The history of the downfall of Asphalt 8.

If you are familiar with this, Asphalt 8 was definitely your childhood game but unfortunately let's talk about the history of the downfall.

March 20 2014: Booster price tag increase and car price tag changes

This is where the downfall began for me, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT! Gameloft as you know increased the price tag of Nitro Starter, Tuning Kit † and many cars as in look at the changes

• Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car:  26,500​​ →  45,000
• Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series:  30,000​​ →  55,000
• Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X:  45,000​​ →  60,000
• Marussia B2:  55,000​​ →  75,000​​ (later changed to  85,000​​ before being reverted back)
• Chevrolet Corvette C7:  60,000​​ →  85,000
• McLaren 12C Spider:  75,000​​ →  90,000
• Pagani Zonda R:  90,000​​ →  110,000
• Lamborghini Veneno:  32,000/50,000​​ →  140,000
• GTA Spano:  70,000​​ →  160,000
• RUF CTR 3:  100,000​​ →  175,000

Nitro Starter & Tuning kit changed from 9,000 → 24,000

June 18 2014: Premium Cars, Fuel Events, Very Expensive Cars, and McLaren P1 price tag change

Just why? This is when Asphalt 8 started to truly become Pay2Win and I will show you the changes.

• All events now require Fuel ( 0 - 10) and no longer allow a car to be rented manually, as all cars are now rented by default (e.g. "Free Try" or "Stock Vehicle").
• Premium Cars introduced. These cars could only be obtained via their IAP car packs.
• All cars introduced from this update, including the SSC Tuatara, onwards are significantly more expensive than cars from previous updates, especially in upgrades.
• Booster duration reduced for all boosters.
• The McLaren P1™'s price was raised to  475,000 after the introduction of the Ferrari FF.

December 17 2014: Addition of Pro Kits and Tokens

Well well well, now this is when things started to truly go bad.

• Pro Kits introduced. These allow a car to perform better than its maximum rank would allow, similar to a Tuning Kit. However, unlike Tuning Kits, Pro Kits can upgrade the stats of a car individually, and require cards in order to purchase unlocks
• New currency: Tokens (). Tokens are a premium currency introduced in this update, and can be used to buy Double Credits Bonuses, Extra Tanks, Pro Kit Boxes, cars, and to refill fuel points.

March 5 2015: Reduction of the payout when participated

Why is this happening?

• "Participated" race reward of Elimination races reduced by 80% in Career Mode, allowing no more than  291​ to be earned for finishing outside of the podium finish (3rd, 2nd, or 1st).

September 30 2015: Mastery Changes

Yay. This is when Asphalt 8 started going to a new low.

• Many Car Mastery Rewards were reduced or removed:
  • Camaro Z/28 Nitro Starter reduced from 24x to 6x, Tuning Kit from 16x to 4x, Extra Tank from 12x to 3x(!)
  • Datsun 280Z Extra Tank reward is reduced from 12 to 6
  • Renault DeZir Class D free upgrade is reduced from 3 to 1
  • Ford F-150 Class D free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • Renault CLIO R.S. 200 EDC Class D free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • Lamborghini Urus Class B free upgrade is reduced to 2x Nitro Starter
  • SRT 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Class C free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • Ferrari Testarossa Class B free upgrade is reduced from 3 to 1
  • Aston Martin DB9 Coupé Class B free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • Aston Martin V12 Zagato Class B free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • Nissan GT-R (R35) Class A free upgrade reduced to 2x Nitro Starter
  • Mercedes-Benz Biome Class B free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 2013 Class B free upgrade reduced from 2 to 1, and 2x Class A upgrade reduced to 2x Nitro Starter
  • Ford Shelby GT500 Challenge 10, Class B free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • Chevrolet Corvette C7 Class A free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • Ferrari F12berlinetta Class A free upgrade is reduced from 2 to 1
  • RUF RT 12 S challenge 10, Class A free upgrade is reduced from 3 to 1
  • Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Class S free upgrade reduced to 3x Nitro Starter.
• Many of the Mastery challenges' first place credit rewards were reduced with the exception of the last Challenge.
  • In Mastery, the base credits used to be at a regular increment. This is no longer the case, it is impossible to calculate the base credits of a given challenge from the interval of the first and the second challenge.
• In Mastery, only the first two races are now available at the starting rank, whereas the first five were previously available.
  • If the player previously completed Challenge 3, 4 or 5 without upgrading their car before updating to the Research & Development Update, the race would still be replayable.

