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It's the time of the year where you watch people play games fast while talking in ridiculous accents! European Speedster Assembly is an annual charity speedrunning marathon brought to you from Skövde, Sweden, featuring runners from Speed Demos Archive (SDA), Speedrun.com, SpeedRunsLive and TASVideos. All money donated during the event goes to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. The stream will be running between June 28th and July 5th, and in that time you'll get to see a lot of cool runs, races and other cool content. On two streams - Purple stream that is 24/7 packed with content, and yellow stream that has a variety of things and some open blocks. Links of importance The schedule can be found at this link. Times are in your time zone and should hopefully be updating as the event progresses. Watch it at the main site. There's also the twitch pages for the Purple stream and Yellow stream in an emergency. If you want to watch in your media player of choice, you can use Livestreamer. How to use it: BloodWulfe posted:Windows users can grab a precompiled version right here. Here's a quickstart guide. Basically the only thing you need to setup is your video player location. The config file has a bunch of default locations that you can just uncomment. It should look something like this: There'll be the possibility to watch runs later, but in previous ESAs it's mostly been timestamped VODs. I think we might be trying to make actual videos this time though? You can chat on Twitch, but there's also an IRC channel: Server: irc.quakenet.org Channel: #esamarathon Direct link Quakenet Webchat (Mibbit will not work) There's also a SA speedrun channel that you can use for slightly slower conversation: Server: irc.synirc.net Channel: #speedruns Direct link Mibbit Webchat ============= ESA: What it is All money collected during European Speedster Assembly goes directly to Doctors Without Borders, with nothing going to anyone participating in the event. It's 100% charity. All attendees pay for their own travel and living expenses. ESA started in 2012 and has happened every year since. In 2014, ESA was the first major speedrunning marathon to have two streams running concurrently. As the event grows each year, more work is put into improving the quality of the stream. There's always going to be some hiccups, though, because everyone working with the event is only human. ============= Donations and YOU Each stream has its own donation button, which you can click and then specify an amount of money to donate. You can put a comment with your donation, and as ESA doesn't get the amount of donations *GDQ does, you can be reasonably certain your comment will be read out on stream. But there's some guidelines. These were written for *GDQ, but they should generally apply here too (we use the same tracker and donation system, anyway): quote:-The program should auto-filter donations that are less than a dollar, but in case if one slips through, filter it out. There'll be a donation tracker somewhere. I can't find it right now. ============= Prizes! Incentives! One of the more popular things to drive donations are the donation incentives and the raffle prizes. When you donate, you can have your donation go towards one of the many donation incentives that are available for different games. This involves naming characters, selecting different modes, in some cases even choosing which game will be played. They'll be on the tracker, once there's a link to the tracker. Not having that means I don't have any examples for prizes right now, but I do believe that we this year are going to have fewer and bigger prizes rather than several small ones. I could be wrong. ============= FAQ: Q: What runs should I watch? A: There is no one answer to this question. Anyone you ask will give a different answer. Some of the most amazing runs will be listed somewhere eventually. Q: Will ____ be there this year? A: Check the schedule. If they're not listed as a runner or commentator, it doesn't really matter if they're there or not. It's probably a wise idea to avoid bringing up some of the more controversial runners/commentators from the past. Q: So did you hear this juice piece of speedrunner drama- A: OH MY GOD SHUT THE gently caress UP. Okay, no, really, let's not do that this year. In the past, we've had rumours, accusations, shady tweets, unverified pastebins and all sorts of poo poo about who did what with whom and why. Keep that poo poo out of the thread, oh my god. This is not the place for that. In the past I've had to close threads because people wouldn't shut the gently caress up and I will do it again if necessary. Q: Why isn't ____ on the schedule? A: Many reasons, the primary of which that there wasn't room for it. Q: Why didn't they read my donation comment? A: You broke the guidelines. That's the only possible reason, really. Or you actually donated to the other stream so they read it there. Q: Where is this happening? It looks different from last year. A: It's returning to where it all began, actually! ESA2012 happened in the House of Culture in Skövde, Sweden. ESA2013 and 2014 took place in Nyeport, another locale in Skövde. Now, for ESA2015, we've returned to the House of Culture. Q: This OP looks like a copy of the AGDQ OP. A: So does this FAQ section and it pretty much is because I'm a lazy rear end. I wrote that one too, anyway. And that's still not a frequent question, shut up. ============= And now, a song
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Jun 27, 2015 14:50
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 They could do several 4k streams from the venue if they wanted to.  
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Jun 27, 2015 22:43
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how do u steal pc
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Jun 27, 2015 23:12
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KennyMan666 posted:Okay, no, really, let's not do that this year. In the past, we've had rumours, accusations, shady tweets, unverified pastebins and all sorts of poo poo about who did what with whom and why. Keep that poo poo out of the thread, oh my god. This is not the place for that. In the past I've had to close threads because people wouldn't shut the gently caress up and I will do it again if necessary. no fun allowed
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Jun 27, 2015 23:15
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Zecks posted:no fun allowed
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Jun 27, 2015 23:22
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MrLonghair posted:
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Jun 27, 2015 23:39
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Stream's up. http://www.twitch.tv/europeanspeedsterassembly
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Jun 28, 2015 13:10
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Layouts where you can easily read names and numbers 
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Jun 28, 2015 13:37
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The proud tradition of speedrun marathons not having properly filtered audio.
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Jun 28, 2015 14:14
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Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:The proud tradition of speedrun marathons not having properly filtered audio. If they every do I'll stop watching  .
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Jun 28, 2015 16:48
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Etrian Odyssey 3 is on now. It's a cool run playing to a dead room with barely anyone around to even help with the tech issues they had/are having with mics and mic levels. Edit: RIP the Run, now for take 2.
