Star Wars Outlaws developer Massive Entertainment addressed this debate with its Explorer Mode, which, PC Gamer notes, is essentially a yellow paint toggle.

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"I think the problem is not necessarily with the yellow paint, but it's so known and used right now that people see through the smoke and mirrors there. That 'oh, I am being guided'.