User blog:Azelfland/The 2018 Summer Update rant

hey, everyone. this is a rant about the new update in Asphalt 8. not a positive one, but a negative rant about it.

as you may know, the update came on Windows and this one is not that good. there are so many things that went wrong and i'm going to list them from the smallest to the biggest problems (from top to bottom). however, i'm gonna make an exception of the Asphalt Moments, because this one is the only good change in the update.

let's get to it.

First problem: the bugs.
let's start with the basic porblem: the bugs of the new update. now, there have been people that experienced the traffic changing when you restart. and there were also people that experienced the AIs going faster than usual. but there are also the delays and lags on Android that made this update a problem. in fact, this can make the game look like a chore.

Second problem: the fusion points being reduced.
this is a change that caused a negative impact on the entire community. i had mixed feelings for this one, but it's still a problem, because getting the Ultra Boxes takes double the cards to get. this needs to change NOW!!

Third problem: the fact that some vehicles' champion kit boxes changed to "advanced" blueprint boxes in mastery.
this is an even bigger problem than you imagine. do you have cars and/or bikes that had champion kit boxes in their mastery? well, say goodbye to those, because the boxes turned to "advanced" blueprint boxes. this is even more infuriating than the whole fusion points being reduced thing.

but we're not done. oh no! there's an even bigger problem than that!

Fourth problem: the Aprilia Tuono and the Ducati XDiavel S are still not in this game.
this is the fourth time they postpone the Aprilia Tuono R&D and this time, they postpone the Ducati XDiavel S R&D as well?! ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?!

Gameloft really needs to settle things RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!! 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY GETTING ON MY NERVES!

Fifth problem: the token-only upgrades.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME, GAMELOFT?! THIS IS THE THIRD UPDATE IN A ROW THAT INTRODUCED TOKEN-ONLY UPGRADES!!! WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS GODAWFUL IDEA IN THE FIRST PLACE MUST REALLY HAVE A DEATH WISH!! I HOPE THE GUY WHO CAME UP WITH THIS GODAWFUL IDEA DIES IN A FIRE!!!!!!!

How can we fix this?
there's only one way to fix this mess: we need to make a third petition and say that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! if you want to check the draft petition ShinnyShin made, here's the link to it:

https://asphalt.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:ShinnyShin/**DRAFT**_Petition_calling_for_the_Permanent_Removal_of_Tokens-Only_Upgrades

these are some things that we need for this petition: let's hope these will be enough to let Gameloft know that they screwed up, big-time, even though i always feel that Vivendi forces them to make those changes.
 * the permanent removal of token-only upgrades, even on cars that already have those, like the Mosler Super GT and the Hommage. they should also never re-introduce those upgrades EVER AGAIN!
 * fixing the bugs on all platforms.
 * getting the fusion points back to normal.
 * making some of the new prices that are dick moves, such as the HTT, the Veneno and the 458 Italia like they used to, but also keeping some of the new prices that were smart moves, such as the 330 P4, the Corvette C3, the Devel Sixteen Prototype and the Chrysler ME418.
 * giving us back the champion kit boxes on the masteries that have them.

End of the rant.
and that's it. let's hope things will get better on Friday.

until next time.

-Azelfland.