The Problem(s) with Geometry Dash's Vaults

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  • @wLightnng
    @wLightnng ปีที่แล้ว +238

    Something funny

  • @Vortrox
    @Vortrox ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Ngl, I had no idea there was even riddles in the vaults lol. I always went straight to looking the codes up
    I think it would be a lot of fun to put short platformer levels in all of the vaults for some unlocks instead of typing random codes tbh. Or maybe the codes unlock more platformer levels in the vaults
    🤔

    • @felipecandido529
      @felipecandido529 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @Ryguy6749.
      @Ryguy6749. ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @EricFromCroatia
      @EricFromCroatia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like bro that idea is crazy, idk why almost no one commented lol

  • @Elfilinfan
    @Elfilinfan ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm sorry, but #4 is absolutely subjective. People can like or dislike whatever icons they want. Just because you don't like a majority of the vault icons doesn't mean that it's a legitimate problem with the vaults, it's just that you don't like these particular icons. The same will be the case in 2.2, as there might be vault icons that you and/or me might not like. There will never be a perfect icon that everyone will like.

    • @veedoor09
      @veedoor09 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      While i do side with you on this, most of the icons for the vaults look... odd? They look so rushed expect for a few, more notably the ones brought to life in 2.1. But still, this is still subjective.

  • @Idofunniesforiamtheclown
    @Idofunniesforiamtheclown ปีที่แล้ว +27

    i feel like they are placed unconventionally because they are secret vaults, and you arent supposed to find them, it's a secret lmao

    • @islatoz7171
      @islatoz7171 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Finally someone said it

    • @alzawood8531
      @alzawood8531 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly

    • @thetruetrident
      @thetruetrident ปีที่แล้ว +2

      blud ran out of ideas and started critiquing video game easter eggs lmao

  • @NameName-ho3ej
    @NameName-ho3ej ปีที่แล้ว +22

    4:35
    the logic behind this riddle is:
    "makes me feel Lost"
    notice how "Lost" is capitalized like that?
    "page one was page two"
    "page three was page six"
    the page numbers are doubled
    this talks about numbers and Lost, as well as doubling numbers
    there is a TV series called Lost, where the numbers "4 8 15 16 23 42" appear quite often and have gained a sense of infamy and importance in the series
    doubling these numbers gives 8 16 30 32 46 84, the solution to the riddle
    still not good but at least it makes sense sorta

    • @andreicocioran2948
      @andreicocioran2948 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Makes sense but how did people even find out.

    • @DecidiousGreens
      @DecidiousGreens 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@andreicocioran2948datamining

    • @Cyancloud13
      @Cyancloud13 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@andreicocioran2948random guessing

  • @StilltherealTataZetta
    @StilltherealTataZetta ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This man's criminally underrated

  • @R41ph3a7b6
    @R41ph3a7b6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I really like this new layout, it just adds more to the vaults and their respective keeepers/guardians, in both a literal, figurative and conceptional way.

  • @SubSlimeCrafter
    @SubSlimeCrafter ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You are severally underrated. As for the ideas, I now really want them ingame!

    • @KyogreGames_GD
      @KyogreGames_GD ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m not fond of this video it feels like he ran out of ideas. There’s nothing wrong with where it’s placed and click to talk.. it’s perfectly fine as it

  • @joyfulstone
    @joyfulstone ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I hope that RobTop does the level idea, since it would be interesting to unlock icons by beating demon levels, since the main levels are mostly easy. Maybe diffrent vaults could have different types of demon levels?

  • @ysmysm1712
    @ysmysm1712 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    00:00 Intro
    01:00 #1: The Vaults are in very unconventional locations
    02:47 #2: How you talk to them is boring/what they have to say is even more boring
    04:31 #3: The Riddles make no sense
    06:51 #4: The Rewards Suck
    09:16 #5: The Vaults have too little to do in them.
    10:25 Comparison/Outro
    +I don’t think you care

    • @ysmysm1712
      @ysmysm1712 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      First

  • @elfenixoscurooscuro1625
    @elfenixoscurooscuro1625 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    the vaults could encommend missions to you like go see what is happening in the sewers and the playformer mode shows up and after completing that mission you get a reward

  • @Omesa1200
    @Omesa1200 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:20 That one's easy people who can't figure it out have a skill issue

  • @scorpionhdkid8972
    @scorpionhdkid8972 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Concept 2: ARG.
    Although I feel like some codes indeed feel random, like you said, them only being logic based riddles and general category codes is also repetitive. There is a wide variety of ARG puzzles available, and we know RobTop has the skill to create them. So, if you balance the difficulty of these ARG puzzles correctly, you can make them:
    - Thematic
    - Include categories like Gameplay, Encryption, Sounds, Interactive (not the same as a regular GD level) and Research.
    With balancing the difficulty, we would have to be very careful though. We do not want to make these too difficult and vague either, because that causes the guide issue again.

