I've taken some time and read through this thread. I personally think, that the WZ records tables are still working fine. If people want to use the speed mod, let them do it. To me something like this doesn't look like cheating, it's using an in-game mechanic which, as sadly and unrealisticas as it may be, is just there. And you don't have to use any tape at all to take advantage from that in-game mechanic. You can use your fingers to push the nose of your ship down the whole race, like it seems Al does by holding his PSP in some weird way (could you post a video or something, I'd really like to see what you described about holding the console in your hands a few pages earlier ).

Using CFW to make your PSP run at 333mhz is a whole different issue imo.

Quote Originally Posted by Lance View Post
So if everyone can cheat in the same way and they all have the will to do so, there will be a level playing field. I see.
Your lightly sarcastic comment hits the spot Lance! It sounds a lot like we're talking about doping in real life sports: Why not let everyone do it? Because if you did, it wouldn't be sports anymore, but be some competition between the big pharma companies about who produces the best steriods.
The same goes for CFW, I think. This is no simple in-game mechanic and who can tell if someone is using CFW for clocking his PSP at 333mhz only? Maybe this person is using some selfmade programm which influences, say, the numbers of turbo boosts you get during a race? PSP Wipeout was not made for 333mhz, so take it with all its flaws (barrel roll bug due to framerate issues) or leave it I say. And what will some people like Rapier Racer or myself say if we'd suddenly allow CFW-times in the tables? We have never been using CFW and at least I never will.

Btw, I was talking to lunar about a similar thing more than a year ago when we all started playing Pure online with XLink Kai: Is it allowed to enter the records achieved while playing online? The tables' rules say you have to race against a fukll grid of opponents! I've never had only one stable race against more than 4 opponents on XLink Kai. So, are those records legit? Do we all have to erase our Pure records from the tables now?

For me, in the end it all comes down to this:
The Wipeoutzone records tables have been working on a system of honesty until today and they will do so in the future to come. Every pilot should decide for himself if using an intended in-game mechanic "to the max" is ok or not. Using some kind of external help, like CFW and clocking the PSP to 333mhz, should not be allowed in the tables imo.