trackmania reactor boosts are so funny. we have this speedrunning focused precision racing game but we also have a powerup that puts fucking rockets on your wheels so then whenever there’s a map with it the speedrun routing immediately becomes either “how do i skip the reset tile that removes it so i can have more speed and win by default” and/or “how can i find a way to ramp off something so i can just fly into the air and hover directly to the finish”. it is a nightmare to design around by all accounts. absolutely fucking beautiful broken design
