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[Graknorke]

I think the name of the genre you mean is MOBAs.

[Parsely]

I just would rather compete in something that isn't Halo or League of Legends seeing as I'm more interested in role-playing games and simulators.

Are there competitive leagues for RPGs? Usually it needs to be multiplayer.

[SealyStar]

I think the name of the genre you mean is MOBAs.

If you want to get pedantic, DotA is, in turn, a Aeon of Strife clone.

Okay, yes, they're not exactly clones or ripoffs, but the general gameplay and characters in my experience seem to be a bit too similar for my tastes. What irks me about LoL is that a good lot of the people who play it don't even know there are other MOBAs that preceded it, and treat it like it's the highest and most perfect of its kind.

[Thexor]

I just would rather compete in something that isn't Halo or League of Legends seeing as I'm more interested in role-playing games and simulators.

Are there competitive leagues for RPGs? Usually it needs to be multiplayer.

Well, strictly speaking, there's speed-running. It's not competitive in the sense of LoL, Dota 2, or SC2, but it's as close as you'll get with a single-player game I'm afraid. Some of the best speed-runners on Twitch can pull in 4-5k viewers, which apparently pays decently.

[Parsely]

I just would rather compete in something that isn't Halo or League of Legends seeing as I'm more interested in role-playing games and simulators.

Are there competitive leagues for RPGs? Usually it needs to be multiplayer.

Well, strictly speaking, there's speed-running. It's not competitive in the sense of LoL, Dota 2, or SC2, but it's as close as you'll get with a single-player game I'm afraid. Some of the best speed-runners on Twitch can pull in 4-5k viewers, which apparently pays decently.

Oh neat.

[Mego]

I just would rather compete in something that isn't Halo or League of Legends seeing as I'm more interested in role-playing games and simulators.

Are there competitive leagues for RPGs? Usually it needs to be multiplayer.

Well, strictly speaking, there's speed-running. It's not competitive in the sense of LoL, Dota 2, or SC2, but it's as close as you'll get with a single-player game I'm afraid. Some of the best speed-runners on Twitch can pull in 4-5k viewers, which apparently pays decently.

Oh neat.

SRL (run by some of the SDA community) is a good place to start if you're interested in starting speedrunning.

[Lightningfalcon]

Ace Combat Zero.  Ace difficulty.  (On Expert missiles kill you instantly.  Ace is even harder then that.)
I've gone THREE Missions without dying.  Also, FAEBs are awesome.  I'm at Glattisent, and I'm 2000 points below where I need to be.  I approach the northwestern point, and began my dive.  I release two bombs.  One aimed at the makeshift airfield containing Harriers, and the other at a large battery of AA guns.  The first gets me the score I need to win.  The second puts me 2000 over.
Next mission.  I destroy the entire AA camp with just my eight fuel air bombs. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

of course the real objective is not getting killed by Excalibur, but still satisfying nether less.

For those wondering the plane it's the SU-37.  It has now replaced the Raptor and Gripen as my favorite plane. 

[Parsely]

I just would rather compete in something that isn't Halo or League of Legends seeing as I'm more interested in role-playing games and simulators.

Are there competitive leagues for RPGs? Usually it needs to be multiplayer.

Well, strictly speaking, there's speed-running. It's not competitive in the sense of LoL, Dota 2, or SC2, but it's as close as you'll get with a single-player game I'm afraid. Some of the best speed-runners on Twitch can pull in 4-5k viewers, which apparently pays decently.

Oh neat.

SRL (run by some of the SDA community) is a good place to start if you're interested in starting speedrunning.

I know I'm really great at challenge runs for action games (even though they're my least favourite genre. go figure) but I've definitely never had any experience with speed runs. Thats a whole different ball game I'm sure.

[sjm9876]

Bandit circle of slaughter, playing the Psycho.
Every time I die, I pull out dynamite, get second wind, and am back on my feet.
By the end there is literally no timer, and I'm surviving by just running into the hail of bullets to get into blast range before I die.

It was beautiful.

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Borderlands 2

[Akura]

About 45 minutes, *2* Unlimited Drill Works, 2 Multiballs, at least 2 Rin Bins, and at one point hitting Mr. Nomiya a few times in close succession.

Spoiler: The result (click to show/hide)

Best. Run. Ever.
Oh, and I got the altitude achievement from hitting Kenji at the top speed.

Spoiler: My current achievements (click to show/hide)

Still not sure why I don't have Flambe Runway(the only Gold one I lack), I'm pretty sure I got three Panic Mode blocks by Misha during that run, although I think one of those was in Multiball, so it probably didn't count?

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Katawa Crash

[Sirus]

*slow applause that soon speeds up*
Bravo.

[Thexor]

I just would rather compete in something that isn't Halo or League of Legends seeing as I'm more interested in role-playing games and simulators.

Are there competitive leagues for RPGs? Usually it needs to be multiplayer.

Well, strictly speaking, there's speed-running. It's not competitive in the sense of LoL, Dota 2, or SC2, but it's as close as you'll get with a single-player game I'm afraid. Some of the best speed-runners on Twitch can pull in 4-5k viewers, which apparently pays decently.

Oh neat.

SRL (run by some of the SDA community) is a good place to start if you're interested in starting speedrunning.

I know I'm really great at challenge runs for action games (even though they're my least favourite genre. go figure) but I've definitely never had any experience with speed runs. Thats a whole different ball game I'm sure.

If you're interested, my favourite game to watch is Ocarina of Time. There's a good chance you've played it (without speed running it), so the incredible number of positively insane glitches used in speedrunning will be appropriately dazzling. The 'any% run', meaning getting to the game credits, takes ~20 minutes. The 100% run takes a little longer but is still finished in a single sitting, and has a highly-competitive world record that was beaten less than a month ago. 



On-topic: Armed with a friendly crew that had handled several missions together, I took us to a bank full of valuable safe deposit boxes. Our stealth attempt failed, but we broke into the vault with few problems. Two of the crew started opening boxes while two others covered the exit.

"Well, we've got enough cash, and the assault wave is over. Should we run for it?"

"...nah. This is the part of the mission that makes us money. Let's grab as much as we can!"

And so we finished off another complete assault wave, opening more than half the deposit boxes in the vault with nothing but slow-paced lockpicking. Significantly, we held off the wave with only two people gunning while the rest opened boxes. It took a while, but man, did we ever get a good haul from that robbery!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Payday: The Heist 2

[Parsely]

@Thexor Yeah I've beaten Ocarina of Time about 12 times, plus once on Master Quest (fun as hell I might add). Definitely not skilled/persistent enough to try speed running.

[Greiger]

I just took a math final with winamp playing while I was taking the test.

During the last long statistics question winamp chose the doom castle theme from FF Mystic Quest.

Inspired by the fitting climactic theme, I got it right and passed the test.   

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Real Life:  College Mathmatics edition

Fastest Ocarina of Time run I saw involved using a zone transition glitch to teleport to the final boss fight immediately after killing the first boss.  Think it was a little over 20 minutes, mostly the ending.

[Mego]

@Thexor Yeah I've beaten Ocarina of Time about 12 times, plus once on Master Quest (fun as hell I might add). Definitely not skilled/persistent enough to try speed running.

The any% route actually isn't very difficult. It just requires one major trick. The minor tricks are what determine world records, and my inability to perform them well keeps me from being competitive.

Here's a link to the current WR.