In riding with the Genie pacer, every time through that section that now has the new intersection to the whatever the new world is called, I was having to push 6.0 w/kg to not get dropped by the bot which was doing 3.4. It’s only in this short section between the 3 areas of Makuri, but it’s every time through, both directions. I noticed other similar chatter from other bot groups.
I rode both of the Stage 3 events today and noticed a similar thing, except that I was on the opposite side of the situation than you. Between the two stages, I went through that intersection four times, and each time I noticed that most of the rest of the riders in my blob suddenly dropped back. In the sidebar I could see that they were putting out way higher w/kg than I was, to try to catch up (e.g., I was doing maybe 3 w/kg and saw folks doing 4.5+). It was so weird, the first time it happened, that I specifically paid attention the subsequent three times, and it definitely does seem to be a bug. Each time, a few others in my blob stuck with me, but most fell back.
Sounds the same as this parallel discussion (with vid at post 33) …