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¶ Introduction
Initially, the community ran the game with turbo capped at 20Hz, starting in January 2022. Community members felt that the 20Hz cap was excessive and the topic was revisited. The community managers held an interest poll and sanctioned a discussion about the turbo rules over the course of multiple months, where qualitative and quantitative data and concepts were discussed in order to come to a decision on what the cap should be.
¶ Reasoning
The decision to cap turbo at 12Hz was based on a few areas where turbo runners had a distinct advantage, such as:
- Time save in boss fights, especially Raven Beak, and especially in the Unrestricted ruleset
- Unintended consequences of turbo, such as bombless Backdoor Flash Shift and turbo Omega Stream
- Curbing the "mental bandwidth" advantage of turbo runners from not having to button mash
¶ Abridged Proposal Language
¶ 15Hz with restrictions (rejected)
We have reviewed the interest poll regarding the proposed Hz caps. After much discussion, weighing the many factors present and all of your inputs, we have decided to propose a 15hz cap with restrictions on turbo-only tech. (Restrictions include, but are not limited to: back door flash jumping and turbo omega stream.) - Metroid Dread Speedrunning Community Managers
¶ 12Hz with no restrictions (accepted)
After a very long period of discussion and voting, we can finally announce the update turbo regulations. The results are in, and starting [August 15, 2022], the turbo cap will be 12Hz with no additional restrictions. [...] For more specifics, we will be allowing the average turbo speed of a controller to go as high as 13Hz, to allow for manufacturer variance. - Metroid Dread Speedrunning Community Managers
¶ Vote Data
¶ Interest Poll
On July 8, 2022, an interest poll was opened to gauge the community's feelings about various turbo settings. The poll asked participants how happy they would be with each turbo speed (12/15/20 Hz) on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being very unhappy and 5 being very happy. The poll was closed on July 15, 2022. Below are the results of that vote.
¶ Governance Poll
On August 1, 2022, a ranked choice vote was opened to determine what the turbo cap would be: 15Hz with restrictions on missile weaving and turbo Omega Stream, 12Hz with no restrictions, and 12Hz with restrictions. The vote was closed on August 5, 2022. Below are the results of that vote.
¶ Audits
Verified turbo runs are occasionally audited to ensure there are no violations of the leaderboard cap or the trick restrictions. This usually occurs every six months, but can occur either more or less frequently due to the auditor's schedule and whether or not the rules are actively being discussed. Below are the results of these audits.
¶ December 2023
Audit period: 2022-11-12 - 2023-06-16
Completed on: 2023-12-30
Number of turbo runs: 77
Number of violations: 0
Number of turbo runners: 21
Number of turbo runs with video proof: 77
Number of turbo runs where sample was longer than the "confidence threshold" of 2 seconds: 74
Average sample length: 3.03 seconds
Longest sample: 15.28 seconds
Shortest sample: 1.47 seconds
Average sample fire rate: 11.84445982 Hz
Highest sample fire rate: 12.98507463 Hz
Lowest sample fire rate: 6.06741573 Hz
¶ November 2022
Audit period: 2022-08-12 - 2022-11-12
Completed on: 2022-11-29
Number of turbo runs: 43
Number of violations: 0
Number of turbo runners: 14
Number of turbo runs with video proof: 37
Number of turbo runs where sample was longer than the "confidence threshold" of 2 seconds: 27
Average sample length: 2.83 seconds
Longest sample: 7.60 seconds
Shortest sample: 1.58 seconds
Average sample fire rate: 11.94143717 Hz
Highest sample fire rate: 12.73972603 Hz
Lowest sample fire rate: 9.230769231 Hz