And based on the ammount of likes the stupid comment got from many people including the moderator, I think my english is not good enough to post anything here all of a sudden.

Good news is that the previous world record holder was very happy for me and even posted a message to me on his channel. He didn't made any fuss. He simply acknowleged the thing and congratulated me and that warms my heart, instead of making such a drama as you guys are doing here and on discord (the last time I was there).

So I refrain on posting anything here anymore due to this. Enjoy your drama and your community. I'm out of here.

@mirdo if 9 videos are too much for you, you should consider getting another moderator to help. You say Its a tough call to make definitly. No, it's not. You're just making things overly complicated. Sorry to disagree.

I know there is a language barrier here, but this is borderline stupid.

I never said to pausing the timer during THE ACTUAL RUN (WHILE YOURE PLAYING). I said AFTER you recorded your run, you would just rewatch the run and PAUSE and UNPAUSE the timer everytime the Spinning CD screen would show up to see how much time were spent on the loadings, and you would subtract that from the total time you recorded in the first place after you watch the full run.

If you guys can't do something so simple with just 9 videos on game that has almost nobody playing, than I guess you should go all in for the category splitting solution instead of this endless debate over someting so simple and logic.

You're gonna have to include separate category for PAL and NTSC, because there are loading differences between those two aswell.

This is such a mess lol. It was all fine and ok when there were only fat and slim ps2 consoles in the fight of many different revisions. As soon as a "PS3 PS2" enters the ring, everybody freaks out. It's not like there weren't loading differences before, cause there was. It's right there in the leaderboard. People with better gear and people with worse gear.

Whatever mirdo decides, I'm fine with it.

I mean... It's not like we have 100 runs to do that. It's just 10 or so, right?

@mirdo Sorry to ask, but what is the hard part of getting rid of loads and update the leaderboard to reflect that? I honestly don't know if it's a super difficult thing to do. I myself can do that with my own run just by using a timer and in a precise way just running and pausing the timer everytime the "CD spinning at the top" screen appears while watching each run and subtracting that from the total time of the run, mirdo. Is that so difficult to do? I honestly don't know, so I ask.

And I'm fine if removing the loads are not possible and you'll have to resort to the second solution you've mentioned. You are a very nice guy and never pointed your finger to my face like some people, so whatever you decide to do, I'm fine with it. I just tought that the PS3 notation on the leaderboard were already sufficient enough though. And I honestly think removing the loadings is the most fair approach.

@mirdo You basically said what I had already mentioned on Discord: the loading times vary greatly due to many factors, whether it's the condition of the disk, the condition of the laser, the game version (PAL/NTSC), the console model (Slim/FAT/PS3), etc... Imagine having to create a separate category for each of these cases just because the PS3 is faster? You get the idea. But for me, what you already did (noting my run as PS3) is already enough if you ask me. For the rest of things, that's what the filters are for. Just take other leaderboards as an example. I wish you good luck.

I've got a real world record now. It's on the game Stuntman for the PS2 from 2002.

The one above it's just a meme, as I've said earlier. It shouldn't be taken too seriously.

Oh, and I own a PS2. If we go the loadless time route, I can beat the game again on it, no problem.

I tought speedrunning was all about going fast. Maybe I missunderstood something...

I think you missunderstood my suggestion about loadless times. I'm not against it. I'm in favor of it. And I was suggesting it for Stuntman, in case you didn't undertand what I said due to english not been my first language. There was no need for your lenghty explanation.

Also for Daytona USA 1, arcade is both the real arcade and PS3/Xbox360 when submiting, mind you. My examples are good. I don't know why people got so upset and aggitated (on discord at least) because a new player got a World Record in a game on a site that everyone is suposed to go as fast as they can, and that's where the deathless run matters. Just think about it for a sec.

So for Daytona USA 2, Arcade emu and real Arcade machine and Yakuza game, they are all the same platform to you? Weird to say the least.

How about a loading remover? That would be interesting and fair since loading times are so fast for PS3 in comparison to PS2 Slim and FAT and it's such an issue to some people. That would be the ultimate solution.

Just out of curiosity, go check other leaderboards like Sega Rally, Daytona USA 2 or Daytona USA and you'll see all platforms mixed when you go to the leaderboards (Arcade, Arcade Emu, PC, etc...) like it is on almost all leaderboards around here. That's what filters are for.

Mirdo has already noted my run as PS3 on the leaderboard. I also completed a deathless run, which no one has done before, so it doesn't matter anymore, unless someone does another deathless run on a PS2 with better times than mine.

Thanks for the help. I will wait a little more before submiting a ticket, if that's the only way.

I submitted two runs for Daytona USA, and it’s been 21 days since then. There is only one mod for the game, and they’re not active on the site. I’ve waited for 21 days, and today I sent them a message using the message button on the site, and also tried to contact them through one of their social media links.

What should I do now? I’m new to the speedrun community and thought it would be more active, so maybe I don’t fully understand how this community works.

Sometimes people post things on the forums, but it seems like others just skip over them or take days to respond. The forum itself doesn’t seem very crowded. Are people more focused on the runs themselves, so they don’t interact much on the forums? I’m not complaining, though.

I think you guys took it too seriously. It's just a meme.

Nobody answered my question about reddit though. I would like to know if possible.

I posted on the speedrun subreddit and it got deleted in a second. Should've I posted as a meme? Is that place related to this place btw? Just curious.

It's my first WR. If only I could submit this LOL

360 BadUpdate Exploit Speedrun [WORLD RECORD] 3:45 - YouTube

@Kapur It's worth it. Also addictive.