LOL yeah no I definitely don't want something like that happening again. Just bringing it up because it did create a huge uptick in interest, but now that things are leveling out and the world is pretty much back to normal, the drop off to pre covid levels is probably exasperated to a higher degree - ThreadSky

koroks.bsky.social • 39 days ago

LOL yeah no I definitely don't want something like that happening again. Just bringing it up because it did create a huge uptick in interest, but now that things are leveling out and the world is pretty much back to normal, the drop off to pre covid levels is probably exasperated to a higher degree

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koroks.bsky.social•39 days ago

exacerbated* though I am exasperated at the interest in zelda speedruns 😜

swiftike.bsky.social•38 days ago

I wanted to touch on this more *I actually love the topic of why arent more people speedrunning and think about it alot.... i may or may not make a youtube vid on it at some point*

i dont think theres inherently a "problem" that needs to be fixed with speedrunning/zsr

swiftike.bsky.social•38 days ago

I think the biggest thing coming into play is there is simply a lack of motivation to ever pick up zelda speedrunning. ZFG has always answered the question "how do you get into speedrunning" with "just start doing tricks you think are cool" and now days that just leads you down the rando path.

swiftike.bsky.social•38 days ago

IF you wanted to have a "solution" of sorts, it would need to come in the form of an incentive. Either there's an event, seasonal leaderboards, some 3rd thing that just makes it more inherently fun *idk what this would be fun is very subjective*

bloomprism.bsky.social•38 days ago

Events/seasonal leaderboards have always felt like a cool idea to me. I think even great runs can feel a little stale during long stretches with no new developments. So something fresh to bring a community together and have everyone focus on can help reignite some interest

koroks.bsky.social•38 days ago

This is actually something I've thought about a lot. I know the ZSR site itself is kinda redundant at this point, but if ever it got reformatted, seeing monthly challenge runs, races, and stuff like that would be a lot of fun.

swiftike.bsky.social•38 days ago

even as someone who was a speedrunner long before rando was a thing *and preferred for a long time doing speedruns over randomizers* I have to admit that randos just on average have more avenues to find enjoyment over speedrunning. You still do tricks, go fast, etc, without as much repitition

koroks.bsky.social•38 days ago

I think you hit the nail on the head honestly. Also me saying I don't know what the solution is was purely rhetorical. I don't really think there's a problem per say, just bums be that a top 2 speedrun franchise 10 years ago only barely breaks top 10 today, despite the amount of games available.

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