Talk:McLAREN F1 GTR/@comment-184.101.56.237-20170224011037/@comment-27123099-20170302235322

Because it used to be possible to win cars in Special Events without spending any GC. It's how I won probably 30-50 cars over the years.

I think it's also the frustration of the upgrades being effectively forced nowadays. It started with the recommended PR, then it moved to impossible goals unless you upgraded to a certain level, then bot AI and physics changed to make them more difficult to race against and manage. Add in the LTS's with their required GC investments and the Gauntlets which are also requiring higher and higher GC investments (used to be able to win those with no GC spent as well, fairly easily too, I think I won the first 2 with just R$ upgrades and 1 attempt). It's just all adding up.

And yes, there are more opportunities to earn GC now than we used to have. But, it's been met with an increase in GC only cars and more expensive GC upgrades on vehicles and GC upgrades starting on the 2nd tier as well. There's been little benefit to the player that I've seen. I know my GC stockpiles have certainly dwindled with all these changes.

In any case, it's still cheapest to win a car during a Special Event or LTS, and I will continue to do so as I have time/energy. But, I really, really wish the game would roll the clock back a few years and make Special Events actually Special again. When they first started, there might be a Special Event every few months. Now, it's a constant thing, very special lol.