[mikeash]

You can find plenty of non-exploit speed runs if you prefer them. If you don't like this kind, might I suggest not watching them?

[torya]

i get what you mean. everyone has their preference and thier right to it.

an analogy would be like a runner taking a taxi during a marathon.

[unimpressive]

More like materializing a taxi out of thin air and then riding it through buildings to the finish line.

At that point the focus is no longer on the running aspect of the race.

[evan_]

It's the difference between a baseball game and a home-run derby. Nobody's complaining that home-run derby is "cheating" because all the pitches are ideal. It's a different game altogether.

The tool-assisted speedrun people are simply playing a different game.

[mikeash]

A better analogy would be a guy taking a taxi 26.2 miles and you coming along and saying, "I hate it when people move a marathon distance by any mode except running" for no discernable reason.

[minimaxir]

You might be interested in Let's Play then.

http://lparchive.org/