All I want to do is race other players online, in a racing game. Is that too much to ask?
Step 1: Actually get into a race.
Seemingly harder than you’d imagine. So what kind of race do I want to participate in? S2 Road racing? S1 Dirt racing? Well, you’d best hope you don’t care, because it’s time to roll the dice!
Queue for a race. “A Cross Country?” No thanks, quit and try again. “A Cross Country?” No thanks, I told you the first time. Queue again. “A DIRT RACING!” No I really don’t want to do A class. Let’s try one more time. “A Cross Country?”.
Yes! S1 Road racing! Let’s pick a car and go in!
“Event starting, you’ll have to wait until the next race.” But if it’s just starting, why can’t you put me in the race? Whatever, I’ll wait it out.
“Event finished, players getting rewards.” Suddenly, a prompt appears on my screen.
“A Cross Country”.
Fantastic, now I can queue AGAIN to find a class I want to race in.
Step 2: You like racing?
We’re in. Let’s pick a car and go.
“Fast traveling players.”
2 minutes later.
“Fast traveling players”
20 minutes pass.
“Fast traveling players.”
Who’d have thought the heat death of the universe would look so appealing.
Step 3: Skill, in my racing game? Begone.
3 generations have come and gone, we’re down to sticks and stones, WW3 wasn’t pretty. But hey, at least we can race.
*screams in freeroam rush"
Race starting, I’m confident in my ability, let’s win this!
3 seconds in, a wild neanderthal appears, ramming me off the track. “Checkpoint missed”
Let me just rewind.
A month passes.
Oh brilliant, it placed me RIGHT where I was when I missed the checkpoint. “Checkpoint missed.” I rewind.
It does it again.
I rewind again. Everyone has already moved on to the next race, while I try to catch the checkpoint.
WHY is it so difficult to have fun online?