I’m kinda with you. When I see articles about speedrunning they fall into the same category as EVE online stories. It’s just not for me, but bravo to the time and understanding they put into it.

I sympathize. It’s natural to feel the way you do. My gut reaction is exactly the same, actually. But Heather’s response excellently shatters it.

I get comments like this a lot when the topic comes up and it always feels reductive. I actually want to take time to address it. The idea that people don’t play through the entire game is really absurd. In order to find tricks, runners and hunters have to play through the game as intended to understand mechanics and…