Of more popular streamers: BrainTM, TheMexicanRunner, Tminator64, BT, and Kalemandu.
Lesser known runners: C0ffeemonsta is a really chill and cool guy, as well as D374tp and vtor67. Definitely check them out whenever they're live.
I know it was meant to be one but there's a lot of cool people out there :)
I haven't watched a whole lot of speedrun livestreams (other than marathons). I enjoy Firedragon764 though.
Being proud of what you've done is great. I think what Lance's point was, is that saying that you're your own favorite of anything just kind of makes you sound like a d-bag.
It might seem like nuthugging, but zfg is one of the best examples of a good speedrunner.
¤ Stays true to his game and his runs. He's not called the King of Ocarina of Time for nothing. He's been working on that game for well over 5 years now and continues to improve a category that, up until recently, hasn't had any real competition. This isn't saying running more games is bad, he just doesn't get side-tracked for too long with other casual games; he always comes back to OoT. ¤ Despite his popularity, he doesn't try to milk his viewers for all their worth. This isn't a speedrunner exclusive problem; most streamers who get popular eventually change their stream culture to encourage donations and subscriptions to the point where some will start calling them a sellout unironically. He does thank people who subscribe on stream but doesn't have it take away from the game. His main reason to stream is to have a chat while he's playing and isn't too concerned with the money, it's just a small benefit. ¤ Has a sense of humor. While he doesn't actually laugh very often on stream he can shittalk as well as anyone. One time he called chat out for saying they liked his run the most at a marathon and followed up with "Okay you cocksuckers what was you favorite run other than mine?" Naturally, chat erupted. ¤ He doesn't get upset when he fails. He rarely gets noticeably upset when he loses a run. He can occasionally say "I'm mad" but he's still chill about it. Good control over temper is a great trait to have, especially over competition, which speedrunning is. ¤ Proactive in the speedrunning community and supportive of other runners. Given his popularity and longevity on Speed Demos Archive, he's considered one of the elite. While many of the elite have huge egos, he doesn't go bossing people around with his veterency. He talks about the games he runs in their forums and helps out those who are wanting to learn. He also raids smaller streamers with his large viewer count (though sometimes it can be the same people over and over).
He can sometimes humblebrag but it tends to get chat riled up in a humorous way. He's someone I aspire to be.
Fuzzyness, because his SSBM Adventure Mode run was what got me interested in speedrunning.
Favorite speedrunners ? Hm I'd point out Derek Taylor or CarcinogenSDA as the ones who often go around playing Resident Evil games, but basically I welcome anyone who is good at it - regardless of their play styles and where they come from. ;)
narcissa is NOT a speedrunner.
i'd say anyone that ran in the previous GWPs, except peterafro and chewkey, fuck those guys.
