Player VR should be displayed before the race starts so you can switch lobbies if needed
I keep running into the same issue playing KO Tour, I'll be in a lobby where most players have 8000+ VR, I'll play a few times, have some strong finishes, and my points increase. Then I will randomly get put in a lobby where the average VR is about 6000 and it is a lose/lose situation.
- Anything outside of the top 4 results in losing points
- Winning only nets about 10 points
- Any placement outside of the top 4 or so will cost me 40-80+ points
- If you disconnect you lose 100 points
You're essentially forced to do the race with no benefit and 100% risk, which is super frustrating. I'll grind race after race to get up to 8500 only to drop 200+ points in the span of 3 races because of weak lobbies. I wish Nintendo would show player VR as people join so I can try a different lobby if I want to. Alternatively, they could fix matchmaking so this isn't really an issue.
I'm not some amazing player but I believe that if you want to improve you need to race people that are close to your level. Getting Mario karted by 6 random 4000 vr players spamming items is rough, especially when you're the only one with something to lose in the race.