Talk:Fast Lane Update/@comment-35292802-20190224203934

The Fast Lane Update, A.K.A. the FLU... I'd say that's spot-on accurate, because what this did to the game makes me absolutely sick.

Non-replayable mastery: Total bullcrap. Ever since the Rio Update none of the new tracks were made available in the quick race option, so this was the best way for us to practice them and take in the environment. Now we can only drive on them in multiplayer, which is a rage-inducing pit trap where everyone is more focused on wrecking everyone else. And that's without even getting into the fact that farming is no longer an option.

VIP-exclusive Asphalt Moments: What the hell?! This started out as a free-to-play game, a game that everyone could enjoy. Then GL started making it a total moneytrap, and for what? More kit boxes that don't even give us the parts we need most of the time? An exclusive car that is absolutely useless in its' rank range? The only reason I'm not absolutely ballistic about this is that I already have all of the cars from the current Asphalt Moments series. I can hope they undo this by the time the next one comes around, but what GL has been doing to this game for the past 2 years has set my expectations so low that it's impossible for me to be any more disappointed than I already am.

Revised PRO kits: ...I can't even find the words. They were already enough of a pain with the ridiculous V8 engine requirements, and now they're even more insane? Not just those, but pretty much every other vehicle. My X2 is at [8,0,8,0], and I would have gladly taken any of the deals offering 20 CREs for 5,000 tokens, but now that it needs even more than before I can't even find it in me to care anymore.

R&D changes: ...I thought GL hit rock bottom with the Centenario R&D, but they actually manage to go even lower each time. The top speed upgrade prices make sense to me considering that these are high-end cars, but how does it make sense for all stage 1 upgrades to cost 50,000 credits? And the removal of free upgrades was another disastrous change. I don't care if it looks nice or if it goes at the speed of light, there is a limit as to how far I'm willing to go to get the next new car. Bad enough that this started in the Championship events, but to spread it to R&D as well? This isn't a flu, it's a damn epidemic.

TLE changes: ...There's nothing I can say that I haven't said already.

The only positive change I've seen is the fact that the game actually plays smoothly for me, and my 1775 AIE can actually compete in MP again. But compared to everything else it's an absolute disaster. The only people who benefit from this are the hardcore car collectors willing to pay for something that's not even real. I enjoyed this game because it was fun, the rush of driving over 300 mph was something to look forward to. But over time this game became more of a chore, and now it's nothing more than a mockery and an insult.

Where are these so-called "improvements" that you speak of, GL?