Gdq banned runners. Wish I had more to report or say.
Gdq banned runners I wasn't aiming that at GDQ runners. In a statement to Kotaku, Goose admitted wrongdoing. I found the runner to be unnecessarily aggressive throughout, but the lowlight was the Lobotomy Chicken incentive, which was set at $20k (twenty thousand dollars), and which he kept pushing and hyping throughout the run, to the The guy immediately takes to twitter to say GDQ is preventing him from getting in, Brossentia (a speedrunner at GDQ) decides to get involved and crusade for this guy. Here's everything we know. Inspired by The Speed Gamers, GDQ aim to raise as much money as possible for their charity of choice by bringing in speedrunners from around the world and playing games non-stop in shifts over the course of several days. It's not just attentionwhoring, but also the increase of "No Fun Allowed" over the past few years from the event staff. -Be aware that you are being streamed live in front of thousands of people and your actions not only reflect upon you, but the marathon as a whole, so be careful what you do on camera. We dont know what happened behind the scenes, but I can understand the GDQ ban when you joke about mass homicid at an event with hundreds of people, for an association helping in war zones. Games Done Quick. Pretty sure it was GDQ that had the whole misgender fiasco and the person (typing person for the great people so they can't claim transphobia if I type she or he) freaked the fuck out and for some reason right afterwards the GDQ twitch account started to ban people in chat typing "she" referring to the person. For context SHiFT is saying that he got banned about a You should probly try a search of the subreddit before posting things like this, it's sort of redundant. The next step for SGDQ is banning everyone not spamming "Lets kick cancers butt", "Oh my god, youre a wonderful trans woman" and (I'll probably get the references linked by tomorrow. Oct 25, 2017 5,973. Here we have the biggest nazi in speedrunning, @RWhiteGoose linking and quoting Jordan Peterson, then posting some hateful anti-woman propaganda along with famed GDQ Runner @graviton29 spewing GDQ doesn't have a problem with games being violent and profane (GTA shows up often at these marathons after all), they just don't like the runners swearing because the games don't represent GDQ and the runners do. But that has nothing to do with a speed running organization not promoting an abuser of women. Reply reply Meta's run of Secret of Evermore, AGDQ 2018. (e. Zallard1’s Blindfolded Punch Out Wii was a spiritual fucking experience for me. WHAT ELSE IS GDQ DOING TO MAXIMIZE ATTENDEE SAFETY? COVID-19 safety extends beyond masks and vaccinations The MAGA hat guy on the couch (Not the runner iirc) is a known troll in many years of GDQs. tv/rwhitegoosehttps://www. While new games get run very regularly, and the runners change, the GDQ staples are getting stale as all hell for me. Runner. Speedrunners need to focus when running through their games, and distractions can be a nuisance. The way they handle the event works best for me. Hollow Knight Speedrunner Vysuals has just been banned from Games Done Quick for saying the 'C word' in tweets. It has everything you could ever ask for and after watching it live, I still can't fucking sit through it again even years later. This is a series of cringeworthy and funny moments in speedrunnning history. The runners were even openly mocking GDQ staff in SGDQ2016 because its become so distant from what the concept originally was. He definitely deserve a ban, but he wouldn't have done it if the GDQ staff had done their job. As it was getting a bit to much and was alienating a significant number of their audience and runners by being so harsh on runners. The runners finish just about 10 seconds apart after a 45-minute race. Jan 13, 2020 #25 I'm glad the guy is banned, but the process for selecting runners is probably not that rigorous. It legitimately tries to sabotage his attempts. Now it's time for some Calebhart42 rage!Subscribe for more speedrunning video's For me, "Can You Stop?" was the cringe magnum opus for GDQ. GDQ made its decision after the organization was criticized for letting the speedrunner take part in the event, due to his support for far-right Spanish political party Vox. I agree with the ban, but it sucks to not Clint Stevens, #2 or 3 OoT 100% runner, banned for smoking weed in the hotel bathroom. There is a checkbox on the game submission form to mark the submission as online instead of onsite. Our original story follows after GDQ’s statement: NASA effectively started out as a GDQ alternative, aiming to be more of an ESA equivalent chill speedgathering rather than charity focused marathon and usually includes some banned runners. Games List. 9:40 PM · Feb 23, 2023 Hell, AGDQ hasn't even started and there's already a few runners in trouble and getting canceled for saying gamer words. Outside the "Hat Controversy" the people mentioned in the video were warned by GDQ staff, and further continued to break GDQ rules - as per the video itself. PvtCinnamonBun who was on the couch, not the runner, claims he was banned for wearing a MAGA hat on stream. I mean, not REALLY. Search for a game. The SMM2 team is trying to scramble a replacement runner but they may have to drop one of theirs for the 4v4 to become a 3v3 with an additional commentator. “I The MAGA hat guy on the couch (Not the runner iirc) is a known troll in many years of GDQs. If you can ban Trihex for a word he said a very long time ago, out of context, then you're actively twisting the rules about harrasment to fit a ban on a beloved community member. Russian speedrunner Mekarazium completed a live run of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as one It's also important to mention that the runners he brought that were "banned," weren't so on 1 incident alone. . ph Open. International audiences do throw a But GDQ is and always has been a "family friendly" event, a situation and restriction this runner was openly mocking repeatedly during his run. Reply reply mrn65 Every thread I see about Bonesaw has a lot of "I heard he was banned because this" but GDQ never came out and said exactly what behavior constitutes a ban and what doesn't. A real character with hilarious energy. 