Should You Care About Speedrunning?

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Published on August 8, 2023 3:00:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvpHPmC-IJk

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As a gamedev, should you care about speedrunning? I am not part of the speed running community so let me look at this through the lens of game development. Caring about certain aspects of speed running can be helpful to prevent degenerate experiences for non-speed runners

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Chapters:
0:00 I'm not a Speed Runner
0:11 Accidental Speed Running
3:00 Should You Care?
4:31 Fastest "Normal" Playthrough
6:46 Percentage Complete
7:46 Speedrunning Multiplayer
8:26 Its Fine

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