Hanging up my DK64 RTA Coconut Gun

Mornin'

I've had this thought in the back of my head for months, and I think I'm finally going to act upon it.

If you're here for just a summary: I'm stopping DK64 RTA Runs. Gonna still be with DK64 for Glitch/TAS/Routing/Resource-making Stuff.

For those who are not here for just that:


== WHY ==
I've enjoyed my time with DK64 RTA, and will definitely be remembered as a positive (sometimes frustrating) part of my life. I've met some really great people who made those frustrating times more bearable (Shoutouts to Obiyo, Kiwi, Jag, Bismuth & Vanity), however I'm at a stage where I just don't want to continue.

I'm mostly happy with my times.
Any% (29:39)
Decent for my standards, and I feel like I would either need to grind RNG (for lack of better way of putting it) or move to 2015 route to improve my time, none of which sound like my idea of fun.

All Keys (57:15)
Pretty ok, and could be improved, but I really don't care for all keys.

NLE (2:17:45)
Not 100% happy with it, but I just have 0 motivation to improve.

101% (6:17:37)
Worst of the 4, but I have really gotten trolled by 101 as of late, and I just don't want to constantly subject myself to it. I also will never have the time to consistently set aside 7 or 8 consecutive hours to do attempts.

Outside of those, I feel like I've accomplished enough in the RTA scene (Got N64 NLE WR for all of 5 days, 36:09 3-kong, Tied N64 K Rool WR, Assisting in giving all regions of the game a time for the main categories on the SRC Leaderboard) to where I can leave knowing I've done my bit. I've also decided to announce this rather than fade away because I don't want any ambiguity about whether I'm staying or going (I'm also keeping my word on this).


== WHAT NEXT ==
DONKEY KONG 64
- TASing / Glitch Hunting [Fun as hell]
- Resource Making [Also fun as hell]
- Rerouting [Oh yeah, don't expect Caves to be safe :P , also see above]

EARTHWORM JIM 3D / BANJO-TOOIE
- RTA [Maybe?]
- TASing / Glitch Hunting

I'll still be streaming every now and then [Plug: http://www.twitch.tv/theballaam96]. But this will mainly revolve around TASing/working on ScriptHawk and also EJ3D/Tooie RTA if I do those [Example: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/209358124?t=8m].

If you really like RTA stuff from me and don't follow anyone else in the DK64 community, here are some suggestions:
Obiyo - http://www.twitch.tv/obiyosrl
Kiwi - http://www.twitch.tv/kiwikiller67
Vanity - http://www.twitch.tv/vanitydot
Bismuth - http://www.twitch.tv/bismuth9
Znern - http://www.twitch.tv/znernicus
Cyber - http://www.twitch.tv/cybermel0n

Thanks for putting up with me for so long. Even though I'm not leaving, the DK64 community is a nice community.

Ballaam
*mic drop*