You can't call someone a "confirmed cheater" until there is actual proof or extremely substantial evidence. These memes are regarding Minecraft Speedrun World Record 1.15. Did dream cheat his speedrun? The only part I think they can really argue is about the biases, and that's not going to change much. I have seen the video by Geosquare, and it makes sense and all, but I don't really believe it, it's kinda devestating to be honest. In their paper there are a few obvious things I can point out, like the fact that they use "1000 speedrunners" as a quote "generous upper bound" for their statistics, when there are over 900 submitted runs on 1.16 Java edition alone, not to mention the around 10,000 people in the speedrun discord, and the tens of thousand of other people that speedrun. Spotlight: Bobby "The Blacktastic" Cruz. This allows you to keep up with your favorite YouTubers and Streamers… who obviously play the game legitly and would never even consider cheating on a speedrun. However, Reddit user mbf-, who claims to be a “particle physicist with a Ph.D. in physics,” Dream’s Minecraft speedrun, responded to Dream’s defense paper written by the astrophysicist, stating that the report is fraught with problems. The Minecraft Speedrunning Team is holding firm in their ruling that Dream cheated his Minecraft Java Edition 1.16 RSG speedrun from October.. It could be a bug. There is no 100% proof, therefore Dream is not a "confirmed" cheater. Gotta expose those confirmed cheaters! I'm really split 50-50. When working with numbers this big, one small mistake and it drops by orders of magnitudes. His fans are actively attacking people who try to spread awareness of this, which he's pretty much encouraging (comparing this to being "canceled" for no reason). Dream did however, support […] Image credits: Minecraft-seeds.com The popular Minecraft YouTuber, Dream, is known for his speedrunning videos and other ingenious content such as … My 1.16 (16th place, but 5th place when I got it) run was unverified due to the seemingly incredible statistical odds that I could have had the luck that I did over a few day period. /r/speedrun is a subreddit for the speedrunning community. It seems that Dream may have cheated in his speedruns which is especially bad given that he has flamed other Minecraft speedrunners in the past for the same thing. I advise anyone that thinks that it's "1 in 10 trillion" or whatever was said, to hold your tongue and wait until I'm able to get statisticians to provide most likely more accurate numbers. EDIT: I have never done statistics before so I don't know what probability deems something as "illegitimate" but I sure as hell know that 1/7.5 trillion is not a good look. Just a matter of time I think. Dream Speedrun Cheating Allegations refers to accusations of cheating made against Minecraft YouTuber and speedrunner Dream in October 2020 which were supported with convincing evidence in December 2020, with _Dream_'s version 1.16 Minecraft speedrun record being removed. You say he manipulates young children and that he doesn’t dare to show his face but h2odelirious doesn’t and he gets views for that it’s a proven method that works. This is a great video and I enjoyed the video production level. You've heard one argument that took 60 days to prepare, from a group of volunteers. It’s a serious accusation, but the video just seems to be fishing for views because drama gets views. Dream responded. A document by someone studying computer sciences and machine learning. Speedrunning is a play-through of a video game performed with the intent of completing a goal as fast as possible. Dream, a Minecraft content creator with over 14 million subscribers on YouTube, is in hot water following accusations of cheating during a speedrun. spotlight. This is definitely the right direction. So as for the numbers, they seem very high, but they're most likely completely wrong. There is no evidence that the abnormality is cheating. The only way to refute math is with more math, not English words! It made it seem like I was not cooperating with the investigation. Dream streamed much more during a contiguous stretch but Shell_Guy only picked out ones where he had unusually good luck), which it seems is not the case. I think there is a very high chance that Dream claims that the math is wrong (as he has on the video) and his followers will blindly agree without looking into it themselves. What a lot of people forget, and what was mention by Geosquare in an interview with EZScape, is that it's in the Mod's best interest that Dream didn't cheat. More from the Newsroom. Details File Size: 8491KB Duration: 7.169 sec Dimensions: 387x498 Created: 12/18/2020, 7:48:21 PM Speedrun Removal - Dream There's a lot of posts here about my 1.16 speedrun time removal, and some people upset with my response on Twitter. This is the comment I was looking for. It was also stated that it made it suspicious that I had "Fabric API" loaded, without mentioning why I had it loaded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MYw9LcLCb4. Video game records are officiated by speedrun.com, which keeps tracks of the various categories and runners who vie for spots. . He is famous for his Minecraft series called “ Minecraft Speedrunner VS 1/2/3/4 Hunters “. Also, math and "English words" are not mutually exclusive. hire statisticians to prove you didnt cheat, Wouldnt that be the big plot twist at the end of this. I had provided the information of why I had Fabric API downloaded well before any suspicion involving Fabric API was brought forward. For reference, science is satisfied with extreme 5 sigma results, let alone a 8.2 sigma result 3; there haven’t been 40 billion speed runs for minecraft 4: drem’s run apparently