this was extensively discussed at the time, supporting both isn't happening
#Allow players to choose what ROM they want to use to play the randomizer
placid scaffold
silk trail
see the document posted in the #announcements related to the reasoning for this change
#announcements message
placid scaffold
I'll also add that the randomizer itself is open source, and anyone who wants to run a pre-FastROM version for their own use can do so
proper lark
Uhhh... there was a huge amount of response from the dev team.
placid scaffold
re: 'disregarded and abandoned' - yep, this project is not run by the community, the devs decide what's implemented and do it, and they're in the position to make decisions like that solely because they put in the work to make the previous versions
if that's a dealbreaker for you, and if there are really that many people who quit over the lack of SlowROM, that sounds like a great opportunity to start your own randomizer project that does things better
you can make all the decisions
proper lark
re: 'disregarded and abandoned' - yep, this project is not run by the community,...
well, other than the fact that was in public beta for weeks, and was discussed for pretty much every every waking second it was open
cosmic burrow
On the subject, I gather that League is the last tournament running on SlowROM and it'll go away shortly after League concludes?
proper lark
pretty much immediately
probably the very next update
but i don't make website decisions
man if you guys think fastrom is too fast, you should see what a little bit of me rewriting the game can do
I've got the iris wipe running basically lagless
it feels uncomfortable
I've quadrupled the speed of overworld decompression
marsh thorn
Damn, this was rather unproductive
placid scaffold
what would count as productive, getting your way?
proper lark
fastrom isn't "modern" by any means
cosmic burrow
as mentioned, this is a topic that was discussed at length at the time (months ago)
proper lark
it's just what happens if you spend a few extra cents per chip
and if you're like me, you can push the code even further
cosmic burrow
the compromise was to allow existing tournaments (including League which was at the time about to start) to use SlowROM
proper lark
which is basically all that we do here
marsh thorn
Sorry that I even brought this up again?
placid scaffold
and again, the code's there, anyone who wants to run a version of the rando that's permanently on SlowROM can do it
you just don't get to demand that the VT website does
cosmic burrow
you're right that the change was somewhat divisive among the racing community but it kinda is what it is, and there are reasons behind the change
proper lark
the pre fastrom lag was nowhere near vanilla either
and 90% of the game isn't that laggy anyways
of course, they wouldn't let me say that in the announcement essay 😔
marsh thorn
proper lark
You are forgiven.
silk trail
Damn, this was rather unproductive
well hmm, coming in here and claiming there was a lack of response from the devs when it was the exact opposite...im surprised it was as productive as it was
marsh thorn
People are frustrated with the decision and it makes me sad to see lots of people stop playing something
placid scaffold
be their hero, maintain a fork
marsh thorn
I’m just advocating for what their concerns/issues are
If I came off as attacky, that wasn’t my intention
I don’t code, which is why I even mentioned it.
placid scaffold
the nature of something like this is that some people won't like it, and that's a cost of making decisions about a project like this
placid scaffold
that's not an excuse to never make big changes
cosmic burrow
I haven't seen anything in TARC on this in awhile, for example
placid scaffold
sometimes those big changes are necessary, and this one was