In the past we've permitted Magatama skip due to a interpretation of the fire barriers. For those that didn't know, you could damage boost through them. It was also possible to cause them to not even spawn if you press time stop before entering the room. This mechanic also exists for spiked floors. Despite the Ice Magatama traditionally being required to bypass fire barriers and being listed as a 'K' item, we didn't really view the fire barriers as a "door". So by skipping Magatama (and passing through imaginary fire barriers) we didn't interpret that as "a major skip".

When a run utilizing the skip was verified, the prior WR holder raised an objection through third party (as all runs to date did not utilize the skip) stating that the skip was a major skip and should not be permitted in a no major skips category. After much discussion re-evaluating the skip, the rules, and "what is a major skip" on the Discord, we've decided to prohibit Magatama skip for EX% NMS Steam version. The rules have been updated to reflect that. The runner who utilized the skip voluntarily removed their run before we really went through this debate. All runs currently on the board do not utilize the skip so no runs are affected by this rule change. I've also slightly modified the Microsoft version rule change to clarify that Ice Magatama must be obtained PRIOR to Dash Spike.

The Steam and Microsoft versions will remain split, since there is a solid boss fight between the two.