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𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘰

... what do you mean Elmo isn't in @threach.bsky.social's Wizards & Warriors All Stages run?!

next you're gonna tell me the Cookie Monster isn't the warrior either

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#HtH26

How do you keep zeroing in on my childhood games?

My friend is doing a cool thing!

A trading card image from Steel City Speedsters' Highway to Help collection. The background is an image representing burst_error with the featured fact of "2 mainline GDQ runs".

Last but certainly not least of our #HtH26 lead-up lineup is @bursterror.bsky.social running Rygar on Saturday the 28th!

We hope to see you cruising along the Highway to Help with us starting tomorrow at 12 EST at twitch.tv/steelcityspe...!

A trading card image from Steel City Speedsters' Highway to Help collection. The background is an image of Seirea with the featured facts of "River City Ransom: 2nd place in Novice. World record holder in Easy KP, Damageless, and Sauna%" and "Only runner of Super Dodgeball Brawlers with over 1,000 attempts across all categories".

We've got another doubleheader coming your way - here's @seireasong.bsky.social running both Super Dodgeball Brawlers and River City Ransom this Saturday!

Check out the full #HtH26 schedule here: oengus.io/marathon/hth...

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Dawn of the Final Day! Starting off today's lineup of #HtH26 runners, we have @katieshesko.bsky.social running Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Bingo tomorrow night!

Join us this weekend for our inaugural Highway to Help benefitting the Hugh Lane Foundation at www.twitch.tv/steelcityspe...!

A trading card image from Steel City Speedsters' Highway to Help collection. The background is an image of Toronite with the featured facts of "Ran Ghostland Yard at inaugural GDQueer 2025" and "Hit Marathon WR in prior SCS events for Pokemon TCG".

Finishing out our #HtH26 roster for today is none other than our finale runner himself, @toronite.bsky.social!

Tune in to the event on Friday, February 27th through Sunday, March 1st at www.twitch.tv/steelcityspe...!

A trading card image from Steel City Speedsters' Highway to Help collection. The background is an image of yelsraek with the featured facts of "8 GDQ appearances" "Gauntlet: Current world record holder for Co-Op" and "Marble Madness: current world record holder in all categories and category extensions".

Speaking of two (days until the event), we've got, not just one, but TWO @yelsraek.bsky.social runs on the #HtH26 schedule for Saturday, Gauntlet AND Marble Madness!

Check out the full schedule here: oengus.io/marathon/hth...

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Two! More! Days!

Starting us off as part of today's #HtH26 lineup is the Springfield Slugger - @lrock617.bsky.social running The Simpsons Arcade Game on Saturday the 28th!

A trading card image from Steel City Speedsters' Highway to Help collection. The background is an image provided by Cheesyboss with the facts about his Sonic Origins Plus listed as "holds WR for all Knuckles ILs in S2" and "Fastest Spindasher in the Community".

Next up on the #HtH26 roster is the Queso Commander himself, it's Cheesyboss!

Catch his Sonic 2 Knuckles Any% run of Sonic Origins Plus on Friday the 27th...if you're fast enough!

A trading card image from Steel City Speedsters' Highway to Help collection. The background is an image to represent Foxy running Final Fantasy Legend II with the fact "Opened the first SCS marathon".

Finally, feast your eyes on another of our #HtH26 Friday friends, here's Foxy running Final Fantasy Legend II Glitchless (Fast)!

Catch her run and many others this weekend during Highway to Help February 27-March 1st benefitting The Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation!

A trading card image from Steel City Speedsters' Highway to Help collection. The background is a photo of NickRPGreen with the facts about his Klonea 2: Lunatea's Veil run listed as "running the first run he ever learnt" and "has been running it for over 10 years".

Only 3 more days until Highway to Help! Join the hype train by helping us celebrate our all-star lineup:

First up, it's @nickrpgreen.com running Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil on Friday, 2/27!

A whole bunch of people here never had to pay for a 8 slot TS2 server with less features and a worse UI and it shows.

I would 500% jump back on mumble

I don't even remotely remember my IRC creds. I have slept since then.

My remarks are addressing a fact which is that there is mass hysteria going on and people are actively linking titles and talking about what discord is doing like it's discord pushing for these changes. Rushing to say let's replace discord when it's not just discord isn't helping.

And is the plan to also abandon twitch and bluesky since they are also implementing this?

Yes, yes they have. I have seen multiple people blame this change on discord making a choice to do it.

Y'all, do yourself and actually read the articles and what is going on. The situation is shitty, I agree. But not understanding the problem isn't doing the Speedrun community any favors. Twitter, blue sky, and twitch are doing the same changes. This isn't Discords decision, it's regulatory.

So unless we find a platform that 100% does not allow 18+ content, this is going to be an issue everywhere. Hence why actually understand what is going on and not just saying "discord is evil now" isn't helpful.

I will point out, they are doing this because they are required to by law. This was not Discord volunteering to do it. I appreciate and agree that finding alternatives is a smart idea, but spreading misinformation about what is going on is not helpful. Other platforms will still need to comply (1/2)

I agree. People will want to leave, and they have the right to. But I think there is something to be said about understand what the scope of the problem is beyond "You won't be able to use discord at all". Those are two different problems.

That's what I'm saying though, discord will still function without the upload. You will just be set to a "teen" account which can't access places with 18+ content. Which most Speedrun event servers are not.

I will note that this won't entirely disable discord access. It just limits access to places with 18+ content. So in theory you can still access most servers, if not all relevant channels unless you allow that content. I really don't want this change, but it's not as restricting some think.

Even if we jump to VDO for the recording, we still need a platform to organize the events and do communication. There are so many logistics that happen on discord.

P.R. going hard for today's Bad Bunny concert! Fuck yeah!🇵🇷

Happy Blaze day!
I hope you have a fantastic day ahead of you.

Buckle up! Our newly-formed team of amazing volunteer staff has been hard at work on Highway to Help 2026.

Now, put the pedal to the metal and check out the FULL #HtH26 schedule here: ong.run/hth26/release

Join us at twitch.tv/steelcityspeedsters Feb 27th-March 1st...or get left in the dust. 😎

People forget putting on a mask and pretending you are not being spoons taxes takes a lot of spoons as well.

I would love to have so much free time and money that one of my biggest issues is policing how other people have fun.