I suggest to set that timer can be started after we can control a character, as in majority of games here. Or the first cinematic really matters?

@NZ Yes, you're absolutely right, but since there are already three runs like this, changing it would mean changing the runners' final times, and they already completed the runs counting from the start.

You're completely right, and I appreciate your comment, but since the rules are already set up this way, I think it would be best to leave them as they are.

Thanks anyway for contributing to the Mafia: The Old Country speedrunning community.

You're completely right, and I appreciate your comment, but since the rules are already set up this way, I think it would be best to leave them as they are.

Just because you set them up this way does not mean they need to remain that way. There is absolutely no reason for the timer to start at the opening cinematic instead of when you first gain control of Enzo. There is also nothing unusual about moderators changing the category ruleset if the change makes sense. You can easily retime those runs by extracting the opening cinematic time from the final time - you are the moderator of this game.

It has almost been half a year since this game's release and there is only 1 run present for the Any% category. The reason for this is your unwillingness to cooperate with the moderators of other Mafia games to make this a presentable board. Please re-consider your approach to moderating, or else the leaderboards for this game will forever remain dead, as no one is interested in running it currently.

To add on to this, as far as I know, the Mafia community members have already finished working on the loadless timer for this game many months ago, or at the very least they came close to finishing it. Is there any reason you refuse to communicate with them regarding this topic? And is there any reason you've decided to rule this leaderboard on your own without cooperating with people who actually want to make this game speedrun-able?

@27 Okay, the category rules will be changed, but you shouldn't get so angry about a simple change that doesn't affect the run at all.

You're completely missing the point of the post, and that's unfortunate. I hope this gets resolved soon enough since I was looking forward to running this game.

@27 The rules have been changed and now the time for runs will begin when the character can move