Tier List Geometry dash Demons

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The Geometry Dash Demonlist is a community creation that classifies a variety of Demon levels in Geometry Dash in order of difficulty standing. The official list was originally a topic on the game forums but was ultimately moved to an independent website and has been receiving updates since April 2015. Currently, the list classifies Slaughterhouse as the hardest Demon level in the game.

The list has a leaderboard system titled the Stats Viewer, where each player who beats a level on the Main/Extended List will be awarded Demonlist points, and the player's rank on the Stats Viewer is determined by how many points they have. Currently, the Individual Stats Viewer classifies SpaceUK as the player with the most Demonlist points, while on Nation Stats Viewer classifies United States as the country with the most Demonlist points.

Overview

The Demonlist formerly sorted out a total of 50 Demon levels and was extended in October 2017 to 100 and in June 2019 to 150, dividing the list into a Main and Extended List with 75 levels each. The community's eventual shift to higher refresh rate monitors allowed people to complete levels that had not been finished before due to the limitations of lower refresh rates.

List

The Main List and the Extended List include subjectively ranked Demon levels which are added as a result of the average sentiment of the players given the time that had to be put into the levels and the skill required to complete them on normal mode. As a method of management, the lists are split into two, with each containing 75 Demons. The Legacy List contains Demons that occupied the list but were pushed off as new levels were annexed. The Legacy List does not follow any order and receives updates when new Demons are moved down.

When a player beats a level that is numerous spots up on the list from their previous hardest, it is known in the community as a 'jump'. An example belongs to Geo when he beat Cold Sweat [#7 at the time], as his previous hardest was Bloodbath [#140 at the time], jumping 133 spots on the list.[1]

Staff

The Demonlist is led by a handful of people known as list editors and helpers. They have a public Discord server in which people can get involved in evaluations of the list via polls that they occasionally post as announcements.

Submissions

Each Demon level annexed into the list has an independent overview of the level and the records set, including a link to the achievement's video. To submit a record, it must comply with the following criteria:

Demon rules

• Demons need to be rated to be included on this list.
• If a level was hacked to change the difficulty, even if the hack-verifier made it easier, the Demon will be moved straight to the bottom of the Legacy List as punishment. Notable examples are Zodiac, Arctic Arena, and Furious Flames.
  • If a Demon gets a hacked update before being list-worthy, it will not get added.
  • If a Demon has a secret way, it will not get added. An example of this is EMPTINESS.
    • Despite this, Limitless is currently on the Legacy List and is famous for its secret way.
  • A Demon whose original verification was hacked will still get on the list, provided it's list worthy, rated and has at least one legitimate victor. Notable examples are ZAPHKIEL, Athanatos and Zodiac.
  • A Demon that has been removed from the servers or unrated will be moved straight down to the bottom of the Legacy List. Notable examples include Astral Divinity [then known as God Eater], Wasureta and kowareta.
• 2-player levels verified by 2 or more people will not get on the list, meaning levels like Bang Gang and Codependence will never make it on the list despite both being verified legitimately and being hard enough to place on the Main/Extended List.

Submission rules

• Records must be legitimate and uploaded to a streaming platform.
• Posting illegitimate recordings and passing them off as legit will have the submitter's records removed from the list. Illegitimate records include, but are not limited to, speed hacks, noclip, autos, nerfs, macros, etc.
  • Since May 25th, 2020, the FPS Bypass tool is accepted, as long as players do not go above the 300 FPS limit.
    • Thanks to SkyJax's initiative on April 11th, 2021, the Bypass limit was increased to 360 FPS
• Records on a level must be in normal mode and on the live version of the level or an appropriate bug fixed/low detail copy of said level. Please refer to the bugfix and LDM guidelines.
• The record holder must meet the percentage requirement of a level to be added to the list for said level.
• Videos that are submitted require clicks to be added.
• If a level receives a legitimate buffdate and is moved up the list, all records previously added will be wiped as they were not achieved on the official version of the level.
  • This does not apply if the update is to nerf the level. However, if the nerfs are drastic enough to move the level to the Legacy List, no new records will be added.

General guidelines

• Verifications are not counted as records on the list, but still award points.
• Being in a group in which people beat levels for the same channel will cause your records to be temporarily removed from the list.

Bugfix and LDM guidelines

• Records using a level's built-in LDM are always eligible.
• Records on appropriate LDM copies of levels are eligible. Please make contact with a List Moderator if you are unsure of which decorations can or cannot be removed. Generally speaking, an LDM copy should not remove decorations that obstruct the player's vision, blind transitions, flashes, or boss fights, for example. Referring to the first guideline, if the previously stated decorations are removed in a level's built-in LDM though, it is perfectly fine to use it.

Records on appropriate bugfix copies of levels for different refresh rates are eligible. Please make contact with a List Moderator if you are unsure of what is or isn't a bug.

Source: //pointercrate.com/demonlist

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