26 million. Rocket League Workshop Map Speedrun Showcase I can definitely get behind doing an in-person event at AGDQ 2022 after going so long without it, but I'm really hoping long-term that some of the schedule is put aside for online runners in future GDQ events. The superhot runner Bullets almost couldn't run because he had to catch a plane and didn't expect the marathon to be 5 hours behind (thankfully gdq did catch up a bit and he was able to run) but jesus allowing runners to reset would be a catastrophe. I'll keep this updated as long as I can. GDQ has to get better about letting people know ahead of time if they can’t do runs. There's only so many times I can watch Mega Man before it all starts looking like the same damn game. SGDQ was a trans rights shitpost (lots of people on both "sides") and so talking about the most famous trans ex-speedrunner isn't allowed. Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) is a long-running charity event where the speedrunning community comes together to raise money for the Doctors Without Borders. The decision should be easy af tbh It's ONE person out of all the runners. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by DrTChops in 46:20 - SGDQ 2016 - Part 124 +1 - This is DrTChops, he is a pretty popular runner in the speed running community, one of my favorite runs of his is his Skyrim one: I'm a bot working hard to help Redditors find related videos to watch. Is it a year ban or perma-ban? It's hard to believe either side because Werster doesn't hold his tongue and GDQ has that "corporate" feeling since last AGDQ: it left a bad taste in our mouth. I'm finding it really hard to get back into speedrunning after my break (especially considering I'm apparently banned from GDQs, something I still have to discuss with the staff when I However at the end of the Cassette Beasts run the runner said "Free Palestine" which was followed by chat spamming Free Palestine. While banned running shoes may seem enticing, it is the individual’s hard work and determination that ultimately contribute to success on the track or in races. So Eastern currently. You’re kind of asking people to prove something doesn’t exist, which is a logical fallacy. ’ Locking the thread but leaving it up for posterity. The GDQ banned game list also includes games with overly sexual content and gratuitous violence, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise for an event that’s aimed on being child friendly: Connor submitted a spliced run to GDQ to get accepted over another runner with better times. ; From AGDQ 2013's bonus stream, in which That would be impressive, as scrolling thru a list of 100k~+ ppl just to ban you for not talking seems incredibly odd. GDQ should have contact information of every runner on file, and contacting them to let them know of administrative action against them is absolutely required for both professionalism and decency. A speedrunner from the recent Summer Games Done Quick 2022 event has admitted he faked part of his run. I'm banned from running 18 months (they told me yesterday just after finishing the run). By banned I mean asked nicely not to submit. It might be a good idea to gather together the reasons certain games are banned from SGDQ2023: I'm surprised the third game by KS, Aster (hentai Asteroids) isn't on either list; it too lacks an ESRB rating, so it wouldn't already be covered by that particular ban. Trash_Lapras with Cgull and NNevic on the couch. This includes jokes, the slightest bit of non-family friendly content, banning runners for going even a little off-kilter, and allegations of the heads of the events using some of the donation money as part of their paychecks. The tweet may have been facetious, but I’m assuming that’s what triggered the ban. So, because crazy people are going all-out in harassing people who are playing the game, I'd say it makes sense that GDQ banned it. EDIT: shiftposting (the pulled runner) got banned from SGDQ because the person harassing him pulled up a 1-year old clip of him saying the homophobic word, that he had already been punished for Werster Banned from GDQ + Quitting Speedrunning for a bit 04-30-2015, 12:56 PM. WildAnaconda69 signaled at 40:00 for the crowd to be silent for the Caleb says a bad word and becomes flustered. It'd be No running just jumping and swinging and holding right. Edit: Ok the speech confused me. This is why GDQ events fell so hard in quality. GDQ seems to have sided with Proto on the matter. Thankfully, halo games were not banned from GDQ for that. Have other runners The only exception is if the runner has notes on their laptop and wants someone to check the notes for him or her, like UA did for Rane during FF4 in AGDQ 2011. Well bone UPDATE: GDQ has contacted PCGamesN to confirm that Mekarazium, who faked the Revengeance run, has been banned from future GDQ events. The viewer numbers speak for themselves, down by at least half. All Stars. Wish I had more to report or say. Please add a note with your username so that we can add you to the Donators list. TL;DR most of the issues i saw were more related to the GDQ organisers and staff, not the runners. We're supposed to be setting a good example by gathering as a community and raising money for a good cause, and people like Clint completely squander all of that effort and sense of accomplishment by doing what he did. com/PattyTTV/status/1390455961656041475. This was leaked on the web. I know their autism must be hard for them to deal with but it really isn't that AGDQ 2012's run of Mega Man 2 is a classic that holds up well even today, and was one of the runs that got me into GDQ. As a result they are incredibly harsh and firm with tone and content policing their runners and guests and even the twitch chats so that the stream and the image of gdq as a whole can remain clean, family and charity friendly, etc. I remember a little while ago they "apologized" to Air Canada for something in one of the runs on Twitter and the offical account responded saying they had no clue wtf they The superhot runner Bullets almost couldn't run because he had to catch a plane and didn't expect the marathon to be 5 hours behind (thankfully gdq did catch up a bit and he was able to run) but jesus allowing runners to reset would be a catastrophe. GDQ likely banned Final Fantasy speed