IT'S OVER... Firework by TrickGMD & more REBEATEN

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Published on July 30, 2022 12:00:10 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOawFN3WOeE

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Firework (2021)

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It feels like a MASSIVE weight has been lifted off my shoulders. After almost 9 months, 108k attempts, and hundreds of hours, I've finally rebeaten my greatest achievement on recording: Firework.

Most of you already know the story. I began playing this level on and off right after it got verified, then really started grinding it after I got 45-100% in January. I was making quick progress, especially considering at the time my hardest was Requiem and I would be doing it as a 20th demon. After a fluke from 69% to 92%, I was on track to being the luckiest victor, with only 2 deaths past the 64% cube. All that fell apart however, when, on the third time I'd ever passed 69%, I made it to the final part of the level... before being raided at 94%, causing me to panic and die. I began playing it off stream to prevent myself from losing another completion to an unexpected alert. That was my biggest mistake. Because when I did finally beat the level in March, my recording corrupted and I lost all evidence of my completion.

I was content at the time, and started grinding lower list levels, but Geometry Dash was losing its appeal to me. I just wasn't enjoying the game as much anymore. My motivated dipped to the lowest it's been ever, and I could barely spend over 5k on a level without wanting to drop it. I tried to come back to Firework more than once, but every time, I realized how bad I was compared to my peak, got even more demotivated, and dropped it. Other victors kept piling up and contributed even further to my demotivation. When I beat it the first time, I would've been the 9th victor, but since then, 11 other people had beaten it. Eventually, I gave up, and accepted that I would forever have 94% on Pointercrate while the level slowly faded into obscurity.

Then, in July, something changed. I don't know what exactly happened, but I tried playing Firework for fun and got 24-100% and 80% on my FIRST day back. My mindset was the best it had ever been, and I knew that it would be my last chance to get my record on the list before the start of school in August. After a 2 week vacation, I got to work.

I was incredibly consistent at the level, more so than I'd ever been even when I was beating it the first time. I was getting to the second drop surprisingly frequently, and I had more than a 50% pass rate for 85-100%. I knew that if I could just get to the last cube even once, there was a very real shot of me beating the level. Unfortunately, that knowledge caused me to get a MASSIVE mindblock at the 80% orb ship. I racked up 6 deaths there without passing it, 4 of which were on the same day. I knew I didn't have much time; it was the last week before summer break ended and I wouldn't be able to grind nearly as much once school started.

On July 27th, I got 75% on Firework when my best run that session was 7% and instantly knew something was different. Just a few minutes later, I nearly got a 99.99% accuracy run before messing up at 98%. As I started playing more from 0, I realized how much more consistent I was compared to before. I would be getting to the second drop literally every 5 minutes, and at one point got 52% and 61% on back to back attempts. Then, on just the second time I had gotten to 64% that day, I made it to the orb ship. And I passed it. My heart was racing. I had gotten past the mindblock. All I had to do was not choke the final 15% of the level, the ending that I had practiced so much. All the months I'd struggled through, the pressure of getting far on the 4th hardest demon completed by a human, the knowledge that this could be my last chance to get a completion on recording, it was all overwhelming me as I passed the 85% cube and entered the final part of the level. It didn't feel real. The last time I had gotten there was almost exactly 4 months ago in March. My hands were shaking; I couldn't even feel them anymore. The nerves were getting to me. I passed the first dash orb, then the second, and time seemed to slow down. I held my breath as I went through the last 5% of the level. And when I finally made it to the 99% ship, I knew even before I passed it that I had rebeaten Firework in one of the greatest feats of dedication in Geometry Dash history.

Beaten on 240hz - Bypass to 360fps

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Level → Firework by TrickGMD
Song → NK - Classical VIP
Game Rating → Extreme Demon
My Rating → Extreme Demon
List Placement → 4
My Placement → HARDER THAN SILENT CLUBSTEP

Attempts → ~90k old + 18,270 rebeat
Hardest Part → 55-64%
Easiest Part → 25-38%
Enjoyment → 100/100

---------------❰ My Hardest Levels ❱---------------
1) Firework (#4)
2) Kowareta (#47)
3) Wasureta (#61)
4) Requiem (#63)
5) Sonic Wave (#71)

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Intro Music: https://youtu.be/lSaegZ3LK14

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