I read that. But I find running without them makes it harder for me to get solid hits sometimes, and they help me aim better. Maybe that's due to my inexperience, but they do increase my performance, whereas changing up icons doesn't. Was there ever any debate about these certain mods? I'm glad they're there, they seem to be teaching me what the ships look like at certain angles and directions, anyone who plays knows how to turn them on, and I know that a more experienced player playing without them can still tear me up, but they do bring otherwise hard-to-tell maneuvers into sharp focus for me and change my gameplay. I guess my question is if anyone else thinks there's a difference between changing icons and these navigation indicators, because it seems to me there is.
(Sorry if this seems argumentative, or like I'm ungrateful. I'll donate this weekend to make up for it.)