I don’t hate the idea, I was into it at first.
BUT… the more I think about slipstreams, and the more I see that they really just push everyone to always take the same path, every time, consistently, if you want to be optimal. It’s a bit lame.
Like, boring optimized players already make grinding routes between islands and that’s fine. But here? That’s not just a niche suggestion or a personal preference. That’s the game actively pushing you and rewarding you to take its own specific routes.
It doesn’t encourage exploration or making your own choices. It just plainly tells you: go in this direction like every other sheep and you’ll be objectively faster. Atp it feels less like being clever and more like you are getting punished if you do anything else, once you are used to the increased speed.
…At least, I think that’s how it’d feel to me. Kinda like getting used to 300 agility in early patches. Using less afterwards feels like a punishment.