  • @YenNguyen-mg5ty
    @YenNguyen-mg5ty ปีที่แล้ว +15

    For number 4, the code breaker doesn't look trash, as long as it still hard to get...

  • @BestBudYT
    @BestBudYT ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not only that but you won’t get most of them without searching from google.

  • @a7la_karam
    @a7la_karam ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was my first Video from you and because of the Quality I thought you'd have more than 1 Million subs bro your underrated af

  • @blokvader8283
    @blokvader8283 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Homie is like GDColon with better editing, I hope you go far, this is good stuff!
    Also, yeah it goes without saying the vaults suck and all these ideas are way better lmao. Hopefully Rob comments "agree" on this video and completely revamps them

    • @white_man1352
      @white_man1352 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hes better cuz he doesnt shove down the throat his personal opinions like colon does

    • @blokvader8283
      @blokvader8283 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@white_man1352 Colon's videos would be boring if he gave no input on how he feels, that's the point of making videos is being able to put your opinion in them.

    • @white_man1352
      @white_man1352 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@blokvader8283 yeah because finding a random level in a gauntlet that isnt even bad and then sending your fanbase of 10 year olds to harass the creator and call the level dogshit is totally ok and totally not his own opinion , until now ive never heard of anyone complain about that level now look the entire comment sections is filled with toddlers shitting on the level, also dont let me start on his takes on secret coins because once again it is his own opinion that he is shoving down the throat of others

    • @blokvader8283
      @blokvader8283 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @white_man7030 He had valid criticisms about the level, and players are forced to play that level, if dumbass little kids went to bully the level, Colon wasn't behind that. Most commentary youtubers are against "Witchhunting" and shit like that.
      Also, the secret coin thing is part of the main game, he's analyzing RobTop's game design and giving input as how to make the game better, and also giving viewers insight if THEY ever want to try game design, what they should do to make their game as enjoyable as possible.
      Also, even if he was "shoving his opinions down your throat" he's talking about a fucking videogame, you can just NOT watch the video if you don't want to.

    • @white_man1352
      @white_man1352 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@blokvader8283 he didnt even say a disclaimer as every single normal human being does to not harass the creator, not only that but he went so extremely aggressive on the level that really felt like it was his personal opinion (literally calling the level garbage and all that , with that amount of subscribers i think you should have a limit considering your fanbase) , his opinion on secret coins are his and does not have to be the way he thinks they should and year ur right i can just not watch the video ,but that doesnt stop the 10 year olds from watching it and thinking the same because big youtuber said so

  • @WheelBarrowYT
    @WheelBarrowYT หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    @7:45 I used to use this icon lol because it was hard to get 😂

  • @lisagreen7779
    @lisagreen7779 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:39 No reason. Nahh there is the “master detective” coin!

  • @YourBroWoskis
    @YourBroWoskis ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bros more critical than gd colon

  • @andreicocioran2948
    @andreicocioran2948 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bro you're so underrated, just subscribed cause you're acually putting in effort in your videos and your points are acually fire. Keep going man, you'll eventually reach 100k subs!

  • @777omen
    @777omen ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've always wanted a level Where the Vault Of Secrets guardian founds out that S blocks existed and made the challenge less buggy and way harder (But still has a skip somewhere)
    Also when I found out how Cod3breaker works, I figured it would be fun to have that for the Guardian of Time but you have to do something different. (Also a better icon)

  • @JamJareal
    @JamJareal ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This guy puts too much effort into his videos to receive only 98 views in an hour man.

  • @WheelBarrowYT
    @WheelBarrowYT หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Also the brainrot vault is so good

  • @Joninft
    @Joninft ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched the video, thinking it was very good quality and then i look at the subscriber count, expecting to see at leaskt 100K, but you have only 2.6K? You're very underrated, you just earned yourself a subscriber :)

  • @josephdiaz2389
    @josephdiaz2389 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this would be good i guess but it needs to change back to the font that gd uses + the soul could be switched to the icon that the player is currently using

  • @sterlingfelsted5588
    @sterlingfelsted5588 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    VOLUME WARNING AT 4:50. YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE OFF UR HEADPHONES BEFORE HEARING IT.

