I just spent hours and hours attempting a good speedrun and I was rejected for using an emulator due to "faster loading times." I want to argue against that. First of all, if anything, it lags the game. Every minigame I've played lagged half to death and it's just irritating. Second, if you actually watched the runs, mods, you would see that it runs at the same time as any other run. If you didn't want emulators, you could've specified it in the rules rather than having me wasting my time. I would just love to use my Wii U, but too bad I can't afford a capture card.

@jobber I know, I just enjoy streaming more. I can just take Co-Op and move on.

Honestly, I've been trying to get people not to help when I stream, it's just easier for me to do while filming. You also don't know if the person had everything muted and if they were talking to another person while being muted, although it'd be quite obvious. I'll gladly move to co-op if people have an issue with it. I still don't see the big deal, but whatever.

I agree with the concerns that connor has stated.

It does feel like the real way to play instead of just teleporting to people, in my opinion, so why not have another way to speedrun?

@JobberMcDumDum Again, I see all points with that whole situation, and Buttons fall under cheating so no, that wouldn't work. Summons can't really be spammed and I think it'd be cheap to spam them throughout a run, but does it really hurt if there's one summoned by you or someone watching? Again, it could be anyone. Let's say that someone watching a speedrun summoned an invasion but didn't say that they were the one who did it. We can all assume it's a random, correct? Don't see a problem with that.

@JobberMcDumDum Obviously, that doesn't count as stated in the original solo rules. Also, you're forgetting about the fact that there's no friend task required for anything outside of TTC :-).

@Ross123123 was just throwing an example since we all know there will be people who do it (God knows why...). I don't see an issue with invasion summons mainly because another speedrunner could have the invasion during their time while you're left in the dust (Example: Mingler/Legal Eagle key). If you have an invasion, why not use it? If you don't, oh well. I'm just hearing that anyone can summon it except you, and I see where that'd get on peoples' nerves, but I don't have an issue with it personally.

@Legofan543 To be fair, I was streaming and had only one person, whom I did call with, help me, but I never added him. I do see the complaints with the solo rules, but walking to buildings is a huge pain in the ass, so maybe it could go under its own category to be a "No Friend" kind of run? But honestly, do you see anyone soloing playgrounds without calling for help, whereas they need a factory or building? (I guess you could go to the full district, but that's just time consumption)

I feel like having Co-Op and Solo as two categories is a great suggestion. However, I feel like people are crying too much about the little rules there are in Solo runs, which was originally to not add anyone. I feel as if not adding people should go under its own category since Co-Op speedrunners can just tp to their friends, and walking to the building feels like the real deal.

Honestly, I think the "not adding anyone" aspect should be the only part of solo since you have to run to each building. I think it's fine mainly because, well think about it, let's say you're in the brrrgh on the 20 4+ stories. Do you really expect to go the whole time without asking an added friend or someone you can talk with for help? I honestly don't see the big deal with the solo rules now and what all the complaints are about. If you can't beat someone's solo time because of the rules, there's literally no need to get all salty about it and go on a rant. Plus let's be real, streaming allows people to troll and stall the speedrunner, so I don't know what all the complaints are about if you guys don't stream yourselves.