- RC Master
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Halo 3 (31st), ODST (14th) and Reach (4th) Mythic Conqueror. (Mythic is Solo, Legendary, All skulls on + scoring on and no deaths/saves).
Staff Writer and speedrun record holder at highspeedhalo.net
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Posted by: AuraSoldier313
Posted by: RC Master
Posted by: Michael_Archer
Where's that doctor who posted on the front page?
I'd like him to diagnose RC Master as criminally insane, please. :O
Why?
Because to some of us you're constant enthusiasm towards beating your previous times can seem masochistic. To you, speedrunning's no big deal, but to some of us it's like "Why are you constantly going through the torture that is Mythic? And speedrunning it to boot!?"
That's what I think Michael's getting at at any rate.
This is only the second time I've actually completed PoA on Mythic proper. I mean, c'mon, my previous time was 1 hour 25 minutes! That looks awful. Plus a lot more tricks and shortcuts have been discovered since I did it then. Just keeping up with the times you know?
There are frustrating moments, granted, but Mythic is something that gets easier with experience. Like Legendary. 6 months ago I was like 'OMFG assassinate an ultra no wai!' but now its almost routine.
Playing through the campaign normally, on lesser difficulties quickly loses its appeal for me, and Multiplayer can get very frustrating at times. Playing to try and beat my time, on high difficulties, gives me something to shoot for. Keeps me focused and in flow.
Ya know that feeling you get when you first complete a level on Mythic? I get that feeling all over again when I smash my time. That mix between relief and 'OH YEAH I'm AWESOME -blam!-ES!!!'
Maybe that makes me an adrenaline junkie, but I'm not a masochist. :P
EDIT: our total time for Mythic now stands at 3 hours, 14 minutes, 50 seconds. I reckon we can get it under 3. 10 minutes can come off LNoS, and a few minutes from Exodus and then.... we'll see.
The ones were I'm really behind the *ahem* times are Exodus and Package, I need to cut like 30 minutes off of those to get up to par. Though I'm wondering whether to concentrate on the long night since it might show up next week....
[Edited on 03.31.2011 10:33 AM PDT]