runner from submissions after finishing run. During his run, he swore multiple times Speedrunning charity marathon Games Done Quick has "indefinitely" banned two speedrunners after screenshots of each making sexist, transphobic remarks were circulated A world-record speedrun achieved during last week's Summer Games Done Quick charity event was stricken from the record after the runner admitted it was faked. Archived post. 29, 2018 GDQ staff have permanently banned a participant of the speedrunning marathon, after he admitted to playing a spliced recording of his DLC run instead of playing live. It’s stuck with me ever since I saw it in-person. The meme is that any fun is banned at AGDQ so the guy on the couch jokes about having fun and Mike calls it "the f word" which is sort of a double joke because it plays on the meme I mentioned before and the meme that saying "fuck" gets you banned from AGDQ. No wonder half of GDQ runners are trans. Jokes about celebrities that continued after being 86'd by GDQ staff, instructing the stream viewers to harass Air Canada over Twitter, and excessive cursing are the main speculated GoldenEye 007 runners barred "indefinitely" from GDQ events after troubling screenshots circulate News by Rebekah Valentine Senior Staff Writer Published on Nov. Some of the slogans have been somewhat catchy, so I thought I’d list them here for those who may not be watching chat. Several of the GDQ hosts provide nothing of substance to the event, a lot of people would actually agree that several of them severely detract from it and are only there to attentionwhore, stir up controversy Games Done Quick has banned a speedrunner from future events after they admitted to cheating during last week's marathon. During SGDQ 2014, the event just before this one, StivityBobo allegedly slept with the wife of another runner, SamSVG, during the event. Please post bug reports and feature requests on Github. This was extremely jarring to me as I watch GDQ runs as a form of escapism from politics. Damn Silly. Not applicable to every game, but a bunch of us had a blast with the Final Fantasy XIV segment. Pretty sure the runner isn't offended at all considering they are sitting there looking at the screen and not at chat. I see other people use it and not banned, when I was banned. He's a legit runner otherwise, but that particular act is at best an extreme dick move and at worst should be considered cheating. The only cringe thing here is the overreaction by SGDQ staff and the banning of emotes. Via Twitter: https://twitter. Also, no one needs to walk on eggshells. However, according to Kotaku, PvtCinnamonBun's ban was revoked since it was not actually a MAGA hat, but GDQ officials banned him again for supposedly unplugging a power strip cable. we continue to get new runners who know better than to say such stupid things and focus on providing good runs and fostering good communities. One of them claims that since he only passed around the hat, not wore it, he is immune to the no-politics rule. Member. More of an in person SpeedRunGeneral marathon than purposely meant for banned runners, but it's no surprise 4 chan users would be among those banned from GDQ. I'm trying to recall what went down, but I feel like he essentially took a "temp" ban from running because he wanted to speedrun NES golf, GDQ staff always reject it, he flashed the cart back in 2015 on stream, staff took that as a personal offence, and essentially softbanned him by just rejecting his runs for a year. AGDQ has always been a fun marathon, they need to choose runners who are personable, and maybe weave in more donation comments that aren't depressing. It was more towards the person that said that misgendering somebody is "super fucked up" Games Done Quick is trying to do new and progressive things, but at the cost of banning older runners (like Bonesaw), because their humor isn't inline with the progressive humor of today. He's in my followed list (most good GDQ runners are) and I've never seen him run Doom. Again I am sure it isn't easy, no speedruns really are. Russian speedrunner Mekarazium completed a live run of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as one of a handful of online (rather than in-person) runs. If you're gonna approach a runner last minute to save your ass, make sure you really want that person in your event. I think it's just a disconnect between what the runners are allowed to do Honestly what Clint did was unacceptable. As a casual watcher who doesn't really know but a few of the The Comparison of Original Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 4 Remake's Don't Shoot the Water. Game Information. While it is not our policy to ban people from our events for differing opinions, we take all factors into consideration when choosing people to represent us and the charities we This past SGDQ I was a volunteer + runner, had even more friends and met even more cool folks, and enjoyed my experience more than any previous event. Especially since many of those bans were not even for things the runners did on-stream. I will Miss him. Maybe it's a combination of vetted runners and online. On January 7th, 2018, the winter Awesome Games Done Quick event began at the Hilton Washington Dulles. Maybe gdq has softened their grip on what they deem acceptable. Discussion. Bonesaw getting banned last year is a good example, as well as that guy who ran SMB last year getting banned for mentioning that he runs another game he was hoping would be on the GDQ schedule next time and Gamepro011 who did that cringey Crash Bandicoot run at Zfg (stylised as ZFG and zfg, previously known as ZeldaFreakGlitcha) is an American speedrunner and streamer known for his The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time gameplay. This year, GDQ is including runners' preferred pronouns next to their names during the duration of their run for the first time at one of their flagship events. However, an extra run GDQ staff have permanently banned a participant of the speedrunning marathon, after he admitted to playing a spliced recording of his DLC run instead of playing live. They know how to skip right to the end. Typical 1984-terminology and “cancel-culture” complaints quickly ensue. “If Trihex was banned, then it is the [Replay] Superheroes on Awfully Silly & Mario