Please vote whether you'd be okay with making Normal Any% the default category over Practice. As for the cut-off point for this poll - I'm suggesting implementing the change (or just ending the poll) when there's an overwhelming consensus (say, 90% of votes) with 10+ votes in total.

My arguments in favour:

1. Potentially the quickest category now thanks to the Cave boss skip.
2. Somewhat forgiving. Almost as easy to get into as Practice, and not as brutal as Difficult.
3. Seems just as popular as Practice, judging by the number of runners.

My arguments against:

1. The climb after the Cave boss skip introduces an extra element of randomness into the run.
2. There's a slight prevalence of recent runs on Practice over Normal.

Notes: Post a message with your vote. I don't think counting Likes as votes 'For' would be fair. Also, I do encourage non-runners to vote and give their reasoning too, but I won't be counting their votes just to be safe.

Current tally. For: 9 votes (Svipur, Demian_Neville, MrMonsh, veschii_nevstrui, GreyGurd, tepleyev, takojaki, PaulSaltine, ZeeGee_) + 4 votes from non-runners (PakLomak, EmilSinkler, JackPro, OopsKapootz). Against: 0 votes.

Vote passed.

Voting in favour.

Great idea! За!

Голосую за=)

I have always been of the opinion that the fastest any% sub-category should always be the default (applicable to any game really, not just this one).

With that in mind and with normal currently having the best chance at doing just that, I vote in favour.

PS: The slight prevalence of recent Practice runs is probably aided in part due to it being the current default too, so I expect Normal to boom in the same fashion if this change is applied. I wouldn't particularly worry about this point too much.

It's not a big difference, so why not. Voting favour, just for help it happen faster)

Of course, the normal should be the main one. Even when loading the game, it is the default difficulty.

Vote in favour

Not a runner yet, but I would run whatever is the default menu choice, and I would expect that to be the default category.

Yea, aye

I also vote in favor. There's not much difference between the two categories, so if normal is going to consistently be the faster route then I'm for it.

yes for normal :)

Vote passed with 9 in favour and 0 against.

I've implemented the change.

Thank you all for voicing your opinions and not letting it drag on for too long. Delighted to see such unanimousness.