So, this is what the clipboard looks after a little bit of dedication and grinding :

Since this is not very speedrun friendly, especially for new people, i want to rename the current Books Any% category so it fits the gimmick a bit better. It would be a category (or subcategory) where we try to break the game, like i did with the Fundamental Book. It could be called 00:00:00% or something.

One the other hand, it would make sense to add a new category where the main rule would be to trigger the pocket watch from the lowest hold possible on any level. So the timer would start at the very beginning of a climb without any shenanigans. And this one would be the new Books Any%.

I would like to hear people's thoughts about this before proceding with any changes. Thank you!

As audience, I wanna say hell yeah to this. RTA should have been a thing earlier in this game. BTW, why you haven't started running any advanced level, if you have such dedication to this game?

Breaking the advanced levels like i did in the first book this is a very different story. You can get on top of Walker's pillar without touching a hold. It might be doable on Great goal. St Haelga big maybe and for Eldenhorn it is not possible currently because of the invisible walls. Ymir's Shadow i don't know, maybe.

Regarding RTA, i agree. But making a load remover/autosplitter for fairness is no easy job unless you're familiar with it. We have one now that is being teste and it will be available soon.

Oh, sorry, I only mean joining the competition of advanced levels, not also playing them in this way.

You are also a keen runner, so I am curious why you haven't speedrun any of them.

Right now i simply enjoy speedrunning shorter maps but when the new categories are set, i'll maybe learn the Advanced book and Bulwark/Solemn