on Express Lane - see pinned message! For Goose this likely doesn't affect much, as he hasn't participated in a speedrun at GDQ since doing a co-op run of Goldeneye 007 in 2014. PJDicesare's Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts run is full of close calls and everything going wrong, up to and including the game itself trying to fuck up his run of trying to use the Torch weapon only. Since then it's gotten a tad more casual/fun, and been pretty constant otherwise in tone. Switch speed running with gaming, speed running is actually pretty damn inclusive and pretty anti-harrassment. Viewers are offered incentives for donations Caleb "Iceless" Hart42 banned from submitting runs to/appearing on camera at GDQ events for breaching harassment rules. They set the rules. ,” Reddit user jbanto said on the news. Luzbelheim’s suspension appears At GDQ, none of that is allowed and having a good time has a good chance at getting you banned from running or even attending these days. He The GDQ banned game list also includes games with overly sexual content and gratuitous violence, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise for an event that’s aimed on being child friendly: When I was doing the "Nirvanna the Band the Show" episode the guys there were inspired by AGDQ to make an episode on speedrunning and I particularly remember how stunned they were when I told them that GDQ doesn't pay the runners anything for appearing, nor cover their travel or hotel; rather the only compensation runners get is exemption from PJDicesare's Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts run is full of close calls and everything going wrong, up to and including the game itself trying to fuck up his run of trying to use the Torch weapon only. You were chatting. cfb didnt even get banned from the event for telling people to step in front of a shuttle. The runner appeared alone for the game, dressed normally, and was visibly shy and uncomfortable with trying to get things to talk about, in complete contrast to the multi-ethnic Banned Vtuber Memes. In-game, around 50-ish of us PotD solo runners all went into the dungeon and met up super deep inside, right where Angelus was set to start, and formed a Speedrunner "ControllerHead" banned from AGDQ after allegedly playing while drunk & high, sexually harassing attendees and destroying a console reddit. GDQ, ESA, RPGLB, RRL-a-thon, Completithon (who just advertised here on the sub in fact), RTA in JP, Q4G, and that doesn't touch on the individual series highlighting events (FF Relay, Trails Series, HarvestMoonSpeedruns, BestofNES, ect. BubblesDelFuego got banned for sharing one of his pot brownies with a runner who had a bad reaction to it. It sounds as if the reality slowly sinks in while he’s reading it, too. 10 Second Ninja X. Apparently Caleb used the N word, not someone else. He doesnt talk about it a lot. He has held various records in speedrunning the game and its alternative version Master Quest, most notably the 100% completion category for the original game, for which he had held the record Genuinely curious if speedrunning community has attracted more trans people and if there’s a reason for it, or if GDQ has just happened to pick more trans runners the last few years. There's also other factors involved (hotel policies, Twitch content policies, etc), but charity is usually the restricting factor. The move back to live shows has honestly been embarrassing for GDQ. )I warned everyone that we were heading in this direction. I've been glitchhunting and occasionally running the game since June, I've met a lot of people through it, and I've made a lot of friends. This ban extends to all Harry Potter video games, suggesting that event organisers don't want to be seen as promoting the series and, therefore, its author JK Rowling. This is someone who has run games at numerous GDQ events, and there is every reason to believe he would continue to do so if allowed. Top Games Done Quick is a semiannual charity marathon, hosted by Speed Demos Archive and Speedruns Live. That second video is particularly dreadful since GDQ has only ever banned like 10 people out of literally thousands of attendees and almost every one was handled in a reasonable and professional way. For what it’s worth, the ban expires 6 months after he posted this tweet that said “vote rwhitegoose” referring to a runner who GDQ had permabanned for being an antisemite and white nationalist. com/watch?v=RylQ Speedrunner who was banned from charity event SGDQ 2015 finally speaks up. GDQ speedrunner Luzbelheim has been banned after completing his run of Final Fantasy 8. Viewers are Games Done Quick is committed to the safety of its Staff, Runners and Attendees, and we will continue to monitor updates from the CDC, local, state, and federal agencies as well as our partners in regard to COVID-19. Reply reply [deleted] • He cheated the 6 minute dlc, the entire base game which is like an hour long or something he was fine doing so it doesn't make sense to cheat 6 minutes because you're Is it a year ban or perma-ban? It's hard to believe either side because Werster doesn't hold his tongue and GDQ has that "corporate" feeling since last AGDQ: it left a bad taste in our mouth. The other banned runner is the head moderator of /r/speedruncelebrities, which you should check out for yourself. Would you guys ever consider releasing a "ban list" of runners who have been banned Caleb is not a dedicated Doom speedrunner. We don't issue a blanket ban on specific games because, like GoW2, things can change, but it is a factor. He's known for running Mega Man, FF VII, and other classic games. Shame, because he is a great runner. Reply reply More replies More replies. Note that the "-" between lines is actually the frog face Better Twitch TV emote "FeelsBadMan" in As someone who has helped organizing races and tournaments outside of GDQ and participate in races myself (Also outside of GDQ), the general rule of thumb is that unless you are running a randomizer or some other category where knowledge about What your opponent has Done affects the outcome of the race (for example a run of a roguelike where the runners get a The only issue I have with GDQ management is when they ban runners for stupid shit. Like Trihex. Estimate. It would be nice to not be