Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-30598093-20180227160200/@comment-26829117-20180304105252

I think people are too focused on individual rewards and looking at the bigger picture of an update is always wise.

Gold added to game:
 * 502 from 5 ads and daily rewards (elite)
 * 747 from new series (mainly new Nascar and Formula E)
 * 360 from special events
 * 1,609 in total

Gold spend:
 * 1419 to win new cars (should be lower if Aston won for under recommended PR)
 * 766 to complete all new series (on top of win price)
 * 2,185 in total

Now, if you aren't interested in 100% garage then you can remove 601 from the win price (you only need one new Nascar for 100% completion) but you lose 140} from the reward price. The delta gold in this release then is only -115. The new series added enough fame to the game for me to level up for 174 so even without the double fame days it was a gold positive release.

It doesn't matter if you haven't got the gold to complete the new series. That gold is in the game for you in the future. FM gave away a lot of gold in this release compared to normal. Given that the previous release was gold positive too this is quite generous for them based on recent performances.