User blog:Azelfland/Top 5 bugs and/or glitches that devestated many players in Asphalt 8

it's been a long time since i've done a top 5.

every game has its bugs and glitches and Asphalt 8 is no exception when it comes to bugs and glitches. now, some bugs and glitches in videogames can be really fun if you pull them off correctly. HOWEVER! on the other side of the coin, some bugs and glitches are really bad and they will devestate a lot of players. so, today, i'm gonna talk about the bugs and/or glitches that devestated us so badly that even Gameloft knew the bugs and glitches were bad and had to fix them.

so, here are the top 5 bugs and/or glitches that devestated us Asphalt 8 players. keep in mind that these are strictly based on facts and my opinions on them and opinions may differ. also, this is my first top 5 in a long time, so please go easy on me. let's jump right into it.

Number 5: the Sector 8 loop glitch.
in the number 5 spot, we have the infamous loop glitch of Sector 8. this glitch was the teleportation glitch before San Diego Harbor became a thing. now, if you pulled an 180-degree turn and get out of the map, you'd win the race instantly or something like that. HOWEVER! this glitch devestated many legit Asphalt players, as it would instantly give you the ban hammer. this was later fixed and then re-appeared on the San Diego Harbor as the teleportation glitch. this was also fixed later on. we're glad we don't have to deal with this glitch anymore. so, what do we learn from this? relying on a glitch that gives you instant victory is stupid and that makes you a cheaters. real pros win with skill. and winners never cheat.

Number 4: the lost upgrades on unowned cars bug.
this bug in the Munich update devestated many players that don't have the cars they upgraded. what it did was simple. it would reset the cars you upgraded but don't own to stock, meaning that all the upgrades you got for those cars were somehow resetted for no reason whatsoever, even though you can ask Gameloft to reset one of your cars to stock. luckily, i wasn't one of the victims of this bug, so you might consider me lucky for that. which is the reason i put it in the number 4 spot. also it doesn't happen anymore, as this bug was probably fixed.

Number 3: the "getting temporarily banned for no reason" bug.
THIS BUG. THIS FRICKING BUG! i hate it SO MUCH AND I'M SO GLAD IT DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE! before you ask, yes, it's a thing. now, this bug would only happen if you had a really bad internet connection. and it's number 3 for one reason: I WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF THIS BUG DURING MY 3-DAY TRIP WITH MY MOM AND DAD AND GODPARENTS IN PREVEZA! the hotel we stayed in had a connection SO BAD that it made this bug happen. and BECAUSE OF THIS STUPID BUG, I FAILED THE KTM R&D UNINTENTIONALLY!!............... even though i got the last 2 blueprints i needed during the MP4-31 championship revival. and guess what! IT HAPPENED ANOTHER 3 TIMES!! but in all seriouslness, THANK GOD THIS BUG IS NO MORE! the hotfix of the motorcycles update fixed that problem and i can finally do farming and events without having to worry about it.

Number 2: the "not being able to assemble the Yamaha FZ-10" glitch.
this is one of the most recent glitches in the game. and it's number 2 for two reasons: one, this bug was an "ef you" to your hard work, no matter whether you got the blueprints on its EDD OR outside of it. and two, even I was a victim of this glitch. luckily, Gameloft fixed this bug a few days after the EDD launched AND after season 6.1 in Moto Blitz was introduced. so........ at least that problem is long gone now.

now it's time for the number 1 spot.

Number 1: the knockdown glitch.
here it is. in my opinion, the most devestating bug to have ever existed in Asphalt 8. this glitch was a bad omen for a lot of legit Asphalt players. so, here is how the glitch triggered, given by this text on this very wiki:

"Should the player knock down a motorcycle AI with a bike on the rear wheel without the nitro triggered, the knockdown counter keeps increasing for a period of time."

yep. and that's not all. it was rumored that anyone who used this to farm credits got banned. again, relying on bugs like this one sounds like cheating. and this one made many players be afraid of using the bikes. i was one of the vixtims of this glitch and the first time it happened was on test 41 on the BMW S 1000 RR R&D. i forgot to triple tap and i mistakingly triggered it. i panicked so hard that i was like: "NOPE! NOPE! RESTART THE RACE! RESTART THE RACE!". after completing the R&D, i was so scared of using the bikes, because i was afraid of this glitch. and during the Yamaha YZF-R6 R&D, i did the same thing, only the glitch didn't trigger. so, i thought: "okay. so, either i got lucky, or it was fixed and i didn't know by now". in all seriousness, though,  THANK GOD THAT GLITCH IS NO MORE! the Fall Out Boy update happened to be a miracle come true. this glitch was fixed and i'm no longer afraid of using the bikes! now i can use the bikes without having to worry about a glitch that made me panic and restart the race.

End of the top 5.
and that's it for this top 5. it feels good to be coming back to those. also, like i said before, this is my first top 5 in a long time.

until next time.

-Azelfland.