has a higher chance of being legit So if anyone still thinks that this run is legit go study statistics Also feel free to correct me on some stuff cus I’ve just started learning statistics lol, This thread has been locked by the moderators of r/speedrun. Unfortunately people will see those words and believe them because the math is too advanced for a layperson to understand. “Dream Investigation Results: Official Report by the Minecraft Speedrunning Team” Posted by Andrew on 24 December 2020, 9:29 am It’s almost Christmas, which makes us think of toys and presents, like . OK sorry to break the 69 comments thing BUT there seems to be an excess of people who don’t get statistics here So I just want to make things clear here 1: the sample size was large enough to guarantee that the binomial distribution is justified, since np and n(1-p) are both larger than 5 2: this chance of 1/40kkk is EXTREMELY unlikely, as it is an 8.2 sigma result. Minecraft Speedrun World Record 1.15. Both you and the mods are receiving insane hate. The math and computer science is really interesting to watch and tbh if a “battle” started I’d be hyped. There is a skyblock speedrun for fastest time to get diamonds, I think Dream could easily beat the record, should he try? Dream also has another popular series called the “Unsolved Mysteries” where he analyses popular Minecraft mechanics and mysteries. Details File Size: 2369KB Duration: 2.336 sec Dimensions: 498x280 Created: 1/20/2021, 7:57:50 PM The community FAQ - read this if you're new to the community or to speedrunning in general; it contains a large amount of information geared towards getting you started. A Reddit user ran 1.7 billion simulations and never reached either of Dream’s highs, let alone both in the same run. Even still, the style of the video treats the subject matter with as much "severity" as it deserves. Definitely, he made an ass out of himself on twitter, to be frank. Latest Runs. Unfortunately, with the way the statistics look, I'm doubtful that its false. I mean we're talking about Minecraft here... don't get too butthurt. However, what people will do with the truth is uncertain. The numbers have fluctuated throughout the investigation, and according to inside sources where being debated internally up until minutes before the post. In 2020, Dream performed his own speedrun, where he reached the end in a minute and 16 seconds. On top of that, most likely talking with Minecraft developers, as well as other prominent figures regarding it. Definitely hire statisticians if you don't know anything about the subject. To clear up misinformation though, my 1.15 record remains up and verified, and I was not banned from submitting runs. Public Mod Logs. I fully cooperated and provided every file that was ever requested from me, and I will be making those files public at some point in the future. speedrun.com. Hope this clears my thought process up a little bit though. Otherwise, for now, sit tight. It’s not even the original accusation. Dream is an American YouTuber and Minecraft speedrunner.. I know the video is kinda cringe with how it's edited but the math checks out. Although not important to the statistics, it is very important to the conclusion, as statistics can be interpreted one way or another. This world record is for versions 1.9+, with a random seed without glitches. /r/speedrun is a subreddit for the speedrunning community. This is not a case of that. In Dream's response, he says that he never got a major degree in "statistics" and is therefore not "mathematically smart" (to me this seems like he is trying to avoid actual proof so he can come up with excuses and other reasons). I can also reasonably prove this, and I offered the mod team at multiple points all of my development related files so they can tell that I did not code anything related to Minecraft RNG. However, it will take time for me to thoroughly and completely address it, as the accusations took two months for the mods to work on. Resources for Newcomers. The log files that they showed in the video were again, volunteered by myself, as I had nothing to hide. On top of that, it was stated that I am a mod developer, when I have never developed a mod in my life, and do not know how to develop a mod. Speedrunning is a play-through of a video game performed with the intent of completing a goal as fast as possible. It is a serious accusation and pretty much the only way Dream could not have cheated is if Shell_Guy was cherrypicking runs (i.e. New to Speedrun.com? A post on reddit by the same particle physicist explaining it more. Attacking the style of the video doesn't disprove the content. Press J to jump to the feed. Why would he do it? . 184k To suggest it must be cheating is just conjecture. The Minecraft YouTuber Dream has had some controversy these past few weeks regarding allegations of speedrun cheating.Whether you agree with any of it or not, there has been no shortage of memes relating to it. It's not something I can throw together in a day, and is going to require a lot of my attention. While constantly stating that these calculations are "biased towards me" and that they used numbers "favorable to me", they call things like that an "upper bound", when I would point out that it is nearly a "lower bound" because we at bare minimum 1000% know there are at least that many speedrunners. It's also important to me, and definitely helps explain my less thought out more agitated responses. However, all of that is completely put in a new light when you watch Dream's response video(on his second channel, DreamXD). As well as addressing the things above in the video, I also do have to address the harassment from the mods and verifiers that I received throughout the