That's fair enough and from the POV of the community, then yeah dick move. No sympathy for the deposed champ though.nick_md wrote:All the best summoning salt history vids are when two people are pushing each other, beating each others record by fractions of seconds every day/week, new tech being found out, new strats etc. It's a race for who can achieve xyz first, and the head-to-head nature is what makes it so thrilling. This has none of that now, hence the lost drama. The world continues to turn etc but a dick move it was.
Roujin wrote:Angry Speedrunner wrote:Short of actual cheating, this is the shittiest move I've ever seen in the MK64 community.
Dan: you hid your progress for over a year, and for what? So you could stroke your ego by claiming to have been champ for at least a day? Don't make me laugh. This was nothing more than a year of cowardice during which you deprived the community of what could have been a thrilling battle for the title and a fantastic story line to follow. Instead, as far as I'm concerned, you've tainted your entire legacy as a player with this sham, and your name appears in the Past Champions page not as a source of glory but as a mark of shame. Forget MJ, you're the chump.
I am absolutely appalled by this situation, and I can only imagine how awful waking up to this news must be for MR. I view this as a complete and utter betrayal of the community and of its competitive integrity.
I hope MR regains his title as quickly as possible.
What a disgrace.
afgavinstan wrote:Roujin wrote:Angry Speedrunner wrote:Short of actual cheating, this is the shittiest move I've ever seen in the MK64 community.
Dan: you hid your progress for over a year, and for what? So you could stroke your ego by claiming to have been champ for at least a day? Don't make me laugh. This was nothing more than a year of cowardice during which you deprived the community of what could have been a thrilling battle for the title and a fantastic story line to follow. Instead, as far as I'm concerned, you've tainted your entire legacy as a player with this sham, and your name appears in the Past Champions page not as a source of glory but as a mark of shame. Forget MJ, you're the chump.
I am absolutely appalled by this situation, and I can only imagine how awful waking up to this news must be for MR. I view this as a complete and utter betrayal of the community and of its competitive integrity.
I hope MR regains his title as quickly as possible.
What a disgrace.
Brooks wrote:Granted I find speedrun culture morbidly fascinating anyway, but this is definitely a step up.
equinox_code wrote:I have a peculiar appreciation for how much some people get into this stuff. I was watching a random vid the other week, and although I can’t remember any exact quotes, there was plenty content along the lines of... ‘And then on February 21st 2004, CheddarBot9 achieved a time of 2:04 on Goldeneye’s hardest level- the greatest accomplishment of his illustrious career- cementing his status as the most talented player in a generation’ I really don’t get it yet somehow I still sort of like it
nick_md wrote:Could be Karl Jobst by the sound of it, he does loads of GoldenEye stuff. I find his delivery rather cringey and stilted-sounding, but his content is nearly always good.equinox_code wrote:I have a peculiar appreciation for how much some people get into this stuff. I was watching a random vid the other week, and although I can’t remember any exact quotes, there was plenty content along the lines of... ‘And then on February 21st 2004, CheddarBot9 achieved a time of 2:04 on Goldeneye’s hardest level- the greatest accomplishment of his illustrious career- cementing his status as the most talented player in a generation’ I really don’t get it yet somehow I still sort of like it
regmcfly wrote:And we thought Billy Mitchell was the apex of videogame drama.
Dark Soldier wrote:Prob Goose tbh. He hams it up big time.nick_md wrote:Could be Karl Jobst by the sound of it, he does loads of GoldenEye stuff. I find his delivery rather cringey and stilted-sounding, but his content is nearly always good.equinox_code wrote:I have a peculiar appreciation for how much some people get into this stuff. I was watching a random vid the other week, and although I can’t remember any exact quotes, there was plenty content along the lines of... ‘And then on February 21st 2004, CheddarBot9 achieved a time of 2:04 on Goldeneye’s hardest level- the greatest accomplishment of his illustrious career- cementing his status as the most talented player in a generation’ I really don’t get it yet somehow I still sort of like it
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