I am MancBearPig
Salute Assassini. Mi chiamo MancBearPig o TotalHitman...
No, I'm not really Italian, I'm English. I wouldn't call myself a big fan of Assassin's Creed, but I do have an active interest in the series. More so than any other game. By those standards perhaps I am a big fan of Assassin's Creed.
I've come to a real fan base here in thehiddenblade. I hope to learn and share new and old things about the series. I've come here to understand new strategies and apply them to my Assassin's Creed speedruns. Whenever it is I'll eventually get to that. Perhaps not too long from now? I'm getting fibre optic in a couple of weeks. I'm not too eager to get a world record. Just a decent and well optimised personal best. Then maybe one day I'll take my time to stream full length cutscene story runs with most speedruns strategies applied. Imagine how great it would be to watch a well optimised story run in one sitting. Unless I've been ignorant, I don't know one twitch streamer that streams well optimised story runs every few days. I would like to be that guy. I hope to reach that skill set in each and every game one day.
Grazie for taking the time to read!
Welcome!
There are lots of speed run optimization threads scattered across the different forums.
When did you start with Assassin's Creed? Which game is your favorite to date? And how did you find TheHiddenBlade?
“Force has no place where there is need of skill." Herodotus
Welcome to The Hidden Blade, MancBearPig. I'm surprised Cheese didn't already introduce you to PuppyMonkeyBaby.
Don't want to scare them away immediately! 
“Force has no place where there is need of skill." Herodotus
Sorry for the late reply. I just bought The Crew and Rainbow Six Seige recently and I've been investing my time in those games.
I believe I started playing Assassin's Creed in December 2010 with numero uno. I was hooked straight away. I haven't looked back since. Then I started playing Assassin's Creed II on Christmas 2010 and that solidified my love for the series. I went into the game without reading any reviews or watching trailers. I went on a whim and bought the games. I'm glad I did this because I went into the game fully blind and the big shock near the beginning took me by genuine surprise. I rarely get that from a game nowadays because the trailers always spoil some of the best bits. It was only after I completed the game that I went to view the trailers, only to find out a lot of the surprises are spoiled.
Assassin's Creed II is my favourite for some reasons stated above. I imagine that if things were different and I viewed the trailers before playing, my opinion would be different.
How did I find TheHiddenBlade. It's a obscure site. I believe I have only been aware of it for 6-9 months. I've heard of a few references to the site on reddit and also Twitch through Fed981 and EctorTutu.