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ME7 wrote: Of note, some peoples driver level doesn't fully reflect time played. There was that loophole in 2015 that let people level-up multiple time at once under certain circumstances. Someone posted all the how-to information on RR3's Facebook page, so the loophole was closed fast.

The reverse is also true and probably more common than the small number of people who took advantage of that exploit. The "time played" stat is not an actual time spent racing calculation. The timer runs when you have the game open but are not racing. My time played has gone up hundreds of hours just from being in race team chat, watching endless ads and having the game open on my tablet while I am doing other stuff.