Is speed running not fun anymore?

2016-08-27 06:59:57 am

You can still run PC games, that's probably the cheapest option since the system is upgradable cheaper than buying a new console, also capturing the games is practically free.

Also yes, games that normally take 40h+ normally also result in a long speedrun except when it is really broken, but there are a lot of games that can be done in less than an hour.
RPG is probably the most difficult category to run, since you can often run it non-linearly, having to calculate your route out of thousands of possibilities, it is way easier running a linear game like most FPS or platformers.

If it seems too frustrating not being able to beat your PB because of some mistake in the run you can still try segmented speedruns, though they are not marathon/streaming friendly.

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Melodia

2016-08-27 08:09:40 am

Why does it bother you so much how other people want to have fun?
Most categories aren't arbitrary (though there are some), at least not in the true sense of the word. Most of the time any limitations or extensions make sense in the context of them.
I for one usually enjoy a category that isn't just "standard any%" because the later often skips a lot of the most interesting things about the game or just uses way too many glitches and skips that there's very litle meat to the run.

TheMG2

2016-08-27 09:29:24 am

It's sure a good thing speedrunning is mainly a hobby.

Mystery

2016-08-27 10:58:30 am

Speedrunning is just about completing a game as fast as possible while adhering to a specific set of rules. No one says you HAVE to reset all the time. If you can't beat your personal best, what does that matter? To some it does matter, but it doesn't HAVE to. You don't HAVE to reset to make it a speedrun. Speedrunning is a hobby. What is wrong with having a hobby wrong?

Streams are long? So what? You don't HAVE to watch them. Some people find it interesting, though, and you know, the streamers do it because it's fun. Why is that wrong? You need to stop belittling people for what they do. It's their time. Their choice. Their life. You have no right to tell them to change.

LotBlind

2016-08-27 11:25:11 am

Do you want people to have grievances over here?

CMiller

2016-08-30 06:24:09 pm

When games are first run, the big gains and cool initial shortcuts are still of great interest to me. However, once it's at the point where gains are less and less, it loses its appeal. Both to watch, and to run.

mrprmiller

2016-08-30 06:27:41 pm

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Do you want people to have grievances over here?

Honestly, I'm not sure what this user wants to find out. There have been a number of forum questions that have popped up that have been quite trolly recently.

Tide

2016-08-31 11:55:29 pm

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Honestly, I'm not sure what this user wants to find out. There have been a number of forum questions that have popped up that have been quite trolly recently.

Same. Seeing as I'm one of the people named in his grievance list, I'll just ask you this: Do you have something against RPG speedrunners? Because that's what your post comes off as. I think you're missing a big reason why people continue to speedrun. You seem to be under the impression that it's all about getting World Record or that unless you remain competitive, it stops being fun. While I can't speak for everyone, I can tell you the reason why I'm still into it - it's fun. More specifically, the act of figuring out the most optimal way fascinates me. I actually prefer routing to doing runs of the game but most of the games that I do run aren't that popular to begin with, so it's more of a case, "if you want something done, do it yourself". You want to know why I take breaks or stop doing runs of certain games? Because it's not fun. That's all there is to it really. You don't have to beat WR to have fun, nor do you have to consistently PB. That's something you decide by choice.

Speaking of choice, I don't see how my decision of which game I want to speedrun influences the decision of what other people want to run. You run what you're interested in since as you note yourself, it is a time consuming hobby. So this notion that long runs are discouraging for people who want to get into the community is completely off base. If you're truly interested in it, you'll go and do it. Trust me when I say I don't see a flock of people messaging me regarding Wild ARMS 3/ACF runs or many of the other RPG runs that I do. Long runs are very niche just because 1) it's hard to hold an audience attention for that long. People have things to do, so it's probably more of a negative if you're trying to stream big 2) they require extensive planning on your end since they consume a large portion of your day 3) most RPG runs are often more mechanical in nature and are interesting from a decision perspective. Compare this to Super Mario 64, which is nearly all execution and see which one the common viewer has greater interest in. Your focus on long runs being vastly popular and being more likely to get picked up for e-fame is seriously off the mark.

Which leads me to the next point that confuses me in your argument. This stigma you talk about doesn't just exist for speedrunners. It applies to pretty much anyone with a hobby in gaming. Speedrunners who do long runs aren't the ones that are contributing to this mantra. On top of that, that generalization is extremely ignorant on your part. You don't know about any of our situations and circumstances, yet you're going to place the blame at our doors? What have you done to try and change this perception? Your example doesn't help because the streamers you mention don't have a common thread. Of all the people who you can pick, I don't know why you're adding me and AzureFlame onto that list. I haven't done a long run in like a 1 year and most of Azure's stuff is like within the 2 hour mark, which aren't long runs. Not only that, but neither of us are partnered and I have less than 1000 Followers, which shoots your earlier argument into the water.

