I am glad there are more people taking interest in this run category! Only 3 people have currently submitted times, and I would very much like to see this number grow!

But I have an issue with the current best time, and that it is not a valid run.

In the beginning of the game, he failed to pick up the starting pistol.

Also during the wesker fight, he used a non-tactical reset to try and get another shot at fast wesker in 6-3.

I'd like for this run to be checked over again, as these are just a few things I found after wanting to watch the video of his attempt. There could be more but I doubt if he put in the practice that there wouldn't be much else.

Thanks :)

For some reason the submission has 2 "Platform" selection. The two selections which are outlined as to what they do are in a guide made by Rave.

My question is, why go and add the extra step?

I doubt you couldn't add a rule that automatically adds anything labeled under PC to the PC category and anything else selected (being Xbox one, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3) under console. It really isn't that hard.

Unless it's solely because of how the actual website is coded.

Can anybody give me an answer other than "That's just how it works"? Thanks!

As the title implies, there was some confusion and disagreeing about this rule. So, to avoid any further confusion/conflict, lets just settle this right now.

Tactical resets are used solely for the purpose of despawning enemies or to bring sheva up to speed.

If you abandon this rule, it basically means you can die and manage your inventory whenever you want. It also takes out a huge portion of the skill involved in the run, such as:

Utilizing the maps item locations, inventory planning, concentration and dedication.

Why, you may ask?

Well, now you don't have to plan your inventory accordingly. If you forget something, kill yourself, take the 10 second time loss and get what you need.

It also means that on any difficulty (especially Vet/Pro) you won't have to worry about ACTUALLY trying to survive. There is no more challenge to it. Now it's just "Oh, I died. Might as well stock up on First Aid sprays too" and then continue.

There is still obviously planning that goes into the run and practice, but you could be as careless as you want with no repercussion.

Based on the responses from the "Really?" thread (that got deleted) it seems a lot are in favor of disregarding this rule.

So, let this be the final decision. It's based on the community, and what we decide collectively is what it will be. I've given my 2 cents, what do you all want?

Disregard or Reinstate?

In the ruling it states that you're only allowed Tactical resets, and no other kind. My question now becomes:

Doesn't that mean the speedrun has to be deathless, since a death resets the area to the last checkpoint, but didn't occur by the user intentionally to reset/despawn enemies?

If so, doesn't that mean DemonKingOda's new game+ solo pro run shouldn't have been verified?

Just curious if there was a post somewhere that the rules were changed but haven't been updated, or if both parties just didn't read them or forgot about them.

Can anybody get this skip to work on Professional? For the life of me I can't get it to work. Is it even possible to do? I can do it on Amateur and Normal and that but on Pro he always throws me once I restrain him.

You know the skip where you shoot the ground with a rocket right away and then run a bit 180 and shoot him with a gun so he falls.

Unless, since it normally takes 2 rockets on Pro, there is no way to get an 8 second fight. In which case I will feel a lot better.

I was looking at other games and the different types of runs they do and It got me thinking about different categories for re5 (new ones)

Not sure how well these would work (if at all), but I have 2 proposed new categories.

1. "No Glitch/Skips" category

In this category, you would not be able to use any kind of glitch/skip (wesker fight 2/3 skip, 2-1 door skip, etc) so you would just run the game as fast as possible playing like you're normally supposed to.

2. " weapon only"

For this category, you could only use a certain weapon for the entire run (such as AR's only or make specific such as Ithaca M37 only)

What do you guys think? Any other ideas?

Edit:

3. No Shop

Basically no merchant from re4. This would be played on NG only since NG+ has no use for the shop. Played Solo/Coop.

4. No Healing Items

Play through the entire game without any kind of healing items. Don't get hit / let Sheva get hit and it should be easy. This could be played NG/NG+ and Solo/Coop

If anybody wants to see the route I wrote down for the 100% category, make sure to comment.

Also, if you plan on running, take my time and reduce it by about 10 mins. That's about where you should be for a decent run, since my run was awful and without a lot of major skips (like wesker fight skips). Also run coop. Sheva AI is literal trash when it comes to speedrunning.

So I've recently gotten into speedrunning because it has always interested me watching things like gdq and stuff. I haven't really been trying to get world records, so much as I want to challenge myself.

So my question is, do you guys speedrun to try and get world records (because hey, who wouldn't want one?), or do you guys speedrun for the fun/challenge?

Also, can I safely say this site is proof of world record runs?