No it is not necessary you just need proof of your speedrun and anyone can count the videos or streams time.

I dont think he'd rip people off nugget but I'm sure a lot of people are not without skepticism or the fear of losing money but I think this is a bankable site until something higher up gets going.

I support this site and the admin as well. I think it is a great idea and we speedrunners/pro gamers such as ourselves me included should be getting paid for our time. If competitive players that play street fighter or cs:go are getting paid a lot of money or even sc2 which generates millions of dollars, why can't speedrunning? You would need companies footing the bill along with sponsors to front the cash the same way instead of just viewers but this is a great idea to start with. Pro Gaming as stated in articles does generate more money than even the NFL so I can see this taking off in the near future with speedrunning. People cheat in pro leagues but there are few people that do but they eventually get caught same as in speedrunning/pro gaming. I don't see this as an obstacle to be honest. If SDA can generate multi million dollars in their charity speedruns than companies can foot the bill for it to pay the players, I can't see the issue except maybe with game selection and social politics being the only real obstacle but I'm sure with managers in the scene and referees they can help branch out all genres of gaming so that it isn't a problem plus the speedrunning community is already spread in modern and classic games as well as many different platforms so this would work.

That's not a bad idea having notifications for runs being posted is a great idea

Thanks man! Glad to hear that mame's not ruled out. I'll ask.

One question for you guys.. is emulation allowed for arcade games such as MAME emulator?? Certain sites like twin galaxies allow this but does speedruns accept submissions for mame?

Hey welcome to the site :) This is a really cool site and I enjoy the discussion threads here as they are very informative and a lot of users contribute to make the site better. I'm new to the site as well.

this is true dynamite zoo :) frame perfection vs the machine I studied the martial arts my whole life and I find one of the only other things that requires a lot of mental intensity is professional gaming or playing video games in general it promotes critical thinking skills, strategy, builds faster hand and finger speed as well as hand eye coordination I could list more..

Livesplit is just a clock stop program you can get those anywhere but the reason why speedrunners prefer livesplit is because of its ability to list a plethora of games along with a bunch of other features such as sectioning off areas of said games to provide time averages for those sections.There are other features on there as well as editing you have to look at the tutorials.

There's no easy one answer to this. Saying that speedrunning is not your thing is a premature answer and everybody is different. For me personally I never get bored and I play literally thousands of games for survival which isn't speedrunning but I do have a speedrun type style in my survival no death runs on youtube. You have to find your inner ability to have patience and know what type of games are fun for you. I think the more patience that you have the better off you will be.. a lot of what speedrunners have are patience you have to build this up along with the fun factor in speedrunning. You need to find also the determination and willpower to speedrun such as some examples here; Why do you want to speedrun? Is it something to pass the time, to become the best, or is it to compete with yourself and other players or perhaps even the machine itself? There are a lot of mitigating factors here and you just have to find what works for you. Like I said above, there is no one easy answer to this. I hope this helps and if you would like help or a more detailed answer let me know I'd be glad to help you! :) Sounds to me like you need a Wolf of wall street Jordan Belfort to coach you and I can be that guy.

Welcome I am new to the site as well m0ry but not new to speedrunning at all :) Depends what genre of gaming do you have the most skills in and like? Do you play modern or classic games or both??

The game sounds good I can't wait to try it

A bit about myself im from the US going to college soon for cpu programming and to become a criminal profiler for the fbi im also a private military contractor in training. I enjoy reading, writing poetry, boxing, martial arts, sky diving, and of course speedrunning :) Although I mostly play games for survival purposes like on my youtube but I do love speedrunning