The Story Behind the Craziest Cheating Scandal in osu! History

[@SirCleric]

As a non-osu! player, opening the video talking about "pp plays" is WILD 😭

[@Anna_Evan]

I still have no idea what pp plays is but the video has been interested

[@spandexturtle]

​@@Anna_Evanpp means performance points. So like the higher the number the better the performance

[@SteampunkDream]

@@Anna_Evan PP is performance points. Basically it is a measure of overall accuracy including milliseconds of deviation from a perfect hit. On the bottom of the game the bar displays overall deviation from perfect being the center white line. This is based off of overall map difficulty which is measure by AR(approach rate of notes) OD (Overall Difficulty), and CS (Circle Size). To get higher PP modifiers can be put in place such as hidden,Double time/Nitecore,Flashlight, etc. There is more to measuring overall PP, but higher PP=Better play. There are work arounds to higher PP such as farm maps but this is a whole other topic.

[@sammerwammer]

@@SteampunkDreamnon osu player my ass

[@SteampunkDream]

@@sammerwammer I never said I wasn't an osu player.

[@ReSuKi.]

What's really sad is that he actually had a real potential, he maybe wasn't a good speed player which would have prevented him from reaching such ranks at that speed but he was good at dt aiming and was improving kinda fast. It's just pretty sad to see that a whole osu career was ruined because he didn't wanted to grind speed on his own, and who knows, he could've maybe improved in this skillset if he tried, but i guess we will never know or at least not for a long time

[@Fahad-21]

It's weird because he made great improvement on his cheated playstyle. So much that it improved his aim and flow aim while being restricted to this wrong way of playing the game. And anyone who isn't a 2 digit using the same setup won't be able to set scores using that cheated technique that easily.

[@DoomSolar]

Nanomachines son

[@kevin12522]

So his Brazil plays were legit?

[@as1m__]

@@kevin12522 yup, everything besides speed is legit.

[@Fowomy]

he just build his skill with help of rapid trigger, it shouldnt have considered as hacking imp

[@redactdead]

good video but those "normal distribution" curves physically hurt me

[@VulpesVoce]

I flinch everytime 'bell curve' is said and then a parabola is drawn around the data (and the comment about outliers lol)

[@stuffz4040]

Normal distribution as in normally they should have a different distribution

[@karlor5599]

63 is the new 727 🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@Forest2TS]

George Russell moment

[@bajhi_]

when you saw it

[@midnight4x185]

@@Forest2TS You are cultured

[@wxddd]

​@@bajhi_ when you tap it

[@BlueGoat3175]

No

[@UtibaOfficial]

Wake up babe, nerdiness came back to life and is no longer dead

[@Hzxt.]

spaceuk of osu

[@BenedekLevai]

i cant react otherwise i'm gonna cough so much

[@caringegg759]

He even has his own meme phrase like space "I'm unironically cheating" "I can't react otherwise I'm gonna cough so much"

[@MindLoafer]

as a gd player i feel accepted lmao

[@charlielance5979]

ngl tho spaceuk was so far ahead of his time and changed the game forever, this didnt change the game forever and wasnt even #1

[@JustMatchmaking]

@@charlielance5979 How was SpaceUK ahead of his time? The only reason he got as far as he did was because the cheat he used was so ancient it fell under the radar.

[@KhacNguyenQuang]

He remembered is yt password now 🔥

[@Nirux]

fire video First time I ever saw him in the top 10 I just had the feeling something was off about him. He was sus in my eyes from Day 1. Good to see I was right

[@couchrep5270]

I barely know anything about osu and the fact that this type of game can have metas and playstyles is crazy

[@justin9744]

Do you…..do you not know what meta even means? Literally EVERYTHING that is competitive has a meta.

