Checkpoint "signals"

[El_Cid]

[ the discussion turned out about cutters, but that was not my idea, just an additional stat during the races ]

[banjee]

about the checkpoint signals thing, i think it is a fine idea unless it blocks my view while driving. nothing is more aggravating that crashing because there was words of number all over your screen and you could not see.

[Trackmaniack]

Oh yeah, I feel you there, man. One game I really liked, and then was really disappointed in was the new NFS:Hot Pursuit. For many reasons, but one of them was that there was irremovable text all over the screen in the online mode. ALL THE TIME. <_<

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[zixxiz]

While I think that showing speed is a fanciful idea for some, mainly perhaps in a fullspeed track, seeing the times at a CP should tell you all you need to know as if you are going faster your time should reflect that. I personally have found no need to know my speed at CP locations and would find a feature like this a waste of screen real estate, and quite honestly, the times I would like to know a speed are in locations where CPs cannot be found
In response to Insomnia- having a speed meter could be a double edged sword where you incorrectly identify a racer as a cutter in place where a slower speed at a CP may be beneficial. Now as you learn about the ins and outs of a track this may be less of an issue, but I also think that unusual CP times should tell you all you need to know (in that sense). Maybe I do not fully understand the officiating of competition, and there are aspects of this I do not know