Talk:Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition/@comment-185.161.73.5-20180102140404/@comment-27736210-20180113171830

Yep, they're dead.

The SLK SE MPE destroyed me (temporarily). I used to use (for a few months) the Shelby Cobra 427, BMW M2 and Porsche 959 in Multiplayer. I reached 2143 rating points once.

Towards the SLK SE MPE's release, I started using the TVR Sagaris and Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (I own 164 vehicles, currently, but I don't use all of them; such as the Camaro SS and Aventador SV, which I don't enjoy driving as much as other vehicles). I reached 2151 rating with those two.

At the beginning of this season, the SLK SE MPE still had 2-3 days before it was going to finish. So I was able to use the Cobra and BMW M2. But I stuck to my under-ranked MP4-31, Corvette GS, Sagaris, and 1690 Hussarya GT. Initially, I went from 1900 (because I finished the previous season at 2151) to ~1950. But I failed badly after that, dropping down to 1806 rating.

Slightly after that, I decided to quit Multiplayer for the rest of the season (in Pro League). But then, I managed to obtain the SLK SE. So I used it at more than 5 different tunes (now I'm stuck with a single tune; 0500 5050 0800) and I managed to climb to Champion League within less than a week, with relative ease. Keep in mind that this was in the early stages; people did not know how to tune the SLK SE properly yet, although I'm pretty sure they do know how to tune it now.

Then, I used the TVR Sagaris for a bit. I gained a few rating points, but I'm pretty sure I lost some as well. I was unable to compete with Camaro SS' on long maps. But my own Camaro SS' gets paired up with Hommages and Vulcans all the time. Also, my MP4-31 was under-ranked (at the time).

Because I had not been playing much Asphalt 8 for a while, I had managed to save up 2.1 million Credits, which is the highest I have ever saved up (the second-highest was 1.6 million credits, which I used to buy and upgrade the TVR Sagaris on an impulse, despite the fact that it was very useless to me at the time of purchasing it). Initially, I intended to be very careful with the Credits. Also, I assumed that I wouldn't be able to MAX+PRO my Arrinera Hussarya GT anytime soon. However, for some reason which I can't remember, I decided to upgrade the Hussarya GT as much as I could (starting from 1690 rank) and it was extremely expensive. I lost most of my Credits supply. And my Hussarya GT was only upgraded to 5555 5255.

I started using my severely under-ranked Hussarya GT in TLEs, then infrequently in Multiplayer. Somehow, however, I managed to gradually find enough V8 Engines for the Hussarya GT over the next 3 days (I sold ~100 Blueprints for the Sbarro Alcador and Lamborghini Huracan for Fusion Points and I didn't find a single V8 Engine, but I managed to find some in other boxes). Also, I used the Pagani Huayra BC's R&D to gain Class S Suspensions, which I was also missing.

After that, I used the Hussarya GT for 2-3 more days. And I managed to reach 2200+ rating, starting from 2040+ (which is where I was at after using the Sagaris and SLK SE).

Then, I went on a week-long holiday with my family. In order to avoid the inactivity penalty, I had to play another Multiplayer session, which went badly (I gained ratings which I had lost before I left, but I could tell that my driving was terrible; I was saved by Fireball Voiddar, who kept letting me beat him in his 3500+ rated Pagani Huayra BC).

Previously, I had bought a 20-Ticket pack. There was also a 10-Ticket pack on sale and my advertisements had returned. Despite initially planning to use all of the Tickets in the next season, I decided to invest all of my resources into crossing the 2300 rating border. So I played 30+ races; many races were glitches, as usual, and this was not helped at all by my terrible driving. Also, my first two races of the day were troll-races with a double-boosted MP4/8 and double-boosted MP4-31; I came second in both races and lost ~10 rating points in total, before activating an Extra Tank and deciding to try-hard.

Depressingly, I had to quit many races; I quit at least 6-7 races. Also, one disconnection made me drop by 34 rating points in one go, which dwarfs my previous record of 16 rating points in one disconnection (I'm not sure why that happens, but it's extremely annoying...).

My rating went from 2260 to 2200 around three times. Finally, I was at ~2200 and I only had ~10 Tickets left. Somehow, I managed to climb all the way up to 2286 rating points (I had to quit once, along the way); I had assistance from the McLaren MP4-31, this time (which I PROed out two days ago), in addition to using the Hussarya GT. For my final race, I had to buy a 4-pack of Tickets for 180 Tokens (to participate) but I managed to gain 14 rating points in that race, so I wasted the other three Tickets. 2286+14 = 2300.