Freemiums, i damn fed up with such games. In order to progress faster you have to buy some stuff with real money. I actually call that cheating (same thing when some FB users do the same to gain advantage in a FB flash game). I also having problem with Asphalt 8, the AI damn bloody fast no matter how good you are, and you earn peanuts from winning races and even if you upgrade parts slowly your cars only improve a little. i already having trouble in season 2 races. I think the game wants us to play online to gain more stuff like money, or exp points, whatever it is.  If you wreck you car, sure you cant catch up anymore and end up last. If you wreck/knockdown your opponent, within 10 secs they will be side by sid with you again, damn cheats...  

There's another game called Crimson Dragon, i earned shitload of diamonds/jewels and unlocked lots of stuff without even starting playing the game - by travelling, since that game rewards you soe stuff for total distance travelled physically. Every week i drive penang-kedah up and down, and last just month i went up to Bangkok, so it's like "Distance Travelled: 11000KM" or something and i get rewarded a shitload of stuff. I unlocked quite a few advanced skill sets without starting the game yet.