According to Polyphony Digital’s latest blog post about Gran Turismo 7’s ongoing issues with its in-game economy, the team is finally looking at ways to improve the player experience across the board, with the very first updates slated to come into effect in early April. The announced changes are rather comprehensive and may prove that the developer understood the community backlash after all.
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Players might no longer need to look for ways to earn credits quickly in Gran Turismo 7 after the implementation of the changes discussed in the latest developer’s blog. Towards the start of April, Polyphony Digital is aiming to begin rolling out patches to fix the in-game economy and make organic, event-based currency acquisition a more viable choice for the average player. To that end, players should expect a variety of new reward options, as well as increased currency gains across the board, particularly in the latter half of World Circuit events.
This blog post is a continuation of the developers’ previous comments about microtransactions in Gran Turismo 7, with the final goal being to develop the game as a fair and balanced live service experience. The developers specifically point out that they will increase the payout value of time-limited rewards, as well as add proper 24-hour races and future World Circuit events to the mix. With the credit cap now boosted to 100M Cr. and with better ways to farm credits, the game should feel more rewarding in the long run.
Though initially met with high praise and critical acclaim, Gran Turismo 7 got review bombed soon thereafter due to the late introduction of a microtransaction shop and nerfed event prizes to, presumably, increase the odds of players splurging on in-game credits rather than farming them. The fact that the game was down for over 24 hours last week didn’t help assuage the community concerns, either, as Gran Turismo 7 is an always-online title.
The Polyphony blog post also announced that all players who owned GT7 before March 25th and log into the game between March 25 and April 25 will also receive a one-time offer of 1,000,000 Cr. for free as a gesture of goodwill. Whether this gift and the announced changes will be enough to keep players from protesting against microtransactions in Gran Turismo 7, however, remains to be seen.
Gran Turismo 7 is now available exclusively on PS4 and PS5 consoles.
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Source: PlayStation Blog
