The Arsenal Update is now live!

In this post, we'll be going over what we're changing for this update and what experiments we'll be undergoing for this update.

The Usual: Update Board Clear

Like always, a new update means that we're adding a new version to the filter tab. This means that all 1.1.x runs are now final, unless you still happen to have a run lying around!

1.2 is now the default filter selected, so if you still want to look at the 1.1.x records, please select it from the version dropdown filter.

Rule Change - Co-Op Must Submit Both POVs

Previously, we required at least one player to upload their POVs. This changed while 1.1.x was out, but were still lenient on only having one VOD/POV. This is now strictly enforced, so submissions with only one POV present will be rejected.

Experiments

Exp 1: Removing Class-Specific Filters

After some chatting with the speedrunners in Discord, we've opted to remove class filters for this update. We aim to increase meta-development between runners! Keep in mind that there's one thing that's not changed:

Submitting a run of another class you've already submitted will not obsolete it. This means that you can be present up to 6 times on the leaderboard!

While this change as a whole is slightly controversial, if it's not to the liking of the community after all, it's as simple as clicking one button to revert it. Keep the feedback coming!

Exp 2: Removal of RTA times on S-Rank%, adding RTA on Any%

Since this didn't add anything of value and many records were missing it anyway, this will make the board easier to look at and better to browse. Since Any% is going to be tracked with the In-Game Timer, having RTA present on the leaderboard makes it have more value. LTR is currently very hard for us to track, so RTA will be used for now.

Exp 3: Rule Change - Any% Now Allows Bugs/Glitches

This is to revitalize the category, which means that you're now allowed to clip out of bounds! The In-Game Timer will still be used for timing, so having it paused as much as possible will be the strat! You're allowed to post real times here too.

That's all for now, have fun exploring the update and smashing more badbots, and going very fast doing it!