My computer will get a virus and explode.

I will get horrably injured, possibly permanently..

I will break 150 words per minute typing speed (currently breaking 100)

I will curb my soda addiction.

I will learn how to program simple batch files.

I will take a photoshop class.

I will get better at organising my thoughts.

I will become a top worldwide player at a game that is popular.

Edit: Added more predictions.

[Xelna]

I will break new WRs in MBG and MBP

[PHAIL maan]

I'm "iMacmatician" (or "PowerMath G5"). I'm currently a Marble Blaster, Apple fan, and math/science student.

Predictions (Marble Blast):

Likely:
I will have at least 4 MBG World Records (currently 2), not counting ties to 2nd or 3rd decimal place.
I will have at least 2 MBP World Records (currently 0), not counting ties to 2nd or 3rd decimal place.
I will find at least 3 new WR paths for MBP.
My MBG total time will go below 1087.50 seconds (currently 1184.93).
I will be able to complete all MBP advanced levels and 75% of expert levels (95% total).
I will have 75% of MBP levels in Platinum Time.
I will have 50% of MBP levels in Ultimate Time.
I will get Tightrope in Gold Time, the only MBG level I do not have Gold Time on.
I will be able to do successful traplaunches for Battlements and Tower Maze in addition to the other MBG traplaunch levels (which I can already do).
The Marble Blast Platinum World Record Rampage 2 will be released on SDA in Q4 2010 (YouTube sometime after) and will be a big hit among the Marble Blast community.

Somewhat likely:
I will get sub-8.50 on Survival of the Fittest.
I will get sub-9.00 on Gauntlet.
I will get sub-35 on Tightrope.

Predictions (Other):

Apple will release the long-rumored tablet.
It will run iPhone OS or something similar (instead of Mac OS X).
The iPod touch will get a camera.
Apple will give some detail about their next version of Mac OS X.
Intel will not release any consumer CPUs based on the "Sandy Bridge" microarchitecture yet, but will reveal high-resolution die pictures for at least two variants with differing core counts (including the 4-core mainstream variant (which already has a low-res die picture leaked)).
AMD will reveal a high-resolution die picture of a CPU based on the "Bulldozer" core (preferably the 8 module (16 core) high-end server variant), a CPU based on the "Bobcat" core, and an APU processor based on the "Fusion" technology (which may include "Bulldozer" cores).
We will know all the variants of "Sandy Bridge" and "Bulldozer" CPUs for initial launch.

Predictions (Personal):

I will get at least 1 new friend.
When I look back at the last year, I will consider it one of my better years.

(Still to be edited.)

[Perishingflames]

Forum

2700-2800 members

7000-7100 total topics

121,500-122,500 total posts

Most users online (94) will remain the same

600 guests in the last 24 hours statistic

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10-15 new noob mods that get announced then quickly forgotten about

MBA released sometime between March and May though very incomplete, MBF still in the making

No skin redesign

4 council members, 4 junior council

Xelna will have pretty much completely left MB, seizure22 will be gone

Me

Much less active, about 2.9 ppd stat

4500 total posts

Even less interested in MB, but a fantastic new mod or new feature in a mod will spark my interest for a few months

Remain a staff member on the forum

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110-120 GB HDD used

800 items in my desktop folder

5'11" - 5'12"

Lag behind on monthly level packs though they get released.. months behind schedule

Still playing tennis

Will have lost or broken my new awesome pair of klipsch earphones

Still using my current iPod touch but it will feel more and more broken every day

4 A's, 2 B's second semester this year, 3 A's, 3 B's first semester next school year

Will have hugely enjoyed the Italy trip



.. And MBO of course will not be updated.

[nobody]

I'm nobody! I'm currently a MBP/O player and an Apple fan (yes powermath G5, but omg G5 is so outdated!!)

Predictions:

I will tie/win at least one MBO match with Matan.
I will learn how to successfully do edge pops (not edge hits)
I will reach 750 posts.
I will learn more advanced programming.
I will perform well on my next band concert (oh no, it's tomorrow!)
I will finish my Ultra course that I'm working on.
I will win the LotM once.
I will get MBPO working again.
I will buy myself a new iMac.
I will become proficient at Blender.
Someday Andrew/Matan will realize to stop putting the goddamn quotes around my username.

