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Grounded's Hidden Nightmare: Why the Rotten Larva Blade is Banned in Speedruns
This glitch discovery shocked the community and revived talk of item abuse. Speedrunners revisit the Rotten Larva Blade ban to keep leaderboards fair.
Grounded's Hidden Nightmare: Why the Rotten Larva Blade is Banned in Speedruns is a broken weapon that ignores attack cooldowns. Studies indicate research shows it lets players hit far faster than intended. This makes timed challenges trivially easy and distorts the skill curve.
Developers disabled the mechanic to preserve intended challenge and leaderboard integrity. Runners avoid this tool because using it violates category rules.
How The Exploit Works
Hitting certain larvae with a refined blade stacks buffs unexpectedly. These hidden modifiers multiply damage and remove normal swing delays.
Why It Is Disallowed
Categories forbid gear that breaks the designed risk reward loop. Organizers keep rules strict so records reflect player skill, not item RNG.
Quickly abusing enemy stats breaks core game balance and ruins competition. The ban protects the spirit of high level Grounded runs.
FAQ
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What is the Rotten Larva Blade bug?
It is an attack speed stacking bug that makes the weapon far stronger than intended.
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Why do speedrun rules ban this item?
It bypasses designed delays, breaking leaderboard fairness and category legitimacy.
