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36 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 14 August 2014 03:57PM

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Comment author: TheMajor 15 August 2014 06:47:33PM 12 points [-]

Perfect information? As far as I know all tricks used in most TAS videos were discovered by players, most of the time by accident. Kinda like how scientists discover(ed) the laws of physics.

Comment author: MarkL 15 August 2014 08:11:12PM 14 points [-]

The point is that these speed runs presumably involve backtracking. They can rewind time and explore different paths until they find one they like.

Comment author: MugaSofer 06 September 2014 06:54:33PM *  2 points [-]

So do regular playthroughs, though; it's a video game. The first paragraph still remarks on "how different optimal play can be from normal play."