The narrator shares their journey of becoming a Minecraft speedrunner, starting from their initial interest to the challenges they faced and the eventual success. They began by attempting to speedrun the game themselves, but struggled initially. After reaching out to a professional speedrunner, George, they began learning the game's intricacies, particularly the construction of the Nether portal.
They then started streaming their speedrun attempts, initially with a friend, Wilbur, and gradually gained a following. After investing in a high-end PC, the narrator was able to achieve higher frame rates and improve their speedrunning skills. They spent an entire week dedicated to speedrunning, often starting at 2 AM and trying to complete a run by 4 AM.
Despite various setbacks, they eventually achieved a verified speedrun, ranking 1416th on the leaderboard. They also faced a controversy when their run was initially rejected due to missing the seed value, but it was accepted after a resubmission. The narrator concludes by expressing their pride in their achievement and invites viewers to subscribe to their channel.
1. The speaker decided to become a Minecraft speedrunner a few months ago.
2. The speaker was inspired to become a speedrunner after watching numerous speedrunning videos on YouTube.
3. The speaker initially struggled with speedrunning, as Minecraft was more difficult than they initially anticipated.
4. The speaker noticed a trick used by top speed runners to build the nether portal more efficiently, which they found difficult to execute.
5. The speaker sought help from a Minecraft player known as George, who taught them the portal trick.
6. The speaker began taking notes and practicing the portal trick, which significantly improved their speedrunning skills.
7. The speaker started streaming their speedrunning attempts, which gained them a large Twitch chat.
8. The speaker spent a significant amount of time and money on a custom PC, which they named the "Speedrun Mobile", to improve their frame rates for speedrunning.
9. The speaker spent a week practicing speedrunning, with daily attempts that often ended in failure.
10. After a week and a half, the speaker finally achieved a successful speedrun, which they submitted to speedrun.com.
11. The speaker's first speedrun submission was rejected due to missing the seed, but they resubmitted with the seed and were successfully verified as a speedrunner.
12. The speaker's speedrun was ranked 1416th on the speedrun.com leaderboard.
13. The speaker chose the name "Wife Haver" for their speedrun.com account as it was more accurate for their current skill level.