Talk:Fifth Anniversary Update/@comment-36912561-20180916211111

Regarding the current mp system: imho, nothing substantially changed wrt the old system. Switching the parameters from top speed oriented(as it was before) to accl & speed based now has broadly the same set of "lucky" cars/bikes replacing the old set of cars(popularly called OP).

Results wise, it’s quite challenging now to climb up as compared to before but not impossible. Many are howling as they can no longer win easily as those op cars used to practically gift the races if you have one & newer players(or those without these cars) stood no chance. Now though, its very much skill based, with a healthy dose of luck blended in as usual.

Remember those past years, some 2/3/4 yrs back when the almighty SLK SE was the most feared one from ranks as low as ~ 1000 all the way to the top? Before I got the BMW M2, 959, Cobra, Evoque, R8 SE, etc all one saw was the presence of these cars & an almost certain win for those having it in a right(ish) tune. The R8 SE actually obliterated every other cars for quite some time. Although I was happy to beat the SLK SE with my R8SE(@ 1111) any many others eventually climbing up high really quickly, it was still a VERY unfair setup that prevailed.

Now with the accl based cars more or less does the same thing, but without the restrictive ability to acquire these cars(at least I think so, I don’t know now which cars are available or which has been restricted by GL). Certainly the newer players or the one getting these cars have some hope, but then again, for these accl based cars to shine properly they need to be upgraded to a level which the newer players might have a difficulty, given the resources for these are actually scarce. Think of how long it took to get the rotary engines for the D class king for an eternity, the RX 8, or the I5 for the donkey, etc etc. This changed a bit with the introduction of the exclusive deals etc, but still not very easy if one is not forking out the ever important tokens.

So as it seems, it’s the same old half baked idea of someone in GL that prevails with the scale showing a favour towards some rather than a fair one towards everyone that gets the healthy racing. Just see the number of bloody $&@£¥*% that are omnipresent nowadays with the primary aim of winning at all cost, aka relying on a KD rather than actual driving & showing something that vaguely represents skill & sportsmanship(it’s a game after all).

Probably I’m the one expecting something good to come out from GL... idk! 🤔