So I just got an idea
I think we tried something similar with Sly 2 a while back, I didn't like the idea myself so I didn't participate and therefore don't know too much about it, but I know they scrapped that idea after finding out it skipped some cutscenes etc.
If you think this is interesting you can look into it and test it. Not everything has to be verified and on the leaderboards.
Recent runs
Level: Episode 4
Level: Episode 2