  • @garsrandom4358
    @garsrandom4358 ปีที่แล้ว

    about the riddles there's only one that kinda makes sense
    "i have always been odd"
    "remove my start and i am even"
    "when you finish this riddle"
    "i hope you are leaving"
    the only problem with this is that there are two awnsers "seven and eleven"
    and the first i guesse was 11

  • @scmbgoogle7790
    @scmbgoogle7790 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Idea: When the button is pressed, the blue dialogue box for dialogue, and the text box has a check icon for guessing

  • @garsrandom4358
    @garsrandom4358 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    fun fact: the shops from deltarun are actually stolen from another game made by toby fox named "UNDERTALE"

    • @Sprigatitto740
      @Sprigatitto740 ปีที่แล้ว

      Toby made Deltarune

    • @garsrandom4358
      @garsrandom4358 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sprigatitto740 i don’t understand your comment
      Are you captain obvious or are you unable to read?

    • @Sprigatitto740
      @Sprigatitto740 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@garsrandom4358 I meant Deltarune, smartass

    • @garsrandom4358
      @garsrandom4358 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sprigatitto740 oh then i already knew
      there is a reason i wrote "another" in my comment

  • @epictoast
    @epictoast ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you are stupidly underrated holy shit

  • @sinksinksink
    @sinksinksink ปีที่แล้ว

    its been like 7 years and 1000 hours of playtime and i still havent unlocked the uber hacker icon

  • @tomsonosrodka3373
    @tomsonosrodka3373 ปีที่แล้ว

    music finght (OFF) 2:53 to 3:48

  • @Spookyn.
    @Spookyn. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Epic vid, the vaults have indeed a big potential

  • @luvsgreen10
    @luvsgreen10 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The 2.2 rewards are the same way.

  • @foobeee
    @foobeee ปีที่แล้ว

    BRO WHY THE LOUD EXPLOSION AT 7:53 MY EARS ARE CRYING

  • @Ирина-е8в9м
    @Ирина-е8в9м ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’d only like to have more stuff to do

  • @Slushiegames1
    @Slushiegames1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I feel like this is an AMAZING idea but, I don’t think it would be good with the vaults, and it would be weird to have 3 vaults where you only guess codes then have one like this, but I think something like this would be good for something like a “boss door” my Idea is you will find a door somewhere in one of the menus, after clicking on the door you will be taken to a platformer level called “the sewer” there will be different platformer levels taking place in the sewer in different boss rooms, but basically you will have to beat this level to get to the boss room, at the boss room it would be like your concept, but with a few changes, the boss will give you mana orbs if you guess one of the codes and if you click on certain things in this room you can get silver coins or mana orbs, the boss will have a code that will unlock the boss level, the boss level will be a platformer level where you fight someone maybe like rubrub or the demon guardian but once you beat the boss you will get a secret coin, feel free to add to my idea in the replies 🙂

  • @MilkNCheeseYT
    @MilkNCheeseYT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Underrated af

  • @ThatWindowsRemaker
    @ThatWindowsRemaker ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:49 : Troy loses his s--t and its funny

  • @lazroun
    @lazroun 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    About the talk thing, it would be amazing if you could go on a date with the vault of secrets guy like Papyrus in undertale lol

  • @parencolonthree
    @parencolonthree ปีที่แล้ว

    Originally started watching you from your thumbnail video, you never miss holy shit

  • @Eagleleadsmc
    @Eagleleadsmc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro why is the video's text intro right after you say "#1"

  • @LuguiSteve555
    @LuguiSteve555 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    el pollo ardiente in the chamber of time

  • @goober130
    @goober130 ปีที่แล้ว

    why am i seeing so many amazing underrated gd youtubers like you

  • @Daniboy0826
    @Daniboy0826 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just learned now with your video that there are Riddles, when I got to the Vaults for the 1st time, I just went into a TH-cam video and got all the answers, I didn't even cared enough to click on the guards. xD

  • @vicefoxbs
    @vicefoxbs ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He made a video talking about something that hasn’t been said and people find interesting, he actually made it interesting,good editing, W opinions (the rewards are ass). This is just a good video.