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Jun 29, 2015 05:14
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So my run is up next. Apparently we're running behind, though, so I could have spent another hour trying to sleep and not succeeding due to people snoring loudly. At least this was the only day I had to be up at a specific time, so I had an alarm set I did not want to miss - for the rest of the event, I can sleep with earplugs. Edit: Also this is the first time I see Etrian Odyssey and now I finally know what the gameplay of that one weird XBLIG based on a Touhou meme and using thinly veiled Touhou expies for characters is based on. (incidentally, there's a fuzzball Touhou enemy that's been referred to as a "FOE" for a long time and seeing them in this game, I get that reference better too) KennyMan666 fucked around with this message at 06:07 on Jun 29, 2015 |
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Jun 29, 2015 06:03
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even if youre the only runner of a game u could at least go thru the effort of looking competent if ur not gonna bother figuring out strats
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Jun 29, 2015 08:02
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Zecks posted:even if youre the only runner of a game u could at least go thru the effort of looking competent if ur not gonna bother figuring out strats Or was this a random subpost about someone else entirely?
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Jun 29, 2015 08:05
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Is there a channel archiving the previously streamed games anywhere like there was with agdq?
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Jun 29, 2015 13:49
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I'm normally not that much of a fan of watching trials speedruns because while it's amazing how highly skilled the runners are it's kinda samey over the duration of a full run but I'm really enjoying this all challenges run thats currently going on on the second stream. It adds just the right amount of silliness to break up the run. http://www.twitch.tv/esamarathon2
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Jun 29, 2015 17:48
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Sorced posted:I'm normally not that much of a fan of watching trials speedruns because while it's amazing how highly skilled the runners are it's kinda samey over the duration of a full run but I'm really enjoying this all challenges run thats currently going on on the second stream. It adds just the right amount of silliness to break up the run. I had no idea there even were so many hidden challenges in the game.
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Jun 29, 2015 17:48
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asvodel posted:Is there a channel archiving the previously streamed games anywhere like there was with agdq? http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsS8LJC382KpuNBsL1nXt_w/feed
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Jun 29, 2015 20:35
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lmao in the c&c tiberian sun run just as he was about to win an engineer captured his hq and he lost. Marathon luck  e: the build anywhere glitch and fastest gamespeed makes for fun run. Didn't expect that from an rts. Sorced fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Jun 29, 2015 |
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Jun 29, 2015 20:48
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Donation speaker loud as a motherfucker, runners and game silent. Marathons despite everything we tell them e: Dark Messiah run and it's still like that, chat tells them all about it, nothing gets done. Bad. e2: Message to have tech keep tabs on audio at all delivered Ghosts n Gopniks fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Jun 29, 2015 |
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Jun 29, 2015 21:48
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I'm glad that this guy doesn't like the game or the run at all.
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Jun 30, 2015 02:05
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Mr E posted:I'm glad that this guy doesn't like the game or the run at all. On ESA2: Boredom
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Jun 30, 2015 02:28
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I am enjoying Obscure Genesis Game portion of this stream
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Jun 30, 2015 05:26
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Quest For Glory II posted:I am enjoying Obscure Genesis Game portion of this stream Let's Play Castlevania Chronicles with Zastbat was good too for the wrong reasons. And the Tom Sawyer race was great. Basically all the good stuff started after I was already regretting the wasted evening 
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Jun 30, 2015 07:34
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Wizards & Warriors really shows how some NES games were held together by old wires and hope. I love how broken it is. Good race.
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Jun 30, 2015 07:46
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I didn't think it was possible to look competent playing a Battle Kid and this guy's been near perfect
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Jun 30, 2015 08:13
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Quest For Glory II posted:I didn't think it was possible to look competent playing a Battle Kid and this guy's been near perfect Even with the guy explaining that spelling puzzle I have no idea what the solution was.
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Jun 30, 2015 08:39
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This game is pretty neat, wonder if IWBTG is base- GOT TRICKED INTO WATCHING A FAN GAME.
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Jun 30, 2015 08:44
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This game looks way more competently designed than IWBTG though
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Jun 30, 2015 08:54
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Quest For Glory II posted:This game looks way more competently designed than IWBTG though This seems like a nightmare to play through casually due to 1-hit death.
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Jun 30, 2015 08:56
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Studio posted:This seems like a nightmare to play through casually due to 1-hit death. Probably doesn't protect you against all those spikes of course.
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Jun 30, 2015 08:58
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Quest For Glory II posted:There's also a difficulty mode that gives you 3 hits, at least. Oh neat! Yeah maybe then. This mode looks like one of those "good speedrun bad casual" games, especially with some of the gaps between save points and learning needed.
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Jun 30, 2015 08:59
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Yeah just break away from the runner-etc talk and game feed, go ahead  Though whatever magic they use to switch over and setup so fast is great. Ghosts n Gopniks fucked around with this message at 15:31 on Jun 30, 2015 |
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Jun 30, 2015 14:01
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This woman on the stream is being incredibly patient answering questions from the fuckin Twitch chat
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Jun 30, 2015 17:10
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Majora's Mask the worst? Bad opinions in this stream.
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Jun 30, 2015 21:08
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Jun 30, 2015 21:37
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Gay Tony on the mainstream, proclick. Love that game.
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Jun 30, 2015 23:40
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Sound effects in Myth Makers have to be recorded by the developers after a particularly rough night of drinking. I mean those are terrifying. You complete a level and get rewarded with a death cry of a banshee. 
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FF9 on the yellow stream, 9h35m estimate. Previously the ESA thought was to get nothing longer than six hours unless it's god-tier.
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