Proposal to remove Endurance.
2 years ago
Singapore

Firstly, it's not a speedrun. Doesn't belong on SRC...

Secondly, due to Timer asc. not working on variables, getting the WR would simply be getting the worst score possible, which simply defeats the whole purpose of Endurance even existing. To fix this, we would have to make a whole separate category but that'll take quite some effort.

Thirdly, this category has nearly no runs, with most of them being spam free FG WRs.

gnrts,
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United States

I have no objection.

supercrazestar likes this
Texas, USA

:'(

Okay you're probably right lol

Well let me tell you why endurance was added first.

When I started the leaderboard the whole point of endurance was to get people to try to do more runs for rice.

That's about it, actually. Just another way to play, sorta in high score mode, to encourage more participation and to get our total rice count up.

If srcom had listened to my request 4 years ago that I've repeated probably a few times, sub-category timer asc would be a thing. But it is not yet and so you got a valid point, it just looks messed up lol.

I think popularity of endurance category went down after 2.0 died, as well. There were some people who really loved to run the category and I think it's worth an announcement or some direct messages to those whose runs would not be discoverable from srcom if removal of the category occurs.

On a different note hopefully srcom will open up to not just be a speedrun site, but will eventually also allow records to be held for other variables that are not time. Personal opinion lol. People have been trying to post high scores here for upwards of five years lol, they should just implement it

Edited by the author 2 years ago
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Valhalla
Super moderatorzir0nic
She/Her, They/Them
2 years ago

I think the best option for now is to remove Endurance, as there are very few actual runs of it and moreso just people submitting 1 question runs for the free record. If timer ascending variables ever do make an appearance, perhaps we can add it back under a better light :)

gnrts, supercrazestar, and Oxknifer like this
Valhalla
Super moderatorzir0nic
She/Her, They/Them
1 year ago

Update: I finally did it.

All of the Endurance runs from both the current version of Freerice and the legacy 2.0 version have been archived on this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O3McBvpsRJU9-mf0jBS7TEDd870AkuCLLCDhkbycDbg/edit?usp=sharing

Oxknifer likes this
Texas, USA

Is this really all we did? Hmm

Here's a backup of that info:

Freerice 3.0

  1. Runner: zir0nic, Grains: 2500, Category: All Subjects, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Web, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y25396wy

  2. Runner: Seedy, Grains: 2500, Category: All Subjects, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Web, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/z1j7xkgz

  3. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 240, Category: All Subjects, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y6l1p9py

  4. Runner: Oxknifer, Grains: 2400, Category: All Subjects, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/zxkl6rqm

  5. Runner: Pear, Grains: 10, Category: Art & Culture, Subject: Classical Music, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y88lx8xy

  6. Runner: Pear, Grains: 50, Category: Art & Culture, Subject: Famous Paintings, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y254745y

  7. Runner: Pear, Grains: 10, Category: Art & Culture, Subject: Literature, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y90qxpvy

  8. Runner: Oxknifer, Grains: 1120, Category: History, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/z01o628y

  9. Runner: Pear, Grains: 50, Category: History, Subject: World Landmarks, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/m751x6wz

  10. Runner: Oxknifer, Grains: 870, Category: History, Subject: Countries of the World, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/m316n8qz

  11. Runner: Pear, Grains: 25, Category: History, Subject: Geographie Mondiale et Canadienne, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yv6kwn8z

  12. Runner: zir0nic, Grains: 300, Category: English, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Web, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yw835d9y

  13. Runner: BobGuyonski, Grains: 20, Category: English, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yo9dox0y

  14. Runner: zir0nic, Grains: 200, Category: English, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yl02qwny

  15. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 1020, Category: English, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: [https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y95qeenz](https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y95qeenz%5D(https://)

  16. Runner: Pear, Grains: 90, Category: English, Subject: English Proverbs, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yjpopr7y

  17. Runner: Pear, Grains: 45, Category: English, Subject: English Vocabulary, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y824581y

  18. Runner: Pear, Grains: 160, Category: English, Subject: English Spelling, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/me7p22qy

  19. Runner: Pear, Grains: 120, Category: English, Subject: Root Words, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/mr7v7g7z

  20. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 2050, Category: Language Learning, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/z57495em

  21. Runner: Pear, Grains: 100, Category: Language Learning, Subject: Romanian, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/zq7p758m

  22. Runner: Pear, Grains: 50, Category: Language Learning, Subject: Spanish, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/zprev08m

  23. Runner: Akuretaki, Grains: 2748, Category: Language Learning, Subject: French, Platform: Web, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/m36l444m

  24. Runner: Pear, Grains: 50, Category: Language Learning, Subject: Italian, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y47o1xqy

  25. Runner: Pear, Grains: 180, Category: Chinese, Subject: Chinese Phrases, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y8dnggwz

  26. Runner: BobGuyonski, Grains: 200, Category: Math, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yoj8o65m

  27. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 200, Category: Math, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/zgk169ny

  28. Runner: golo320, Grains: 200, Category: Math, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y4rk58qz

  29. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 200, Category: Math, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Web, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/znr6ggly

  30. Runner: Pear, Grains: 100, Category: Math, Subject: Multiplication Table, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/m35eo9qy

  31. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 5730, Category: Math, Subject: Multiplication Table, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yj3rr43z

  32. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 1018, Category: Math, Subject: Multiplication Table, Platform: Web, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/z0122v4y

  33. Runner: BobGuyonski, Grains: 1260, Category: Math, Subject: Multiplication Table, Platform: Web, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/me79g50y

  34. Runner: Pear, Grains: 120, Category: Math, Subject: Geometry, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/m3r2vp6m

  35. Runner: BobGuyonski, Grains: 320, Category: Math, Subject: Basic Math (Pre-Algebra), Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/z15d8k7y

  36. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 870, Category: Math, Subject: Basic Math (Pre-Algebra), Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/znr6577y

  37. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 6140, Category: Science, Subject: All Subjects, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yv3dg0oz

  38. Runner: Oxknifer, Grains: 810, Category: Science, Subject: Human Anatomy, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y81jvlnz

  39. Runner: Fioresa, Grains: 5950, Category: Science, Subject: Chemical Symbols (Basic), Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/z01g3gjy

  40. Runner: Pear, Grains: 30, Category: Science, Subject: Coronavirus: Know the Facts, Platform: Mobile, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/m3547j4y

Freerice 2.0

  1. Runner: cameran923, Grains: 820, Category: All Subjects, Subject: All Subjects, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/y6pj9o1m
  2. Runner: gamesfordalolz, Grains: 3550, Category: Humanities, Subject: All Subjects, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/mk2go6lm
  3. Runner: Sizzyl, Grains: 340, Category: Math, Subject: Multiplication Table, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/mr8l21gy
  4. Runner: Hirassy, Grains: 42690, Category: Math, Subject: Multiplication Table, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yd33gr0z
  5. Runner: Sizzyl, Grains: 170, Category: Math, Subject: Basic Math, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/z11lkgwz
  6. Runner: Cuttyflame, Grains: 27610, Category: Language Learning, Subject: French, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/z0eld14m
  7. Runner: Cuttyflame, Grains: 5380, Category: English, Subject: All Subjects, Run Link: https://www.speedrun.com/freerice/run/yvgk7k4y
Edited by the author 1 year ago