Why Did Geometry Dash 2.2 Take So Long?

In this video, I talked about Geometry Dash 2.2 - the infamous update that took seven years (7!!) to release. Let's hope Geometry Dash 2.11 or Geometry Dash 2.3 don't take as long...
0 00 to 5 34 - FreshLakeWater
5 34 to 10 36 - Qdzjoe
10 36 to 11 04 - FreshLakeWater
11 04 to 12 49 - zFlare5
12 49 to 14 42 - SubStra
14 42 to 15 13 - FreshLakeWater
Thank you so much to @qdzjoe , @lamarvfx_ and @SubStra for helping me edit this video! They did an amazing job.
Credits:
Thank you @EREnder for helping review the script
Some footage taken from @NexusGD10, @KingSammelot , @npesta , Technical, @StallionGD
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[@jimjimjim7015]

i was in 6th grade when 2.1 was released, now i get to vote in the next election

[@Brickbuilder128]

I was in middle school when 2.1 came out. I am now only 8 credits away from getting my degree.

[@tzbq]

I was in second grade when 2.1 was released lmao

[@kingsman6831]

hahaha youngster, i already voted in this election

[@CristiChiri10]

I was in kindergarten when 2.1 released, now I'm in 7th

[@AK_804]

underage@@CristiChiri10

[@Robotopper]

6.9 years. I think he did it on purpose

[@Cube14_]

No comments lemme fix that

[@Toshi_0105]

...

[@Robotopper]

@@Toshi_0105 nuh uh look at the numbers

[@marygabyb6156]

Exactly!

[@VIPzadam]

Fr

[@neorahi3]

2 Reasons: 1. Robtop kept adding new stuff without finishing the last features he added. 2.. Robtop tried to add features above his programming skills at the time.

[@forev3rGD]

3. Robtop Just roast people and not working lol

[@bewbew429]

@@forev3rGD fr

[@pl0xy]

i think it was also the fact that he had no copy of 2.1, he couldn't fix the iOS or Android versions and couldn't add stuff progressively because he only had 2.2 as a dumpster fire

[@Enteleriant]

3. He has no friends.

[@koiledPythonRain]

@@forev3rGD4. RobTop is a bad developer

[@TotallyAstr0MC]

I would have been happy of robtop just added small features as the long wait time caused many players to quit or forget about the game entirely

[@teamok1025]

Atleast the 2.2 release skyrocketed the game

[@akiyamakn1370]

Robtop stated that he will not make the same mistake again (as nature of robtop, this statement can be aged like rotten milk) so we might have gradual update for 2.3

[@jermified_]

@@akiyamakn1370i mean he said that for 2.1...

[@UltimateJM_22]

Weeding out the frauds

[@Janex-06]

True, i quit this piece of shit and moved on to better games

[@ash23703]

This sort of thing happens with a lot of games, when you're making a game it's SO easy to add smth that you think will take you only a day or 2, but it *always* takes longer than you think, whether its due to bugs, balancing, or just it being difficult to implement. In a lot of these cases, games end up abandoned or release as a buggy mess so I'm grateful that Robtop managed to fix (most) major bugs and get the update out, even if it took so long.

[@GreenC7959]

Cool

[@Sunnysideanyway]

Thank God this (probably) isn't happening to Terraria

[@ash23703]

@@Sunnysideanyway Nah terraria is built different, Re-logic is one of those very few game companies to never have dissapointed so far, at least for me personally

[@Sunnysideanyway]

@@ash23703 I guess to be fair Terraria has a whole team where Geometry Dash doesn't

[@ash23703]

@@Sunnysideanyway Well thats sort of on Robtop, he could absolutely hire more people, and there are a lot of qualified individuals in the gd community, but he has this insistence on doing *everything* himself, and honestly I respect it, not too many devs will stick to their guns and continue to do what they want after getting popular

[@sureusebuddy]

Just wanna say that you're really underrated, you make super good videos

[@taha00super]

Agreed! honestly the most high quality yet entertaining Geometry Dash documentaries of all time!