[@couchrep5270]

@ ok

[@NikuNicole_RikkuX5]

I (badly) played Osu around 2010 and was so surprised to see this video on my recommendations. The sudden feel of nostalgia was immediately bonked with funny drama. Had a great time watching it and I'm a bit happy to see the community still active

As a computer science student these "normal distribution" curves are hilarious

[@GaNzY_404]

Bruh, I remember I was in a vc with cloutiful and Merami. Merami was like “Wait, cloutiful, how have you not been accused of cheating, yet? Like, sytho has been accused of cheating multiple times but you haven’t had any cheating allegations?” Then literally 2 days later, he gets exposed for cheating using DKS. Like, WHAT!?!?

[@Enzo_1098]

waiting for alexT to say "im the cloutiful of tetris"

[@sheepcommander_]

WHAT

[@theguywhoaskedlmfao]

lmao

[@balbar_b]

what

[@alexthach276]

im the cloutiful of tetris

[@jennifercheung6464]

@@alexthach276omg it’s the cloutiful of Tetris

[@xx_pyr0]

15:41 bro i'm studying data science that's not a bell curve 😭 edit: wrong timestamp

[@ventikoi]

nerdiness really didn't pull his punches on the production quality of this video, i love it!

[@dopamine_man]

Have I ever played osu? No. Did I watch this entire video? Yes.

[@bunnibomb]

user "childfangirl" said like it was nothing caught me so off guard LOL

[@squarrildog1803]

I already knew the whole cheating situation but your video still managed to be enjoyable. Good work

[@hevilmateold]

Same

[@SilverMK]

1:28 no way he predicted akolibed #1

[@cskillers1]

no it's just that there was a play of akolibed on other over the top's difficulty which gave a ton of pp just a bit before this video was published , it clearly was a big talk in the community at the time and thus was added into the vid for the memes

[@Themaincharacter-cf7fr]

20:21 u and k for space UK

[@opphone1247]

Was gonna study for summer school, friend dms me of this video and procrastination is winning rn

[@dontbeasimpontwitch]

My friend vcd with him back in early 2022, and he literally could not burst 270 , bro would mash it and fc the jumps 😭

[@bobito3861]

i mean he tried to warn everyone before the big reveal 🤷

[@electricnezumi]

this is a good video but uou do not know what a bell curve looks like lmaoooo

[@reidleblanc3140]

Ok i gotta hand it to him for figuring out that no matter how fast he “improved” and openly said he was cheating, nobody would suspect him, and running with it.

[@Fowomy]

i still not sure about him getting considered as a cheater for that macro thing even if its a macro u still have to build a muscle memory on that thing its pretty much same as using m1 and m2 with 2 keys he build a skill on it even tho it was a "macro" also wtf is wrong with using keyboard functions

[@idk-jc5fs]

It's wild to say that "he built a skill on it even tho it was a macro" when this method requires so much less skill than the legit ones. After this scandal, a bunch of top players tried it for fun, and they were able to set insane scores within mere minutes of practicing. For example, Mrekk was able to go from 79% (playing legit) to 93% (playing with Clotiful's settings) acc on Snow Goose (the map Clotiful choked 2k pp). Another example was Dereban, who pretty much got a 7k pp play (he configured his keyboard differently, but if you're going to allow Clotiful's settings, then there isn't much argument against Dereban's).

[@Vplaytg]

I'm still defending the case that this could not have been considered cheating at the time and the ban is not warranted. There are two inputs activated by two fingers, with no extra input given or anythign. While the community is right to feel that this is unfair and cloutiful was clearly abusing a broken mechanic, it was allowed by the rules of the game. You cannot ban someone because of something that was not restricted by the rules of the game at the time. For example: Playing jump farm maps on a touchscreen was absolutely broken at the time. Does it warrant a ban because it it unfair to farm jump maps on a touchscreen? no. That is because despite it being an unfair advantage and a broken mechanic it is not a bannable offense. The solution was adapting the rules and the pp system to account for it. So, dynamic key stroke is a bannable offense now? Great, so he cant use it from now on, but unban him. I am worried that the community is responding this way to the situation. Also, despite what this video claims, dynamic keystroke is NOT a macro. The switch just actuates on the way up and not down.

