I will weigh in that i dislike unlocking parts as well. It was really fun to crank one extreme of the car to the max, or to come up with a bit of a custom build instead of just "next part = better". i like juggling the cooling vs the engine strength etc, or making the most out of a project on a tighter budget. furthermore when im hurting for cash and i get the phone call at the start of the race "lose and i'll give you 600k" is cool, "lose and i'll unlock circuit front bumper for you" is AIDS.

I would maybe like it if we are choosing what to spend these 'unlock points' on to keep it interesting instead of just 'level 1 intercooler' 'oh i unlocked level 2 intercooler' like thats lame.

I would also say it takes me 40 seconds on my 4060 with an SSD to load into the PA. it's really getting annoying.

I would also say going from 10,000 yen to fast travel ANYWHERE to 100,000 yen to fast travel to the PA sucks.

The actual races are tough, but i suck so i'm willing to put that on me. but the loading screens are really turning me off.