[@BigBlackRiceYT]

especially with the practice mode remix 🔥

[@Yecze]

The easiest way to get a heart without requiring much effort to get it

[@sureusebuddy]

@@Yecze I didn't even see the heart 💀

[@sureusebuddy]

@@taha00super Legit, I don't always focus on these types of videos but I focused all the way on these dude's videos

[@shadyovoxogoon6923]

Dude you gotta chill with the sfx lmaoo. I feel overstimulated.

[@ItzMunix0916]

lmao facts, this whole era of youtube where these youtubers try to appeal to young kids by having something pop up at every frame, it’s just so obnoxious, like maybe i’m just old but it’s so unbearable 😭

[@improbablyfur]

LMAO TRUE THERES LIKE 50 SOUND EFFECTS IN A MINUTE

[@MacaronitoasterALBCGAAGAYFGA]

4:30 If you Pause perfectly here, there will be text saying “Luigi”

[@Raiden0944]

Sex.

[@AshtonDavies_]

This is the very video I was expecting to be made after 2.2 releases.

[@AN50KA]

13 likes and no replies? Lemme fix that...

[@ALiven20006]

​@@AN50KAThere were better comments than that disgusting comment

[@celestialdiamondgamings2297]

2.2 coming out is like finding the One Piece for the GD community

[@Dustkitty]

can we get much higher?

[@Bedrockpanda-yw2jo]

So high

[@hmm279]

THE 2.2 THE 2.2 IS REAL

[@-exe1nt-]

THE [GD UPD 2.2]! THE [GD UPD 2.2] IS REEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!

[@parigames258]

True

[@zZ3nyx]

4:14 Robtop actually responded to that and said "Even if I did i'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to unlocl it"

[@YoMaverickk]

Unlock it* 🤓

[@ItsSuperky]

@@YoMaverickk 🤓🤓🤡🤡

[@Qwaziop]

@@ItsSuperkyrude

[@ItsSuperky]

@@Qwaziop nah even the guy knew that he was doing the nerd that's why he put the emoji and of course I don't hate anyone I'm just joking.

[@Qwaziop]

@@ItsSuperky ok thanks

[@clim5353]

The editing skills are incredible, great work!

[@panetoneblue6026]

yeah

[@jorge9199]

Ngl that granite/concrete slab sliding sfx is getting to me

[@MythicalThing]

I just got back into gd dash from 2.2. Really excited to play some new features.

[@idunno6844]

Same

[@ruanaur]

Geometry Dash Dash

[@SkyNightYTBE]

Lol​@@ruanaur

[@ALiven20006]

@@idunno6844 you are scum :)

[@ALiven20006]

I hope your account be IP banned

[@YcreatorGoal]

Excellent Editing and Storytelling

[@AverageHumanGD]

Ycreator1!1

[@alexelanim8795]

the man

[@That_Blamed_guy...]

Why is this man so underrated bro he makes such good videos WHY IS HE UNDERRADED

[@realcatlands1560]

Probably because not enough people find his channel and if they do they might not subscribe

[@mayfield.]

a bit to much editimg in my opiniom

[@HydroxTheCat]

WDYM he has 65k subscribers

[@KyleGD]

​@@mayfield.but its not annoying

[@KyleGD]

​@@HydroxTheCatkinda underrated

[@qdzjoe]

W Video As Always Lake! Thanks again for letting me tag along on the project, this was a BANGER :) HUGE Shoutouts to Stallion GD & KingSammelot for Letting Me Use their Clips in the Video! 💪🔥

[@beniaminnisioi5400]

No replys? Lemme fix that.

[@ailsacross6613]

th e effort you put into your vids are amazing honestly you should be more known in the community love it!!

[@GB-Sophia]

FreshLakeWater’s videos may seem boring for most people But when you watch them, you can’t get enough Edit: I didn’t mean to start WW3 in the replies ;-;

[@sahelmoreira6245]

Quality, editing , script... is 10/10. The only way this video can be boring to someone is because they are not interested in the topic

[@cybi124]

the video is fast paced and stuff just pops up on the screen every 1 sec. it messes with your brain and makes it hard to stop watching. i don't do this stuff because i don't want to force people to watch my videos.

