Less people runs SC? 60 runs soft sorc vs 18 HC runs.

The main question is why HC runs couldnt count like soft run. Ive got 0 answers, only like "it always was like this, and I like this separation".

I don`t like it, and if you see what happend at normal runs today with top runners mb you will understand why.

" I think we can also agree that the SC category should exist". Why, why it should be exist, there is no differents in time for today, some runs are faster at HC, some at SC.

About pasifics, other fun categories - they not that bad, as p1, the grind level for p1 normal is not the same. Its not even close. And the worst thing it`s not a speedrun anymore.

1. «Noone sits here and puts a gun to your head to go for all 2 x 2 x 7 x 3 worlrd records». But this is how things are done now. No one cares about the fastest time, everyone plays with guns to their heads, and going only for achievements. Long time ago grind was not that bad, but for today grind SC and HC is disgusting. All main normal WRs have topleft start, 1st arcane, flayers skip, with amazing tower runs (I don`t even talk about the runes). The worst thing is you have to do it twice, and that’s what people do. What do I want, if HC will be equal with SC, speedrunners could run only HC to get both WRs, or destroy this separation.
2. «In the early stages of this game on this website, we had no separation between hc and sc runs. After a while a number of ppl started doing the speedruns on hc - eventually wanting to have their own leaderboards. At that moment the hc runs were remarkably slower. At that time we agreed on the rules "SC has to be SC" and "HC has to be HC». Time has changed. This answer is not logical, its just «that’s why, because it used to be before». Please, give me answer with any logic rules why if you have HC normal WR you couldnt have SC too?
3. «This would force us Moderators to literally watch every run to its full extend to figure out if it was deathless», if this the only problem I guess we should have some more moders. I watched all runes from top5 from the start to the end, you can give me moderation if you not able to do it. Also we can remove verification and start only check for right submits, because anyway no one is watching all runs.
4. «Making this a one way street also doesn't seem fair - therefore this strict seperation». Why its unfair, you beat the game with best possible time, and that’s unfair to give you WR? Lets look what happened at normal d2 speedrun for today: Amazon – HC faster than SC. Egg (HC wrholder) going to beat SC. Assassin – HC faster than SC. Mojlodostb (HC wrholder) going to beat SC, Bender tries to back HC. Barb – Bender have both WR, no one plays barb. Druid – I have both WR, Bender, Indrek, MrLlama tries to beat HC time, for last 3 months no one even once try to beat SC time. For me it`s not a speedrun, no one even cares about the best time. Nec – Few months ago Bender got both, but Bokser beat his worst one. Pal – Few months ago Bender got both, but Bokser beat his worst one. Sorc – no one plays sorc.

Im sorry Lav, but who is that "community", who decided that? I can agree about SC cannot be HC, but there is no logic at all about HC cannot be SC. Speedrun of d2 is dead for today, noone going for the best time of each char. All runners are going for achievment at speedrun.com. Look at HL speedrun (https://www.speedrun.com/hl1), there is EASY and HARD mode, but they are going at the same category, Diablo 3 - there is 1 category, many others games... But what do we have here? No one plays Druid soft, cuz druid HC is easier. Sin soft are 3 minutes faster, then HC, but Mojlodostb have to play 11 hours at stream for grind soft achievment. 2 last Boksers WRs at normal - is beating slower time of benders WRs. And this is not a competition, no one want to beat the game as fast as possible, everyone want achievments. And noone of this list is even not of the part of this "community" who decided how runners have to run this runs. There is a big different for STREAM (not speedrun) of hell hardcore run, for today this is the most popular category for viewers, but why guys who dont care about viewers at theirs streams have to run softcore, if he allready have have the best time? Because someone decided for him?

1. Can I submit hc run for as hc and as sc? If Ive got HC run with better time, then SC, can I submit it at both, cuz HC rules are same with SC, and there is no reason to grind SC too, for another "achivment" at speedrun.com? 2)Can I make pause when Im speedrunning? Some runs are going more, then 8 hours, is it possible to have a break at this runs, whats rules do you have for that, can I pause at 6 hours run, 4 hours, 1 hour?

https://www.speedrun.com/d2lod/run/m7g9n2wm its bdd https://www.speedrun.com/d2lod/run/y657vl0z dont know who is it, but looks like it`s not a hellojoe https://www.speedrun.com/d2lod/run/yok4xk5z kano old run

Thanks for answers, hope it will be fixed soon. And any way thanks for moderation for years, it`s really hard work.

Should we send again runs for verification, or better just wait for now?

There is no normal runs at speedrun.com for now

Main random at d2 is runes, not maps, so "seed" will not help at all. Only way to race without "random" is run without runewords, but dunno will someone accept to do it.

There is 100% montage at 50.747-50.813 https://imgur.com/a/Vks9OpZ https://imgur.com/a/71lJ7fl https://imgur.com/a/CG9oyuc https://imgur.com/a/ZYg4xob

I seen this one https://imgur.com/a/WRR8LFi , but i didn`t think about act1 and act2-3-4-5 connections.

sc or hc?

I think about it a little bit more. And even if there is no rules about VOD and highlight, it could be established pattern of behavior. If its common for speedruns, the video have to be constant, it could be a reason for reject. My patern "if rules do not contain it, i can do it" was wrong. Im sorry for this post, I was wrong.

1 of 4 run from the main page - https://www.speedrun.com/d2lod/run/me8gln8m There is not a highlight, run start after 1 min 20 sec - Verified by LaV on 2019-01-28 My run started after 2 min - rejected I know non-highlight video is gonna be delete, many runs at speedruns.com with deleted video, https://www.speedrun.com/d2lod/run/7z0x214z https://www.speedrun.com/d2lod/run/emkkg61m All I want to know, how the rules work. Blazer-flamewing, its looks like advice, how to make your video better. And yes, its true, Im agree. But there is no rule about this. Next time run can be rejected, becouse 50% of sound is muted (copyright), or there is no game sound. If i didnt break any rule and have reject, the best way for me its just forget about this and play for myself, just do not subbmit runs here. Its not a big deal. It`s just a ladder, where Teo can verifed his run by himself, but my runs rejected with a best wishes.

First of all, Im sorry for english, Im not living in english speaking contry, I didn`t learn english at the school, and I had no practice with it.

So this is my run

It`s AMA any% norm SC 2-25. Nothing very special, but this run was rejected. This is the rules of diablo 2 speedrun: "Must NOT use a pre-generated map Must NOT use any modification of the game This is a 'Real Time Attack' run: The usage of "Safe and Exit" is allowed Timer starts on characher creation and ends when Baal dies Must be done on softcore Must be done on /players 1" And this is reason, why run was rejected "please highlight your run and don't submit an entire VOD"

1. There is no rule about highlight
2. "entire VOD" was 2-33, and the run was 2-25. There is only 8 minutes of the VOD don't include the run.
3. Menu help on speedrun.com said: "My game request got rejected Probably for good reason, for more info contact one of the Full Moderators", but there is no way how to connect with them. I do not use discord, twitter. There is no mail. Yes they have a twith acc, so am I, but i think it isn`t a right way to connect with them. So I have 2 questions:
4. If Im not right, what rule i didnt follow?
5. If Im right, what should I do? And yes, I dont wanna make highlight 2-25 of 2-33 video, this is ridiculous.