Well, to satisfy everyone ->

1. On SRL, add race categories titled "Roman's Sorrow Classic% w/ Brucie" & "Roman's Sorrow Classic% w/o Brucie".

I now feel this is actually the best option.

http://www.speedrunslive.com/races/game/#!/gta4/1

Some runners do a Classic% Roman's Sorrow race without doing Brucie's first and second mission. Others do include these missions in their races. Shouldn't we agree on a formula that every Roman's Sorrow Classic% race follows? I think so.

By agreeing on a standard: (1) Future SRL race times will be earned on the same formula (currently there are times posted for Classic% which both include and exclude Brucie's missions for a Roman's Sorrow race). This doesn't seem right to me, regardless of how much it really matters.

(2) It's clearly optimal to do Brucie's first and second mission before Roman's Sorrow, that is, if you're going for a full run.

(3) Requiring these missions allows the runner to possibly continue on with the run, if they feel they have a good time thus far. You wouldn't want to get to Roman's Sorrow with an amazing time and realize that you haven't done the mission route optimally, would you?

So what should officially be done about this? Two options:

1. On SRL, add race categories titled "Roman's Sorrow Classic% w/ Brucie" & "Roman's Sorrow Classic% w/o Brucie".

2. Only add the category "Roman's Sorrow Classic% w/ Brucie" because a category excluding Brucie's missions doesn't make sense. Keep it simple. Fewer categories equals more organization and a sense of actually having standards.

At this time, this is the only "IV" race I feel this needs to be said about.

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Call Discovery Channel! We have a discovery! After finding this, you'd hope there're many uses, but if the only benefit is getting out of that damn apartment 20 seconds faster, it's worth it. Kappa Please give me a sub 1:10 RS now. (<---edit: 1:09)

Another use: Spam clip capture (as it's turned off) before killing vlad to skip that moment where you can't do anything but stand there and listen to him talk. Just before that moment starts up, begin spamming it and you'll be able to move right away and proceed to shooting him in the head. Saves around 4 seconds.

and another use: During Jamaican Heat, crouch in the spot while waiting for Jacob to reach his spot. Skip the cutscene. Don't move Niko at all. You can aim in any direction you'd like, just don't move him. You can even zoom in if you'd like, just don't move Niko. Once the last of the three are dead, press the clip capture button. The next guy should immediately come out, as long as you didn't move Niko.

Mods: I updated my last GTA IV Classic% run submission with a link to a YouTube vid instead of the Twitch highlight. The video received multiple copyright notices as a result of the in-game radio. I'm seeing that the video is blocked in what looks like every country around the globe. Are you getting a "This video is blocked in your country..." message when trying to view the video. If so.....I'm not sure what I can do as Twitch will remove the highlight due to it being over two hours. If I split it up into multiple < 2 hour highlights on Twitch, it'd still be muted at certain parts due to the content ID system. Just let me know if there's anything more I should do. Thanks.

I've never once had the car I choose not work for me after killing the enemies during Entourage. Is it always the case for you that neither of the cars work without a call to jump-start them?

There's been talk regarding whether or not it'd be a good idea to include the date with French Tom in a run. Technically, it's not needed to complete the game, but it may save you time later on depending on how phone calls go. In a recent run, I noticed I received a total of four texts from Roman, reminding Niko to check his email for a reply from French Tom, before receiving all of the wedding calls and ultimately the call from UL Paper for "That Special Someone". What this means is that there were four opportunities to receive more important calls earlier on which were blocked by these texts from Roman.

At the moment, this is my idea of how to best fit the date into a run, that is, if the email from French Tom has arrived in your inbox by this point in the run. -The mission Wrong is Right -Quickly kill the driver (within 1-10 seconds) -Mission complete AND you should be very close to the internet cafe + the pay n spray down the street -French Tom will always want to meet at 18:00 (6pm) and you're always able to begin the date two hours early (16:00-18:00~) -Optimally, the time should be between 16:00 and 18:00 when you kill the target during "Wrong is Right" -Drive to the internet cafe and check for the email from French Tom -Use the positive reply -If the time isn't between 16:00-18:00, use the Pay n Spray to move ahead 3 hours per spray until your in game time is between 16-18:00 -Drive to the diner which is located seconds from both the Internet Cafe & Pay n Spray -Walk in the diner, DON'T WALK TO THE BOOTH WHERE TOM IS SITTING -Simply look for where he's sitting and shoot him in the head from where you entered -Date complete, leave the diner and proceed with the run ¤(This should only take you about one minute to complete)¤

If you complete the date early on, you won't have to worry about these texts blocking the important calls. Once I've tried this, I'll update this post.

Deathwarps (that I've tried):

Hostile Negotiation: Just outside the factory/warehouse Paper Trail: Down the street from the mission heli Mr. & Mrs. Bellic: Down the street from where you pick up Kate Out of Commission (final mission w/ Jacob & Roman): Around the corner from the car Jacob and Roman are waiting in (this is a major time saver)