User blog comment:Na299/Ways of Gold Farming/@comment-122.118.16.133-20150602052616

I want to thank Na299 for this, it helped.

Even if we don't take the update from the google play store, can they push this update, will the foolish crew costs be forced on us via the in game download all assets? The game has often demanded I download bits and pieces at times other than those immediately after a google play update.

I have to agree with other commenters about this crew cost, it's stupid!. Yes it's called "Real" racing, and no doubt this $/gold paradigm is what Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen juggle every day. I'm not them! I play this game for fun. Simply using the manager, because now I have to go at least 4 runs at the 10 lap LeMans, I would only net 10 or less gold. Without an ability to farm gold, in the old fashioned 919 10 laps Lemans way (spending/wasting 2hrs of my life toget 30gold), the game becomes impossible to advance without paying real money. When you think about the idea of having to pay around $30 cash just for a car like the LMP Toyota....just for 1 car, no upgrades....I really think the EA people have lost the thread. I get it, I don't know how they make money on this now (and frankly, don't care), unless a few wealthy people use cash to buy everything. This may cull the herd for them, saving a bit on server costs, but I think their real costs are development related, and a smaller user base won't really help revenue. I'm sure this was discussed in a board meeting, and the "Senior VP of Weasels and Thieves" had great projections for his numbers, but I just don't see it working for the players.

Maybe the average guy/gal, who doesn't know about this forum, or doesn't play often, and never gets past Pro, doesn't care, or know, why this ruined the game. But I don't think he'd even comtemplate paying a dime, so what do they gain by alienating the hard core? Like any government or large organisation, admitting wrongdoing is never an option, so this new regime is here to stay, sadly. My/our leaving the game matters not a bit to EA, but I see it as inevitable. My gameplay increased significantly once I learned how to farm. This has effectively cut this off now. In the long run it's probably good as I waste entirely too much time on RR3 (my god I just wasted 20mins typing THIS fercrissakes), so there is a silver lining. Folks are able to successfully kick crack, crank, and horse, so I think I can put the tablet down and enjoy the Real World(TM). Thanks EA!

anon