I don't know if it was good or bad story. You tipped him, that's good, but it's not right to mess with Uber drivers. We aren't your toys.
But.. good story should be, you ordered UberX at surge pricing of 2.0 x. Let the driver take you to a 3 miles radius hotel. After you get to the destination, you tell him" I am just messing with you, take me to downtown hotel instead" (of course tip him as well