Can a Pro Speedrunner Spot a Cheated Speedrun? - Summary

Summary

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The user watches three Minecraft speedruns, two of which are real and one is fake, and tries to guess which one is the fake. The user is joined by nerdy, who knows the answer but does not reveal it. The user comments on the techniques, strategies, and luck of each speedrunner, and looks for clues that might indicate a fake run. The user struggles to find any obvious signs of faking, and relies on a hunch based on the timer version and the chunk border settings. The user chooses the third run as the fake one, and is correct. The user praises nerdy and bitzel for their roles in the challenge.

Facts

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1. The narrator is watching three Minecraft speedruns, two of which are verified on the leaderboards, and one is fake.
2. The fake run was created by the narrator's friend, Nerdy.
3. The narrator is trying to guess which run is fake by observing the gameplay and strategies used.
4. The narrator has been speedrunning Minecraft recently and is familiar with some of the strategies used in the game.
5. The first run features a player with a blue skin, who uses a mapless strategy and finds a buried treasure.
6. The second run features a player with a meme-like skin, who uses an older strategy and doesn't change their render distance.
7. The third run features a player with a default skin, who uses a newer strategy and changes their render distance.
8. The narrator observes that the third run uses an older version of the timer, but with newer techniques.
9. The narrator suspects that the third run might be fake due to the inconsistency between the timer version and the techniques used.
10. The narrator ultimately guesses that the third run is fake based on the timer version and other observations.
11. The narrator reveals that the fake run is indeed the third run, and that the IGT (in-game time) version was a key indicator of the fake run.