If we're separating categories due to one of them being pay-to-win, then it doesn't make sense to put mine in the DLC category when I didn't pay anything, and was able to complete the run with a game that did not own the DLC, just like anyone else without DLC would be able to do.

The weird thing is, my run technically isn't DLC. You can check yourself, my run was from before the DLC even existed. I'd just somehow got it to spawn during the run.

Does it really count as a DLC run if I don't own the DLC?

Hey! Didn't realise there was new interest from people wanting to speedrun the game. If you still want any help or tips, reach out to me on Discord (Lam#8896) and I can help out if you're interested.