Speed Runs Live

I don't have a "Code of Honor," but thanks for over-dramatizing my views -_-;

I just hate seeing the "wire frame" underneath the game. The game is supposed to suspend my disbelief and transport me to another reality. I don't want to see the framework of that reality. I'm sure the citizens of the Matrix would find a similar experience to be quite disruptive.

Those who fascinate themselves with the under-structure of the game aren't really game enthusiasts in a pure sense. The game is supposed to be a closed system. Although it is designed with imperfections, it is your duty as a gamer not to pull at the seams as to expose the sub-stratum. You aren't really playing a Pinball machine if you open it up and figure out how to rack up tons of points without hitting the ball. The same applies for sequence-breaking and other types of speed runs in conventional games.

I fully acknowledge speed runs that take place within the parameters of the game, but I find the "wire-framers" to be very dull and simple-minded; the typical "fuck authority and structure" mindset has played out over thousands of years. Although a particular exploit may be new and original, the disposition that seeks those exploits is not. There is a certain beauty is sticking rigorously to form; a gentleman's restraint is admirable.