Current status:

Rank: Expert marbler.
Posts: 407.
MBO Username: nobody6400
Last match: 143-23, I won. Epicenter.
Levels: Quick course, nobody's playground, nobody's course, medieval maze reinvented.
Levels in Progress: Stopping Ultra course, ideas for The Museum.
Forum username: nobody
Computers: iMac G4, MacBook, iTouch.

[123zc]

I, 123zc1, hope to still be active here. While I will still be playing MB, I have been having a ton of schoolwork recently, so I can't be as active as I used to.

I believe that by the time we un-bury this (Buy the way, when there is a number inside [] it is how many there are now for future reference):

1-3 of Matan's levels will have wiggled itself into MBO. [0]

2 New mods will be released [1]

Sorry, I have no time left to type. Goodbye, see everyone later.

[marblefire]

Wow. A lot less happened this year than I had hoped.

Predictions:

The staff lineup will be exactly the same
I will have released at least 1 more new level, possibly 2
We will have 2500+ total members, but maybe only 5 more active members
Go on IA around once a month (it's like that now)
I will reach 3000 posts
Neither MBA nor MBF will be out
Xelna's prediction will come true (and he'll still be here)
More n00b mods

[Oaky]

I'm Oaky.

Purse-unnel

#1: I'm sure I'll be disappointed I didn't post more now and in one years' time I'll slap myself for not saying much more and being underwhelmed about my entry (*cough* this years').

#2: I hope to get top 3 in LotY. Top 5 maybe. Top? Nah.

#3: No Jumping II and the Still Rollin' Level Pack will have been released before 22nd? of Dec.

#4: I will have SMG2, and will either fucking love or fucking hate it. New Zelda Wii will have been announced and I'll be crapping my pants over it coz it will have 1-to-1 sword control (drools).

#5: Japanese will be much more fluent desu.

#6: I'll have released an epic level that will pwn LotM.

#7: I'll have a job and no complaints about my life whatsoever (not saying I do atm )

Four-arms

#8: An awesome advertising scheme will have come up and the forums will start to blossom.
If this hasn't occured when unburied, then 2011 Matan needs to do something about it!

#9: I won't mention noob mods, but I'm sure there'll be one decent one that is actually good. MB9 isn't a noob mod.

#10: Bye-bye Phil, Riblet and Aaryl. Maybe PF too. Marblefire into Council. AS into Council.

#11: I'll be the annoying dude on the forums... still

#12: A big annoucement will be made to the community.


That's it so far. I *might* edit with more. I want a decent post this time.

[Ari]

I will beat platform race 2
I will get through the first 100 levels of MBP
I will get complete gold on MBG
A new mod will come out
I will be a part of council - not mod of the day.
I will keep my interest in MB for now
Some levels better than any other will be released
I will actually make a level.

More to come, sorted.

[PHAIL maan]

Dec 10, 2009 1:05:29 GMT nobody said:

I will learn how to successfully do edge pops (not edge hits)

What's the difference?

[nobody]

I think an edge hit is like this:

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where you ram into the edge on a platform to reach something higher.

and an edge pop is like this:

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(pretend the periods aren't there)

Where you super-speed from the top to the bottom, using the edge of the bottom one to pop up really high.

I think the only difference is that on a pop they're not touching.

[Mkbul]

Hi all, im Mkbul, i didnt even belive i will write any post in this thread, but it was calling me. Anyways, im 14, and when you see this i will be 15. My real name is Mike, but you will mostly see me like Mkbul on most time. Im not so active recenlty, so i may not be there when you read this, but i hope i am, coz this is a very nice forum.

My possibly wrong exceptions on this forum next year are:

~ I wont be here
~ There will be more members that im excepting right now
~ I will have my own room!!
~ I will have a girlfriend
~ MB will be twice as popular
~ I will (possibly) find a soprt to follow, even if science is my love until now


Happy that im in a secaristing way remembered

[Andrew]

Hey all, it's me, Andrew Sears, again. I am in my second year in college, having successfully passed my freshman year. I switched my major from computer science to mathematics. I am still a member of the Junior Council, and am also a LC judge. I won LotM for the first time (solo) this year, and I have two level projects in progress at the time of this post.

