Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-59.177.229.156-20151022095727/@comment-26388545-20151105174454

A few guys were asking about why top teams don't want less experienced players. There are several factors;

You don't just need the most recent cars, you need almost all of them. Most teams want dedicated members that they can rely on for every challenge. Almost every challange requires a different car. Sometimes the car you need is a car that is 500 gold that was added to the game a year ago.

You also need upgraded cars.The faster you run, the more overtakes / laps / distance you can clock per minutes. Over a 3 hour non-stop period, a fully upgraded car will have run way further than a car with only R$ upgrades.

It's also about ability. For instance, driving without assists. If you aren't used to it you will waste a lot of time getting used to it. That is time that another player could have earned the team MUCH MORE for their total.

There was a challenge a little while ago where the Ford Focus was the best car. Everyone has that car! BUT... you had to drive the wrong way at Spa with no assists and get everything near perfect to get a top speed of 305+ kph. There were guys on my team who were over level 100 and couldn't even break 290 kph!

Finally, you have to ask yourself if it's worth it. The most I have ever seen is 1500 gold for 1st place. Divide that by 20 and it's 75 gold each, The winning teams seem to put in a minimum of 8 hours a day during a challenge. In 8 hours at LeMans, I could earn 154 gold, so why?? Never-the-less, I would love to be in a number 1 team at least once and I would do the work to get there.

For me the fun is in the normal racing. At level 195 with 125 cars there's not much more to do. Having new times to beat and getting bonuses every race for beating team mates is fun... even if R$ is pretty much worthless to me now. You can also get some good pointers from more experienced racers.