User blog comment:ShinnyShin/The Problems with the S-Class Tier/@comment-84.140.127.171-20160424110812/@comment-27980511-20160429200850

One of the best things about Asphalt 8 was the fact that even if you played for free, it was still a fully rewarding and enjoyable, fun experience.

Each day, it's becoming harder to defend the game, which is pretty sad indeed. For a game that is rated the best racing game since 2013, it's a damn shame the way it's going. I mean, you'd think they make so much money with commercials and IAPs as well as advertising, but man, it gives "freemium" a whole new meaning, and judging by Gameloft's plans to squeeze yet more money out of us players in the coming year or so before Asphalt 9 comes out, I wouldn't hold my breath.

Maybe Gameloft think all of us players are as rich as Dubai's royalty, swimming around in cash. And that possibility is frightening. Don't get me wrong, developers and designers do an awesome job and they deserve to be paid for their great work, but the company needs to stop being so aggressive with making money the whole point of the game above the "having fun" part.

Besides, that Devel 16 is waaay over-rated, it will be useless by the time the next pack of OP cars comes along, mark my words