Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-26388545-20171108164018

We all know that bot slowing and bot management works in career and LTS (Limited Time Series) events. Lately it is unclear if it works in SE (Special Events). I tried in the Endurance event stage 4.1 in Track to Tarmac 6 times and it did nothing to lower the targets. However, my target was just 8.2 km while some had 10.7 km! WHY??? Is it bot management, upgrades or both???

The better you finsih, the harder the bots will get. In stage 4.1 of Track To Tarmac I had a target of 8.2 km while others had up to 10.7 km. Same with Hunter events. Some people had bigger targets than me. Since they had to drive further, they're bots and targets will get harder in the future

So here's the thing. If you wait to buy R$ upgrades, you will have bigger targets right from the start. Because you had to drive further, harder, etc., the targets will PROBABLY be harder for you in future events. So I believe it is actually best to upgrade full R$ right from the start. I always buy all tier 1 R$ upgrades on day 1. If there are some any tier 2 R$ upgrades, I buy those on day 2. It's just what I've always done. I also bot manage as much as possible.

This upgrade effect by FM is just nasty in my opinion. People have obervered for many SE's now, that when you buy upgrades targets drop. This is the nasty correlatiion. It's a dirty, nasty thing to drain peoples gold.

Theory for racers on a budget:  It may be in your best interest to delay starting the event as long as possible. Track the event and see what drivers needed to finish the stages. Upgrade your car as they do, but don't race it. Buy as many of those upgrades as you can before running race 1. Don't forget to start before the cut off time! Then don't finish by huge amounts and you should have the lowest possible targets. 