Thanks for the advice. This was the first time I lost anything like that in the game, so I was disappointed. I did not lose any real cash, so I'll accept it and move on.
I was browsing the Asphalt 8 Facebook page, and Gameloft has just now found out that a bunch of players lost all their points, almost one full day after it happened. They told them to contact customer service, so unfortunately, there truly is no hope for you guys. Expect to receive an e-mail telling you to close the game and reset your device.
Just saw on the fb page that tomorrow's cup is A class on Iceland with top 5 getting the maxed LaFerrari. From what I can gather here you guys reckon the P1 still beats the nismo, would that be about right? Wanna get my hands on the extra tanks available and I could probably get my credits up to 2.5 million with a lot of time/effort this evening to buy and max the nismo but honestly cannot be arsed so hoping the P1 still is competitive in the TLE setting.
You might be surprised. I lost a ton of points in this one, 300th to over 100,000th, and contacted them. We'll see. But in the past, when I had an issue, GL gave me two new cars I didn't own, which was pretty cool. Not really hopeful, but, like I said, we'll see. And, after winning the first MP TLE, GL just sent me an A8 T-shirt and a small A8 poster with all the team's signatures. That was pretty nice of them.
Yeah, it does. I seen Louenn in a lobby but he never connected I'm going to get off for now, extremely bored.
Oh,sorry,I Never saw you Probably my Connection was really bad,because I don't even think that I Raced One race on the Great Wall... Maybe next Time,just say when you're on.
Nah, I've got that metallic purple one. I'm getting smoked now because many of the top 100 players are boosting up. It's tough to get out of the tight quarters at the start without getting blown up. I've settled on top 250 and given up on top 25 at this point.
It's no problem, connection issues happen. I might be getting back on in a couple of mins Definitely was. Not to mention he started in front of me. Yeah, it was unfortunate. But that's what I deal will almost every match. That's why I'm in the 1900s after being in the high 2100s just a couple days ago.
I posted this on A8's Facebook page wall (I think...I actually can't see it right now, so I might have to repost it), but I'm hoping Fabien sees it as well. "Hello Gameloft, Do you intend to change the multi-player matchmaking process for highly-ranked players back to the way it was prior to the San Diego update? You have previously stated that "highly-ranked players who use D/C/B/A-class cars in multi-player will have to race against beginners using faster cars," in order to give them a fairer chance at winning. However, since the last update, that is no longer the case. I've been ranked in the top 100 on iOS for a while (I am currently 14th), and just a couple of months ago, when I used a Mini Cooper (a popular car among veterans), I would frequently race against lower-ranked players that used Citroen Survolts and Exige Roadsters. It was challenging for me and for them, since their cars' superior speed allowed them to try to chase me down during the straight portions of the courses, while my better knowledge of the game mechanics enabled me to gain distance in turns, or in the strategic use of ramps. But ever since the San Diego update, I've been stuck racing beginners using cars with similar ratings as mine (Scions, or Nissans and Camaros with ratings that usually range from 995 to 1050), and the races are no longer competitive. It's not fun for beginners to lose races by 20-30 seconds to a veteran player, but the new match-making you have put into place allows that to frequently occur. Also, this has turned the World Series leaderboard into somewhat of a joke, since anyone slightly familiar with Asphalt 8 can play 10 hours a day, beating mostly beginners, and obtain a high rank without much difficulty. I have recently raced against some of these players, and their high rankings are not indicative of their actual skills. The leaderboard is no longer an indication of the best multi-player drivers, and it makes us veterans lose faith in the overall quality of your game. I hope that you consider changing the match-making process back to the way it was before the San Diego update. I realize that the new multi-player events require a different kind of match-making, since they are based on point totals and constant races, but the standard multi-played mode should be changed back to its old self, for the sake of veteran players who care about these kinds of things, as well as for the sake of beginners who deserve a fair shot at winning races. Thank you, Motor Away"
Although I agree with most of this I will also point out that to be able to claim to be the best at multiplayer you should be able to beat all the other players. It has never been about this. It has always been about working the system hence everyone ended up driving minis to get to the top(including me). If all the best mini drivers had ended up racing each other then they would have all gone down the rankings as the ones who came second would have lost 10 points. This is why top drivers would avoid each other in rooms. The top of the world rankings has never shown who the best drivers are but the current system is still nonsense but it needs total restructuring to make it relevant.
