Any reason you see an 'easy' run as more casual? The difference between easy and hard is largely negligible outside of Armstrong (and boss strats are a lot more developed on hard)

Agreed. You won't see much difference between hard and easy unless you're running the game glitchless

I checked out your twitch/youtube and was disappointed not to see a recording. I hope you don't let the absence of a current category discourage you from doing a run, as there's much more reason to add one once a run has been done. Good luck! :)