[@shadowakakxqzi9132]

i agree

[@Snarf679]

Just came ou that someone in top 20 allegedly paid the mods a large amount of $$ before the ban How strange

[@shutup3338]

It can be a macro even if it only activates on the way up. He knew it was considered cheating and still used it, it is a massive advantage that works similarly to that of a macro etc

[@3bs501]

1:26 "over the top"

[@zykoe]

Holy shit worth the wait, banger video

[@craigtempest]

I still see 63 in my nightmares

[@hevilmateold]

"I'm cheating" quote is my favorite osu fumble of all time

[@SixDigitOsu]

"I'M NOT OVERSTREAMING 222BPM!!!!" "I SHOULD'VE DOUBLETAPPED" "WAAASSSS?????" "HE'S OVERSTREAMING!!!!!" "WHEN YOU SEE IT" _"his maps suck don't play it"_

[@hevilmateold]

@@SixDigitOsu these are great, but my opinion didn't change

[@SixDigitOsu]

@@hevilmateold WELCOME TO THE NEW ERA

[@hevilmateold]

@@SixDigitOsu i missed the moment sadly. i had a dream about akolibed setting 1.4k on bocchi the rock map and thought that it was real

[@fortnitehero3579]

Atleast bro didn't cough so much🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️

[@HoodieCuber]

As a GD player i started yelling out “SPACEUK, ITS SPACEUK”

[@TOAST-ku4xi]

Can someone please tell me the name of the music in 17:45

[@Sad-Lesbian]

I've never played osu and I don't care about it, but I enjoyed the video nonetheless. Fuck you for using Mother 3 music at the end though. Did not need to cry today.

[@twotruckslyrics]

its always mother 3 😭

[@incendio00]

Do I play osu? No Do I know anything about osu? No Will I watch this video? Yup

[@Xspen-0]

I’m in summer school rn and I might get my phone taken for watching this but I’m still doing it

[@SixDigitOsu]

did it get taken?

[@nonsencephilosophy]

now hes on speed stamina grind and in 1 year he will unleash liveplay and take #1 spot

[@patatovky]

I never played and never will play this game but this is actualy so hype to watch

[@frixgameclips]

On his Yami No Mahou Shoujo play, I was the only person spectating him set that play and we spoke about it in osu messages lmfao (10/19/20203) (5:32)

[@Themaincharacter-cf7fr]

W new vid and the editing at the start was great

[@That_Emily]

This video taught me im not mature enough to not at least go 😏 whenever he said peepee

[@skidooqt]

Active cheaters in the top 3? You really think we would let that pass?

[@vickyy1405]

wait so cloutiful could’ve literally still been top 50 with just his aiming ability right or am I sped

[@SixDigitOsu]

most likely

[@untaken1618]

Ye

[@emanonworks]

What even osu about at this point dawg, fingering an anime song cannot be this competitve😭

[@Livvie_osu]

sick video man, lets go

[@SpookyMinx.]

I hate cheaters, but it somehow makes me sad to think about how his/ and his fans world crushed down. I hope everyone understands how crutial cheating is for your fans.

[@hudson951387]

Yay osu! Video!

[@novamkl2316]

new nerdiness upload I will be there no matter what.

[@gladisess]

a lot of people didnt consider this cheating though

[@theydontknowmeson737]

6:30 I think I saw something🧐

[@justin9744]

Should have been a huge red flag how fast he rose through the ranks.

[@fyve2806]

WE ARE SO BACK

[@ZnxTech]

Another banger n3rdiness video

[@peacecontrolclip2142]

Bro finaly remembered to upload

[@ryanzdral8895]

n3rdiness is my favorite osu youtuber

[@TwistedWolf6]

Nice to see you back on KZbin!!

