Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-28089876-20160724132644/@comment-88.97.61.110-20160725000339

It's a free-to-play* game (i.e. paid for by microtransactions) so that's just par for the course I'm afraid. I think it's amazing how far you can go in the game without spending any real money, you can easily unlock every series and get to the end if you are selective about what cars you spend the precious gold on.

They're not going to make everything easily available for free, it's absolutely designed to force the impatient and rich players to part ways with silly amounts of cash to buy gold coins, like most microtransation games. but just be patient, spend gold wisely (no rushing servicing, skipping special event goals etc.) farm for gold once you reach a high enough level, and you can get very far without spending a single penny.

Of course, if your aim is 100% completion then yes, you either need very deep pockets or a huge investment of time, but nothing is impossible. Just race for career progress and enjoyment and you'll get more out of it.

Special events are just that, an opportunity to get a car at a big discount (rarely for free, as GC upgrades are usually required, except Gauntlets), but don't worry if you don't win them, the car will still be available at a later date when you have enough gold one day. It's a long game!

One thing you're definitely right about is the constant onslaught of special events nowadays, there's hardly any time to just concentrate on the career and build up gold reserves. It's just spend, spend spend. But that's mobile game economics unfortunately! The alternative is to go find a game which costs money but has no in-app-purchases.