User blog comment:ShinnyShin/The Problems with the Multiplayer League/@comment-93.158.216.108-20161124210148/@comment-162.253.131.178-20161205071721

At least it seems more scientific :) Not that I upgrade cars at random. I sell off any D and C class cards and keep strictly 20 B class cards and 50 A class for each type as there is no way I am able to cope with all (too few Mid-/Advanced-tech and engine cards and GL seems to constantly try to fill my 7xx piece storage with whatever I don't need).

In all honesty though, Asphalt 7 game-wise is in every aspect a little dated and plays worse than Asphalt 8. The nitro system in the latter is way more fun than in the former. Nothing to get my adrenaline pumping like skid and then triple-boosting a tight curve in Asphalt 8 leaving opponents in the dust. For some cars like the Devel 16 this routine is even necessary to keep it on the road.

However, Asphalt 7 which by now is more or less dead at least for multiplayer (apart from Asphalt Academy still being present with a weekly track) still has the advantage that it is not pay-to-play like the latest evolution of Asphalt 8 is.

What I hate the most is the 'Elite' system and the new MP. Both these features are game breakers as suddenly I am not able to play when I like. Luckily most cars in the game is still normal and not 'Elite' cars and so if we get the old World Series back, I will return. Should that happen and I see someone complain about that, I will simply reply "We've seen worse" :D

Looking at the current incarnation Asphalt Xtreme however does not inspire confidence in the future for the Asphalt series as every car is 'Double-Elite' meaning two elite levels this time around. If i read the writing on the wall correctly, this system will carry over to Asphalt 9, quite possibly in an even worse incarnation and if that happens, not even an otherwise brilliant gameplay will make me play it.

Sadly, the only argument which seems to be valid for Gameloft is if people stopped spending money as a way of telling them that this has gone too far.