Speedrun.com is under new ownership
3 years ago
Antarctica

Thank you so much Pac for all of the work you’ve done and all of the effort you’ve put into making this site and wonderful experience for all of us. I don’t think we could ever people thank you for the work that you’ve done over the years. Good luck in your future endeavors and enjoy your well deserved break away from it all.

Rochester, NY, USA

When src gets its new Elo Engage ads the site'll become inaccessible for me. (I get overstimulated to the point of freezing up.)

This is what happens when an advertising firm buys your hobby site...

https://www.elo.io/products/engage https://i.imgur.com/ijoqA6M.png

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Rochester, NY, USA

@Liv I use uBlock Origin, which blocks SRC's current ads, but doesn't block Elo Engage ads. Right now, Elo Engage just advertises other Elo sites, but that'll change as Elo reaches more advertisers.

https://i.imgur.com/rCj4jvy.png https://i.imgur.com/GYeFhgj.png

Ontario, Canada

I have had nothing but positive interactions with you when it came to issues as well with the people you have had helping you over the years, hoping that things will stay within the same realm of community as we have but more refined and updated moving forward. It's been many years for sure and hopefully many more for everyone here within communities.

[quote=MisterWolf]I am wondering about the "Potential ways to provide reward and funding to the community" part. What exactly do you mean by this? Ads on the site? Affiliate programs? Sponsorships for speedrunners? [/quote]

We're currently brainstorming on ways to do that that best support the community/don't feel intrusive, and if you have any cool ideas in mind we'd love to hear them! We want to make sure the changes we make help create a more sustainable future of SR.C without damaging the experience.

[quote=alkamaass]I'm concerned that, since now it is owned by a corporation/company, that emulation might be banned because of the liability of being sued by Nintendo and other companies. Can we get a confirmation that emulation won't be banned off of the site?[/quote]

We've always felt that these kinds of rules should be established by individual communities to best suit the needs of their players, and we don't see a reason to change that policy.

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Rochester, NY, USA

Hi @lewisandspark, this is essentially a non-answer:

[quote="lewisandspark"]We've always felt that these kinds of rules should be established by individual communities to best suit the needs of their players, and we don't see a reason to change that policy.[/quote]

Large game development studios, advertisers, and IP holders actively work against sites that tacitly encourage emulator use. Will Elo promise to not ban submissions for using emulators, legal or otherwise?

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European Union

Thank you for your work Pac, hopefully now you'll stop getting emails from the kiddies about Bedrock Edition Kappa

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New York, USA

New ownership could lead to new policies and new ways of handling current drama. I look forward to seeing how things unfold. Hopefully they don't let people get away with abusing privileges anymore.

Texas, USA

Have a great time! I hope this will give the resources the site needs.

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Scotland

Goodbye Pac and enjoy spending time engaging more with the offline world. It is a fantastic thing to do and you will enjoy the mental break, I am sure!

Hello Elo.

Ironically I haven't had the "site down" error in days, but I got it trying to load page 2 of this topic haha.

Fingers crossed we don't get an overabundance of annoying ads, that's my only concern to be honest. The site does what it needs to do as-is. But I shall remain optimistic and trust the opinions of those in the know! A new era.

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Thank you for all the hard work you've done for the speedrun community and sr.c. I wish you all the best for future projects and you'll still come around to some events I hope.

Welcome to Elo, I've had some interactions here and there from the esports side of things with you guys so I'm confident this is going to be a positive change for sr.c.

California, USA

Thanks for being awesome Pac. The site wouldn't have made it to the level it is at without all of your hardwork and dedication. Good luck in your future endeavors and take a good break. You deserve it!

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United States

Well-deserved rest indeed. Good luck out there.

Esperanto

Thanks, Pac, for everything you've done for this site.

United States

Sad to see the change, but I know dotabuff to be a very strong resource, so it seems like you've done the right thing by making sure the change is into good hands!

it was a good run pac, i've been using this website for 2-3 years. it was cool to see website dedicated to speedrunning. too bad though i've lost my interest on speedrunning long time ago

good luck with your life

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North Carolina, USA

Thank you for all your hard work Pac bro, I'm really grateful that you gave us a place to share speedruns and come together as a whole ❤️ Good Luck with your future projects ❤️

Team Elo, welcome to SRC and I'm looking forward to what y'all have in store for the site ❤️

New South Wales, Australia

I hope this turns out for the best but its sad to read. I loved SRC cause it was made by speedrunners for speedrunners. I hope it doesn't become corporate cash grab