Hello There, Iv'e noticed some of the speedruns submitted used the perks to upgrade the speed and damage while some others did not. This is unfair for people who do not want to grind to upgrade their speed and damage. I think there should seperate leaderboards for runs with and without perks.
Grinding for the upgrades takes time as well and that is included in the time for the runs. The only runs where the grind time isn't included is the individual level times, however that is just the optimal time that those levels could take. What specific run/category were you looking at when making this post? Thanks!
I saw your 19 second speedrun on level 1 glitched, you had upgraded your speed and strength in order to move faster and kill the boss faster. Hoever many did not use any of the upgrades that you can get from grinding.