For me it doesn't really make a difference, i know in specifically later E1 runs, i've had the machine gun carried over from previous levels and just used it, that can also be applied for the chain gun as well to get faster times. Though you propose not retroactively removing times, If we were to move to pistol start i don't really know how we'd go about that since there are a decent amount of IL times and wr's that don't start with pistol.
@starsmiley I contacted @CapnClever as he was the only other person who's been verifying runs since I've started running this game in December, the other mod who actively verified runs seems to have left. Me and two other people have been waiting to get runs verified for a couple weeks but none have done so yet.
I'd like to be added as a Mod for Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny as the mods for both are either inactive or don't run the games anymore. I tried messaging the only mod that had been around since I starting running the game but he's since been inactive as well. Me and other community members would like to keep these games alive by having atleast 1 active mod so our runs can be verified. It'd be appreciated if you could help!