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Before the recent update, I would occasionally get a popup when starting a Royal game that said something like "not enough packets received", which would then send me back to the Royal lobby screen, where I could rejoin the game. This appeared to replace the longstanding "joinbug" where you would join the Royal game, but only in a spectator mode, where you couldn't open any menu to leave the game, and had to quit and re-open Trackmania to play the game. It was much better than joinbug because you only lost about 20 seconds rejoining the Royal game, rather than a minute or two restarting the entire game. Since the update, I have had joinbug when starting the Super Royal finals every single time. I don't know whether the update caused it, but it seems likely. I have not had the "not enough packets received" message since the update. Obviously I would prefer if the issue was completely fixed, but the packet popup was a significant improvement. Now it's worse than ever.
This bug is so frustrating and diminishes the online experience of Trackmania. It's been an issue for over a year and I know many other players who have been affected by it. Why isn't this a priority for the development team?