[@Folsomdsf2]

FYI it's VERY VERY easy to stop this cheating.

[@justin9744]

I HATE streamers that scream “YOOOOOOOOOOO,” over and over. Is mad annoying.

[@ambassadorofbadtaste]

20:19 Holy fuck, guess I'm lucky with being a 6-digit and also tapping diagonally (I use s and c keys cuz that's more comfortable for me. This is because I like to tap to the beat when I listen to music, and over time, tapping diagonally got more comfortable for me)

[@felixgg]

welcome back bro

[@bedlesscircle1128]

LETS GO HES BACK

[@chloe333x]

first 15 mins of the vid: literally everything about cheating other than cloutiful the rest: cloutiful

[@loserotaku273]

and you all doubted me... yet i was right.

[@elrit6]

im sorry💔

[@maxdragonsoul5553]

you have accused pretty much every player of cheating loserotaku finally got a score on the board 🔥

[@sheepcommander_]

LMAO

[@amai-w8f]

You are NOT Chicony, lil bro.

[@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7]

99-1 after so long

[@lawd_b]

ABSOLUTE CINEMA

[@amanthatchangedhisnameover7153]

peppy will not let this slide bru 😭😭

[@waidi3242]

1:27 pun intended? akolibed #1 predicted?

[@Guffaw_02]

He returned!

[@JNDeaux]

14:50 I guess you meant "preconception," because "prenotation" isn't even a word.

[@shutup3338]

prenotation is a word. basically meaning a feeling based on intuition instead of facts

[@marikafukuroi86]

Noone was fucking praying for anyone. People are vultures for drama

[@FlaskDad]

moral of the story cheat 62 times

[@qeqw1234]

hes back!!

[@chip6070]

banger video man

[@squarrildog1803]

Kinda wish he made a new account and started playing again. He was legit a good player without cheats. Sad

[@Zyrexia]

At least the cheater forced n3rdiness out of hibernation

[@lexs5771]

MY GLORIOUS KING IS BACK

[@nightflare27]

I just realized, bro went from single-tapping to single-tapping; never even improved

[@darkowo_]

not now i'm watching akolibed get his #1!!!

[@neilsui]

We need speed aiming back😭😭😭

[@m1m1m1m1bushogama]

my sweet honey bear n3rdiness is back

[@ricekucing29]

0:56 has no business hitting that hard broooo 🔥🔥🔥

[@riceravager]

HE’S BACK

[@Verschlossener]

the goat is back

[@madelinew2884]

15:50 that's a parabola not a bell curve...

[@Snarf679]

Nerd

[@rikisanity6045]

Ok now do the CC24 grand finals incident

[@lodies2680]

Sad thing that he was actually good but had to cheat his speed scores

[@Panguk]

63 mentioned

[@littlemanjack1683]

this is so epic for no reason at all

[@TriceratopsUnicorn]

"I'M LITERALLY CHEATING" 🤣

[@Autumn-lol-0]

Im so glad your back #best osu creator

[@underfrag_]

osu rewinds gonna be wild. owc, mrekk pp record on september 20, and cloutiful drama

[@oldmanestimanjr.3847]

IM NOT OVERTAPPING 63MS!!!

[@nitro6599]

DKS IS ON MY NAME!

[@lilacveemo5717]

Hold up, I hear Three houses music???

[@miroslavbulldosex]

great video

[@Hemimana]

Wait, does it mean that his Brazil plays are legit?

[@GdMan11.]

Geometry Dash player here… first time?

[@elrit6]

osu had cheaters before gd even existed

[@sparkedsquared1879]

He's pretty much SpaceUK but for osu...

[@Im_Tessa]

Good video, but the whole quick jump cut to future evidence is extremely annoying and lame, this isnt a creepy pasta arg dawg

[@TFF_Onida]

cry more

[@megankassa3633]

any idea on how he can improve his editing then?

[@parzivale1080]

cloutiful got jumped by the community