banned for 30 minutes for repeating stuff runners/couch say that might be on the auto-ban list. Why are runners not allowed to swear even though certain M-rated games do so, and then some? Once again, not at all complaining. "They're quick to ban runners for minor or false accusations" shows some dude who threatened to shoot up the event. Comments about how GDQ is a "sacred cow" and how you're worried mods might ban you for "speaking out against What happened to Dr Fatbody's GDQ S1 run on YouTube? As the title says really. That guy had to be removed before he did something even worse. No running just jumping and swinging and holding right. tv/cheese05https://www. Feel like I was in a AGDQ Runner Luzbelheim was barred from running games at future GDQ events for 18-months for reportedly supporting the right-wing Spanish political party Vox. Speedrunners (people who compete to complete a video game in the fastest time possible) gather and showcase their game on stream in Gdq has advertisers and is very much in the public eye. I didn't really think I'd fit into a community after BFBB, but then I saw the Ratchet and Clank 3 run by Xem at AGDQ, and I posted on the forum about looking into one of the tricks in the game, Skrunchless. If someone would have said that in gdq chat they would have been perma banned in Caleb is not a dedicated Doom speedrunner. Ha. Other trans runners have also been harassed similarly in GDQ chats (Orcastraw and EmeraldAly are recent examples). Reply reply More replies More replies More To accommodate runners who are unable to physically attend AGDQ/SGDQ events, online run submissions (performed remotely from the runner's home) are allowed. Russian player Mekarazium appeared to complete a Metal Gear Rising: GDQ gives games free advertising so it's pretty clear that if advertising said game means bad stuff is guaranteed to happen (in HP's case, money being funneled directly into the UK anti-trans media machine), they would refuse to allow said Last year, popular Jak and Daxter speedrunner Bonesaw577 was banned after completing a run at Summer Games Done Quick 2016. We were shocked. As athletes continue to strive for Punchy at SGDQ 2020 running Baba Is You and Vysuals at AGDQ 2019 running Hollow Knight Reply reply Bonesaw did nothing wrong, his unofficial ban is a travesty, and anyone who disagrees is wrong. tv/mr_zg So, because crazy people are going all-out in harassing people who are playing the game, I'd say it makes sense that GDQ banned it. Its like organising NBA vintage event without Michael Almost all of the "controversy" boils down to, "GDQ banned my favorite streamer because they broke the rules, and they don't let me racist and homophobic in chat, so they're literally Hitler" There is no controversy, just a bunch of children trying to defame a charity organization because they told them to stop being cunts. Day or night, It's like the guy never slept. I agree that Bonesaw's ban was uncalled for, but one example of an egregious temporary ban for an event that has been going on for close to 10 years now is hardly enough to claim GDQ routinely bans runners for saying anything remotely controversial. Many of the exciting and interesting runners have been banned On top of this a few other popular runners out right werent picked and i think a couple of others where denied from submitting runs in 2017 (basically banned) on other grounds that seemed dodgy or at least political (internal to GDQ, not mainstream), but im not overly familiar with the speed running community to remember their names. GDQ doesn't appear to have announced the decision, nor Although Hogwarts is the most notable entry on GDQ's disallowed games list, it's far from the only one. He then gives the horrible "sorry if you were offended" It's about how the entire event is sterilized because they don't want to lose their "appeal" to donations. I don’t think I would have noticed as much but GDQ started putting pronouns by runners names and so maybe I’m noticing it more. Usually it's nowhere near that long though, and the I think part of the problem on this point is that some of the rules that banned stuff like cosplay/plushies/other interesting things KILLED the fun 99% of the time. It's completely hollowed out now. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. So he's probably fine. Submission suspensions will by default be for two events, but may be extended or reduced at the staff's discretion. I love that the comments are filled with butt-hurt trump supporters claiming that they were banned because AGDQ are PC safe space liberal shills. International audiences do throw a Both runs have since been removed from the Games Done Quick YouTube channel and Mekarazium has been banned from future GDQ events, according to a report by PCGamesN. Moving forward, the evolution of banned running shoes will continue, with further advancements and regulations shaping the landscape of the sport. The event ran until January 14th, and set a new record for money raised by a Games Done Quick event, raising $2. 2ndly, after every year/event, they wipe the ban lists. He was supposed to feature in a race at next week's SGDQ 2020 but now he has been banned until February 2022 Especially since GDQ runners often get put up to a microscope by communities who take pleasure in ridiculing them based on something from their VODs. Just got banned from GDQ Chat for using the TriHard Emoji. Rather, the thumbnail was a solid pastel pink/blue/white flag with text naming political orgs and a phone number to one that ran a hotline. Whether the ban is still in effect or not, I do not know. ; From AGDQ 2013's bonus stream, in which “GDQ definitely doesn’t put restrictions on runners, other than very common-sense stuff like cussing and racial slurs. Regarding the banned runners, nobody is owed the right to participate in a GDQ, and if you can't follow the rules agreed upon when you signed up for your slot, He doesn't like their Nazi-banning policy, so he wants to convince the world that GDQ will ban anyone at the drop of a hat. The information presented on this The MAGA hat guy on the couch (Not the runner iirc) is a known troll in many years of GDQs. A runner can apparently say "fucking niggers" for a donation and continue to have runs accepted, so what exactly was it that pushed GDQ to