A recent report by Ars Technica has uncovered a potentially game-changing speedrun in the 1996 RPG Diablo. Maciej "Groobo" Maselewski's sorcereun, first uploaded in 2009, was deemed suspicious due to its seemingly lucky nature. However, further investigation revealed that Groobo had indeed stumbled upon a legitimate route, exploiting the game's random dungeon generation system. The find has significant implications for the Diablo speedrunning community and highlights the intricate strategies required to succeed in such a challenging game. The report serves as a testament to the dedication and expertise of top-level speedrunners.
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The dedication and perseverance required to achieve such an impressive feat.Summary A recent report by Ars Technica has uncovered a potentially game-changing speedrun in the 1996 RPG Diablo. Maciej "Groobo" Maselewski's sorcerer run, first uploaded in 2009, was deemed suspicious due to its seemingly lucky nature. However, further investigation revealed that Groobo had indeed stumbled upon a legitimate route, exploiting the game's random dungeon generation system. The find has significant implications for the Diablo speedrunning community and highlights the intricate strategies required to succeed in such a challenging game. The report serves as a testament to the dedication and expertise of top-level speedrunners.
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A team of Diablo speedrunners spent months searching the 1996 RPG's 2.2 billion valid randomly generated dungeon seeds to find the layout used in a stupidly lucky speedrun they suspected to be illegitimate, says a new report from Ars Technica's Kyle Orland.
The three minute, 12 second sorcerer run by Maciej "Groobo" Maselewski was first uploaded to Speed Demos Archive in 2009. Watching it "feels like watching someone win the lottery," writes Orland, thanks to a seemingly random streak of entrance and exit stairways right next to each other, allowing for a rapid, safe descent through the dungeon. Groobo lucked out again on the ninth floor, nabbing the Naj's Puzzler item needed for later teleporting exploits.
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