Talk:Strategy/@comment-50.157.67.196-20150528040111/@comment-50.157.67.196-20150601213423

Interesting to compare notes -- thanks for the replies! As I recall, the survey did ask for my Country. Also appreciated the comment about the timing via a vis the Toyota sale -- that's exactly how I looked at the GC offer even without knowing the Toyota discount was coming: US$20 buys me just *one* of the cars I'm waiting for?! Eh, shag off. I understand that resource management is part of the game. Still, it does seem to me that the GC cars carry very steep price tags if you look at their cost in terms of play-hours to level up and other in-game ways to earn gold. (N.B.: I can't be bothered to farm much; RR3 is a game, and if it becomes a grind it's Work, which is what I'm trying to avoid!) I also don't expect to see R$ / GC exchange because the two are not meant to be equivalent (garage value is misleading in that sense, IMO, because it doesn't relate to gold's buying power in the game, or the effort required to earn it). If anything, EA marketing has made me more determined not to spend real-world money on RR3, ever. That, plus the sense that some exploits will probably always make the playing field uneven. So: as long as gold remains this scarce, I have no illusions about ever actually "finishing" this game. I'll play as long as I enjoy the racing. I guess my true RR3 currency is Fun. BTW, I did bite on the Toyota at a measly 30% off [sigh]. Spending that much of my gold "savings" made me feel like the object of a social engineering campaign, with the survey and the offer and all. But it sure is a kick to drive! ;-)