Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31600610-20190712225029

I've seen several threads/posts/conversations regarding farming and its methodology. In the never-ending pursuit of acquiring enough gold to make the game somewhat more enjoyable, I've learned quite a bit: Some ethical and not-guite-so ethical methods, their pros and cons, and many differing opinions as to their viability, success and profitability.

Over the past few weeks, I have enjoyed many of the updates and the possibilities they provide. I always enjoy acquiring new vehicles and testing thier abilities, and what we all know can put a damper on that pursuit is the amount of gold required to achieve what I would consider to be a reasonable quantity of upgrades.

Like some of you, when I started playing RR3, I also fell for the upgrade scheme very early in the game, and foolishly wasted many precioius GC. Who here doesn't own a fully upgraded Ford Focus RS, BMW 1 Series M Coupe, or the Chevrolet SS? I can almost see the many sheepish grins as you read this.

Also like many of you, (some of you will admit this, many will not) I maintain two different accounts within RR3. For my first, unblemished account (begun in April of 2017) I have only made several VIP purchases.(I receive some free Google Play bucks for some of my contributions, and I reserve them for RR3.) I've never purchased gold, cars or R$ with real money out of my own pocket. Looking at my General Stats, I find myself somewhat disappointed with my lack of frugality:



As anyone with some rudimentary math skills can deduce, I have obviously acquired a lot of R$ and GC through advertisements. I know I'm not the only one here that has.

(Not that it matters, but my second account is used strictly for, shall I say, "experimentation". I do not use the second account for OMP or WTT. I will however, use that account to purchase my way through a LTS just to see if the winnable car is something I really want and also worth the time and effort to pursue acquiring it for my primary account.)

So, what am I getting at here? Well, here's the deal. Many people know that I made an app that will virtually press the "Free R$" or "Free GC" button, close the ad by pressing the "X", and then closing the "Collect" window. Not a cheat or a hack. The ads still play through completely, and acquiring free R$ and GC became easier and less time consuming, but the amount of time it takes for the device to sit there tapping ads, it would generally time out after an hour or so.

SO,

I had heard of the time zone loophole and didn't give it much thought. Until recently. (All of these new cars, of course...) I tested the loophole out on my "experimental" account, and it does indeed work perfectly. (An average of  5GC every 4 minutes.) My concern is this: Is this cheating? Unlike the app I created, this method would be difficult (but not impossible) to automate. So, in the spirit of fairness to myself and FM & EA, I am considering using the TZ loophole. I would manually perform the process and allow the ads to run whle I watch Netflix, so at least I'm interacting... (Anyone unfamiliar with the TZ loophole can Google it as I have already written far too much already.)  What I am asking is for some honest, logical opinions for the ethical and not-so-ethical ramifications of this loophole. I would also be interested in hearing opinions as to whether or not you would consider this a bona-fide cheat or simply a loophole that FM is aware of and yet chooses to ignore because the ads still generate revenue. I've prattled on long enough, so please, share your opinions. Thanks so much for your patience in reading, and for your responses. 