Hi, I’m nit sure if this is the correct category for this post but it’s related to racing, so I’ll give it a shot.
While I was racing in stage of Punchy Power ZRacing (Hilly Route Reversed) I was leading when getting on the top of the Zwift KOM. As I recorded my personal best time, on the right-side panel where all other riders are listed with w/kg and time behind/in front, familiar confetti animation was displayed by my name. It was also the case for some other riders, who were chasing me, so that on the descent to the finish line I was unable to see how far is the chasing group - if they’re closing the gap or I managed to stay away. The descent is only 1,8 km so by time the animation was gone, I was a few hundred meters from the finish line and I saw that the gap decreased from 7 to 3 seconds.
On tablet it’s the only indicator how far riders are. On PC there also one indicator but it’s displayed only if the other rider is close enough (?).
My suggestion would be to get rid of the confetti animation on races as it can really be a negative impact racing strategy and also somehow influence the race itself.