So my experiment with RGT is over, did my leisurely ride round Pieza and it’s just a bit weird.
Technically it’s better than zwift, the physics are better, the graphics are better, the group ride and race functions are much slicker and the user interface is much better but it just doesn’t seem to gel.
The graphics are more realistic – yay! But still not realistic enough to be immersive whereas Zwift’s cartoony graphics seem more real by not trying to be real if that makes sense?
There’s the lack of other riders which is a bit of a chicken and egg scenario so I can’t say that’s too much of an issue.
Route options are limited despite the magic roads function which needs much better explanation.
What is obvious though is how dull the terrain is. Again, by going for realism in terms of landscape etc there’s nothing really that interesting to look at whereas on zwift there’s loads going on even if you don’t consciously notice it.
I think when they first started they paid too much attention to people who said they wanted zwift but more realistic and with real climbs and not enough attention was given to understanding why zwift is so popular.
It’s a shame because they could be a genuine alternative but I just can’t see it happening without some serious changes.