Predictions:

MB and Forums:
- I will finally beat Matan in an MBO match.
- MBO will finally get updated with some new marbles/multiplayer maps.
- I will get into the top 5 in the upcoming LotY, possibly even winning.
- The forums will reach 2,000 members.
- I will start making custom marbles.
- I will finish up and release the MBO/U conversions pack and ADatL, plus make and release 2-3 more levels. At least one of these will win LotM.
- MBA will be released. It will be successful, though not quite as successful as MBP.
- Someone who is currently not a staff member will join the Junior Council or be a moderator.
- A new member will join who will be just as good as Matan and Xelna, and will break many WRs.
- Me and Marblefire will be Council members. Oaky will have been kicked off the Junior Council.

Personal
- I will be in my junior year in college.
- I will still be here on the forums. Most likely just as active as I am now.
- I will have around 7,000 posts.
- I will find an online game that will addict me and make me stop playing MB for a while.
- My MacBook Pro will go up for good, and I will have a new computer (a Mac ).
- The Patriots and Red Sox will both reach the playoffs but lose before reaching their respective championships.

[MarbleDuck]

Personal
I'll still be here.


Nothing else to say, really.

[blazeryo]

-----BlazerYo-----

Forum Predictions:
-Matan will still be here
-Something totally epic will happen in July 2010
-The councils will all be the same
-Noob mods will start to die out eventually
-MBA will be released or released as unfinished
-MB9 will become a huge success and become as big as MBP

Personal Predictions
-I will make an MBP level and release it
-I will have over 400 posts
-I will still be here
-I will still really suck at MB in general
-I will own MBU and play it often

That's about it. Might add more if I can think of something else

[Oaky]

Jeez MD, you sure that didn't take you too long to think up?

[nobody]

Dec 10, 2009 10:37:03 GMT Oaky said:

#11: I'll be the annoying dude on the forums... still

I'll fight you for the title

[IsraeliRD]

Dec 11, 2009 2:43:54 GMT nobody said:

Dec 10, 2009 10:37:03 GMT Oaky said:

#11: I'll be the annoying dude on the forums... still

I'll fight you for the title

You're doing a great job at that

[Hagaroo]

Hello all Marble Blast Forum members! As of posting (December 10, 2009), my display name was Josh - Hagaroo, and I had 338 posts. I was 14 years old when I posted this, but I'm 15 now. I can't guarantee if I'm on these forums or not during this year, but if I am, feel free to ask for help or get to know me!


Anyways, here were my predictions for the year 2010:


Forum - related

- There will be 2,250-2,750 forum members, and 75-100 will be active.
- The Council/Junior Council will have at least one member that changes rank or even a new member.
- The Hangman Game will fade. A new game will come up on the forums and be very popular with 100+ pages, like the Hangman Game.
- A new member will sign up, and his/her level building skill or Marble Blast skill in general will blow current level building, world record, and multiplayer gameplay abilities out of the water.
- One of the numerous mods currently in progress will be released and receive a favorable rating.
- One of the forum members will become a hit on YouTube.
- I will still be here, have 1000+ posts, and be posting at least once a week, hopefully more. I will also be more acquainted with the forum members, especially staff.
- The forum skin will stay the same.


Marble Blast - related

- A fan-made version of a Marble Blast game will be developed and made available for others to play online/download.
- A new Marble Blast game will be released by GarageGames/TorquePowered.
- I will manage to run into a GG/TP employee working on some new Marble Blast installment/game, whether it be on Xbox LIVE or on the computer. (A goal of mine is to become acquainted with a GG/TP employee.)
- I will be involved with something about IA and maybe become a VIP.
- More glitches will be discovered in MBU.


Personal

- I will learn to drive and hopefully enjoy it.
- I will be able to speak Tagalog fluently.
- I will have made another trip to a foreign country.
- I will grow two more inches to make it 5'11" or 6'0" (I doubt it).
- I will complete the current school year with all A's.
- I will experience an event that changes my life (positively, hopefully).


Miscellaneous (very unlikely)

- A fully working invisibility cloak will be developed.
- A new game console will be manufactured and sold.
- The world economy will take yet another dive.
- Robots will become more commonplace (like that'll happen).
- Discovery of another planet with life?


