Assassin's Creed Brotherhood PC Any% Speedrun!

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood PC Any% Speedrun! UPDATED 9/6/17

Full Category: Any% No SSD w/ Warps

WR: 3:26:38 RTA by MAGLX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdPqLx0z4S8

Q: Why is there a big difference between RTA and IGT? What time do you rank with?
RTA (Real Time Attack) times everything from start to finish. IGT (In-Game Time) only counts time spent inside the Animus (as Ezio) and does not count time as Desmond or load times. We rank with RTA.

Q: Why can't you skip the Desmond cutscenes, but you can skip the Ezio cutscenes?
I think of it as this: skipping a cinematic is a feature of the Animus, meaning it is a part of the system. Once you are outside the Animus, you can't skip "cutscenes." Hope that clears things up a bit.

Q: Why are you pickpocketing so much early game?
Money management is important in this run. I need to save enough money to buy the op crossbow in Sequence 6. It also why I conserve ammo, and loot Templar captains just in case I use too much ammo.

Q: What is the difference between PC and console? No SSD and SSD?
Load times are FPS based, so faster loads on PC with uncapped framerate. Note: we cap the game at 60 fps to trigger the Ceasare fight and avoid the softlock. Having a SSD allows you to ride the fastest horses in the game. Without it, the speed of the horse is varied, and you only use the fastest ones in specific sections.
There are no load time differences between PC no SSD and with SSD.

Q: Who are the other runners?
Fed981, MAGLX, Ectortutu, and itsPalamecia, AverageTrey, and SidedWilliams as of 9/6/17.

Q: How does he not detect you when you are very close to him?
A glitch called hyper blending. It is when you come out of a blended group of people and go to a non-standing position (on a ladder, ledge, horse, etc.), but you are still in a blended state. With a horse, it allows me to move freely without being detected by guards.

Q: How did you get maximum MASTER recruits so fast?
A Master guild glitch. http://www.twitch.tv/fed981/v/5244365

Q: Why do you pause when you are about to assassinate someone?
I am attempting to perform a RIP skip. With the right timing, unpausing the game as you assassinate a target will skip the death cutscene entirely. It was found in Dec 2016 by SidedWilliams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMQ7NX5QbdM

Q: Why are you saving and quitting?
Save and quit warp. I use it a couple of times to save RTA. You can also warp by changing outfits and saving and quitting allows you to stay on your horse and spawn NPCs with horses.

Q: Any other crazy things in this run?
Romulus Skip - https://www.twitch.tv/cynaschism/v/41604972
Parthenon Jump - http://www.twitch.tv/fed981/v/5239205
(Useless) "Jesus" Glitch - http://www.twitch.tv/fed981/v/5276780
Glitchy Fast Climbing, trying to figure out what triggers it and how to achieve it consisstently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDTyQAYlugw