The Journey to Beat Quota 10 SOLO

Summary

This video chronicles Spiff's journey to become the second person ever to complete a solo speedrun of Lethal Company's 10th quota, widely considered the game's most challenging feat. After countless failed attempts over months of grinding, he adopts a mindset of maintaining 500 scrap collected per day to ensure sufficient resources for the punishing late game quotas. Finally achieving success after implementing this and other strategies, Spiff continues pushing for faster times while inspiring more players to take on the notorious category he helped pioneer.

Takeaways

• 😀 Spiff decides to speedrun the solo 10th quota category in Lethal Company after seeing it only has one submission
• 😱 Spiff struggles for months trying to complete a solo 10th quota run, facing many deaths due to bad luck and mistakes
• 🎮 Spiff realizes he needs to average 500 scrap per day to ensure he has enough loot to finish the 10th quota
• 😎 Spiff finally completes a 10th quota solo run after implementing a 500 scrap per day strategy
• 🏆 Spiff becomes the 2nd person ever to complete a solo 10th quota run after about a month of attempts
• 👀 Spiff and others start grinding solo 10th quota runs, with more players completing runs after Spiff's success
• 🤝 Spiff gives shoutouts to other players like Thwael and BarneyGoosed who suffered alongside him grinding these runs
• 😡 Spiff faces many deaths due to bad luck from random elements like eclipses, lightning strikes and early spawns
• 😰 Spiff almost loses runs at the 9th quota multiple times because he didn't collect enough scrap early on
• 🥳 Spiff starts having more fun speedrunning the category after completing his first run, making future runs more casual

Q & A

What is the name of the speedrunning category that Spiff focuses on?

Beating the 10th quota solo in Lethal Company.

Why was this category appealing to Spiff?

It was a very challenging category that few people had accomplished, so Spiff wanted to push himself and be one of the first to complete it.

What makes this speedrunning category so difficult?

The 10th quota requires collecting a very high amount scrap (around 12,000 total) while surviving 30 days alone against deadly enemies.

How did Spiff change his strategy over time while attempting this category?

He realized he needed to aim for a higher scrap collection average per day (at least 500) to ensure he had enough scrap by the end instead of barely meeting quotas.

Who was the first person to ever complete a 10th quota solo speedrun?

Nitzboy

How long did it take Spiff to finish his first 10th quota solo run?

Almost a month after he and others started seriously practicing the category.

What happened when Spiff raided another 10th quota solo runner named BarneyGoosed?

Barney was distracted by the raid and ended up dying in his run.

How many other runners finished 10th quota solo runs around the time Spiff did?

3 other runners finished runs the next day.

Did Spiff continue improving his time after his first successful 10th quota run?

He made some attempts at a faster time but started having more fun with the category instead.

Who does Spiff credit and shout out for pushing this category alongside him?

Thwael, ShortSheriff, Distortion, The Haboo, ChlorophyteKnight and BarneyGoosed.