Try to copy other runners gameplay. This provides a good standard which will keep you on track, so to speak. Additionally, target each individual segment, be it a jump or whatever, that you're struggling with. Unfortunately, 8-C is a bit of a pain to practice because it's so long, but it you die after getting the checkpoint you can restart from there repeatedly to make things a little easier.

No. Please do not request categories for which there is little interest and no runs.

The reason we don't retime loads is because different wiis load slower/faster, which means you would basically need to retime every load zone for every single run for an accurate comparison. If you were removing loads altogether, you would face the same problem in addition to the fact the 5-3 is faster then 5-2 solely due to skipping load times. Cutting out loads would remove that aspect of the routing and real time optimization.

By dying in 5-1, the positions of the vines will open up the top path, which allows you to walk past the piranha plant if it's in the right position.

On the topic of the NewerSMBW leaderboard:

ILoveSMB recently submitted a time which was adjusted to account for timeloss through loading zones. A couple threads came up about how this was done, how it should be handled. I observed the discussion, but was somewhat lax about participating. Maybe a mistake on my part. The reason why I delayed my response and verification was because I was trying to consider alternate ways to handle the situation. I didn't want to completely ignore it, but I can't implement a flawed comparison into the leaderboard.

Additionally, I believe ILoveSMB should not be added as a moderator in the event that he would alter the rules without sufficient critical observation of the change.

Finally, some food for thought. If speedrunning is solely about improving ourselves, what is the importance of a leaderboard?

Thank you.

I don't like the idea of simply readjusting load times. Now that you've removed the lag, does dolphin have advantages over console for loading? Different Wiis load differently too, so you couldn't just put a set conversion rate. Additionally, what if my Wii has lag too and I don't have a frame counter to fix that? Finally, if you've adjusted the timer, it isn't Real Time, which is the standard for this board, and many many others.

How did you retime the loads?

Is the clip in 4-A possible with the propeller suit? iirc when I tried it, I could only get it to work as small mario, at which point I'm not sure it would be faster to damage down and enter World C without propeller.

I don't want to add a bunch of categories that nobody will run, but nobody is restricted to run a game according to the leaderboards.

opgaming13: On version 1.0, after reaching world 7, you can take the overworld warp pipe directly to starry skies, skipping the first few stages in world 7.

Alpha: Considering how few people have run NewerSMBW, it's unlikely that new categories will garner much attention. Additionally, I don't like the idea of adding in a bunch of categories without any runs. All Worlds is an interesting idea to me because it explores the game without being the full length of 100%, whereas Any% No Sequence Break would just add two levels to the main any% route on 1.0, which is easily available.

In that case, you're going too high. Jumping from lower on the wall and/or pressing the jump button more briefly should get you onto the platforms without taking damage.

Updated the 100% rules to file select as to mirror the any% rule set.

Yeah, I'd pretty much agree with you. I asked Loz about it, and he seems to be on the same page too, so I'll probably get 100% changed to file select.

Many of the runs on the any% leaderboard were using different timing methods, which I checked and retimed, but I decided to check the 100% rules as well and noticed an incosistency. The Any% timing says to start on file select, whereas the 100% rules say to start on first input. These should not be different.

What timing method should be the standard?

I could do it I suppose, being familiar with the game.

This category feels like a weird hybrid of Any% and Cannonless, and detracts from what makes both of those categories unique.

The new leaderboard layout is good, but I think the secret exits need to be added as individual levels.

Recently, I've been wondering if the Low% ruleset should be changed to not allow Yoshi for the 1-3 Secret Exit. The basis for Low% is to complete the game with as few upgrades as possible. Using a koopa shell, you can jump up to the secret exit without ever needing Yoshi. While this is quite harder and slightly slower, I have a few reasons I think it should be changed.

Firstly, again, the basis is to complete it with the fewest upgrades. It is very possible to take the exit without using Yoshi. Second, if done properly, it shouldn't be more than 5 seconds slower than using Yoshi, if not less. I don't believe the World Record is optimized enough for that to matter. And finally, the difficulty shouldn't matter. I hope that most players taking the category seriously should understand that it may be hard to complete every level with such a restriction. In SMW, one of the strats for star world requires a crazy shell movement to complete, why shouldn't this game?

One additional note: All current times can stay, as the new movement shouldn't make achieving a better time much more difficult.

Thank you for reading.

Edit: My statement about Super Mario World could be misinterpreted. I don't want to make the category harder to be harder. Just that we can do it without Yoshi, so why don't we?