  • @CorruptedProductionsLol
    @CorruptedProductionsLol ปีที่แล้ว

    Something funny about this. The coming soon can also get detective and a coin

  • @JuanDavidChaparroLozano-u4w
    @JuanDavidChaparroLozano-u4w ปีที่แล้ว

    4:49 i also did not understand that

  • @TheBester7
    @TheBester7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really like the ideas, i think it would make the vaults WAY MORE interesting.
    i have 2 things that i think should be added, but that were not really mentioned in the video:
    1. Making the vaults related to the lore of the game, with the darkness and such, like some sort of story mode. It would be really interesting.
    2. Quests. A bit like how you're supposed to get the master emblem to open the Chamber of Time. Basically, doing something else in the game, that the vaults will reward you, like "beat 15 platformer levels", and you will probably unlock a new level, an icon, or something related to the lore

  • @kingdom2
    @kingdom2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    insane video, and i love the editing. you're just like gdcolon except you post videos more often

  • @slashbows
    @slashbows ปีที่แล้ว

    I did not expect to hear Xtal in this video wtf

  • @Jheody
    @Jheody ปีที่แล้ว +2

    is that a video by the great "TroyPM" known for the hit level "one second hell"😱
    My comment was not funny and I have changed a lot, I am NOT the same person I was 6 minutes ago

  • @roazim
    @roazim ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i think that your idea would be pretty tedious ngl. i feel like that there is no enjoyment that could potentially be had in the vaults. its sole purpose is to give achievements and icons. so make the journey to get those things as short and easy as possible.

  • @ObviouslyRubTop
    @ObviouslyRubTop 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bro The Vault Looks like a Zoomed in Extreme demon 💀

  • @MashuSlyferiux
    @MashuSlyferiux ปีที่แล้ว

    The chamber of time riddles all makes sense and I got all of them by myself. The others make absolutely 0 sense

    • @scmbgoogle7790
      @scmbgoogle7790 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thunder: Rumbling
      Rain: Lava
      A volcano rumbles before erupting.
      Lava dries up land.

    • @MashuSlyferiux
      @MashuSlyferiux 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@scmbgoogle7790 I got them by myself yea

  • @Countryballdutch-belgium-GD
    @Countryballdutch-belgium-GD 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Welp, i tried the chamber of time, but nothing

  • @Thempp
    @Thempp ปีที่แล้ว

    i think you should acces the vault in tiny platformer levels it seems just like more fun to go to

  • @RedDiamondBoi
    @RedDiamondBoi ปีที่แล้ว

    oh yea, a new spider icon is coming, and its gonna be in the vaults AND ITS GONNA LOOK LIKE ITS DRAWN BY A TWO YEAR OLD

  • @ColisTheCrystalKeeper
    @ColisTheCrystalKeeper ปีที่แล้ว

    If we could talk with those vaults characters,i would love to talk to GlunFub since.. I like the character and also design is cool
    Although it's just the head

  • @ZphyZphyer
    @ZphyZphyer ปีที่แล้ว

    They should put the original vault somewhere in the level tab

  • @holauuuyyy
    @holauuuyyy ปีที่แล้ว

    1:39 bro forgot the secret coin 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @ShintaroShadow
    @ShintaroShadow ปีที่แล้ว

    There’s riddles?

  • @ShAdOwSigHT_GD
    @ShAdOwSigHT_GD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You hurt my feelings why you say my Icon is ass😢

  • @Silds.
    @Silds. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Entertainment

  • @rainbowblobby506
    @rainbowblobby506 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it, the vaults are so stupid and useless and basically just not fun

  • @Licoyssss
    @Licoyssss ปีที่แล้ว

    i agree also WHY U BULLY THE EYE ICON ITS GOOD AND UNDERRATED

  • @YourHeroML
    @YourHeroML 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think еhey are prisoners, under lock and key. It seems Robtop put them in jail under lock and key and they got bored

  • @alternateformcpe-mg5wd
    @alternateformcpe-mg5wd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well, all the vaults are MEANT to be hidden.

  • @gesjht5499
    @gesjht5499 ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree with you aside from the rewards.
    1. Some people (I don't know any of them) surely like the rewards and use them. This is a hugely subjective matter so saying they all suck is not technically wrong, but it's an incomplete thought.
    2. Rob makes a bunch of icons and not many of them are S or A tier icons. Heck, most of them I find are pretty awful! So making the vault's all A or S tier would be a bit weird.
    3. The overall appeal for the vaults is for the people who enjoy collecting, not necessarily the ones who want good icons specifically. Considering the last two points, this one especially holds true.
    This section of your video is highly disagreeable for me since Rob just makes a bunch of icons and doesn't think too much on how people would like them, no matter what you have to do to get them. He makes them and the community does whatever they want with them.
    Also, if you followed the logic of unlocking the most popular icons by completing the harder achievements, not only would most of the community not have any good icons to choose from, but also the vault's rewards would be even more lackluster. The reward problem is much harder to fix than you might think.

