Games Done Quick is a series of charity video game marathons. These events feature high-level gameplay by speedrunners raising money for charity. Games Done Quick has teamed up with several charities in its six-year history, including Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
To date, Games Done Quick has raised over 8 million dollars for charity! We also average over 1400 people in attendance at our events, including staff, volunteers, runners, and attendees just looking to have fun and support the event!
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Willl probably have a look at it again, but I feel that with every iteration, there are fewer games I know (and those which I do know are streamed at horrible times), so I have lost quite some iterest.
However, it is an event for a good cause, and I hope it will be a success once more.
On January 08 2017 21:29 FaCE_1 wrote: I'm a bit sad that there is no N64 game.. at least I didn't saw any.
Yeah, Ocarina of Time would've been great with the latest any% route (even though it's played on WiiVC with a GCN controller...). Well, at least there's 3D.
On January 08 2017 21:29 FaCE_1 wrote: I'm a bit sad that there is no N64 game.. at least I didn't saw any.
but should be a good show.
I'm in the same boat as you are... I love watching N64 speedruns and I'm sad that this year's AGDQ is missing them, so I'm looking at this week as an opportunity to branch out and watch some speedruns that I wouldn't normally watch (+ donating to a worthy cause, of course!)
Uffff. Honestly I was never less hyped for a GDQ. A lot of the favourite speedrunners missing, no N64, not a single one of my childhood or favourite games, and so few of the 'big' speedrunning games. I mean I'm going to watch anyways (injured and bedridden) but still... I feel like if they actually break their donation record, than it's mostly because twitch get's bigger and bigger... but maybe I'm also getting pleasantly surprised
On January 09 2017 03:31 farvacola wrote: This Ocarina run isn't great technique wise, but this Ben Stephen guy does a pretty good job explaining things.
Yeah I'm really enjoying his commentary, and I'm learning a lot about the differences between the N64 and the 3D versions
On January 09 2017 03:31 farvacola wrote: This Ocarina run isn't great technique wise, but this Ben Stephen guy does a pretty good job explaining things.
Yeah I'm really enjoying his commentary, and I'm learning a lot about the differences between the N64 and the 3D versions
It's shocking how not-tired I am of OoT and its variations, especially speedrunning. Guess that's the power of childhood nostalgia and also OoT is fantastic.
On January 09 2017 03:31 farvacola wrote: This Ocarina run isn't great technique wise, but this Ben Stephen guy does a pretty good job explaining things.
Yeah I'm really enjoying his commentary, and I'm learning a lot about the differences between the N64 and the 3D versions
It's shocking how not-tired I am of OoT and its variations, especially speedrunning. Guess that's the power of childhood nostalgia and also OoT is fantastic.
Agreed. And these Farore's Wind skips are cracking me up!
no Mario Maker 4vs4 new maps this time around? It was so much fun to watch and I thought the stream peaked at that time. Hope theyre bringing it back one way or another
Also bring back the tetris games!! every "newcomer" to AGDQ is going to be blown away by that.
They spend all this time setting up and they got the audio wrong.
I was always too terrible at stealth games to play MGS games on the hardest difficulty, but jeez, this RAY battle is one hell of a battle of stamina and reflexes.
On European Extreme I could not pass the chocking part (PC version, 75 seconds I think it was). I was so close to the very last boss. 20 RAYs on EE is one of the most fun boss fights I've played in any game.
It's a quirk of how the calendar works because of a change a while back. Unfortunately it also means people with SC2 turned off won't see the event at all.
That Mega Man softlock was so painful, poor Endy. I thought all four had agreed to reset once if that was to happen to any of them. Oh well, Sweden reigns supreme anyway.
All I got to see was the shovel knight race, but im excited to see what games will show up. didnt bother to look at the calendar, but they rarely disappoint. as long as there is no more metroid or ocarina of time, ill be content.
On January 10 2017 01:31 Ayaz2810 wrote: All I got to see was the shovel knight race, but im excited to see what games will show up. didnt bother to look at the calendar, but they rarely disappoint. as long as there is no more metroid or ocarina of time, ill be content.
Well, OoT's already happened and Metroid's always at the end so....
Dislike Emerald as a speedrun but with two of my fav runners on the couch it is great.
But what's wrong with the staff this year? This was the 2nd time that they missed a donation incentive and the runner actually had to wait for the result during a speedrun. They even told the staff 5mins beforehand that the donation is coming up... I can just see it happen: "do we have to kill or save the animals now?" "What? Is that time?". Someone is going to get murdered.
On January 10 2017 10:39 TheNewEra wrote: Dislike Emerald as a speedrun but with two of my fav runners on the couch it is great.
But what's wrong with the staff this year? This was the 2nd time that they missed a donation incentive and the runner actually had to wait for the result during a speedrun. They even told the staff 5mins beforehand that the donation is coming up... I can just see it happen: "do we have to kill or save the animals now?" "What? Is that time?". Someone is going to get murdered.
maybe it's a software bug, hopefully they get it straightened out!
On January 10 2017 10:39 TheNewEra wrote: Dislike Emerald as a speedrun but with two of my fav runners on the couch it is great.
But what's wrong with the staff this year? This was the 2nd time that they missed a donation incentive and the runner actually had to wait for the result during a speedrun. They even told the staff 5mins beforehand that the donation is coming up... I can just see it happen: "do we have to kill or save the animals now?" "What? Is that time?". Someone is going to get murdered.
maybe it's a software bug, hopefully they get it straightened out!
it shouldn't be a software bug considering that I can open the webpage on my shitty smartphone with 4g in like 30secs
On January 10 2017 10:39 TheNewEra wrote: Dislike Emerald as a speedrun but with two of my fav runners on the couch it is great.
But what's wrong with the staff this year? This was the 2nd time that they missed a donation incentive and the runner actually had to wait for the result during a speedrun. They even told the staff 5mins beforehand that the donation is coming up... I can just see it happen: "do we have to kill or save the animals now?" "What? Is that time?". Someone is going to get murdered.
maybe it's a software bug, hopefully they get it straightened out!
it shouldn't be a software bug considering that I can open the webpage on my shitty smartphone with 4g in like 30secs
oh yea I guess that list is public haha idk wtf then
On January 11 2017 02:00 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Usually there's a Reddit or SDA thread that continuously and quickly uploads the AGDQ marathon runs... does anyone have a link? Thanks
On January 11 2017 02:00 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Usually there's a Reddit or SDA thread that continuously and quickly uploads the AGDQ marathon runs... does anyone have a link? Thanks
$10,000 for a ~5 minute race? Seems a bit extreme lol. I do wanna see it so I think I'll donate to it, but I don't know what future bids might come up.
On January 11 2017 06:38 Die4Ever wrote: which game? if they're running it on a modern PC, most games they can just turn up the resolution option and it's still a valid speedrun
Got third place during the first two speedruns, while Darbian and Kosmic each took a first place. Then in the third and final speedrun, AndrewG was ahead and he was on the last level... + Show Spoiler +
and then soft-locked x.x
Edit: I hope everyone watches the 4-way Super Mario Sunshine race. It's neck-and-neck for the entire time, and especially the last ~20 minutes are insane.
On January 11 2017 12:02 goody153 wrote: how's the halflife blueshift(i assume this is some sort of mod) run ?
Blue Shift was one of the Gearbox expansions. It's not as good as the other Half-Life runs because it constantly forces you to slow down (cut scenes, someone who has to follow you, etc.), but still good if you like Half-Life runs.
If you aren't familiar with the Gearbox expansions, Opposing Force had you play as a marine and was really good, Blue Shift had you play as a guard and was kind of eh. There was another expansion, but it was PS2 only (I think) so I haven't played it.
the ps2 one is Decay where you play co-op as scientists, and it's more of a puzzle game with some HL enemies thrown in rather than the typical FPS style of the other mods.
Fun story die4ever, I discovered that button through the wall trick in doom. You could press all sorts of buttons in classic doom through walls and I started testing it out in DOOM (2016). Since the glory kill skips were implemented though the amount of OoB is staggering.
On January 12 2017 02:34 KingDime wrote: Fun story die4ever, I discovered that button through the wall trick in doom. You could press all sorts of buttons in classic doom through walls and I started testing it out in DOOM (2016). Since the glory kill skips were implemented though the amount of OoB is staggering.
I loved your UV-Speed runs at SGDQ 2016, please submit for future GDQs! I love the higher difficulty classic Doom runs. Are there any other WADs you think you could run at GDQ?
I hopped on 9:30 to catch Halo 2 that was scheduled at 9:15 but it wasn't on and the next game was queued up. Are they just really early? Sorta bummed that I missed it.
The Doom(2016) run was pretty good but i think the Ori and the Blind Forest run is the best so far
The game is already amazing alone +speedrunning + running it in reverse order so the player doesn't have the abilities he needs and starts at the end level(?).
I haven't seen a normal Ori speedrun but the idea that he has to pass through some parts without specific skills which should've made it alot easier seems cool.
On January 12 2017 17:26 Velr wrote: A normal Ori run would have been cooler... I just don't like the runs that consist of constant clitching. Ori was impressive anyway.
So, you definitely should watch the Metorid Reverse Boss Order from last year...
The best GDQ moment (IMO) was bonesaw's jak & daxter run at sgdq 2016 when they pulled out the whiteboard with the sinking ship on it. Or just the whole run - I may be biased because I'd just worked a double shift and then stayed up to watch the run (because bonesaw) so I was nearly as tired as he seemed to be, but on rewatching it the comedy still holds up pretty well.
I've been watching intermittently this year, but any particularly great runs so far? I prefer runs with good commentary (either just high energy & comedy, or thorough analysis and explanation both are great) over runs that are just well executed. I particularly like races that have someone not participating running the commentary, like the Mario Maker relay from AGDQ 2016, or Super Metroid at the last SGDQ.
On January 14 2017 03:54 phyre112 wrote: The best GDQ moment (IMO) was bonesaw's jak & daxter run at sgdq 2016 when they pulled out the whiteboard with the sinking ship on it. Or just the whole run - I may be biased because I'd just worked a double shift and then stayed up to watch the run (because bonesaw) so I was nearly as tired as he seemed to be, but on rewatching it the comedy still holds up pretty well.
I've been watching intermittently this year, but any particularly great runs so far? I prefer runs with good commentary (either just high energy & comedy, or thorough analysis and explanation both are great) over runs that are just well executed. I particularly like races that have someone not participating running the commentary, like the Mario Maker relay from AGDQ 2016, or Super Metroid at the last SGDQ.
Yeah, Bonesaw's run last year was just an amazing combination of graveyard-shift delirium, couch interaction, crowd involvement and atmosphere. And sadly a proving moment for the whole "no fun environment" considering he was submission banned for 2017 because of that run (though it probably had to do with the Air Canada and Owen Wilson twitter spamming).
There's been quite a few good races this year. Other than that, I wouldn't say we've had many standout "must see" runs other than games you're interested in. Awful block is always great, but I was a bit disappointed by the "awfulness" this year - a lot more good concept games with playability flaws, as opposed to the genuine dumpster fire games.
All that time wasted on trying to unlock N. Oxide without cheats as a kid... *sigh*
Yes CTR is just amazing. I spend like half of the time i used my PS 1 on that game alone. Felt like a god when i figgured out the shortcut in the sewer level by myself Had so much fun playing this
On January 14 2017 12:07 KadaverBB wrote: This seems like very "harsh" commentary for some reason haha. Lots of mistake mentioning
Yeah there's also the occasional "this trick coming up is actually pretty simple/ easy/ trivial" that sometimes sounds dismissive, but overall I think like 90% of the DKC commentary is supportive and entertaining
Third (Fourth?) straight year of AGDQs easily hitting over a million dollars for charity! Also had hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers, and surely millions in total. Another amazingly successful event for speedrunning and cancer research, and we still have a full day left!
On January 15 2017 05:37 RuiBarbO wrote: I was watching the Tasbot do Link to the Past, then all of a sudden it switched to SM64. Was that intentional or did the bot screw up?
TASBot injected code into Link to the Past through the controller inputs to play a video stream through the controller inputs (no modifications to the SNES or the game cart, just heavy exploiting of glitches), so they had an emulator playing on the computer and streaming that video feed into the SNES, now they're doing Portal
Over 200,000 concurrent viewers... might be the highest number of concurrent viewers out of all the GDQs? And with $1.3M already and about 8-10 hours left, should get $1.5M+... might be the highest total out of all the GDQs? Either way, this marathon has already been a huge success for speedrunning and for cancer research
I know its a stupid reason to be mad but I just bet you that at least some of those people who donated to the winning save file name are mad and or disappointed.
Exactly. If things like this happen in a casual run (or in a pb/wr attempt), they would just stop and reset. You don't want to do this here because there's a tight schedule to take into account.
I can understand if its frustrating for him because the game crashed when it didn't crash at all when he did his practice attempts and then of course it happens during the actual run.
I don't really consider this the same run anymore, but I don't care, I'm still having fun watching him destroy the game. If I was him though, I probably wouldn't have done that skip that has the chance to crash because its absolutely out of your control, and if it does then this happens and everyone goes apeshit, etc.
On January 15 2017 07:19 Disengaged wrote: I can understand if its frustrating for him because the game crashed when it didn't crash at all when he did his practice attempts and then of course it happens during the actual run.
I don't really consider this the same run anymore, but I don't care, I'm still having fun watching him destroy the game. If I was him though, I probably wouldn't have done that skip that has the chance to crash because its absolutely out of your control, and if it does then this happens and everyone goes apeshit, etc.
Yea I agree, there was no backup strat, shouldn't have tried that skip even if it takes an extra 10 minutes.
But he did say it didn't crash in practice so I guess he was confident. I mean if I was able to do it 10+ times in a row I guess I might've went for it too.
On January 15 2017 10:15 StarscreamG1 wrote: What was the "TASBot vs NES Classic" thing?
I guess it was the part where they played Mario 64 through Zelda on SNES. Or it could have been the part where they did a "skype" call through NES and SNES game.
What impresses me the most is how good looking wind waker is even after 13 years(I know it's the HD version, but still, cel shaded graphics really hold up even after quite some time).
On January 15 2017 12:47 AsmodeusXI wrote: They COULD actually do 2 million. That's absolutely ridiculous.
Absolutely! They have about 2.5 hours left until the finale, and the rate at which they've been raising money over the past 2 hours is actually higher than how quickly they'd need to raise the remaining $175K... although once Metroid is over, there won't be the Save vs. Kill incentive anymore.
On January 15 2017 12:47 AsmodeusXI wrote: They COULD actually do 2 million. That's absolutely ridiculous.
Absolutely! They have about 2.5 hours left until the finale, and the rate at which they've been raising money over the past 2 hours is actually higher than how quickly they'd need to raise the remaining $175K... although once Metroid is over, there won't be the Save vs. Kill incentive anymore.
but you will have people in the end who will donate extra just to get over 2million even if there is no incentive anymore
On January 15 2017 12:47 AsmodeusXI wrote: They COULD actually do 2 million. That's absolutely ridiculous.
Absolutely! They have about 2.5 hours left until the finale, and the rate at which they've been raising money over the past 2 hours is actually higher than how quickly they'd need to raise the remaining $175K... although once Metroid is over, there won't be the Save vs. Kill incentive anymore.
but you will have people in the end who will donate extra just to get over 2million even if there is no incentive anymore
On January 15 2017 13:13 TheEmulator wrote: That guy on the couch rofl. He's definitely getting a talking to after.
Yeah seriously wow. Someone is not feeling the power of the WAAH
Yeah the runners for example Behemoth has signalled like 5 times to the crowd that they need to stfu Edit: Though I dislike how he said it. Just to clarify
Feels super weird for races to not applaud people for nailing the skips, especially the metroid skip (which from a quick look at the VODs got some big applause at other _gdqs though the last one obviously ended with just one runner alive).
On January 15 2017 13:32 Uldridge wrote: Haha, they have to be so strict with the crowd. Is Super Metroid so difficult lategame?
I think after what happened earlier they had to say something before one of the runner snaps And yes it is.
What happened earlier?
The Crowd was doing this annoying Walugi WAAAH for 20 mins. Meanwhile the runners asked the crowd multiple times to tone it down but the crowd kept going even after some runner missed audio cues because of it. Wildanaconda and Behemoth got at some points visibly upset by that shit and Behemoth was like signalling to the crowd to stop it multiple times. So suddenly the guy sitting on the chair left to the crowd snaps takes the headset of one of the commentators and says:""None of you guys are funny. If you want to cure cancer, consider standing in front of the shuttle that runs outside of the hotel in one hour" Bascally to kill themselves instead of a simple STFU. Then he was removed at some point and now in the Lategame the announcer finally tells the crowd to be quiet.
On January 15 2017 13:32 Uldridge wrote: Haha, they have to be so strict with the crowd. Is Super Metroid so difficult lategame?
I think after what happened earlier they had to say something before one of the runner snaps And yes it is.
What happened earlier?
The Crowd was doing this annoying Walugi WAAAH for 20 mins. Meanwhile the runners asked the crowd multiple times to tone it down but the crowd kept going even after some runner missed audio cues because of it. Wildanaconda and Behemoth got at some points visibly upset by that shit and Behemoth was like signalling to the crowd to stop it multiple times. So suddenly the guy sitting on the chair left to the crowd snaps takes the headset of one of the commentators and says:""None of you guys are funny. If you want to cure cancer, consider standing in front of the shuttle that runs outside of the hotel in one hour" Bascally to kill themselves instead of a simple STFU. Then he was removed at some point and now in the Lategame the announcer finally tells the crowd to be quiet.
Dayummmmmmm x.x Do you happen to remember which game was being played during that time?
On January 15 2017 13:32 Uldridge wrote: Haha, they have to be so strict with the crowd. Is Super Metroid so difficult lategame?
I think after what happened earlier they had to say something before one of the runner snaps And yes it is.
What happened earlier?
The Crowd was doing this annoying Walugi WAAAH for 20 mins. Meanwhile the runners asked the crowd multiple times to tone it down but the crowd kept going even after some runner missed audio cues because of it. Wildanaconda and Behemoth got at some points visibly upset by that shit and Behemoth was like signalling to the crowd to stop it multiple times. So suddenly the guy sitting on the chair left to the crowd snaps takes the headset of one of the commentators and says:""None of you guys are funny. If you want to cure cancer, consider standing in front of the shuttle that runs outside of the hotel in one hour" Bascally to kill themselves instead of a simple STFU. Then he was removed at some point and now in the Lategame the announcer finally tells the crowd to be quiet.
Dayummmmmmm x.x Do you happen to remember which game was being played during that time?
It was just a few moment ago in the super metroid race.
On January 15 2017 13:32 Uldridge wrote: Haha, they have to be so strict with the crowd. Is Super Metroid so difficult lategame?
I think after what happened earlier they had to say something before one of the runner snaps And yes it is.
What happened earlier?
The Crowd was doing this annoying Walugi WAAAH for 20 mins. Meanwhile the runners asked the crowd multiple times to tone it down but the crowd kept going even after some runner missed audio cues because of it. Wildanaconda and Behemoth got at some points visibly upset by that shit and Behemoth was like signalling to the crowd to stop it multiple times. So suddenly the guy sitting on the chair left to the crowd snaps takes the headset of one of the commentators and says:""None of you guys are funny. If you want to cure cancer, consider standing in front of the shuttle that runs outside of the hotel in one hour" Bascally to kill themselves instead of a simple STFU. Then he was removed at some point and now in the Lategame the announcer finally tells the crowd to be quiet.
Dayummmmmmm x.x Do you happen to remember which game was being played during that time?
I had the stream open- but on mute- on my second screen while I was doing work on my first screen x.x I probably half-watched the drama happen without even knowing it lmao
As someone who actually watches Super Metroid speedruns from at least 2 streamers, if you people think distractions and unnecessary background noise doesn't influence runners, you are dead wrong. So yea, those "WAHHH" idiots in the crowd were totally in the wrong
That being said, such a wrong approach to shut up the crowd by that dude, whether his intentions were good or not. Even worst by the event staff to just not kick out those idiots from the get go with that annoying Waluigi crap
On January 15 2017 14:14 TheTenthDoc wrote: It's a pity the most impressive Undertale boss has to be in the super-RNG route.
I think they're doing a Genocide final boss fight too. Iirc there was a donation incentive they met for that.
I'm glad they're not doing the whole Genocide run though personally. I know its completely virtual but with such a story-driven game like Undertale and the nature of the event, I think the pacifist run is a much better finale to AGDQ.
Just woke up, was Super Metroid run hype this year?
Also is Undertale run worth watching for someone that dislikes the game? Seems like a bizarre choise for last game of the event too when it's usually been some classic game beloved or at least appreciated by just about everyone.
On January 15 2017 14:23 Vaelone wrote: Just woke up, was Super Metroid run hype this year?
Also is Undertale run worth watching for someone that dislikes the game? Seems like a bizarre choise for last game of the event too when it's usually been some classic game beloved or at least appreciated by just about everyone.
I dunno, I find Undertale is almost universally liked. I don't see why it's a weird choice at all.
If you don't like it then I can't think of a reason a speedrun of it would be your taste.
On January 15 2017 14:23 Vaelone wrote: Just woke up, was Super Metroid run hype this year?
the guys in the crowd yelling "Waaaah" was extremely annoying, even for the runners the guy asking those guys to kill themselves wasn't the good way to ask them to stfu and made everyone a bit awkward the guy from the couch asking the crowd to be silent after that killed any possible hype, they couldnt even cheer for the total donation of the save/kill the animals the race was pretty close, I liked it
On January 15 2017 14:36 TheTenthDoc wrote: Wait is it a "shun or hug" incentive or a "Genocide boss" incentive? Or are there two?
I believe it's both. There's one for the shun or hug for pacifist and a seperate incentive to have a genocide final boss fight.
Wait. Now I'm not sure. No clue.
It is three now as far i understood it. "shun or hug" for final boss, to do genocide boss and something decision about defeating him or not or something im not sure. the first two have already met.
edit: Will there be a bonus stream? Totally forgot about that.
Great Finale. Shame TGH couldn't quite finish the no hit sans fight. Very close though. Amazed by the donation totals. Super amazing.
Wish I could stay up more for ASL semis but gotta sleep now. Awesome event and I'm looking forward to catching up on the vods for the stuff I've missed.
On January 15 2017 14:36 TheTenthDoc wrote: Wait is it a "shun or hug" incentive or a "Genocide boss" incentive? Or are there two?
I believe it's both. There's one for the shun or hug for pacifist and a seperate incentive to have a genocide final boss fight.
Wait. Now I'm not sure. No clue.
It is three now as far i understood it. "shun or hug" for final boss, to do genocide boss and something decision about defeating him or not or something im not sure. the first two have already met.
edit: Will there be a bonus stream? Totally forgot about that.
On January 15 2017 14:36 TheTenthDoc wrote: Wait is it a "shun or hug" incentive or a "Genocide boss" incentive? Or are there two?
I believe it's both. There's one for the shun or hug for pacifist and a seperate incentive to have a genocide final boss fight.
Wait. Now I'm not sure. No clue.
It is three now as far i understood it. "shun or hug" for final boss, to do genocide boss and something decision about defeating him or not or something im not sure. the first two have already met.
edit: Will there be a bonus stream? Totally forgot about that.
On January 15 2017 14:23 Vaelone wrote: Just woke up, was Super Metroid run hype this year?
Also is Undertale run worth watching for someone that dislikes the game? Seems like a bizarre choise for last game of the event too when it's usually been some classic game beloved or at least appreciated by just about everyone.
Yeah I dont get the undertale hype either. my 9 year old loves it, but it seems dumb to me. to each their own.
On January 17 2017 19:11 rotta wrote: Did they really ban Linkus or what? :D
Nope, as far as I know, there were only 2 bans: 1) the hat incident - part of the couch of Ape Escape 2 was warned for wearing MAGA hats on stream - PvtCb, who was also on the couch, was banned, even though he never wore a hat; he was warned that a "zero tolerance"-policy applied to him beforehand. Allegedly because of shittalking GDQ a lot in the past, and he made some bad twitter posts last year (quoted a mass murderer when saying not to go to AGDQ), but GDQ never gave an official reason. They first accused him of wearing one of the hats, which wasn't true, but then was kicked out anyway for what seems to be a cover of hard-to-check reasons. If the GDQ staff wants you out, you'll probably be out in no time. (Because of association, Cyberdemon531 was also banned)
2) wahluigi One of the couch sitters during the 4-way Metroid Prime race told a whole crowd of WAAAH-memers to go kill themselves, after the runners had asked them multiple times to stop being so annoying. Also in this case, the person who got banned, had critized GDQ many times before... but I doubt that a clean slate would've made any difference when someone tells a whole crowd to kill themselves in front of 250k viewers.
Cyberdemon wasn't banned for associating himself with PvtCb though right? He was like PvtCb on "zero tolerance" warning already and then actually wore the hat.
On January 17 2017 19:11 rotta wrote: Did they really ban Linkus or what? :D
Nope, as far as I know, there were only 2 bans: 1) the hat incident - part of the couch of Ape Escape 2 was warned for wearing MAGA hats on stream - PvtCb, who was also on the couch, was banned, even though he never wore a hat; he was warned that a "zero tolerance"-policy applied to him beforehand. Allegedly because of shittalking GDQ a lot in the past, and he made some bad twitter posts last year (quoted a mass murderer when saying not to go to AGDQ), but GDQ never gave an official reason. They first accused him of wearing one of the hats, which wasn't true, but then was kicked out anyway for what seems to be a cover of hard-to-check reasons. If the GDQ staff wants you out, you'll probably be out in no time. (Because of association, Cyberdemon531 was also banned)
2) wahluigi One of the couch sitters during the 4-way Metroid Prime race told a whole crowd of WAAAH-memers to go kill themselves, after the runners had asked them multiple times to stop being so annoying. Also in this case, the person who got banned, had critized GDQ many times before... but I doubt that a clean slate would've made any difference when someone tells a whole crowd to kill themselves in front of 250k viewers.
Pretty sure he also said they were a cancer (using the word), which is the worst form of irony here.
On January 17 2017 23:23 Velr wrote: I remember when this event was fun, speedrunning/fun first, charity second. Now its the other way around and mostly boring :/
??? The event still is tons of fun, both to go to and to watch, and speedrunning comes first 350+ days out of the year. It's definitely not boring, and there's no harm in raising millions of dollars for charity while spreading awareness of the awesome gamer/ speedrunner scene
Sometimes, drama is unavoidable... don't let the occasional jerk on stream ruin it for you! Millions of people watched and enjoyed the marathon, and GDQs are bigger than ever! That's great news for the scene, as well as for the charities.
I'm surprised that they don't have an audio solution worked out for the runners; give the runners the option of noise canceling headphones that only feed in the necessary audio and let the crowd cheer as much as they want.
AGDQ always gets me in the mood to get a run prepped for SGDQ, thinking Doom 2 since it has been awhile since being in a GDQ but it's so damn hard. Better get practicing!
On January 17 2017 23:23 Velr wrote: I remember when this event was fun, speedrunning/fun first, charity second. Now its the other way around and mostly boring :/
??? The event still is tons of fun, both to go to and to watch, and speedrunning comes first 350+ days out of the year. It's definitely not boring, and there's no harm in raising millions of dollars for charity while spreading awareness of the awesome gamer/ speedrunner scene
Sometimes, drama is unavoidable... don't let the occasional jerk on stream ruin it for you! Millions of people watched and enjoyed the marathon, and GDQs are bigger than ever! That's great news for the scene, as well as for the charities.
I do agree with him there, though. Been watching since pretty much the beginning and back then it was really more fun. No politics, drama etc. The runners were known members of the speedrunning community which slowly started growing in the west. These days, it's completely different, especially when you hear about shady dealings with "Prevent Cancer Foundation".
On January 18 2017 02:20 KingDime wrote: AGDQ always gets me in the mood to get a run prepped for SGDQ, thinking Doom 2 since it has been awhile since being in a GDQ but it's so damn hard. Better get practicing!
You get my moral support, if it helps you. :D
...oh, and stop complaining and start to rip and tear!
On January 18 2017 02:49 farvacola wrote: I just miss the bonus stream
On January 18 2017 01:55 Logo wrote: I'm surprised that they don't have an audio solution worked out for the runners; give the runners the option of noise canceling headphones that only feed in the necessary audio and let the crowd cheer as much as they want.
considering the audio crew this thim? Meh. But hopefully we will get it next time, just to prevent situations like in the SM race
On January 18 2017 02:20 KingDime wrote: AGDQ always gets me in the mood to get a run prepped for SGDQ, thinking Doom 2 since it has been awhile since being in a GDQ but it's so damn hard. Better get practicing!
On January 18 2017 01:55 Logo wrote: I'm surprised that they don't have an audio solution worked out for the runners; give the runners the option of noise canceling headphones that only feed in the necessary audio and let the crowd cheer as much as they want.
Agreed. Seems weird that 'too loud audience' has to be discouraged.
On January 17 2017 19:11 rotta wrote: Did they really ban Linkus or what? :D
Nope, as far as I know, there were only 2 bans: 1) the hat incident - part of the couch of Ape Escape 2 was warned for wearing MAGA hats on stream - PvtCb, who was also on the couch, was banned, even though he never wore a hat; he was warned that a "zero tolerance"-policy applied to him beforehand. Allegedly because of shittalking GDQ a lot in the past, and he made some bad twitter posts last year (quoted a mass murderer when saying not to go to AGDQ), but GDQ never gave an official reason. They first accused him of wearing one of the hats, which wasn't true, but then was kicked out anyway for what seems to be a cover of hard-to-check reasons. If the GDQ staff wants you out, you'll probably be out in no time. (Because of association, Cyberdemon531 was also banned)
2) wahluigi One of the couch sitters during the 4-way Metroid Prime race told a whole crowd of WAAAH-memers to go kill themselves, after the runners had asked them multiple times to stop being so annoying. Also in this case, the person who got banned, had critized GDQ many times before... but I doubt that a clean slate would've made any difference when someone tells a whole crowd to kill themselves in front of 250k viewers.
It was interesting that the article didn't cover the Super Metroid race outburst, especially since that felt like one of the most palpably awkward ones.
It was interesting that the article didn't cover the Super Metroid race outburst, especially since that felt like one of the most palpably awkward ones.
The omission is odd, but the Super Metroid one seems much less controversial though; it is about as clear cut as possible that you can't use cancer as an insult (combined with telling people they should die) during a cancer prevention fundraiser.
It was interesting that the article didn't cover the Super Metroid race outburst, especially since that felt like one of the most palpably awkward ones.
The omission is odd, but the Super Metroid one seems much less controversial though; it is about as clear cut as possible that you can't use cancer as an insult (combined with telling people they should die) during a cancer prevention fundraiser.
That's a good point. It doesn't really take a discussion to know that shit's not okay.
On January 18 2017 01:55 Logo wrote: I'm surprised that they don't have an audio solution worked out for the runners; give the runners the option of noise canceling headphones that only feed in the necessary audio and let the crowd cheer as much as they want.
As I was watching the whole thing live, and listening to the idiots in the crowd both intentionally and unintentionally being disruptive of the runners of such a tense and difficult speedrun, I just kept shaking make head at GDQ staff for not just moving them into another room, an isolation booth, or using better headphones, something, anything.. I understand they may not have that level of organization (somebody mentioned they weren't using PowerUp this time either?) yet and nobody could have expected the douchers in the audience, but still. It's one of the least forgiving runs on the docket (remember how last time 3/4 runners tapped out, 2 of them being heavy favorites, and only the current underdog at the time, Behemoth, completed it at all?) so I still feel staff showed a lack of foresight. It is a tradition and intended to be celebratory in a sense, so maybe it's just not thought about. And again, nobody could have expected morons in the audience to be intentionally trolling.
I don't remember the outburst supposedly telling them to kill themselves, for whatever reason. I do remember somebody on the mike telling them they weren't funny (true), to get out and go support PCF by waiting for the shuttles lol. Perhaps I have to watch it again, if they left the audio in on the VOD. Even so, I'm not a bleeding heart offended by a lack of political correctness and those obnoxious dumbasses in the audience (the unfunny "WAH" bs which is annoying unless the casters are coaching it from donations, yet they were intentionally screaming it BECAUSE it was disruptive and I'm sure they'd been asked to stop already, and the dude camera mugging and yelling like a moron during the run/the run before with the Save the Animals shirt) deserved to be called out for their rudeness; shit like that can start fist-fights and then where would the stream be?. It set a bad tone for whole rest of the run as the couch (sorry don't remember his name) kept calling for quiet for good reason, but his frustration was pretty apparent and it felt oppressive. Thanks again, asshats in the audience. At least we still got a a full completion for the roster, which may say something about their ability to concentrate despite adversity if anything.
Also, what's this controversy about Linkus? Edit: + Show Spoiler +
Read the Kotaku article (or clickbait, as it's commonly known). Yeah, "controversy" because he used Cosmo's handle, the one that all the notoriety is attached to... I'm glad social media has no hold over my life, cause some of this shit people complain about is downright ridiculous and inflammatory. And as always, it's somebody else doing the complaining rather than any party involved.
On January 21 2017 04:38 Ghost151 wrote: I don't remember the outburst supposedly telling them to kill themselves, for whatever reason. I do remember somebody on the mike telling them they weren't funny (true), to get out and go support PCF by waiting for the shuttles lol.
You remember this wrong, then.
He said they weren't funny and if want to cure cancer they could do it by standing in front of the hotel shuttle.
The announcer or staff should've told the audience to stop the WAHs, and the couch guy should've said "shut up" in a way that didn't involve telling the audience to kill themselves.
Also, what's this controversy about Linkus? Edit: + Show Spoiler +
Read the Kotaku article (or clickbait, as it's commonly known). Yeah, "controversy" because he used Cosmo's handle, the one that all the notoriety is attached to... I'm glad social media has no hold over my life, cause some of this shit people complain about is downright ridiculous and inflammatory. And as always, it's somebody else doing the complaining rather than any party involved.
Cosmo isn't a handle, though, it's a name. Some people don't bother using pseudonyms for their online presence.
Still dumb because it was the nickname given to the trick when it was found, and really nothing else.
It was interesting that the article didn't cover the Super Metroid race outburst, especially since that felt like one of the most palpably awkward ones.
The omission is odd, but the Super Metroid one seems much less controversial though; it is about as clear cut as possible that you can't use cancer as an insult (combined with telling people they should die) during a cancer prevention fundraiser.
So 2 people who have a history of getting in trouble got in trouble again, and another guy accepts his temp ban on submissions without issue but Reddit needs to pitchfork something for some reason just to fabricate drama. That's obnoxious.
"The perception from viewers varies, but some prefer vigorous moderation of runner conduct, especially given the nature of recent incidents. For example, two AGDQ runs drew criticism for comments that some viewers deemed transphobic. In one incident, a couch commentator on benstephens56’s Ocarina of Time 3D run feigned indignation when benstephens56 referred to a boss as “she.” The comment drew ire on Twitter, because dealing with faulty gender assumptions plague the day-to-day life of trans people."
That was probably the dumbest reaction of the event. You could argue that comparing a Zelda boss to a transgender person is actually transphobic. Getting outraged at everything just belittles the actual times it's waranted.
So it's been a week or so and I was watching through the vods of some of the games that looked interesting to me. It appears to have gone unnoticed by the majority but did any of you see that the speedrunner who played Hitman Blood Money cheated? Lol. On his last mission, he failed to kill the target with some mines, pretended he did, and exited the level using a cheat engine. He even makes a face grimace when he knows he messed up with the mines that you can see in the video on YouTube.
On January 26 2017 07:25 Epishade wrote: So it's been a week or so and I was watching through the vods of some of the games that looked interesting to me. It appears to have gone unnoticed by the majority but did any of you see that the speedrunner who played Hitman Blood Money cheated? Lol. On his last mission, he failed to kill the target with some mines, pretended he did, and exited the level using a cheat engine. He even makes a face grimace when he knows he messed up with the mines that you can see in the video on YouTube.
Any other runs I should watch in my downtime?
I believe the mistake would've taken too long to fix, and they would've run way over schedule, cause I think the way the Professional rating (or whatever it's called) works is that he would've had to restart the whole game just to fix that one little mistake.
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