Talk:Perseverance/@comment-28169398-20180526184756

I asked Real Racing 3 Speed Junkie to make this video at the end of Perseverance, as I felt it was important for players to see that for a top player like Jan, the reluctance to upgrade is not about a reluctance to upgrade to preserve a gold balance, it is about the challenge associated with completing the event at the lowest PR possible. This is necessary because FM does not provide a mechanism to select difficulty or "turn off" purchased upgrades.

What I have seen from a lot of the comments over several events over the past year is that people mistakenly think that this is about not upgrading for the sake of saving gold. It isn't. It is about extracting as much enjoyment out of the game as possible, and for a player like Jan, it means to "beat" the game with a car as close to stock as possible.

I don't think that comes across enough. That it is about extracting as much enjoyment out of the game as possible... So if you can't replicate what Jan can... and let's face it, that describes 99.9% of the people playing this game, then instead of getting frustrated, or giving up the game, or spending hours on futility, extract as much enjoyment out of the game as YOU can. Upgrading isn't a defeat. It is simply a way of matching the game to your current ability level. Your minimum is not Jan's. Upgrade and have fun.

Having to upgrade isn't you being cheated, it is about you getting the game to a place where you can enjoy it without it being impossible. And sure, you will hear me squawk from time to time about FM making goals so difficult that the average player cannot pass them at the recommended PR, but that isn't a criticism on upgrading, it is a commentary on poor game design and a lack of transparency in the requirements to advance.

So race on and have fun.