May 31 2016: IAP Decals

Oh noes. More IAP yay.

• Decals can now be purchased as IAPs. There are two new Decal Packs: Top Contender Decal Pack and Garage Kingpin Decal Pack.

June 8 2016: License Reduction

Ugh, why is Gameloft doing this?

• Honda S2000 from 14 to 9 (5)
• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X from 12 to 8 (4)
• Alfa Romeo 4C from 15 to 10 (5)
• Mazda RX-8 from 20 to 16 (4)
• Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic from 17 to 13 (4)
• Ferrari 612 Scaglietti from 25 to 22 (3)
• Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG from 20 to 16 (4)
• Lamborghini Miura from 17 to 14 (3)
• Toyota Supra RZ (Mark IV) from 25 to 20 (5)
• Aston Martin DB9 Coupé from 8 to 5 (3)
• Maserati GranTurismo Sport from 11 to 8 (3)
• Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary from 8 to 4 (4)
• Ferrari Testarossa from 17 to 12 (5)
• Nissan GT-R (R35) from 10 to 6 (4)
• Spada Codatronca TSS from 22 to 19 (3)
• Audi R8 LMS Ultra from 23 to 20 (3)
• Rinspeed zaZen from 22 to 19 (3)
• Maserati MC12 from 20 to 17 (3)
• Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR AMG from 20 to 17 (3)
• Arrinera Hussarya from 23 to 19 (4)
• Ferrari F50 from 25 to 21 (4)
• Peugeot SR1 from 25 to 22 (3)
• Kepler Motion from 27 to 24 (3)
• Ford 2006 GT from 20 to 16 (4)
• Ferrari F430 from 26 to 21 (5)
• Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X from 22 to 18 (4)
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupé Final Edition from 26 to 21 (5)
• Ferrari F12berlinetta from 22 to 17 (5)
• Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS from 25 to 20 (5)
• Lucra L148 from 26 to 22 (4)
• Ferrari FF from 28 to 23 (5)
• Lamborghini Asterion from 25 to 20 (5)
• Mazzanti Evantra from 24 to 20 (4)
• Volkswagen W12 from 25 to 20 (5)
• McLaren 570S from 25 to 20 (5)
• Ferrari 330 P4 from 25 to 22 (3)
• Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 from 25 to 20 (5)
• Pagani Huayra from 20 to 15 (5)
• Bugatti 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse from 30 to 25 (5)
• Lamborghini Huracán from 35 to 32 (3)
• Koenigsegg Agera R from 30 to 25 (5)
• W Motors Lykan HyperSport from 23 to 18 (5)
• SSC Tuatara from 26 to 21 (5)
• Chrysler ME412 from 27 to 22 (5)
• Peugeot Onyx from 27 to 22 (5)
• SSC Ultimate Aero XT from 30 to 25 (5)
• Hennessey Venom GT from 30 to 25 (5)
• Mosler Super GT from 40 to 35 (5)

July 27 2016: Addition of V.I.P system

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH, THIS FOR THE GOD DAMN FREAKING SAKE WAS WHEN GAMELOFT REALLY SCREWED UP AND BEACAME SH*T.

• VIP System from Asphalt Nitro added.

October 12 2016: Token Upgrades

OH GOSH! This was when things started to go out of hand.

• The Renault DeZir and Acura NSX 2005 now allow tokens for their upgrades.