The Baldur's Gate 3 speedrun scene is heating up with a very wholesome war over a world record that's been traded back and forth multiple times over the past handful of days.
As of January 25, the world record for Baldur's Gate 3's any% all acts category - where you reach the game's true ending by any means necessary - was set at 19 minutes and 20 seconds by a runner named Mae. If you've spent any time looking at Baldur's Gate 3 speedruns you'll probably recognize Mae, since she holds records in almost every major category and played the game at AGDQ earlier this year, a presentation which remains probably the best explainer for how all the tricks in the run actually work.
