Normal vs. Expert
7 years ago
Pennsylvania, USA

Figured it'd be easier to have discussion here, what's your thoughts on this. As it stands, 100% is the only category where Expert Mode is a requirement in order to submit to the leaderboard.

So, a question I guess to ask in simple terms:

Do we create sub categories for Any%, Blue Line, Red Line, and 100% in such a way that each run has a Normal and Expert difficulty run?

Do we keep as is?

What do we do about Expert runs for Any%, Blue Line, and Red Line since there are no difficulty restrictions on these?

British Columbia, Canada

I agree with Pottoww.

And to clarify what I mean...

  1. I don't think we should make sub-categories for Any%, Blue, and Red Line. It clutters the boards, and there is no restriction currently saying that you can't do runs on expert. Feel free to submit a PB played on expert as far as I'm concerned.

  2. I don't think we should remove the restriction for 100% being on expert. As per discord discussion, all runners who have given their opinions on this (every current runner other than Psonar) is against removing the restriction. When you play on expert, you get an ending screen that says "Great" at the end of the run. I say that's a "different ending" caused by playing on Expert, and it's the best ending because it makes you feel good (literally my reason).

  3. I'm all for a separate category for all medals on Normal, but I feel like it should be a "if people come we will build it" sort of deal. I don't really have any reasoning for this, just my opinion, and also, there's nothing wrong with making a google doc board in the meantime.

  4. We were also discussing changing the name of 100%, I don't think we should. That's just the elitest attitude talking tbh, I don't have any reason other than "It sounds cooler" and I feel cool running 100%.

So in a nutshell, I agree with Pottoww.

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