I actually seldomly play 100% cuz I like to watch the external camera action too much.
Sometimes a nice comprimise is to play without the x-cam but have the event cam on. I get to see the carnage but don't feel like its too much of a cheat.
I might try a new career this week with map updates off and only the event cam on. Whadyall think about event cam only? ...can that somehow give you a cheat? I guess knowing when the cans are dropping might help huh.