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Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 - Now with 100% Less BotW Inter-Drama
Drake:
I've mentioned here and there that I have no idea why they elected to not put in SM and threaten all the donations they get for Save/Kill. I guess they want to just test it out without it? They can't actually replace it with something else because it was inherently a spontaneous meme. Trying to force a replacement won't work. The game obviously needs a break but it seems like an odd decision money-wise.
OverlordChirei:
--- Quote from: Drake on December 06, 2017, 05:45:45 AM ---I've mentioned here and there that I have no idea why they elected to not put in SM and threaten all the donations they get for Save/Kill. I guess they want to just test it out without it? They can't actually replace it with something else because it was inherently a spontaneous meme. Trying to force a replacement won't work. The game obviously needs a break but it seems like an odd decision money-wise.
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I have heard from credible sources that not only did it need a break, because it was the default donation incentive option, it was basically siphoning money away from other incentives and they wanted to break that trend this year.
Drake:
I can believe that rationale. If people were actively withholding their donations towards other incentives just so they could push for their side to win, that does in fact negatively impact the marathon as a whole.
PX:
--- Quote from: Ionasal kkll Solciel on December 05, 2017, 07:47:59 PM ---So they're gonna try FE8 again, huh?
Also, no Super Metroid?!
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RNG Manipulated this time. And the run was done at RPGLB. This time I won't be there to commentated.
Also the Animals donations were siphoning donations because it was always the most known one and the default choice because people didn't know about the other donation choices
Reddyne:
SM, for all its merits and quality runners, probably needs a rest for now. It's probably for the best to get some other incentives and in-jokes beyond save/kill.
--- Quote from: Edible on December 05, 2017, 10:28:19 PM ---I think that's largely a problem with the genre. Very few arcade beat 'em ups have interesting speedrun qualities.
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I spent a moment thinking of potential fun/interesting beat 'em ups for this and the only thing that felt like it deserved a spot would be a co-op run of either Double Dragon Neon or maaaaybe TMNT4? Unless someone has evidence of some run utterly gutting the game mechanics it's hard to imagine a beat 'em up making it in without being relegated to a late night spot. It's just the nature of the beast.