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2001:8003:38B8:4400:411E:5A05:6CCF:C5CB wrote: IFresternoch wrote: 2001:8003:38B8:4400:BC34:298B:4DEA:8AD2 wrote: Implement a penalty in OMP for backing out of races. People back out in the basis they don't like whom they are racing or ONLY want to race by choice.The higher your points, the bigger the penalty. Doesn't need to be as savage as a DNF penalty, just enough to penalize people seeking to manipulate the field they race against.

This premise is on the basis the impending update is dealing with current xheating methids in WTTT and OMP.

HULK Is there no current penalties for doing so? If that's the case I wasn't aware of it since I haven't played it in a long time and never tried it when I played. Good suggestion, Basically, you can back out even before you are on the grid( you get to see the field before grid positioning), which I guess FM  is fine to let slide. But, I think once you're on the grid  you've resigned yourself to actively race. All to often in OMP racers wait until the lights drop down at red and then wait until the 2nd red comes on that pretty much commits the field and then they back out trapping those that they then do not wish to run against.

In a game I was once nuts about (Drag Racing Car Edition) the DEV team implemented  a 1 point loss for backing out. Only really effected those chasing hall of fame status(5000) that when you got to 4950, you could only earn a single point for victory for the remaining 50 points needed.

It did stop pretty much all those at 4950 and above from backing out because they didn't like a particular car everyone else would have to drive. It was called "random mode" and any car with any upgrade combination would be shown with only a few seconds to decide on your launch, and gear changes.(hit N02 if included)

Seems to me many of those that back out of racing in OMP are those chasing top positions. Would also put pay to teams of hucksters that want to choose the competition.

HULK So is there no penalty of backing out until the race starts? (i.e. when the light turns green?)