So it seems like the listed rules have been conflicting with itself for a long time. It says default settings are required but then lists Difficulty 4 when default difficulty is actually 3 so I can only assume this is a simple oversight that was just never picked up on?

I noticed everyone else's submission actually uses diffculty 4 but when I recently completed my first 1CC I used difficulty 3 thinking I needed the actual default settings like the rules state in the beginning.

If "default" is going to continue to be required I'd like to suggest that any difficulty choice be allowed as long as it doesn't go lower than the true default of 3 - this way accidentally increasing the difficulty compared to what default actually is (like all the runs before now have done due to the conflicting rules) would not incur invalidation.

Here's my run as a reference incase it's useful for anyone.

So an update! I've recently been given moderator for the game considering both the inactive absence of the previous mod and my own experience moderating for other Street Fighter leaderboards.

In response to the points I bought up about category rules a week ago, I decided to abolish the "default" naming scheme and go with a theme of Any / 4 Star / 8 Star - where the "Any" category allows any arrangement of option setting selections including Difficulty, Rounds and Damage.

This means that the run I mentioned where I chose the actual default settings now applies under the Any category. I felt like this was the most appropiate move given how long the board has considered difficulty 4 as their "main" category even if the rules were in conflict because that's what people were doing runs of and submitting as.