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 ==Controversy==
-===600 Hours and TAS===
+===600 Hours & TAS===
-On November 13th, 2016, [[Reddit]] user _quote made a [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5cp2ei/daily_discussion_thread_111316/d9yhpax/?st=j2xxbyzn&sh=09ab6d3e comment] on the r/SSBM Daily Discussion Thread about his suspicion over 600 Hours' validity. They stated that the timer values were all similar and the opponents did similar things that were done by CPUs in his TAS videos. They also said that everything scrumpy went for was unsafe and he NEVER misses a move the entire combo video. Scrumpy says that he is nowhere near good at the game in the description, but what is demonstrated in the video would disagree with that, as not even human reaction is as good as that. There are also nearly no stale moves in the video, which would imply not a full match was played. However, none of this was solid evidence and was instead just reasons to be suspicious. Then, on November 15, 2016, another [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5d5lqo/i_think_i_have_nearly_conclusive_proof_that_600/?st=j2xx9k7a&sh=8a2037f9 post] came out on r/SSBM by Pwnemon proving that there are little to none stale moves in the entire video and compared the to stale combos, with some checkups by Practical_TAS in the comments. Finally, on November 25, 2016, Practical_TAS made a [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5ekzfe/my_last_words_on_magicscrumpys_young_link_the/?st=j2xx97ps&sh=12084834 post] on r/SSBM with proof that the values in the combo video are all incredibly rare if not faked, which he implies they are. Since the business was over, mods of r/SSBM decided to ban 600 Hours threads. For a while, it seemed that scrumpy would not reply, until [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5ekzfe/my_last_words_on_magicscrumpys_young_link_the/dadiwiz/?st=j2xy14u2&sh=87bbcd49 screenshots] from his public Discord server were posted of him acting inappropriately. He said that he was being attacked and instead of directly responding, he'll add non-skipable ads on the video to maximize profit off of the drama. He also said that he felt like "selling out" (his words, not mine) to Smash 4, and blamed the entire thing on drama instead of his actions. It was also revealed that he submitted the combo video for a $100 (USD) cash prize. He did not win, but it was wrong of him to steal the money. Months later, on March 2, 2017, scrumpy [https://twitter.com/magicscrumpy/status/837213295669051392 tweeted] a Pastebin link about his response. He said that only some of the clips were TASed, some were staged, and some were real. The reason for faking some clips was because the song he wanted to use was too long and he didn't want to throw away his clips. He also said that he was unaware of a cash price for the tournament. This response was highly critised however. Many said that they didn't believe that only some clips were TAS, and this was because he never said what was TAS and what was staged and what was real. This was probably because it would've been proven wrong. There was also no reason to go through the trouble of staging a combo with a friend if he could just set timer values and TAS a combo. People also didn't believe he didn't know there was a cash prize, because that would've been in the description and comments for the tournament. A Steam private message also surfaced in the replies of the tweet of him saying it wasn't TAS, even after the accusations. In the end, this situation has been a huge blow on scrumpy's reputation and some view him as a liar because of this.
+MagicScrumpy's "600 Hours" {{SSBM|Young Link}} combo video became the subject of scrutiny in late 2016, where multiple community members claimed that the video was [[TAS|tool-assisted]], albeit with mostly circumstantial evidence. However, prominent community statistician {{Sm|PracticalTAS}} took note of a [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5d5lqo/i_think_i_have_nearly_conclusive_proof_that_600/da3zfik/ reddit comment] bringing up a much more decisive point as to the nature of "600 Hours." MagicScrumpy recorded his combos using the [[20XX Melee Training Hack Pack]], which features a "rainbow" modification of {{SSBM|Final Destination}} that periodically cycles through stage colors. The Final Destination colors that appeared in "600 Hours" were greatly inconsistent with the [[time]]r values they appeared at (assuming the standard [[Netplay]] match setting of 8 minutes), prompting PracticalTAS to investigate the video further.