As mentioned by Mystery, we're not forcing you to watch our streams. I don't know why you care if my stream is long - how does it hurt you? You can just, y'know, CLOSE the stream or watch something else. Why do you care if someone else is watching my stuff? Are you losing viewers because of me? Isn't that more your fault for not being able to hold your viewers attention? You want to show up on Final Split? Then why not ask them directly? Just for the record, despite all the "long games" I run, I've never been invited on to the program either, so please get your examples straight.

Your entire series of posts comes off as jealously for being a speedrunner who isn't getting the attention that he wants and thought he was going to get e-famous doing it. I'm sorry it didn't work out that way, but that's the reality. Speedrunning has always had a pay-2-win mentality with things like turbo, faster model consoles and tricks specific to versions of a game. It's why most of us do this as hobby. We will do it if we're having fun. The camaraderie vastly overshadows the competitive aspect and its why a lot of people stay into it even if they aren't the best runners.

[quote]Honestly, I'm not sure what this user wants to find out.  There have been a number of forum questions that have popped up that have been quite trolly recently.[/quote]

Same. Seeing as I'm one of the people named in his grievance list, I'll just ask you this: Do you have something against RPG speedrunners? Because that's what your post comes off as. I think you're missing a big reason why people continue to speedrun. You seem to be under the impression that it's all about getting World Record or that unless you remain competitive, it stops being fun. While I can't speak for everyone, I can tell you the reason why [b]I'm[/b] still into it - it's fun. More specifically, the act of figuring out the most optimal way fascinates me. I actually prefer routing to doing runs of the game but most of the games that I do run aren't that popular to begin with, so it's more of a case, "if you want something done, do it yourself". You want to know why I take breaks or stop doing runs of certain games? Because it's not fun. That's all there is to it really. You don't have to beat WR to have fun, nor do you have to consistently PB. That's something you decide by choice.

Speaking of choice, I don't see how my decision of which game I want to speedrun influences the decision of what other people want to run. You run what you're interested in since as you note yourself, it is a time consuming hobby. So this notion that long runs are discouraging for people who want to get into the community is completely off base. If you're truly interested in it, you'll go and do it. Trust me when I say I don't see a flock of people messaging me regarding Wild ARMS 3/ACF runs or many of the other RPG runs that I do. Long runs are very niche just because 1) it's hard to hold an audience attention for that long. People have things to do, so it's probably more of a negative if you're trying to stream big 2) they require extensive planning on your end since they consume a large portion of your day 3) most RPG runs are often more mechanical in nature and are interesting from a decision perspective. Compare this to Super Mario 64, which is nearly all execution and see which one the common viewer has greater interest in. Your focus on long runs being vastly popular and being more likely to get picked up for e-fame is seriously off the mark.

Which leads me to the next point that confuses me in your argument. This stigma you talk about doesn't just exist for speedrunners. It applies to pretty much anyone with a hobby in gaming. Speedrunners who do long runs aren't the ones that are contributing to this mantra. On top of that, that generalization is extremely ignorant on your part. You don't know about any of our situations and circumstances, yet you're going to place the blame at our doors? What have you done to try and change this perception? Your example doesn't help because the streamers you mention don't have a common thread. Of all the people who you can pick, I don't know why you're adding me and AzureFlame onto that list. I haven't done a long run in like a 1 year and most of Azure's stuff is like within the 2 hour mark, which aren't long runs. Not only that, but neither of us are partnered and I have less than 1000 Followers, which shoots your earlier argument into the water.

As mentioned by Mystery, we're not forcing you to watch our streams. I don't know why you care if my stream is long - how does it hurt you? You can just, y'know, CLOSE the stream or watch something else. Why do you care if someone else is watching my stuff? Are you losing viewers because of me? Isn't that more your fault for not being able to hold your viewers attention? You want to show up on Final Split? Then why not ask them directly? Just for the record, despite all the "long games" I run, I've never been invited on to the program either, so please get your examples straight.

Your entire series of posts comes off as jealously for being a speedrunner who isn't getting the attention that he wants and thought he was going to get e-famous doing it. I'm sorry it didn't work out that way, but that's the reality. Speedrunning has always had a pay-2-win mentality with things like turbo, faster model consoles and tricks specific to versions of a game. It's why most of us do this as hobby. We will do it if we're having fun. The camaraderie vastly overshadows the competitive aspect and its why a lot of people stay into it even if they aren't the best runners.

cha0sSDA

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cha0sSDA: 2016-09-01 06:19:09 am

2016-09-01 06:18:35 am

your arguments do not establish good enough premises to support them and you arent effectively responding people's counter points so this might as well be pastebinmonday. Either you're trolling (which good job then) or you should respond more specfically to what people are asking. Also, you wouldn't blame a basketball player for buying better shoes!!!

NachoYacopu

2016-09-01 10:34:26 am

T r i P T e a M

You must be doing something wrong, I'm still having fun.

TheMG2

2016-09-01 10:37:03 am

they're a troll look at their other threads

GinTatsu

2016-09-01 12:33:23 pm

Rad... They have taken me...

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