Ron Swanson wrote:I never understand why people consider speed runs legit when half the time they're just exploiting game mechanics and glitches. Saw a guy doing Skyrim on Twitch and all he did was load and reload saves for like 10 straight minutes. Seems like there should be some set of unwritten rules against that kind of stuff.
It depends on the game and category. Most games have categories like Skyrim's main quest no glitches. Some of them, like speedrunning Celeste, have very few game breaking exploits and really rely on skill. A lot of time the glitches themselves are almost impossible to get and may require a complete reset of the game if you don't get them.