@Ultrasonic_77 wrote:Would it honestly make any difference if Thomas put out a tweet saying that he wasn't cheating? The only response from him that actually might make any difference to the current situation is if he admitted that he was cheating.
This is true but there are ways that he could have helped the scenario. For instance, it's well known that he has come from Xbox, if he still has the platform he could post time trial laps that come relatively close to the world records he's set on PC. He could show races on that platform. Yes, there'll be certain factors that may not allow it but some sort of effort to do something is good for optics.
Even just acknowledgement of the issue is better than silence as silence can make someone look guilty, whether they are or not.
Edit: Besides, some sort of explanation regarding his telemetry would go a long way. If he is prodigious and he may be, that it does appear that he's doing something that isn't technically possible to do in the game without an aid and also isn't setup related. Just a hint of how he's achieving would allay suspicions. Obviously eSport drivers are unlikely to give away secrets to why they're so fast but bending the game as he's doing in some instances must be noted. With Otis/Elite, we could see how he was able to get on the throttle so quickly etc
I agree. If I had eSports Champion qualities like Ronhaar I would show them on Xbox, PS or even NES if needed! And I would have done that a long time ago. Then I know it takes all kinds.
However, it is a serious problem for the game, for its popularity (and even for the huge prize pools in eSports) 😞