+On November 25th, 2016, {{Sm|PracticalTAS}} [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5ekzfe/my_last_words_on_magicscrumpys_young_link_the/?st=j2xx97ps&sh=12084834 posted his full study of "600 Hours"] on r/SSBM. Alongside the inconsistencies in the Final Destination colors, PracticalTAS observed an unnatural, greatly lopsided distribution in the tens digit of the starting timer values on each clip, with 12 out of 19 combos starting at timer values of ...:5X, and 4 out of the remaining combos starting at ...:3X to ...:4X. Using a [[wikipedia:chi-squared test|chi-squared statistical test]] and comparing "600 Hours" to other well-known combo videos, he concluded that this deviation was statistically significant by "several orders of magnitude," and could not be explained by random chance. PracticalTAS concluded that "600 Hours" was TAS, arguing that MagicScrumpy had changed the starting timer and stock count to lower values to hide that his combos were not done in the middle of real games, but rather immediately as each game started, using tool assistance to execute each one.
+MagicScrumpy did not publicly address this issue for months; however, members of his public [[Discord]] posted [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5ekzfe/my_last_words_on_magicscrumpys_young_link_the/dadiwiz/?st=j2xy14u2&sh=87bbcd49 screenshots] of him reacting inappropriately to the situation while it unfolded. Notably, he admitted to putting unskippable advertisements on "600 Hours" to gain revenue from those looking to scrutinize the video, and harshly dismissed the accusations as "drama" that he would disprove once the initial outrage had settled. Around this time, community members remembered that he had submitted "600 Hours" to a combo video competition with a cash prize of $100 USD for 1st place. This further fueled the outrage, with many denouncing him for submitting a tool-assisted video, viewing said action as dishonest and fraudulent, which would irreparably damage his reputation in the ''Melee'' community.
+Months later, on March 2nd, 2017, MagicScrumpy posted a Pastebin link on his [[Twitter]] account responding to the situation, which he has since deleted. He admitted that parts of "600 Hours" were tool-assisted, but maintained that the clips were a mix of TASed, staged, and real combos; however, he did not indicate which of the combos fell into which category. He recalled that the song he wanted to use for the video was too long, and that he did not have enough real clips to fill out its length, leading him to fake some of the combos to fill the empty space. scrumpy also claimed that he was unaware that the combo video competition had a cash prize. The community largely deemed his apology somewhat insincere before it was removed.
 ===SD Remix Plagiarism===
-On November 29th, 2016, Reddit user Ripple884 posted a [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5fkeg7/magic_scrumpy_has_been_copying_values_from_sd/?st=j2xx94qj&sh=31f24153 thread] onto r/SSBM exposing scrumpy for copying the exact values from the mod SD Remix for his Rebalancing Melee series and claiming them as his own. The characters with unoriginal changes were Zelda, Link, Donkey Kong, Ness, Game & Watch, Bowser, and DK. This means the only characters with original changes were Kirby, Roy, and Ganondorf (an already borderline viable character).
+On November 29th, 2016, [[reddit]] user Ripple884 posted a [https://www.reddit.com/r/SSBM/comments/5fkeg7/magic_scrumpy_has_been_copying_values_from_sd/?st=j2xx94qj&sh=31f24153 thread] onto r/SSBM showing that MagicScrumpy had copied exact data values from ''[[Melee: SD Remix]]'' for his "Rebalancing Melee" series and claiming them as his own. Ripple884 claimed that he had plagiarized from ''SD Remix''{{'}}s {{SSBM|Zelda}}, {{SSBM|Link}}, {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}, {{SSBM|Ness}}, {{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}}, and {{SSBM|Bowser}}; of particular note was his plagiarism of a mistake that the ''SD Remix'' team had made involving an attempt to make Link's [[up smash]] connect properly. This would only further damage his reputation in the competitive ''Melee'' community, particularly because he had previously criticized ''SD Remix'' at the outset of his series for making characters too powerful.
+Following these accusations, scrumpy removed the download links for each of the plagiarized "Rebalanced" characters, but did not make a statement addressing the controversy.
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