Talk:2018 McLaren X2/@comment-27980511-20180710230348/@comment-27980511-20180718175354

@ The Ozma

It's quite possible that this was very strategically planned from the ground up by Gameloft's developers.

A car that is somewhat attainable in a Championship for everyone, but intentionally hindered in performance until all the necessary upgrades to complete it are installed.

It was touted as the next Apollo IE competitor / killer, and it is in some regards, especially in the hands of equally skilled pro players. But without the full PRO Tuning, it's nothing short of totally useless.

So in a way, Gameloft's cast out the bait for us players to get caught with, a much hyped car that will kill the current king of the game that's only been out for like a couple months.

If they were to release the McLaren Senna or the Aston Martin Valkyrie (or any other king supercar, hypothetically speaking) they would probably cripple it in some way unless players shell out for it or collect all the upgrades needed. Or they'd price it out of reach like they did with the Vulcan!

@ Cozy S5

You were SO close bud, the bare minimum you needed was 315 Trophies. I initally aimed to get 'em all, but some of those Qualifiers were pure frustration. Rio and Tokyo just didn't allow it on a 8-0-10-0 Tuning.

I have 18 CREs in my Inventory, but I want to use them on my MP4-31. I did consider putting them towards the X2 but even then I'd still not be able to PRO it. I do like to train with it in Quick Solo Races, though.

But the AI racers are so aggressive that placing 1st is more difficult than it should be. Here's to hoping that we all get more CREs soon, because we're missing out on the epic races it can do!

Also, you're totally right about the Porsches. I mean, as soon as the rights to include Porsche became available, it got so many of us stoked! But then they came (removing a lot of beloved cars like the RUFs, 9FF, Rinspeed, etc) and brought nothing to show for it.

The only one that's actually useful in any way is the 959, and the thing with all these extra Engines like Exceptional and High-Grade is just ... unnecessary. I've also gotten tons of Hot Wheels Engines and F6 Engines drop way after the Events, but I'm still keeping them in the Inventory for now.

If they're fully upgraded, they're still useless. And what if by some fluke, we get more Hot Wheels cars that might be useful in the future, but by then we're outta Engines? Or if those new Hot Wheels cars need different Engines??

The Audi R8 SE is a shining example with the Legendary Electric Engines it requires, and the normal Electric Engines were already hard enough to get.

Greedloft know what they're doing. That's why it's up to us as players to keep a close eye on them as well as look out for each other!