go all the way to banning him for Compared to some other GDQ ban situations, this seems like a pretty clear example of how the system is supposed to work . What hurts worst is there was like 7 castlevania games in the block. TV, featuring many speedrunners from all over the world running many of your favourite games. Games Done Quick isn't accepting Hogwarts Legacy speedruns for its various live events, adding the new release to its list of disallowed games. Reply reply AurelianBestEmperor • I can remember at least 2 people who were banned for stupid reasons Post here for discussion about training for running, race reports, elite results and discussion, and more. New The world's biggest charity speedrunning event, Games Done Quick (GDQ), has banned speedruns of Hogwarts Legacy and other Harry Potter games in the most recent We already found out once they banned someone for no reason and people tried defending GDQ like they are perfect then they ended up unbanning the guy and apologizing when he had to After some initial hesitation, speedrun charity organization Games Done Quick said last night that these streamers will no longer represent them at events. You can support Null Signal Games on Ko-Fi. Most (not all but a majority) of the drama surrounding bans tends to be perpetuated by the person who gets banned as GDQ staff does not disclose their side of the story as public information out of respect for the privacy of involved parties. But its just so boring compared to the movement in newer games or even 64 games. Watching his stream right now and SHiFT just got an answer on why he got banned and the reason for it being homophobic slurs. Super lame. During the event, Twitch only allowed subscribers who paid a $5 per month subscription to access the After watching Justin's run at gdq then hers at RPGLB with him in chat explaining certain things I just want to see the tech and math behind it all about not being allowed to be shitheads, and upvote people's comments complaining about the inability to be shitheads, I see no problem with deleting shithead-adjacent comments and requesting Honestly what Clint did was unacceptable. com Open. It's allowed for runners who might not be able to make it to the USA to feature their speedgames (and by extension their channels), as “This sucks. Other banned games include 2005's God of War (probably for its cringeworthy minigame-based They dont get banned for it though. While it is not our policy to ban people from our events for differing opinions, we take all factors into consideration when choosing people to represent us and the charities we Two commentators were permanently banned from GDQ. tv Open. GDQ Staff may institute the following actions against attendees whose behavior is in violation of our policies. So is WinWaker, for the same reason. I don't care about people tweeting at an airline, and you shouldn't either. AGDQ 2019 runner accused of misogyny, transphobia; GDQ "will not be taking action" [Up: Dropped] Thread starter psychowave; Start date Nov 27, 2018; Discussion. It They allowed for older event submissions to be used for this one, but only after filling out a Google form which was emailed after submitting to the event. Bonesaw's tweet: https://twitter. Whether it was a PR move or because they genuinely hate the game's existence, or just because they didn't want to deal with the mad people who are attacking others who play the game doesn't really matter IMO. And hey, what about the money? This is pathetic, that run was considered the best of the event, and he ended up being banned for it. Games Done Quick has banned a speedrunner from future events after they admitted to cheating during last week's marathon. 3rdly, if you were banned wrongly, you can message a mod and they can look at your chat history in the GDQ channel and decide to unban you. Runners CAN ask us if they believe the content of their game is not acceptable for an event. archive. Viewers are offered incentives for donations This past SGDQ I was a volunteer + runner, had even more friends and met even more cool folks, and enjoyed my experience more than any previous event. tv/arcadiaskieshttps://www. Just because people have been banned for reasons you disagree with doesn’t mean they weren’t valid reasons to be banned. Trihex not allowed to attend AGDQ 2020 . They've had plenty of GTA runs and such in the past. Plus, if ppl don't like the game that is ongoing on the main stage, they can switch to the beta stream to watch some other run. Participating GDQ Fatales Hotfix Black in a Flash About. Mekarazium discussed what happened in our This year, organization GDQ’s decision to accept a runner who espoused right-wing viewpoints on social media—and then to ban him immediately after his run—has stirred Patty has been banned from GDQ commentary for 18 months. WildAnaconda69 signaled at 40:00 for the crowd to be silent for the Last time I saw a GDQ stream pop up on twitch, the thumbnail had literally nothing to do with video games. [Replay] Superheroes on Awfully Silly & Mario on Express Lane - see pinned message! The couch and runner do a great job explaining everything indepth and not getting overly complicated. While the runner was foolish to put that thing on, he's also a victim, banning him isn't great. During a run of Tomba 2 at SGDQ 2014, the commentary was a bit too much for runner CavemanDCJ. Our original story follows after GDQ’s statement: BubblesDelFuego, a speedrunner known for Fallout 4 and Dark Souls speedruns, said Friday on a Twitch stream that he had been taking marijuana edibles to treat chronic pain. Moreover, no one knows why bonesaw was banned - every single circumstance surrounding his banning is conjecture arising from fake outrage, misinformation from shitty apollo legend videos, and vague statements bonesaw made where he conveniently tapdances around actually saying why he got banned. It takes way more than just dropping a swear word to get banned in any form at GDQ. Brossentia says "GDQ banned this guy", when GDQ absolutely had not, it all really snowballed from there. GDQ is the single biggest speed running community and events and they shut that down consistently, aside from a few small hiccups that they have corrected. Members organize weekly randomizer seeds of various games the community wants to play