I don’t speedrun TM2, but I do love the game and might get into running it eventually. Has anybody considered doing a separate category for each character? So you could have an Axel leaderboard, a Spectre leaderboard, a Mr. Grimm leaderboard, etc? I think that could be interesting. It would give people an opportunity to play their favorite characters competitively and not feel forced to choose the most efficient character (Axel or whomever). Just a thought.

In IL runs, are you allowed to quick save and load? If I'm not mistaken, the timer does not reset when you load back to a save point, so that's why I ask. I'll understand if it's not allowed though, since I typically don't appreciate IL runs as much if they include saving and loading.

On second thought, saving and loading may not even be worth it, because if you have to do that, then you're not very likely to get a noteworthy time. But maybe the rules should just specify anyway?