Talk:Fearless/@comment-27123099-20180102060200

Finished the event earlier still frustrated.

I was at upgraded to 3333333 after 8.1 after giving 8.2 a few tries at 1133333. After being at 3333333, I attempted 8.2 probably 250 times over 2 days. I surpassed 211.5mph numerous times, even getting within 0.25mph a handful of times, but could not get over 211.99mph no matter what I did.

So, I finally gave in this afternoon and skipped 8.2 for 80GC (I hate to do it, but it's much cheaper than any further upgrade option), and I moved on to 8.3.

As I sort of expected, I made it through 8.3-8.5 in about 30mins with just a few retries needed on 8.3 and 8.4. I finished 8.5 on my first attempt, passing Zoe int eh 1st corner.

The retries for 8.3 and 8.4 were due to my mistakes, not due to bot difficulty or anything. I managed to pass 8.4 on my 1st complete attempt, I didn't find it difficult to manage the speed requirement, though I did pass at 142mph, so it was sort of close.

Just really frustrated that FM has chosen to go this way. it;s also pretty amazing to me that they can set the goals at exactly the figure they need in order to achieve what they want, which is more GC spent by players. I'm just amazed that they can fine-tune the goals so much that a single upgrade makes the difference between retrying for hours, and passing in a couple of attempts. A part of me believes there's some funny business going on behind the scenes to make this occur, but I'll leave that alone for now.

Anyhow, I'm off to work on farming, completing unfinished series, and otherwise stockpiling GC for the upcoming sales and the upcoming LTS for the Ford GT. This event and the 40% off sale wiped out my GC pile.