Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-2A02:C7D:C14:300:98F3:4D85:BFE3:EA8C-20171004225304/@comment-28169398-20171005160424

LoveFastCars wrote: @Amrosa, don't neglect to mention the "hidden cost" of opening series before their time. Many series are designed to force you to make decisions for GiN (get it now) cars in the middle of a series, in order to open the next series in line. The GiN creeps up for even an experienced user- usually the offer is expensive and only made once. Skipping series increases the possibility for that problem exponentially.

Once you open that can of worms, the monkey has your accumulation of gold and $, and you're left with having to farm or spend real $. It's a trap. If you don't approach linearly, yes you can get the immediate offering for cheaper, but at what real cost?

Nice use of links BTW- appreciate the time it must have taken.

I played the Gauntlet Season 3 when I was first starting out and barely won the Porsche 911 RSR (2015). That car then sat in the garage, unused until I won the P1 GTR this update. I did take a year off from playing the game, but my point being that you don't have to fall for the GiN or Showcase deals. If I don't have the funds, or it would compromise my opportunities to upgrade Special Event or LTS cars in the next release, then I will stop one trophy before unlocking the Showcase and wait. The same with advancing in Bonus Series. If I have to put on upgrades, then I wait. If it is a car that I do not own, but there is possibility of a Flashback, I wait. Patience has to win out over impulse to play this game for free (monetary not time investment, which is very large).