Before I discovered Zwift, I would sit on my dumb trainer in the garage for hours on end, staring at the four walls (no Spotify, no Netflix etc) and listening to the chain go round (and my laboured breathing). I was as “happy as Larry”.
For me, Zwift is a training tool and my motivation comes from racing (despite my lack of success ), so I’m not overly fussed with the gamification side of things, but a lot of people obviously are.
I kind of get that, but if you have managed to make it to level 50 you must be a fairly competent cyclist \ zwift user (as it takes god knows how many hours to get there) so there must be more things to motivate you than just an additional level?
Seems like it’s not just the additional levels per se, but the chance of earning some kind of reward (fastest, shiniest Zwift bike ever, new kit etc) that uniquely identifies them as members of an exclusive 50+ club.
While I agree they should focus on the core game stability and fixing things that they routinely break… doesn’t it seem smart to release some new shiny features in the summer to try and keep people from leaving the platform as the weather turns nice in the northern hemisphere?
I’d love to see a slight slowdown of the pack speed, not much, just a little. More dynamic racing is better racing. If the pack is slower then there should be a little more motivation for people to bring back a break. conversely, there would be more motivation to try a break.
I run this around in my head and I can’t see a downside, maybe this is harder to implement on the coding side than it sounds?
Honestly, I don’t mind the mess ups as long as they learn from them and fix the problem… which I get the sense is happening more and more now. Fail fast and frequently, as long as you learn and improve, yeah?
Granted what we’ve seen historically from the outside doesn’t look great but I’m willing to be patient and see where things go from here. Big picture it’s so much better than the alternative. It’s like someone said a while back, if it’s so bad we can go to the competitors…
Think that lack of competition probably let them take their foot off the gas, that opposition is a completely different entity now and going after their market share.
Yep, I agree that could be the case. It’s difficult to be all things to all people, especially when trying to cast such a wide net.
I still think incorporating Trainer Road would be one of the best things to do other than the ongoing stability issues… AI training will give them that leg up on Wahoo and Systm
), so I’m not overly fussed with the gamification side of things, but a lot of people obviously are.