I got into speed runs way before AGDQ because in a lot of ways they let me see all these weird old games that no one had ever heard about before too many people were doing let's plays and all that of them.

Then AGDQ happened and it was actually pretty cool. I mean heck remember when it was just a room that could fit about 15 people at most at a time? The dudes then were way more awesome.

Then it got WEEEEEIRDDDDD a few years later.... Actually, and while this is different I think there is some overlap with the trans thing here.... what ruined it for me before the trans thing became too intolerable was it was no longer about speed running it seems. It basically became a bunch of people trying WAY too hard to be funny so people would watch their twitch or youtube channel and people who are WAYYY to desperate for attention and almost nothing about the game speedrun anymore. Gosh I remember one time this one runner started yelling at the crowd or something because they were having too much fun and making a few waluigi noises. Man that was awkward watching that live and is kinda where the whole thing started to go downhill to me.

Heck half the time [and I give this a pass if it was a donation incentive, but often isn't] they will just intentionally lose massive amounts of time to "show off" tricks in the game. Look, I get they probably were not going to get a new record but at least make it look like you are trying to or why am I even watching you half-ass a speed run.

I think this is one of the areas it became a big attraction to the trans people too. It became a big attentionwhore fest potential, but pretty crappy, youtubers and twitchers. Sometimes you still get someone in there who seems to actually be the old style speed runner but pretty rare.

I got into speed runs way before AGDQ because in a lot of ways they let me see all these weird old games that no one had ever heard about before too many people were doing let's plays and all that of them.

Then AGDQ happened and it was actually pretty cool. I mean heck remember when it was just a room that could fit about 15 people at most at a time? The dudes then were way more awesome.

Then it got WEEEEEIRDDDDD a few years later.... Actually, and while this is different I think there is some overlap with the trans thing here.... what ruined it for me before the trans thing became too intolerable was it was no longer about speed running it seems. It basically became a bunch of people trying WAY too hard to be funny so people would watch their twitch or youtube channel and people who are WAYYY to desperate for attention and almost nothing about the game speedrun anymore. It used to be about the game and now it is about the dude playing the game it seems. Gosh I remember one time this one runner started yelling at the crowd or something because they were having too much fun and making a few waluigi noises. Man that was awkward watching that live and is kinda where the whole thing started to go downhill to me.

Heck half the time [and I give this a pass if it was a donation incentive, but often isn't] they will just intentionally lose massive amounts of time to "show off" tricks in the game. Look, I get they probably were not going to get a new record but at least make it look like you are trying to or why am I even watching you half-ass a speed run.

I think this is one of the areas it became a big attraction to the trans people too. It became a big attentionwhore fest potential, but pretty crappy, youtubers and twitchers. Sometimes you still get someone in there who seems to actually be the old style speed runner but pretty rare.