Another video game is falling victim to sneaky subscription practices, though the method is quite unusual; rather than implementing a regular "pay to win" feature, sim-racing game Le Mans Ultimate promises a "pay not to lose" advantage to players with a monthly subscription. Did you take last place? Did another driver wreck your car? Or were you the one to hit another driver? Pay the fee, and all shall be forgotten. As a competitive online racing game, Le Mans Ultimate players have a "driver rank" and a "safety rank" that represent their driver skills and punish reckless moves, respectively. So, if you're an amazingly skilled driver but tend to cause a lot of crashes, your driver rank may be high, but your safety rank will be low. These rankings will affect matchmaking when a player joins a race. Naturally, they also serve as a badge of honor. Of course, accidents happen; drivers can lose rank due to crashes, a failing internet connection, or a mischievous cat, which is why Studio 397, the developer of Le Mans Ultimate, announced their plan to implement an "Event Joker" system in their next update, which will release on July 28. Every 10 races, the player earns a Joker (up to a maximum stack of three), which they can use to nullify one race result. The race result will still count if it was part of a championship, but the result won't damage the player's driver and safety rank. While this sounds reasonable enough, Le Mans Ultimate's Joker system has its player base up in arms as Reddit gets flooded with posts like "The new 'Race Joker' is the worst idea ever" and "New joker system is P2W." The comment section under a YouTube video introducing the Joker system, too, is dominated by remarks like