I feel like many runners (myself included) at least share this opinion:

"Autoscrollers are not preferred in speedruns in general."

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So in the case that there are autoscrollers in the game, which do you prefer, easy or hard autoscrollers?

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Easy meaning that you can sit back and relax in less than a handful of safe zones where death or damage is no concern. Very little effort needed. This could even be just as much effort as Golden 4 for Super Metroid. Even Skychase Zone in Sonic games are notorious for this.

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Hard meaning that you have to put effort into just trying to survive or not take damage or just manage your resources. Hazards and enemies are thrown at you and you are never secure. Shovel Knight has a handful of these moments.