[@asseelahmad6612]

for real

[@Hackstr_]

what are you talking about everything is moving and its really distracting like bro

[@Hackstr_]

@@cybi124 for me its an instant turn-off since it feels overproduced

[@NekozLofi-tg2td]

I love ur videos. The editing is so good, and you explain ur points and reasons well. Meet u at 1 million subs!

[@Shibainacup]

Meh we gotta another 10 years for 2.3 bro.. Edit: 400 LIEKS WTH LOL MOOOOOMMMM IM FAMOUS!

[@Greygrey-rr2ky]

1 like and no comments? Let me fix that

[@coolcatonroblox]

ik its a joke but its gonna come out in 6 months

[@The_secondreturn]

No could be less but still more than 1 years

[@Shibainacup]

Phew I fr didn’t know…😂

[@coolcatonroblox]

​@@The_secondreturnno. its gonna come out in 6 months

[@Nightcaat]

• Pretty sure 2.2 wasn’t accidentally leaked, Rob just used the latest build as a base to update the spinoffs and didn’t care • Most of the icons weren’t included in the GD Lite “leak”. None of the cubes were, which was likely intentional • Never saw anyone complain that Explorers is unsynced, played it myself and it’s great • iOS 17 wasn’t the only version to break GD, iOS 15 did too (for some reason 16 worked) • RobTop never “lied” about the release date

[@thekyleyt]

A lot of people did indeed complan about explorers after the sneak peek, especially on discord and twitter, and robtop lied about the release date when he said it would be october 2023

[@WolfPackGamingOfficial]

No 2.2 was accidentally leaked. Lite and Meltdown were removed cause of TOS breaks. Rob removed most of the 2.2 stuff (he forgot some of it) and uploaded it.

[@Holyshiet46]

@@thekyleyt he didn't lie, he couldn't finish everything that was left until that date, he released 1 month later, it isn't much lmao

[@bxnny5861]

im pretty sure i commented on the explorers sneak peak that the sync was fucking dogshit

[@Arthur12clr]

i love how RobTop's single message waked up everybody in a second, i swear, when that message dropped, gd colon(gne) was literally streaming, i miss those times

[@therealdaystudio]

dude i thought you had atleast 100k by those editing skills, very underrated im sure you will grow big!

[@SolariumV]

Amazing editing! Love ur vids😀❤️

[@BlitzEGG]

Yo man. This is genuinely the best edited gd video I've EVER seen. Lets blow this up!

[@arturolillopoveda1238]

2:10 robtop took that words literally

[@melonplaygroundfan4554]

Wait a sec... 6.9 years? 6.9? Rubrub?

[@Karteriscool635]

Rubrub made the tower and that was a new update

[@Coastal_VRofficial]

What if robtop waited for 6.9 years to release 2.2 so it could be called the 6.9 year update

[@eknomwolley]

2.3 will take 42.0 years…

[@kimoVoid]

bro chill out with the editing 😭😭😭

[@Mr_Crypt]

Just subbed to the channel, awesome engaging content you're making

[@SMG4-UNIVERSE]

Ayoooo bro love your content good job ❤

[@niffuM4205]

if you're in a hurry: if you played gd since the start of 2.1 or before 2.1 and kept track of what robtop was doing on 2.2 you would know why it took 7 years

[@GD_Default]

5:20 the swingcopter cube bug is still in 2.2, its only in practice mode and mini gamemode i think. I found that in the same DAPixelhero's level on gdps nor the original server. Yeah, robtop definitely still needs to fix that

[@ditah]

i cant believe you have such a low ammount of subscribers, i hope this video gives your subscriber and fan count the justice it deserves. seriously not sugarcoating here - the editing, details, information provided, all in a fun little youtube video.. crazy

[@nuclea_r]

especially since the 7 year wait drove everyone insane :fireinthehole:

[@ALiven20006]

6 year*

[@infinity12940]

6.9years😏​@@ALiven20006

[@youapoopypantsyouapoopypants]

@@ALiven200066.9 years rounded to the nearest month = 7 years

[@ALiven20006]

@@youapoopypantsyouapoopypants nah, It's still 6 years

[@What_-------wait]

@@ALiven20006rounding math rules below 4 round down 5 and up round up 6.9 9 is above 5 we make all decimals a zero and add a number to the next number aka the full number in this case so 6.9 becomes 7 so 7 years mathematically

[@kamiaurora9414]

Okay, I edit some things and I find it super hard work, your video is 101% well edited, I imagine you put a lot of love into it while editing, brilliant!