  • @seals4lifeee
    @seals4lifeee ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing and underrated GD content? Subscribed! :)

  • @rockinblues7491
    @rockinblues7491 ปีที่แล้ว

    IMO the chamber of time riddles are the only decent ones here because they are ACTUAL riddles. The rest are just random bs questions that even veteran riddlemasters would shake their heads on how those "riddles" were even made.

    • @scmbgoogle7790
      @scmbgoogle7790 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      RubRub-style goofy riddles that can only be solved if you know culture, like a crossword puzzle

  • @poopalachas
    @poopalachas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everything u talked about was good but the game ui u showed wasn't but that wasn't the main part of this vid so it doesn't matter.

  • @DavidWerner-c4i
    @DavidWerner-c4i ปีที่แล้ว

    I got stuck at problem one

  • @BrandoOrSomething
    @BrandoOrSomething 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    they didn't even add new vaults in 2.2 bruh >:(

  • @Jesoysauce
    @Jesoysauce ปีที่แล้ว

    Why havent i seen this yet bro

  • @BenOnion
    @BenOnion ปีที่แล้ว

    Most underrated GD youtuber

  • @shadowhyperspace
    @shadowhyperspace ปีที่แล้ว

    y u hate brainpower icon? 😢

  • @max-abobea
    @max-abobea 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What lore?

  • @whoamiatthsipoint
    @whoamiatthsipoint ปีที่แล้ว

    oh come on, the eye cube isnt that bad

  • @bagelboihere
    @bagelboihere 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the background music was mine so I thought I left my gd open

  • @supernovaaaa16
    @supernovaaaa16 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:46 oh fuck i use this ship skjdafhjnksadf

  • @SonarGaming69
    @SonarGaming69 ปีที่แล้ว

    ngl the idea is good but should probably change the style a little bit (my opinion)

  • @SMW196
    @SMW196 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m from the future 2.2 doesn’t have a vault!

  • @Tippier
    @Tippier ปีที่แล้ว

    Only 900 views for the quality of this video. Bros choosing quality over quantity

  • @goldfishchromee
    @goldfishchromee ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun fact: the door to the chamber of time is hidden at first, so you have to randomly click around until it appears.

    • @alzawood8531
      @alzawood8531 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is a specific unlock mechanism.. though I forget it's exact nature

  • @spacesounds259
    @spacesounds259 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job now 2.2 will be in 6001 years 👌

  • @narelleteejay2305
    @narelleteejay2305 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vault be like type your name and u get icon

  • @JUSTaMAFFIN
    @JUSTaMAFFIN ปีที่แล้ว

    wait, geometry dash has a LORE? i played ove 1000 hours and even don't think it can exist

  • @GalaxyYT-
    @GalaxyYT- 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the vaults were kind of useless at one point.

  • @asdfoifhvjbkaos
    @asdfoifhvjbkaos ปีที่แล้ว

    maybe we could have actual conversations with them using GPT

  • @BoghNorh255
    @BoghNorh255 ปีที่แล้ว

    the guy wants to play undertale in gd

  • @Kayna889
    @Kayna889 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now talk about the wraith

  • @webomba5311
    @webomba5311 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It could be a good idea to make them talk to you with IA (whithout counting the codes) so when you talk they answer something totally diferent,

    • @Virtual_Garbage
      @Virtual_Garbage ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you mean AI? I would definitely love that idea

    • @webomba5311
      @webomba5311 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Virtual_Garbage yes

    • @DecidiousGreens
      @DecidiousGreens 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      cringe

  • @RedDiamondBoi
    @RedDiamondBoi ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you, thank you, i know you like my icon its amazing, just the best ever lol (no actually)

  • @Kaxys.GeometryDash
    @Kaxys.GeometryDash ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool video!

  • @gymawifit5494
    @gymawifit5494 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice art tbh you should be a geometry dash editor

  • @Jdogisbest
    @Jdogisbest ปีที่แล้ว

    YOOO PEPPER STEAK

  • @magma_warrirorbloxfruitsgamer
    @magma_warrirorbloxfruitsgamer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YOU KNOW DELTARUNE??

  • @MelaineCadiang
    @MelaineCadiang 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thechickenisready is the answer