Edit: the competition was closed due to lack of interest.
Hey there! Some months ago I launched a Spiral Knights page on speedrun.com. Sadly I never did much to give it much attention despite there being a lot of potential in it. I wanted to do a speedrunning competition but I hadn't gotten around to actually making one until now, so here we go!
To participate, you need to record your runs and submit them to speedrun.com/sk/, and then link those submissions here. You must also follow the rules specified here, including the guidelines for verified runs. Additionally, there are some extra rules below. If you have any questions, please post them here.
Rules
- Your placing in the category is determined by your time with loading screens. Should two contestants be close to each other in time, loading screen times will be removed to determine who was actually faster.
- In case a category has several runs, your placing is determined by the sum of your times for these runs (e.g. if you run Operation: Crimson Hammer in 15 minutes and FSC in 20 minutes, your total time which your placing is based on is 35 minutes).
- The leaderboard rules apply for all categories unless exceptions are specified below.
- All categories are restricted to solo runs, unless specified otherwise.
Currently, there are two categories:
T3 bosses - anything goes
In this category, you must run Firestorm Citadel on elite difficulty and Operation: Crimson Hammer on normal difficulty.
T2 bosses - little cup
In this category, you must run Royal Jelly Palace and Ironclaw Munitions Factory on elite difficulty. You may only use gear up to 3* level. Black Kat items are banned. You may not use any sprite, trinkets, or weapon slots,
As for the third category...
I intend to make this a gimmick category, with some unusual restrictions. Sadly I do not have a lot of fantasy, so if you have a suggestion, please post it here!
Deadline
The competition is open for submissions starting now, and ending friday, August 7th.
Please note that both the rules and prizes are subject to change. This would however primarily be to combat silly loopholes in the rules and to increase the prize pot, respectively, but I'm not making any promises. Currently I have not decided on how to distribute the prize pot, which is why prizes are not specified. So far I'm set on a total of at least 3000 Energy in prizes, however.
T3 - sounds like a waste of time for me.
T2 - You're really trying to make me craft and heat stuff to compete? I really don't understand the 2* restriction... it will be similar to using proto... just not as extreme (3* HoH technically comes before both T2 bosses). I'll pass.
Third catagory suggestion: Counter-Boss.
All bosses using only [upgraded or not] rewards from that boss. If the boss doesn't give a reward for the slot, you wear nothing or your starter set (minimum).
Yes, that's right, FSC with only FoV and ancient armor.