Exactly as the title says, really. It feels like there's no point in saying you have to do this run entirely on AM or SC, or start on AM and then move to SC - the latter of which feels especially out of place for a few reasons.

First reason, the anniversary edition hasn't forced the player to move to SC for the pups quest for at least a year or so now. The playerbase now is most familiar with staying on the same map the entire game, because that's the most convenient way to play. Making the rules force users to simulate an old, outdated way the game played out is detrimental to getting traction on the leaderboards. Second reason is that you aren't allowed to pause time for the loading screens during this process, meaning users must eat up a time loss - which is very obnoxious. This also puts an inherent disadvantage on those with lower end PCs, which will usually be poorer people, because their computers can't load into the next map as quickly as those with higher end PCs, which are typically richer people.

The entire "make new wolf, start on AM, then exit and take new wolf to SC, and no pausing while the game is on loading screens you can't do anything about" set up for any% is... in lack of better terms? Ridiculously, needlessly complicated and annoying. (and since any% is supposed to be any%, and this forces the player to do more than just completing the game without major glitches /exploits, makes it not feel like a true any%, if that makes sense?)

I will say I understand this kind of rule being in place for doing something like the No Vacancy challenge in multiplayer on Slough Creek, but enforcing a rule about what map you have to be in for that is also pointless because Slough Creek is the only map with that territory config anyway, so players have no choice. The rule would still be redundant.

Sorry if this comes off as harsh or anything like that. I'm not intending for it to. I am annoyed by the map rules, yes, but I am legitimately trying to help improve the leaderboards with bringing this up, not chew anyone out.