[@gdalgodooofficial]

this video is started to have a good fact over here btw nice video!

[@HydroxTheCat]

Maybe because he had to make the icon trail as well as the glow work for over 700 brand new icons, design blocks for a WHOLE NEW TAB in the editor with about as many pages as the block tab, add a platformer mode, a new orb, the ability to make any of the orbs reverse you, make sure that the arrow trigger didn't break the game, 5 new levels, 2 new game modes, lists, like 6 new shard types, a flipping battle pass, the best flipping icon in the game ship 150, realistic* ice physics, grip slopes, gravity triggers, a new customizable particle block, 2 NEW SHOPS, A BRAND NEW CURRENCY AND A NEW COLLECTABLE, and make sure none of that broke the game, wow! I wonder why it took so long! It's a mystery

[@kevintan5497]

this is why you do 1 to 3 teasers and don't show literally everything before hand so you don't have to make more

[@maxhesboy_gaming161]

ur underrated nice vids man!

[@BmoosGD]

Wait I had to come back to your videos and say how underrated you are! Just looking at your editing makes my cry man. ❤

[@jenriesgamingworld8041]

3:09 freshlakewater: an entirely new gamemode? swing/swingcopter : bruh

[@ReinKayomi]

Tbh, RobTop might be getting a Guinness World Record for having the longest developed update on gaming history

[@ALiven20006]

ignorant comment

[@AWSMcube]

No he won't

[@idkguy.]

the way how rob announced it just like "check steam" made it way more funnier

[@RealKoren]

ur so underrated so good at making videos!

[@Radio_gaming22]

8:38 that’s my birthday

[@GoldBaconHair]

Lucky

[@aaroneditsstuff]

7:49 I DONT CARE, *YYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*

[@Ytgamercl1pz]

good vid keep the hard work up!!

[@user-mj5es3qg6w]

dude your vids are so good, ur so underrated

[@MarioSMG64]

Great video, but dude- chill on the editing. The amount of sound effects and filters and nonstop movement gives me a headache.

[@benjijons]

2.3 is gonna take longer 😭

[@FayezHallani]

Yoooo new vid dropped luv your vuds man :)

[@lurzard]

great video, wish the editing style wasnt shoving everything in my face constantly but it's not a big deal, subbed

[@Dragon-cn4ii]

Are you from africa or from canada?

[@Robloxplayer502]

he is from canada

[@thecookiecreator148]

14:00 this was a good idea cus when I got GD on my pc (never had full ver. In mobile) I didn’t even know I bought the game on the 2.2 release date xD

[@neilq]

14:55 luckyns spotted (goated video btw! :o3)

[@FNW345_original]

10 years might be a long wait for us but we don't know when it will (2.3) come, if 2.2 takes so long.

[@OmegaFalcon]

Bro I was expecting this to be one of those click bait lpw quality gd videos. But man, this was a fantastic, comprehensive, actually accurate, and thoroughly entertaining video!

[@qoombert]

what's an lpw quality

[@aidenplayz42069]

nice vid keep it up bro

[@user-th6bk3ek7c]

Good editing skills keep goin

[@carlwessbo6658]

damn, chill with the editing its hard to keep up

[@jpupper428]

I remember i was surprised af when my brother, who had never touched the game ever or watched anything related to it knew Npesta and Zoink

[@jjgh5421]

Cool video!!

[@Spacer783]

the time when 2.2 was being worked on, i didnt have the full ver of gd but i was still hyped for it

[@bobzensun]

14:21 funny how thats when the update came out. google says it released on dec 20th which is wednesday but it came out a day before at night and i was one of the first people to play it

[@Kenrye-Abiol]

nice vid! keep it up!!

