K, so a lot of things happened this year. I'll go over the bad first and then the good.
THE BAD:
Difficulty fluctuation rose the most in this year. A real shame too
All the drama. From save triaxis to the zelector controversy, we had more drama this year than at any other time in GD history.
Effect levels became almost expected and ordinary today which is a real shame because they used to be very special.
All of the amazing creators leaving. Darnoc and Minesap were some of my favorite creators and darnoc especially being THE most influential creator in GD.
THE GOOD
We have meltdown which definitely has the best gameplay out of all official levels this year.
2.0 came out. It is very interesting and it is the biggest update yet.
Darnoc's level crunchy apple: probably the best level to come out this year tbh
Funny game's levels.
Besides -sirius- every single level that he made this year was superb and were extremely influential.
Every other amazing level not mentioned
This forum
And best of all, Robtop's dedication and hard work
Sorry for any mistakes when making this, it's like 3 in the morning.