Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31526827-20190408045931

(I hate that I have to start this way but; this isn't a "hater" post or knock on the game or the devs. And I'm not being sarcastic or obtuse.)

Let's examine what OMP is today, realistically.

OMG is the same as TT's except when you DNF it hurts your rank and each race is scored against up to 7 others for points towards your rank

Most people seem to like having the ghosts vs solid cars. Fine.

Ghost cars have absolutely no effect on the race, they do not benefit and sometimes their images get in the way of seeing a corner before you get there. At best, ghost cars do nothing, worse they block your view, and, at worst, there is psychologic distress over appearing to win a race to then find out you are actually 2-5th!

Most people are upset that your visual position at the end of the race is not what the server verification uses for results. The issue may be lag or code, it's not important, if it can't (or won't) be fixed we need to consider an alternative that makes everyone happy.

Consider: Ghost the other cars completely and remove their position from the HUD (the distance number is also inaccurate). Matchmake, then run the race alone. When it's over, compare times & score as before. No more distress.

No more complaints about visual appearances, same results.

If you find ourself saying, "That's stupid, OMP is all about racing against other racers!" - you still are, you just don't see them. "That's dumb." And you think a ghost car is OK because it ghosts long enough for you to DRIVE RIGHT THROUGH IT and that's not dumb? No, that's dumbed down.

Personally, I think having other real cars present is better, it's actual multi-player play! Collisions simply needed to be handled better, the solution shouldn't have been ghosting. But that's my minority opinion and a different post :)

I hope I didn't waste your time. have a great day. 