Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31526827-20190424073617/@comment-31526827-20190507120440

Amrosa wrote: Drestin also has a point.

In many of the Bonus Series and Motorsports, the better track combinations are in the last tiers of the series. In order to get there, you need to upgrade to the required PR... If you have a practice mode, who needs the upgrades for the experience.

What would have been better than just the Exclusive Series would have been to unlock the car in Practice Mode when fully upgraded as well. It keeps the upgrade incentive and allows players to pick where, how long, and how many opponents they race against. You would still need to upgrade your cars. Firstly, the most common way people get cars "for free" (lol) is by paying through the nose to upgrade enough to "win" them via a LTS or some such promotional gimmick. Plus, some people want better handling than default, so upgrading is the only way. A sandbox/practice mode would not stop upgrades from being purchased.