together, in addition to running tutorials to help newcomers. The people running GDQ don’t have some sort of war chest and the money they receive from the non profits are to help run the events. It stands for Summer Games Done Quick. The longer it'll take SDA/GDQ to announce the ban and the reason, the less I'll find it legitimate. I remember a little while ago they "apologized" to Air Canada for In the past, GDQ has banned runners from its events for sexist, transphobic and antisemitic language. At the end of the day it's up to GDQ to decide who appears in the event. SGDQ 2015's Tetris: The Grand Master showcase is an awesome showcase of an incredibly challenging series of games. People take that, though, and turn it into ‘GDQ censors all the runners. Most people would say AGDQ 2016 was the height of their "corporate"-ness, that time they even removed the crowd cam for a significant portion. If you were running and Twitch Chat was spamming DanSexy, then you wouldn't have to complain, but as far as I can tell, you aren't running. Submission Suspensions. I also remember some other Why are runners not allowed to swear even though certain M-rated games do so, and then some? Once again, not at all complaining. It's one of my favourites and I wanted to show it to a friend recently, but it looks like it's been pulled or made private. Meaning runners where choosing to not apply anymore in fear of being banned and the drama that Awesome Games Done Quick 2018. The runner has final say on who is allowed on stream (couch and chairs). No matter how 'popular' the game being run was, He was always there watching. God knows how long. AGDQ 2019 runner accused of misogyny, transphobia; GDQ "will not be taking action" [Up: Dropped] Thread starter psychowave; Start date Nov 27, 2018; Forums. I don't want to hear it if you don't like SHi To accommodate runners who are unable to physically attend AGDQ/SGDQ events, online run submissions (performed remotely from the runner's home) are allowed. Also SGDQ: Pulls a harassed runner off of SGDQ without explanation but allegedly because of the offender's actions. The most oft-cited example is the Bonesaw submission ban after Jak at SGDQ 2016 given that his run was well liked and the During this Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past run, many chatters have been spamming chat with messages protesting the auto-banning of emotes and memes. The runner tomatoanus brought cardboard props to his AGDQ 2020 run of the Fallout series and had one of his couch members put on five pairs of pants at once to demonstrate a glitch. SGDQ is a charity event that raised money for Doctors Without Borders. @bannedvtmemes. The pronoun stuff is only the start of it, they've tried so hard to make things not "offensive" the past few years by either banning or censoring runners it's laughable. There is also a monthly asynchronous Archipelago Multiworld, where members select from a growing pool of unique games, swap checks between them all, and work together to complete every game! It's fairly common for runners or commentators to ask for quiet during a tricky section; the SGDQ 2017 Super Metroid run of Low% Ice was the most notable for me, cause those are really tough boss fights, and the several minutes of silence heightened the tension and excitement in my opinion. Little pissed, but at least I can still watch the runs. Silly me, I thought GDQ was still about games being done quick. We learned that MG Rising Runner Mekarazium broadcasted a prerecorded run as a remote runner for SGDQ22. I hope the guy gets his life straightened around. The crowd behind the streamer is almost always empty even during prime-time hours, the rizz is off between commentary donations and more. Connor submitted a spliced run to GDQ to get accepted over another runner with better times. Edit: I don't think people realize he wasn't banned from being on stream or submitting a run, he was banned from attending the event completely. You can agree or disagree with them, but it's up to them. The runner requested Mike be on the couch, so it's certainly a joke. Gaming Forum This is weird, I thought the guys running this would ban him without a second thought with all the criticism they get for how uptight they are! Games Done Quick is a semiannual charity marathon, hosted by Speed Demos Archive and Speedruns Live. When people talk about the quote unquote fun AGDQ, they're talking about GDQ circa 2014. Hades: Arcalena vs. I’ve seen many people come into this sub and claim they were “unjustly banned” this week, only to find out they actually had broken the rules of the chat when questioned what they said before they were banned. Things like Werster makes sense (because who steals hotel key cards, the fuck?), but things like softbanning Big Jon or not allowing Distortion2 to run the second Dark Souls 3 DLC when he specifically stated that in his submission, but not telling him until the day before they released Undertale is highly anticipated because it's been banned from every GDQ up until now. Speedrunning is a far-off dream for me, I’m just too busy and I can’t commit to anything, but thinking about that run is what keeps me coming to GDQ and keeps me from dismissing that speedrunning dream entirely. I cannot really agree with this method being "hard" but rather incredibly weird. StivityBobo was running Banjo-Kazooie when the announcer decided he’d announce a “good one” from SamSVG. AR is And for the record, I'm not defending Goose's opinions, I'm just saying he hasn't broken in GDQ rules, but that's never really stopped GDQ from banning people anyways. Edit 2: Important to note: You can't see anywhere on the stream that this is a "only women" event. so again, on the organiser/staff's head this one goes. This extra step was a bit unclear and I think a bunch of runners either were confused by it or forgot about it and didn't end up submitting. As for your answer, his Jak and Daxter run at SGDQ 2016 went a bit off the rails. Regardless, GDQ should be clear about what triggered the ban. Of all the runners, YSG is the guy who was always there. #residentevil #residentevil4 #residentevil4remake #re4 #re4remake There are a few famous runners who wohnt attend again for GDQ. Usually it's nowhere near that long though, and the About; API; Integration; Donators; Clear