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    Idea for track leaderboards

    Something just popped into my head...

    I don't know if you're like me, but I never watch a replay of a track unless I have cleared the track first (at least - thought sometimes I just try to beat the best time). I know some people would rather watch how to do the track first, and then have a go at it, basically having "an advantage".

    My idea is, basically if a user played the track and finished in let's say top 10 without watching replays for the track, there should be a little icon - perhaps a B (for Blind) - next to their name on the leaderboards - that way you could tell who went in "blind" and who decided to watch the replays.

    Obvious question is, what happens if you get a time not good enough for top 10, but you did it "blind" and then decide to watch a replay or two, have another go and come in 5th (for the sake of argument). Should you have a B or not? My best bet would be, no, you should only have it if you did not watch replays at all.

    This of course beggars another question - what if you finished first and decided to watch a replay of the guy who came second? I would say that the icon in that situation should remain, and it should only be taken off if you attempt the track again after watching a replay.

    Last scenario - what if you have a sick time as a "B" but are beaten by non "B"?
    I think there should be a part of the leaderboard which allows you to view all of the "B" leaders - that was you can see who was being original and used their own tricks to get the the finish the quickest!

    Agree? Disagree? Discuss!
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    Re: Idea for track leaderboards

    Firstly, I'd like to see any records actually saving in less than what takes an eternity.

    As for the blind icon, hmm. It could add another element to the leaderboards. That's for sure.

    How about adding country-specific and team leaderboards again, Trials 2 style?
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    Re: Idea for track leaderboards

    Originally Posted by ObeliX
    Firstly, I'd like to see any records actually saving in less than what takes an eternity.

    As for the blind icon, hmm. It could add another element to the leaderboards. That's for sure.

    How about adding country-specific and team leaderboards again, Trials 2 style?
    Yeah, I think Xbox has that, the country leaderboard thingy, I know T2SE did.
    It would be nice if that was also implemented
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    Re: Idea for track leaderboards

    Originally Posted by mike8
    Originally Posted by ObeliX
    Firstly, I'd like to see any records actually saving in less than what takes an eternity.

    As for the blind icon, hmm. It could add another element to the leaderboards. That's for sure.

    How about adding country-specific and team leaderboards again, Trials 2 style?
    Yeah, I think Xbox has that, the country leaderboard thingy, I know T2SE did.
    It would be nice if that was also implemented
    While the Xbox version has little icons to indicate nationality, there aren't national leaderboards like in T2SE. Which I thought was a nice feature.
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    Re: Idea for track leaderboards

    Yep , bring the flags back T2SE Style
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