TL;DR:

Any% will be split into Restricted/No Divemash/Unrestricted, with the No Divemash category banning divemash on All Bosses.

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Hello again @everyone, thank you to all 40 of you who participated in the community vote.

Instant Runoff Results

Round 1

No Divemash / Divemash / Unrestricted 14

No Change 8

Add a Divemash / No Divemash Filter 7

Legalize Turbo Controllers 5

Split Unrestricted into Divemash / IFAT 4

Split Unrestricted into No IFAT / IFAT 2

Eliminated: Split Unrestricted into No IFAT / IFAT

Round 2

No Divemash / Divemash / Unrestricted 16

No Change 8

Add a Divemash / No Divemash Filter 7

Legalize Turbo Controllers 5

Split Unrestricted into Divemash / IFAT 4

Eliminated: Split Unrestricted into Divemash / IFAT

Round 3

No Divemash / Divemash / Unrestricted 18

No Change 9

Add a Divemash / No Divemash Filter 8

Legalize Turbo Controllers 5

Eliminated: Legalize Turbo Controllers

Round 4

No Divemash / Divemash / Unrestricted 20

Add a Divemash / No Divemash Filter 11

No Change 9

Eliminated: No Change

Final Round

No Divemash / Divemash / Unrestricted 21

Add a Divemash / No Divemash Filter 16

Winner: Change the Any% subcategories from "Restricted / Unrestricted" to "No Divemash / Divemash / Unrestricted."

Additional Vote Results

Default category on Speedrun.com

No Divemash: 21

Divemash: 14

No Preference: 5

Result: The default category will be No Divemash.

If a Divemash restriction exists, where should it apply?

Just King K. Rool: 20

All Bosses: 20

Result: Exact tie. No community consensus was reached.

If using a filter instead of category splits, where should the restriction apply?

Just King K. Rool: 20

All Bosses: 20

Result: Also an exact tie.

Preferred naming if Divemash becomes part of Unrestricted

No Preference: 15

Divemash / IFAT: 10

No IFAT / IFAT: 9

No IFAT / Unrestricted: 6

Result: No clear consensus.

Turbo Controllers

If turbo controllers were ever legalized, where should they be allowed?

Everywhere: 12

Just King K. Rool: 12

All Bosses: 9

No Preference: 7

Result: Tie between allowing them everywhere and only on King K. Rool.

Should turbo controllers have a CPS limit?

Yes, at the current top-runner average: 22

No CPS restriction: 10

Yes, below the current top-runner average: 8

Result: If turbo controllers are ever considered, the community favored enforcing a CPS limit based on the current top runner average.

Due to the tie of the King K. Rool and All Bosses section of the vote, we will be creating the category with the initial ruleset of banning divemash On All Bosses. This not only would’ve been the winner if votes were not pruned, but it also is the clear winner (12 to 9) when counting the votes of people who's first choice was either a category split or a filter. This result also will allow us change this decision in the future without invaliding runs in the new category.

Thank you to everyone who voted, shared feedback, and contributed to discussion throughout this process.

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