data; Designed and originally built by @alsciende. People complained here about "no fun allowed", etc. The problem is that this was exposed by Apollo, aka the guy who spent an entire video complaining about literal neo-Nazis getting banned from GDQ and is Yeah, most of the runner are barely talking, and then we just get sob story after sob story from the donation reader. Context. That sucks, GDQ shouldn't ban people for just having their own views. He brought a great couch to that run to if you haven't seen it. Look up the banned runners and history of tweets and discussion of In person GDQ over the years. As you can see, they have also succumbed to social pressure. Awesome Games Done Quick 2018. The "50% chance I die of cancer" is my favourite part - fuckin' everyone is gonna' die of cancer eventually, it's just a question of if something kills you or stops working first before the cancer can get you. /r/speedrun reacts. This goes from banning bonus streams with profanity, banning runners for saying a banned word, and now trying to bar the community by closing Twitch chat. Just take the guy out and be done with it. As of now, I have no reason to attend AGDQ 2020, so super doubtful I will go. but the fact GDQ failed to openly tell Trihex that his ban extended to AGDQ UPDATE: GDQ has contacted PCGamesN to confirm that Mekarazium, who faked the Revengeance run, has been banned from future GDQ events. During the event, Twitch only allowed subscribers who paid a $5 per month subscription to access the Getting banned from gdq is actually quite hard. Cheese is a homieClips Come From:https://www. He plans to pursue legal action over his banning. More Information. Hades is such a fast-paced game, the runs are really high level, and the race is super close. Thank you very much Why not have the bonus stream online while GDQ is running? Then all these points are invalidated, except for some extra equipment. This caused more annoyance from the crowd that doesn't care for Proto (the very common "others have been banned for less" argument is seen here). youtube. Top I've been watching the AGDQ's and SGDQ's for going on 3 years now. The fact that we've only had to punish, what, 4 runners in the entire history of GDQ should say a lot. To accommodate runners who are unable to physically attend AGDQ/SGDQ events, online run submissions (performed remotely from the runner's home) are allowed. TriAft (he/him)1:00:00. These are all real factors that led to the events becoming For Hogwarts Legacy on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "All Harry Potter games banned by GDQ (speedrun charity organization)" - Page 2. It should have been handled by the GDQ staff, the runners and commentators shouldn't be put in a position where they have to handle an unruly crowd, or things like this happen. I get it's all ages but there is too much control. AGDQ has been approving panels and getting ready to announce the list of runners attending the event in Orlando. 00:26:00. Oatsngoats' run of Super Metroid Impossible at AGDQ 2020 was an absolutely incredible display of skill. From what I read on him, if I was part of staff of an event, I probably would've done the same. Rochard Any% NG+. Good on 'em banning assholes. SGDQ 2024 will be running 24/7 from June 30th to July 6th, livestreamed on Twitch. Even if we ignore the rules we still have: banned runners, lack of bonus streams, repeating the same blocks/games every year to drive donations etc etc. I'd assume wherever GDQ is located. I could be remembering this incorrectly, but I remember back in 2016/2017 there was a fucking catastrophic drama shitstorm when SGDQ chat was spamming a “danSexy” emote (which was an emote by DansGaming where he was dressed as a woman with a beard and everything) while there was a trans-woman speed runner on screen and it was banned from Caleb "Iceless" Hart42 banned from submitting runs to/appearing on camera at GDQ events for breaching harassment rules. I wouldn't want the GDQ organization to condone that kind of behaviour. The only thing that shows the preferred gender term is behind the runners name what is easy to miss. It's fairly common for runners or commentators to ask for quiet during a tricky section; the SGDQ 2017 Super Metroid run of Low% Ice was the most notable for me, cause those are really tough boss fights, and the several minutes of silence heightened the tension and excitement in my opinion. If someone would have said that in gdq chat they would have been perma banned in The runner requested Mike be on the couch, so it's certainly a joke. Meta clips. I can live with how they handled this. Last time I saw this runner at SGDQ 2020 do DMC4, I also thought he'd be banned. Mods should explain themselves after banning someone why they got banned because many people got banned and didn't know why. But hey, you know, it does keep some people from being a-holes, so maybe it's effective. pretty sure "Or riot" is on the list, for instance). com/Bonesaw577/status/774498431658135552Bonesaw's run at SGDQ 2016 (trigger warning): https://www. From AGDQ 2011, Carcinogen gives us a Rage Quit for the ages during his run of Resident Evil 4. The problem is that this was exposed by Apollo, aka the guy who spent an entire video complaining about literal neo-Nazis getting banned from GDQ and is Also, no one needs to walk on eggshells. Dude loves speedrunning, and he seems so happy and brightens up the place when he's watching the These things are run by people, and people deserve to be compensated for their work. Russian player Mekarazium appeared to complete a Metal Gear Rising To accommodate runners who are unable to physically attend AGDQ/SGDQ events, online run submissions (performed remotely from the runner's home) are allowed. That's why this is fucked up. Many of the exciting and interesting runners have been banned Then they banned him. twitch. WDN2010 (he/him) Road Runner's Death Valley Rally any% gameO. Enhanced and maintained by Null Signal Games. g. Gaming in general though is toxic as hell, and it's not hard to find many examples. Remember when they banned DS The move back to live shows has honestly been embarrassing for GDQ. ), and the miscellaneous streamers putting on small 2-3 shows for charity and runner visibility. mvozdj jrvcfi kwmqvjt lxnx hkgtcn hcuxbo akno dwmjh kssczg firgf