[@bimoferlyando8960]

Man GD content creators are some ELITE people, their content always so amazing, love the vid bro

[@The_Terminator065]

14:46 I remember getting pined on discord when 2.2 dropped and I immediately went on steam

[@RedXgaming47]

Freaking love this guys videos

[@JakeyFoxy_Z]

Another day, another banger!

[@Olflix]

1:22 Ah yes, my favourite Hinkik song - "Exploreres"

[@StudDuckk]

I cant wait to play versus mode with my grandchildren in 2.21 😄

[@Rebelgoose]

It def felt a bit goofy as someone who hasn't played GD since 2014, coming back and seeing like 2 new levels (Fingerdash and Dash) and that's about it.I remember a shit ton of levels coming out back when I played, like Electroman, Clubstep, Hexagon Force etc

[@claudiamarquez314]

Your videos entertain me

[@exiled_shadegd]

The thing is, even though the wait was very annoying for those who stuck around since 2.0 or before, it allowed 2.1 to kind of simmer in the pot, we made absolutely amazing things from 2020 onward.

[@elvic4096]

12:49 it’s a good year we have versus mode and explorers version 2

[@Kaiju82837]

In this video, I talked about Geometry Dash 2.2 - the infamous update that took seven years (7!!) to release. Let's hope Geometry Dash 2.11 or Geometry Dash 2.3 don't take as long... bro 2.11 already happened

[@higuys9789]

Even round a month later and I still haven’t comprehend fully that 2.2 is out

[@HazFrostYT]

This was an insanely good video

[@Dionyxium]

I still remember the absolute hype I felt when i found out 2.2 came out. I went on the app store to check as a joke and it had been out for only 2 hours, I had never felt such joy

[@Lilsonygaming]

Love your vids!

[@EhtmaReiner]

4:16 got me flabbergasted. It really take my by surprise to see my artwork here Very cool video nonetheless.

[@Chree1s]

The only thing we got for 2/22/2022 was The Witch Queen DLC for Destiny 2, good DLC though.

[@AndreiRObertYTB]

I like how I was 100% disconnected with the GD community for like 4-5 years and one day, three days before the update, I decided to start playing again. I hate the save servers. thank God I always root my phones so I just have a bash script to transfer progress between my pc and phone

[@awesomeoliver4532]

I’m pretty new to geometry dash and at first I had no idea what 2.2 even meant until recently . Im glad I started playing gd

[@theotherrori]

if flw uploads it’s a wonderful 3 monthe

[@TheRealLudoTheGoat]

*2.2 comes* aah here we go again 💙

[@ArmyBlinkStayOnceMidzyMoaMY]

The update was sent to the Appstore on the 18th december last year. So basicslly the update dropped on the 18th which was my birthday. There couldn't be a better present

[@kirazumi7506]

Being a solo developer makes sense and 6YEARS sheeesh, also what level name was that in 0:24 ???

[@adamhall7077]

Great video! And uh the description says 2.11 not 2.21, sorry about that

[@hammerheads9693]

We’ll time to wait 10 years for 2.3. I never thought I would see gf for updated

[@yaxe979]

dude the day 2.2 came out before i noticed i was just chillin and then i saw the everyone check steam AND in that moment i couldnt belive it

[@GuyWhoGotLucky]

i love this man who has the color of his background with led blue lights, which in turn lightens up his skin that is the color of a normal person.

[@3-9-Numberblocks.]

I hope 2.3 doesn’t take 7 years like 2.2

[@MrGeographyDash]

14:51 this gives me goosebumps not gonna lie

[@MrBrawl1337]

The funniest thing is that instead of the gd servers blowing up when 2.2 released, my phone randomly blew up from like a million notifications of gd videos from popular gd KZbinrs about how 2.2 came out.I was so confused when I saw that 😂

[@DJPastaYaY]

Great video, and thanks for including my music too!

[@glintcoretheprotogen]

the reation clips to 2.2 are tthe best ngl

[@sillysky1]

love your vids

[@yellowblobby]

Rob top's first ever level *already* featured the ship gamemode and plenty of decoration which impossible game was completing void of...

[@aceapple5805]

This is why I sub to youtubers who deserve it.