I hear you, but those really over powered boosts turn surfing from a minor irritant in a race of skill, to being subject to the RNG on who gets a leg up. Really changes the whole face of the game.
I am wondering if there is a reset function when the 1st board goes over, but the results are subject to latency. I do not live in Europe or Northern America, and I do experience latency, which may explain why it looks like I got their first but my opponent, who appears to be just behind me got the boost. This makes the…
Just raced now and no boosts for me on the 2nd part of the track. Was boosting so bad at the finish line it looked like I had skates on when I got off the board.
OP here ... I have experienced this as well. Often when coming first, ahead of the pack I do not see any boosters at all, or they just do not fire. On an odd occasion, I see it appear as I go over where it should be. Also, if there is only one more person in the race, I sometimes race on two accounts, on two open STO…