Dream explains why he finally apologized for Minecraft speedrun cheating controversy DreamPopular Minecraft YouTuber Dream has further explained why he cheated in his speedruns and why he only decided to apologize now after months of denying claiming he had increased drop rates enabled. On May 30, Dream shocked the Minecraft community by finally admitting that he had cheated during speedruns. The decision to apologize came after multiple attempts to clear his name, including hiring an astrophysicist to exonerate him. However, ever since the astrophysicist\u2019s report was rejected back at the very end of 2020, there was a lack of updates on Dream\u2019s case until late May where he finally confessed and pleaded ignorance, claiming he didn\u2019t realize he had the increased drop rate plugin enabled. Now, on May 31, Dream has dug more into why he apologized, stating that he\u2019s a YouTuber and not \u201cprofessional speedrunner\u201d and that people don\u2019t understand his content. The speedrun that was removed for being invalid from 7 months ago was on my Twitch, with donations off, I’m not even partnered on twitch, and was never uploaded anywhere on any of my channels. I didn’t make a dime or gain a single view or subscriber off of it. \u2014 dream (@dreamwastaken) May 31, 2021 \u201cI speedrun against muffinboyhalo and co for fun and entertainment and have for over a year,\u201d he wrote before adding that the speedruns didn\u2019t earn him any monetary benefit. \u201cThe speedrun that was removed for being invalid from 7 months ago was on my Twitch, with donations off,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m not even partnered on Twitch, and was never uploaded anywhere on any of my channels. I didn\u2019t make a dime or gain a single view or subscriber off of it.\u201d He also touched on claims the faked speedrun was his \u201ccrowning achievement,\u201d noting how he only ever said it was on his second Twitter account and that it was still the lowest placing run he ever submitted. That doesn’t change anything from the speedrun perspective, the speedrun community is a very strict one and that’s a super good thing. Just pointing out that it had absolutely nothing to do with my actual content or Youtube, and was just a for fun thing. \u2014 dream (@dreamwastaken) May 31, 2021 \u201cCriticism is deserved if anybody makes mistakes, even if they are unintentional. No one is immune to criticism. I could have said nothing at all and continued on, but I chose to say something because I felt it was the right thing to do. I\u2019m glad that I did,\u201d he added, addressing why he chose to apologize. \u201cI have always played for fun for 11 years and that\u2019s why all of my videos are me and my friends goofing off playing Minecraft together. I\u2019ll keep making the best content I can and I\u2019ll keep growing as a person as I\u2019ve always tried to do.\u201d I have always played for fun for 11 years and that’s why all of my videos are me and my friends goofing off playing Minecraft together. I’ll keep making the best content I can and I’ll keep growing as a person as I’ve always tried to do. \u2014 dream (@dreamwastaken) May 31, 2021 He ended his tweets by saying that anyone can find reasons to view others as dishonest and that he will continue \u201cspreading positivity\u201d instead. In any case, the drama over Dream\u2019s speedrunning fiasco is finally over. Whether the speedrunning community accepts his apology remains to be seen, but considering how popular the Minecraft content creator remains to this day, it\u2019s unlikely it will even matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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