Thanks for the prompt response Anerag and yes, it sounds like we're in agreement. Noted regarding informing about any changes in the future.

Could I please open the discussion of if the following is considered a 'major' glitch? I would not personally consider it a major glitch, as it's not breaking game function, just an exploit of oversight in game terrain formatting. Also max time save is ~10s. I also think that this time save fits quite well with the feel of the NMG any% run, i.e. random small mistakes or RNG can kill a run (which I find quite exciting). And it isn't easy to do every time.

The reason I'm asking is it's come up several times in discussion on various youtube videos and myself and Xenoras intend to use it. By the fact his run from yesterday has been approved, I'm assuming this is a Yes?

More route optimisation and sub-38 is on the cards. For now the RNG and luck throughout the run would likely prevent it. Always seeking more inputs on run optimisation!