It's extra work to get the timer working, and without an autosplitter you're manually timing it which is gonna have its own inaccuracy anyway. Mods/verifiers are gonna time it independently which makes the timer in the video less useful.
The only justification I can think of is to make sure the submission video is not sped up using LiveSplit or such, but if I wanted to cheat like that I would just add a different timer in post-production.
Am I missing something here?
The reason why we currently require a displayed timer overlay for any submitted runs is that it has been demonstrated to us that the game speed can be artificially inflated through certain means. Having a timer overlay is extra precautionary step to insure all the runs are legitimate, and do insure a more fair playing field.
However, Jertplayz and I will go over the rule to determine if its absolutely necessary for any future runs. It is easier to have a rule and remove it later then introducing a new rule down the line causing complications for older runs.
