Since gear leveling is such a big part of the multiplayer, is there any intrest in runs that are focust on getting to a certain gear or Item set?

There were already runs before the 1.0 release which were intended as sudo guides to show how to get a head start in multiplayer.

Upsides:

-Not RNG dependent

-more dynamic runs, more potential for skips and better routes to be found

-more interaction with the world and mechanics of the game

Downsides:

-Longer run

-more potential for mobs to mess up your run

-math

full disclosure I am biased since I've run this before, but I really enjoyed it and would love to see how it could be improved

Example: