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This is an interesting premise. I especially like framing speed runners as researchers

• echelon 2y ago
  It's a super interesting premise, and I like it too. We should distinguish those in the community that actually discover new glitches from those who simply practice what others have uncovered, though. Those aren't always the same person.
  • chc4 2y ago
    Yeah, there's definitely shades. I think for most games the people who find glitches and drive forward this kind of research usually aren't actually that good of runners themselves. But for TAS runs, where there isn't as much of human skill component and technical execution is more important, they're usually closer aligned. And in any case the speedrunners and glitch discovery people are all in the same discords together talking about the game.