User blog comment:ShinnyShin/The Problems with the S-Class Tier/@comment-4001788-20160325150002/@comment-27980511-20160326092708

Wow, things sure have changed a lot since then! I haven't played Asphalt 7: Heat, my first taste of this series was Asphalt 8: Airborne. From what you said, it sounds like a much better experience. Might free up some space on my phone and try out Asphalt 7 if I can.

So why the massive change?? Money, greed, money, greed and more money! And more greed! Did I mention money? And greed?

Maybe Gameloft were under different management back then, and they actually cared a bit more about their consumers? I mean, a little IAP is fine as long as it isn't too pushy or limits you from getting the complete experience. In fact, just this week I've been playing with ad-boxes at the bottom of my screen and it's been a distracting experience. During the racing, not just in-between!

It's also pretty cruel how that one achievement, the "King of the Garage - Own all the cars" can pretty much never be had now, unless you pay through the nose or are a hacker. They should get rid of it entirely as it's meaningless when new cars keep being introduced.

Basically, you can never finish Asphalt 8 for two reasons : - It's a work in progress (looking at all the new cars, tracks, updates, features, etc. Some of which aren't a bad thing) - Some elements and features (like tokens cars) are locked unless you part with your cash, hack the game or play for years just to get closer to completing it


 * oddly enough, the one thing that never gets worked on is the soundtrack, can't they afford to license new music? I muted it after a while and now race to my own music but just keep the engine/SFX turned on.

This said, do you think it's likely that we'll see Asphalt 9? Given how much time, attention and investment is still being put into Asphalt 8?