Yeah, but at least I (and other good racers, like Dlusion/pk paperino/etc.) had to prove my worth by squaring off against Survolts and Roadsters rated 150 points above my car, when there weren't any other high-ranked Mini Cooper drivers online to challenge me. That's the central point of my complaint. Not every race is going to be difficult, due to a lot of good players leaving Asphalt 8 behind for newer, less-restrictive games, but the other players placed in the lobby with me, many of them beginners or casual players, should at least have cars stronger than mine, so that they can have a better shot at winning. Look at the top 100 leaderboard. Most of those new names you see are not great players at all (with Serik being the main offender; 2900+ points and he's absolutely terrible). Put them in with beginners who are driving cars rated 150 points above theirs, and their high ratings will crumble instantly. That, to me, is an indication of high-skill: being able to beat lesser opponents who have cars much stronger than your own. But Gameloft removed that entirely with the last update. Bad move. The rankings are a complete joke now.
Also, I want to stress that I believe MP players and TLE players must be considered as two separate entities. While there are awesome TLE players also highly ranked in the World Series rankings (Public Enemy, those 2 clan guys in the top spots, SkyRichard), I realize that the majority of clan members are unwilling to make the time commitment needed to build up a high MP ranking; they'd rather just do a couple TLE races and then gloat about their times and positions. As a result, the field of competition in MP is much, much smaller than in any worldwide tournament. MP racing as a whole is a slower affair; even the clock is less precise, since race results always end with a 5 or a 9 rather than the exact timing of a TLE race. The cars of other players aren't just nitro bar fillers like the helpless AI cars; they can knock you around at the start of race, or try to push you against a wall. If you start in the back, it can be catastrophic on a track like the Alps or Tokyo Reverse. All factors that you won't find in tournament races. Still, being a good MP player used to mean something. You couldn't be highly-rated if you were incapable of consistently producing fast lap times on any given track. Nemesis, you're certainly a very good player and worthy of a top 100 place, since you can challenge anyone in the world given the imprecise conditions of that mode of racing. The same can be said for most people on TA. You understand strategic drifting, the effects of barrel rolls on the speed of a car, and other such details. But these new, fraudulent top 100 players? No, they don't understand any of that. I've raced a few of them this past week, and they didn't do any of those things. Yet there they are, ranked above many superior players.
When it comes to the multiplayer debate, I still don't agree. Like some of us have said for a while now, the multiplayer system before the china update was good (not perfect. Could use improvements but good enough). You would get matched against people using similar cars and in multiplayer, that is crucial. Right now, racing a Nismo against boosted Venoms/Aeros/Tuataras/Lykans doesn't give me a chance at all. They would have to do a lot in order to lose with me having to do the impossible to win. All they have to do is drive and not crash. But it's not like that only for the Nismo. It's like that for all of my favorite cars or anybody's favorite cars. Back then, I used to get competitive matches almost every match. In my 599xx, I got put in matches with other 599s/Gallados/Shelbys. Cars that were closely matched to mine. Matches made sense because it was based on car rank. Now, I don't even know what it's based on. The car ranks are not that good (need a serious overhaul) but atleast matches used to be competitive. Matches now make no sense. Look at all the cars not being used in multiplayer? Only a handful of 75+ cars are actually worthwhile in multiplayer and most belong in S class (because the constant adding of new cars). What are the other cars in the game for because they are useless in every aspect of this game. Going back to the way it was before San Diego changes nothing.
But can you at least agree that the system in place now is the worst one yet? Pre-China, I was still a near-beginner with a rating in the mid 1100s, so I unfortunately can't comment on those days. I won and lost a lot of races as I didn't even know the fastest routes on most of the tracks. I disagree with that. It would remove all those annoying frauds in the top 100.
I agree with this because the only cars you really ever need are the Mini Cooper S Roadster, Nissan 370z, or Mustang for D class, Lotus Exige Roadster or Audi RS 4 for C class, Citroën Survolt or Biome for B class, Lamborhini Sesto Elemento (not even) and McLaren P1 for A class, and W Motors Lykan Hypersport (before nerf), SSC Tuatara, and Hennessey Venom GT for S class. We could go on without the other cars as they are literally useless. (MP and TLE-wise).
I agree with that. It is true. It's not like it used to be where if you win, you may or may not get points. Pre china was A8 at its peak for multiplayer besides the hackers (they were worst back then. 3x times worst) Pretty much. That's not good for variety. Or for people who like and want to use certain cars.
This might be tied to my 3000+ rating, but if I race in a field consisting of 2, 4 or 6 players total, unless one of them has a high rating, then I get no points for winning. 3(!), 5, 7 or 8 player-races still earn me at least 1 point. I guess Gameloft hates most even numbers.
the san diego harbor mp change was improvement for new players, non pros; and while some people to advantage of the change in matching to farm rating, other high ratings even said they were happy to get to race "any car they wanted", and not stuck using "that one car". ive all but given up on mp for the moment, focusing energies on furai cup
people are definitely getting banned, or at least, removed from the top 100, for abusing the water glitch. at least 3 ppl i seen make it up (above me) have disappeared yay GL.
