Speedrunning Thread (Take 2) - GOTTA GO FAST

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Weeb spergs seeking glorious superior Jap thoughts on the matter.

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SteamSniperWolf said:
Not to mention AGDQ has been wayyyy too liberal (heh) with their support of LGBT rights. Last I checked, being too politically correct is still a political stance on a community, and the rules have stuff against that, right? If you're gonna claim you don't allow discussion of politics, or enforce something along those lines you can't run around yelling at people going "I SUPPORT DA GAYS!!!11oneone!" and then turning around and doing something like banning a maga hat for being "too political"
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The problem is that this can never be discussed because the people pushing for this sell their politics as "it's not actually politics, it's just being a normal and good person!". On top of that they're constantly itching to start a social media shitstorm over anything they can, so if anyone with any influence would suggest that, say, two trannies making out live on camera (like it happened during last year's trainwreck of a Tetris block) might be just as intentionally provocative as the MAGA hats, they'd actually be a nazi advocating for trans genocide don't you know. Nobody's going to put their reputation on the line just to maybe provoke some minor changes to a speedrunning marathon so the cancer will remain unchecked, ironically.
 
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I am always beside myself when it comes to GDQ events these days. It's no secret that I am a fan of speedrunning and I've been watching Games Done Quick since literally the very first marathon, but I am so displeased with what it has become. I feel like a dick for thinking this way, since it's a charity event, but I have just been waiting for a GDQ event to earn less than its predecessor to hopefully signal the end of this event and to allow a proper successor to eventually take its place.
 
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the stream was already bad enough when donation comments were all distilled down to "Save/kill the animals cause my dad died 23 years ago to cancer right after he gave me his first atari, my brother never got to meet him but i made sure to make an animal crossing character in his memory. will donate 3 more dollars if the entire crowd stands up and screams at full volume" but it's gotten so boring i actively tell people it's not worth watching now

i'd rather just donate to a charity while watching the runners' individual streams now where they're allowed to act like they have a personality and aren't reduced to "speedrunner" with up to 3! whole extra adjectives attached to them
but i guess you have to do that when you fill your event with people who replaced their personalities with "trans"
 
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Terror Rism said:
"Save/kill the animals cause my dad died 23 years ago to cancer right after he gave me his first atari, my brother never got to meet him but i made sure to make an animal crossing character in his memory. will donate 3 more dollars if the entire crowd stands up and screams at full volume"
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That reminds me, it's not proper gossip on a GDQ event unless we trot out the Games Done Quick Donation Generator!
 
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For what its worth, I still think events like this have a lot of value because the commentators are actively explaining what it is they are doing and why that is actually easy/hard to pull off. It also shines a light on less well known games. For instance last event introduced me to the LttP randomizer, which is awesome. I just wish there was less org bullshit associated with the event.

GDQ donation generator said:
Greetings from viewer. Long time runner, fourth time donator. I am donating because my viewer has died from Germany.
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Its easy to wipe out at one of the midgame bosses, which would send runners back to the start since they don't take safety saves in a race. Its always been a worry but last time all but one of them wiped out which was nearly a disaster. If that would have happened they would have been waaaaaay behind schedule. Maybe would have had to call the race (which would piss off all the animal donors) or cancel one of the games which came after it. Its also been shown off all the time and some people might have wanted another game to get a shot.

Doesn't mean I have to like it though, Super Metroid was always a highlight for me and I am pissed that it is gone.
 
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Lou Wrong said:
Its also been shown off all the time and some people might have wanted another game to get a shot.
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Do any meaningful number of people think that? It's a sub-45 minute run in a marathon that has hours upon hours of generic NES garbage.

I'm not keen on the rest of that logic either. It's a 4-way race for a reason, and the genuine risk is part of what makes the run interesting. It's not insignificant, but it speaks to the quality of their management that they're not willing to stomach even that much for how much it brings to the marathon.
 
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