Allan “dwangoAC” has made it his mission to expose speedrunning phonies. At the Defcon hacker conference, he’ll challenge one record that's stood for 15 years.

Allan “dwangoAC” has made it his mission to expose speedrunning phonies. At the Defcon hacker conference, he’ll challenge one record that’s stood for 15 years.

  • Nima@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    1 month ago

    as interesting as this is, I feel like the author just heard the term “Tool Assisted Speedrun” that morning. And is not really sure what they’re actually used for.

    • Oka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Yeah, headline confused me. I know Dwango as the holder of TasBot, not as a hacker

  • Lemminary@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’ve been so disappointed with just how many cheaters there are in the speedrunning community. We can’t have nice things without someone trying to get smart for their fake 15 min of fame. Like, congrats, your biggest achievement is being a fraud.

    • ttyybb@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Its normally not about getting good times, often it’s tweaking RNG or other elements to get good times faster but ya, it’s stupid