Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 - 2019
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gshurik
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I'd argue that it has always been about the sport with Speedrunners. They want a good time even if they're in a marathon setting. You'll rarely get someone willing to do a risky strategy for the show of it, but generally speedrunners are competitive by nature and want to beat their PBs.
This is normally fine though, it adds a charged atmosphere that builds hype and makes you invested in the run. The problem is that most runners are scared to swear or even say something slightly off key because they can be phased out completely from one of the biggest running events out there. They might not make money from it, but the exposure new runners get through SGDQ and AGDQ is a huge deal.
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Szlia
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There was an interesting bit between runs about the way GDQ works. Basically they are organizing a fundraiser for a charity (Prevent Cancer in winter, Doctors Without Borders in summer), so they make a budget for the event, submit it to the charity and, if they are ok with it, the charity pays the lion's share of the budget (GDQ also get some money from T-Shirt sales, youTube ads, Twitch ads and Twitch subscriptions) and once the event is done, the charity gets 100% of the donations. The last SGDQ operative costs were 10% of the amount it raised, which is amazing as it's not unusual for fundraisers to have them be at about 50%.
So basically, even if donations were magically halved, it would still be an extremely efficient fundraiser. The only thing that could push charities away is if it became an image problem to be associated with GDQ. That is the only reason why they try to keep things PG: being sure they can gather the budget to run the next events.
So basically, even if donations were magically halved, it would still be an extremely efficient fundraiser. The only thing that could push charities away is if it became an image problem to be associated with GDQ. That is the only reason why they try to keep things PG: being sure they can gather the budget to run the next events.
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TBT-TheBigToe
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There is taking the run seriously and then there is putting on a show for an audience you want to donate money while still putting on a good run. I get that they are competitive however GDQ is not a competition..
It's an exhibition.
And it is becoming an exhibition of some of the worst aspects of the gaming 'scene'. The nerd mentality that EVERYONE has to take the run as seriously as the runner does. Fuck. Off. Learn to do that run with people squawking shit from the audience or step the fuck off and let someone fun do the run. Like we used to do in the arcades beating high scores or running through challengers on Street Fighter 2.
Do your PB's on twitch, YouTube, or and the rest. If you can do it live AWESOME however it will never be a sport until they realize that the audience watches to be entertained, not because they are part of the competition.
Guess what I am saying is that GDQ seems unable to see beyond itself, not saying they shouldn't take the runs seriously. They just need to remember that if it isn't fun to watch (and runs involving deliberate reloading i.e. Bloodborne any% are not as fun to watch as a more 'legit' run that showcases not only the runners skill but the game itself) people won't watch and if they don't watch they don't donate.
Just my opinion.
Amzin
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People complain about the seriousness of the runners every year, and it really hasn't shifted a whole lot - I think some of them have relaxed a bit but it's a case-by-case basis as it was year 1. These aren't people where their 8-12 hour days are spent building up social / show skills, when they stream they're usually focusing on the runs, unlike the majority of "normal" streamers that are doing it to be an entertainer. Every year, everyone's favorite runs are the ones where there's either interesting chatter from the couch or the runner themselves, it hardly even matters what or how the game is, but there's only so many of those people you can find in a niche wing of a not-that-universal hobby.
I actually did enjoy the Hollow Knight run a lot and it's my favorite game of 2017 but it's not really the kind of thing that you'd enjoy watching too many times. That's part of the problem too - the nature of speed runs handicaps how many games are actually viable for AGDQ and in what way. You can't show Skyrim or most RPGS, in a non-ridiculous way or else you get the 3 hour runs. People complain about the 3 hour RPG runs, too, and honestly with good cause, even the more entertaining runners have trouble with fucking 3 hours straight of keeping it interesting.
I am treating it the same as every time, I look at the schedule, I throw on the stream then or find VoDs, and if they end up boring I mute it for a while or watch a different video. By that measure it still seems fine.
I actually did enjoy the Hollow Knight run a lot and it's my favorite game of 2017 but it's not really the kind of thing that you'd enjoy watching too many times. That's part of the problem too - the nature of speed runs handicaps how many games are actually viable for AGDQ and in what way. You can't show Skyrim or most RPGS, in a non-ridiculous way or else you get the 3 hour runs. People complain about the 3 hour RPG runs, too, and honestly with good cause, even the more entertaining runners have trouble with fucking 3 hours straight of keeping it interesting.
I am treating it the same as every time, I look at the schedule, I throw on the stream then or find VoDs, and if they end up boring I mute it for a while or watch a different video. By that measure it still seems fine.
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TJT
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Noodleface
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I think my favorite run of all time was the dude last year that did Jedi academy and sounded like he was on speed
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TJT
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In all honesty runs that do shit like clipping or excessive warping or whatever are lame as fuck to watch and stupid. Like has been said. The Hollow Knight run was shit because the dude floated around avoided actually have to play the platform game like platform game.
Rayman/Battleblock theater/Megaman/etc seeing them expertly jump around and abuse speed lock mechanics while avoiding projectiles and speeding through the maps. That is badass.
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