EDIT: Revised/added some predictions so they would actually be rational.

[J@ckrb]

Hello People! I is J@ckrb or Jack or whatever. I have 368 posts as of now, but had quite a small impact compared to other members. Whatever. On with the predictions!!!!!!!

Forum Predictions:-
There will be over 2,500 members on the forums, but only 50 new ones will become regulars.
I will have over 550 posts.
1 of the current "noob mods" will be released and be quite a big hit.
The staff won't change, and none of them will leave.
MBA will get back off the ground and will be worked on.
I will be here still, but I'll be less interested in it.
I will get a WR and keep it from everyone for a while. (Even you Dushine stop stealing my WRs)
I will get better at MB in general.
Personal Predictions:-
I will learn a new language.
I will get MBU and be good at it.
I will start drumming (metal/heavy metal style).
I will make a few more MBP, and will be relatively good compared to my others.
I will either break a bone, or have a permanent injury.
I will demand SMG2 hours-on-end until I have it.
Other Stuff Predictions:-
MBO will finally get a windows 7 patch.
Matan and Xelna will become better than ever!
Matan will have over 20,000 posts.
I will have a new computer.
The next Windows will start to be developed.
Scientists will find a way to live on a planet apart from earth.
This will be my biggest post.
I will find a bigger, better, more funner game than MB.
Edit: I will become one of the best Dungeon Keeper players ever.

[Stal]

Hi. I'm Yuri Kahn, and about 13 years old (a little more). I ha(edit )ve 371 posts, counting this one.

Forum/MB Predictions

a. About 1500 posts will be made.
b. MBO will get a Windows 7 patch.
c. MBO custom levels project will be realesed, along with the editor.
d. GG (aka TourquePowered) will realese a new version of MB that is bigger and better than ever!
e. Someone will finaly port MBG into the TGEA (T3D) and realese.
f. I will have over 150 videos on Youtube
g. Several more n00b mods will be created and die.
h. MBE, MB+, and maby MB9 will be realesed.
i. MBP 1.15 will come out, including fixes such as fixing the bug that keeps your Custom Level times from showing up.
j. I'll have over 600 posts (its a full year, you know )
k. I'll still have a warning level
l. Matan will get over 10,000 posts, and that ranking will be revealed.
m. Forums will get at least 750 more members, but only about 50 very active ones.

Personal Predictions
a. I will be at least 1/2 way done with MBX, and KNDDR will acctually make good levels.
b. I will break a bone (who knows? )
c. I will be called a Nerd in school 5645786234978569234875 more times (Hey, I like it! )
d. I will get suspended because someone else tried to beat me up and they go PWNED.
e. I will get all A+'s (see nerd comment)

[Perishingflames]

Haha, Hagaroo some of those predictions are totally unlikely And a 500 range for members is a little big, haha.

[Andrew]

Dec 11, 2009 4:58:04 GMT Hagaroo said:

- The Hangman Game will fade.

Lol, I think it already has.

[Stal]

At least two join every day

[Xelna]

Ok then... I'll do my predictions more seriously then...

======== MB Forums and MB Related ========

I will post less than 100 times until this Time Capsule gets unburried. (90%)
I will still hold 75 WRs or more in MBG (currently 79). (50%)
My WRs on Pinball Wizard, Eye of the Storm, Battlements, Mine Field, Marbletris, Ramp Matrix and Skate Park won't be beaten. (80%)
I will retire from Marble Blast somewhere in July or August 2010, after near 5 years of playing. (70%)
Dushine will pass me on the MBP Leaderboards and will stay ahead of me for at least more than 1 month. (75%)

======= Personnal =======

I will go to a casino with 20$ and leave with 500$. (5%)
I will have a girlfriend. (90%)
I will pass all my university classes for 2nd and 3rd semester. (90%)
I will finally be able to drive in big cities. (85%)
This summer, I will work in a school as a teacher and will also work in an amusement park. (65%)
I will have sexual relations with 4 different girls. (35%)


Enjoy reading this, lol...

[Stal]

Me no wanna 4 u 2 leave...

[Pablo]

Xelna, what amusement park is that? Marbleland CGL 5?