Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-81.83.115.229-20150124192108/@comment-74.196.247.199-20150205054009

37.48.35.146 wrote: Wow.. You are good gold waster. I just have entered Legend and I have something about 2.6k gold, no real money wasted. Good tip is to not buy every gold car you unlock or gold upgrades/skips/paintings etc.. Congrats to you and your Midas touch!

I am not a gold waster as I know it is a limited resource. I do purchase the gold cars from time to time but never paint or vinyl a car, skip levels, service etc. Do not routinely fully upgrade cars either. For some reason, I never got gold for the achievements I had already cleared prior to FireA$$Monkeys awarding Gold$ for such things. And yes I know you go to the Achievements screen to claim them. I tried to reset the game and start over, but that does not reset your achievements, which are connected to your GameCenter user account. Ticket went unanswered by the Monkeys. Figured not worth the time or effort at this point to start over with a different account. If I can't progress any further, I can go buy an Xbox One and Forza for cheaper than both Ferraris and all upgrades in the Scuderia Challenge!

But that points to the problem with the economics of this game. I've spent $4.99 on the starter pack to clear the ads. I would be willing to spend more from time to time IF it was a good value. $100 for 1019 Gold$ which doesn't even buy you a fully upgraded F14T, a single car of 105 cars in the game, is absolutely ridiculous. If I spend $100 for a game, it better be fully unlocked with all content available. Have you ever spent $100 for a console game and only been allowed to play one level? It makes no sense. Yes it is a real business for them. I would argue volume selling would earn them more in the long run because individuals, like myself, would be willing to spend $29 to $49 dollars if it unlocked the complete game, or at least several fully upgraded vehicles. Just my two cents and that's all its worth.