Icho,
ArmaniR1 - Both are backroutes, and it's clear to me that the blockers are the main source of evilness of the backroutes. So, away they go from your skill panel at the start and are pickups for V8! As usual, this is my method of fixing backroutes as a last resort, as you both know how much I hate using pickups for that purpose because of how I think the solution will be too obvious now, but I've been proven very wrong by the both of you as you two have repeatedly told me that my level(s) are still quite difficult despite them. I was thinking of making one of the stoners a pickup as well, but I think this might be enough now? Even if the intended solution still isn't 100% enforced, I think we will at least be getting pretty close! Now I know how Icho feels when I kept backrouting his R1 so much during pre-testing
R2 - Icho's solution is once again a backroute. It never occurred to me that area would be a problem there too!
So, for V13 I added left and right facing OWAs on that triangular block of terrain in the upper right area. Armani's solution is 100% intended, nice job!
Icho technically has the intended solution as well, although he 100% correctly described it verbally in his playthrough video. However, I'm very thankful for his backroute solutions showing me that it's not quite enforced and properly patched up yet. This will hopefully be it now!
In any case, I'm hoping I killed two levels with one big backroute proof stone with the changes, and again if not, I'm thinking we're getting close with my R1!