Talk:The Gauntlet (Season 4)/@comment-27784551-20160401215022/@comment-27123099-20160401224513

I agree that if you haven't been playing awhile, you're at somewhat of a disadvantage, but I don't think it's as great as some might think.

Mainly because the ways to earn additional R$ and GC have been increasing over the years. The old daily bonus maxed out at 100% after 5 days and was just for R$. The current daily bonus offers Fame, R$ and GC bonuses as well, and in much greater amounts if you check in every day. This can add up to a substantial amount during the course of the month. I know I've seen my GC and R$ bankroll rewarded quite nicely since this system was implemented. I didn't care for it at first, but it has grown on me. Just hard to remember to check in every single day, whether I play or not.

Additionally, they recently dramatically increased the payouts for the weekly Time Trial tournament as well. Depending on your skill level, that could provide a nice R$ (or even GC) bonus each week for a really minimal amount of effort expended.

It's still an uphill climb for sure, but they have definitely done at least some work to soften the blow a bit.

Though, I do admit I'm saying that as someone who has been playing since before the first Special Event was introduced (Road to LeMans) so I have had the opportunity to win all of the Special Event cars offered (and I've won maybe 75% of them over time, and all the recent ones since discovering this site and using the tips and tricks here). So, maybe I can't really see what it's like starting from the beginning now. But compared to how it was when I started, I see more opportunity for additional R$ and GC available than I recall from a few years back.