investigation. You’ve obviously never watched dream stream on twitch he’s stated multiple times that he doesn’t need people to donate and that they shouldn’t, and when did Minecraft become competitive even if he’s cheating on a speed run those get criticized so much it’s almost impossible to truly cheat in it. I'm kinda a dream stan as people call it, but I dunno anymore. And also, the bug thing doesn't seem like a strong point if every other speedrunners aren't getting as lucky. I really don't know. There's a lot of posts here about my 1.16 speedrun time removal, and some people upset with my response on Twitter. Obviously, I didn't cheat in any way and I plan on making a video to address these things. I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to these mechanics of the game, because I never majored in speedrunning. Knowledge Base and layout updates. Some need context, such as how Minecraft works or why his speedrunning methods have created contention, but most of them just require knowing that he simply … Not all the claims being made are statistical in nature. Geosquare asked. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Not much is known about Dream apart from the fact that he … Geosquare's video was extremely convincing and I definitely believed Dream was a cheater. Popular Minecraft YouTuber Dream has issued a final statement related to the Minecraft Speedrunning Moderator team’s decision to reject his record submission in the 1.16 patch. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts videogames for the kids and young adults in your life. There's a lot that almost no one knows about that went on behind the scenes, and I'll definitely be talking about that. The editing of this video reads like you're fishing for drama more than anything. I don't disagree with that, but I do have doubts that these numbers are entirely accurate, and I have doubts about the mods intent to fairly investigate my side. The 2020 Gaming Streamy Award winner seems to have ‘accepted’ the decision made by the moderators to not consider his submission on his Twitter thread. It's not me whining about bias when it's not there, there is genuine bias, but that doesn't invalidate the statistics. 23 Feb 2021. Did Dream FAKE his speedruns? Everyone in the MC speedrunning community has something to lose for this being true, and we all have something to gain for it being false. If this is a serious accusation then about half this video should've been cut and the title should be framed accordingly. Although the stats that the speedrun mods got points towards Dream being guilty, I think it is best to wait to see Dream's response, as you need to see both sides of an argument to judge the situation rationally. I don't think anyone should make conclusions until you have had some time to process the accusations and come up with your own explanations. I think they thought it must've been a necessary step to get attention on Youtube. However, the legitimacy of his speedrun is up for debate, and it … Details File Size: 7945KB Duration: 7.100 sec Dimensions: 498x278 Created: 12/17/2020, 4:03:39 AM The U.S. Army eSports Twitter account recently made the mistake of posting a cutesy response to something on social media, prompting users to … Start Speedrunning Join a Community What is Speedrunning? Thanks Dream, this level-headed response is what you need for your public image. The WASD Speedrun Datapack makes small, hard to notice changes to the game that makes speedrunning easier, faster, and more doable for a noob like yourself. As I didn't cheat, I know that there's going to be a way to disprove the statistics, but again, I'm not a mathematician and I don't know how. I volunteered the information that I did in fact have Fabric API downloaded, as I had nothing to hide. Minecraft’s files are not terribly difficult to manipulate, and it doesn’t take a sophisticated modification, any serious programming knowledge, or alteration of datapacks to cheat in a simple yet crucial way. The only way to refute math is with more math, not English words! Obviously, I didn't cheat in any way and I plan on making a video to address these things. The statistics suggest, not prove, it's unnatural, but they don't show why they happened. The chances are astronomical but there is still a chance that it would happen. The video assumes that if the results are unnatural he must have cheated. More posts from the DreamWasTaken community, Press J to jump to the feed. site update. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I'll try and make sure that my response touches on all the important things, but I will need time to put it together. It's not related to the statistics, but it does show that it is much much more likely that the statistics are off (or that there is some other contributing factor). In mid-December, the … The truth will always surface. As for the video made by Geosquare, there was certain bits of misleading information, like the lie that I said that I "delete my mod contents regularly" (something that was never said). Just hoping this gets resolved fast. Numbers can be misleading, and have been used to falsely convict people in the justice system (unrelated to Minecraft), tens of thousands of times in the past, until later conflicting reports come out. Dream is quite literally speedrunning Youtube milestones HAHA 17 mil!! I definitely agree. that’s crazy :)) Hypixel SkyBlock - speedrun.com Speedrunning leaderboards, resources, forums, and more! Details File Size: 1310KB Duration: 1.980 sec Dimensions: 498x343 Created: 1/9/2021, 1:26:08 AM I actually did some calculations for the ender pearls and got the same size (1 in 255 billion - I calculated 42/262, while they calculated 42 and higher/462).