Hi all, I'd like your opinions on this. I'm wondering if turning the in-game music off with the BGM Switch in Options should be allowed in the rules or not. It speeds up the entire game and reduces lag. For example, the brain-worm before Bugmax becomes significantly faster, as well as any screen-wide boss explosion like Joker or Sunset Sting. Currently, I don't know how much time it saves RTA exactly, nor do I know if it affects IGT at all. But my guess is it saves over 5 seconds overall, and it causes IGT to be slower.

• Should BGM Switch be acceptable? Sacrifice music for speed? It is an option in the game, and is neither a cheat nor a glitch. It doesn't change boss strategies or stage routes either. This is what I'm leaning towards.
• Should it be separated as a sub-category? This keeps things neat but I doubt it will be popular enough to warrant breaking the board up.
• Should it be banned? This prevents the fastest RTA from being reached, but it preserves the integrity of the game experience.

This all applies to SFX Switch too, but I'm ignoring that to keep things simple.