Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-38518555-20191206090953/@comment-26388545-20191213194455

25 yards is right on the threshold. I run metric so I’m in meters. On many tracks I have to be leading by 23 or more metres to actually get the first place win. 25 yards converts to 22.86 m. That just has to do with Internet lag.

In general it sounds like some people have more lag than other people.

That’s the very same lag that will give you the lead by corner 1, even though you started in fifth place (that’s assuming you have a fully upgraded car of course). So the benefit you appear to get at the beginning is subtracted at the end. I’ve learned to not pay much attention to my early lead.

I run OMP a lot and it’s incredibly rare that I encounter a cheater. I’m not saying they’re not out there it’s just I don’t believe they are as prevalent as people assume. I am over 1000 points on every single week. I reset against people who work 1200+ points every week. Some weeks I’m 1600+ points.

I’m sure that a lot of people think I’m cheating! There are times I win by 500+ metres at Porsche short track, Brands Hatch, etc. That’s when I’m racing against people 400 to 700 points. I’ve had races were a lapped people.

I get that this is mainly a venting & complaining thread but a lot has been done to OMP. There was a point that the only way you could get gold was to place in the top 10. Those days are long gone.

I understand that people would prefer to race against actual cars that you could block, but the time trial like solution was the best one for this game platform. No more bump and run, or teams targeting one player to benefit another. I certainly had times where one person was sitting on the track for me to crash into and his teammate won.

They also removed tracks that were most notable for cheating and glitches. Indy road course, Silverstone GP and bridge circuit, Daytona road course, etc. Unfortunately they removed Indy speedway but that’s because too many people complained about the lag. I loved Indy speedway as it was easy for me to move up in points there. However if you started in seventh or eighth position it was impossible to win against equally matched people. You could cross the line in first but actually finish fifth or even worse! It was too hard to fix it without wrecking other things so I understand the solution even though I don’t like it.

One thing I’ve noticed; As my WTTT has improved so has my OMP.