Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31526827-20190408045931/@comment-39072305-20190408175741

I would have to respectfully disagree with the OP on several of his points:

1. The old OMP was TERRIBLE. If you were a good driver trying to drive cleanly it was an awful experience. Constantly being run off course by others. If you were trying to play bumper cars or did not know how to drive maybe you might have enjoyed it. Otherwise it was AWFUL, and this was evidenced by the low participation numbers.

2.The current format is not simply a Time Trial, there is absolutely as remarked by another user, a psychological race hapening, since because you see your opponents it gives you that adrenaline rush in trying to catch up to them or leave them further behind. You cannot compare this to simply running on your own without any feel of a race happening.

3. If you are a clean driver (not ramming into your opposition) how is the ghost any different than a clean race where players are encouraged not to hit each other? Yes, you cannot use some "competitive tactics" to keep your competitors behind you, but other than that this is a CLEAN RACE.

4. The DNF due to connections are much, much better. I have not seen that in more than 3 weeks. If you have a stable and fast internet this area of OMP has been vastly improved. If you are experiencing DNF’s on a regular basis, make sure you have a stable connection.

5. I do wish the live visual of other competitors was even more accurate. The only track were I experience finishing 1st and then realizing I was in fact worse than 2nd is of course the Speedway tracks where everyone finishes with near identical times. Any other track I rarely if ever have trouble this way.

6. Can things improve further, sure. Is it MILES better than before, ABSOLUTELY. I am afraid you are in the minority with these observations, as evidenced by the much greater numbers of competitors now in OMP every week.

I think personally the change to the ghosting OMP was a pleasant surprise and I have enjoyed racing this way since the change was made. Unless they could make revisionary changes to the bumper cars version of yesteryears I would not want it back.