Preparing for CM really soured my enjoyment of the game.
>Need Medium S
>Also need 1200 speed
>Also really want 1000 stamina
>Also need 2 gold recovery skills
>Also need specific uniques of umas I don't have
>Also need acceleration & speed skills
>Need to fit in multiple G1 race wins to buy those skills
>Said skills also need to proc at the right time
>You also need potential 5 on Nice Nature if you even dare to use her as a debuffer
>Also need potential 5 for Gold Ship or else she's going to die
>And you can only borrow the uma with the specific sparks you need 3 times a day lol fuck you
I still enjoy it but I also miss when I first started and winning URA Finale felt like an actual achievement. Now, I expect I'll forever be preparing for whatever the next CM is, interacting with layers upon layers of RNG in hopes of getting good umas and sparks.