Connecticut, USAyeah we'd definitely need a filter for our category then. if people want to run with /bonus they cant be on the same chart they would be at too much of an advantage. and as far as partying up goes players aren't required to remain in party for the whole run they just cant party with anyone other than their running mate. a lot of pre-searing as well as old ascalon has us leaving party to go do quests for skills alone. its just faster that way. so with that being said no additional rules would be needed for augury rock that I can think of, unless you can think of any that would apply here.
a few of our twitch viewers have been talking about doing a 4 person all missions + bonus objectives run using our rule set. So depending on if they can actually co-ordinate the routing process we'll have that to look forward to as well. its really up to us to bring awareness to speedrunning this game. Super hyped to see more and more people running this game. another guy "poidrac" on twitch has been running prophecies solo all missions. and apparently he's been routing nightfall as well. all cool stuff to look out for :D Hyped for your runs as well. I'll definitely come hang!
I know this issue isnt really relevant to this thread but someone suggested I post it here
My brother and I stream using the same twitch account. is there any way we can have both of our accounts listed as using the same twitch account? his username is clid. http://www.speedrun.com/user/Clid
My brother and I stream using the same twitch account. is there any way we can have both of our accounts listed as using the same twitch account? his username is clid. http://www.speedrun.com/user/Clid
Yes we're both using new characters and will be recording video from both our perspectives. there are a few reasons for disabling /bonus. one is that it adds too many complications and potentials to invalidate a run. if a player misses discarding a single non-prophecies item accidentally while in the heat of a run it could invalidate an entire run (and you know how long these runs can be.) Another reason is that not all copies of prophecies came with the bonus items and some copies came with more than others (pre-ordering the game came with certain bonus items as well as the coke promotional which was exclusive to the Korean version of the game.) We want to be all inclusive and encourage everyone to run this game regardless of what version they have because that's the only way we're going to be able to build a guild wars speedrunning community and get this leaderboard poppin' :P and also because double fire imps gives way too much of an advantage over the people who don't have the right version of prophecies to access /bonus.
Our first full clear took 11 hours 32 minutes and 26 seconds. We made a ton of mistakes throughout though I think sub 10 is easily achievable maybe even sub 9.
also wondering if accessing GTOB is allowed during a run. one of the guys that was theory crafting with us was curious.
my brother and I have spent the last 2 months routing a 2 person prophecies any% all missions speed run. we were hoping to get our category added as we have just completed our first run in full. though we will not be submitting this run, we now realize we can complete the run and will be trying to improve our time. A bunch of our twitch viewers have expressed interest in both watching and running this category.
we based most of our rules off of the pre-existing ones for the any% category though there are a few changes that we felt suited the co-op category better. these are the rules of the run:
TIMING: -Timing is done is done in real time due to in-game being unreliable. -Timing starts after selecting 'Create' on the create a character menu. -Timing ends when the final cutscene (Hell's Precipice mission) starts. -The timer must not be paused at any stage. -The /age function MUST be performed after a run has been completed to ensure that it is lower than real time and increase validity.
GAMEPLAY: -All prophecies missions must be completed. (bonus objectives are not required) -Essentially the game is to be played as if it was the first character created on your account. This is the fundamental rule that must be adhered to. Major game rules include (but are likely not limited to): -Skills may only be purchased from the skill trainers they are originally purchased from. -After the run has been completed, your character's unlocked skills must be displayed. -Access to storage is prohibited. The Xunlai Agent must be spoken to after the run has been completed to verify it has not been accessed. -Runs must be completed in a single-segment. -Runs must be completed without any help from other players (excluding your running mate)
- You may exchange items with your running mate by dropping items on the ground in missions and explorable areas. (you may not open a trade window) -Hard mode must be disabled. -Use of tomes is prohibited -Access to other campaigns is prohibited. -Any special event items/interactions are also prohibited (this includes things like bonus exp/faction weekends). -Glitches/bugs/skips/clips are allowed -No third party programs allowed, ie. programmable macros, texmod, toolbox etc. -Use of mercenary heroes are forbidden -Allegiance skills are not to be used during runs -No use of /bonus items -The two runners must remain the same throughout the run
