@TheGodUnholyhear that my friend. I just went on and every thing was a blast and i wasn't missing the events at all. Half the time in the 2015 online races i ended up in a wall because most have a winning addiction and cant stand to lose . Thus cheat and ram you in order to gain useless bragging rights. This way here its all about just hitting the road with friends and exploring the map. Hitting jumps , stop light drag racing , burning tires in drift trains , top speed side by sides , cool group photo sessions , off roading together and more. There is plenty to do in free roam as it stands , some just have to quit winning and make it work. Instead of taking all the time to find things not to do try and use that energy in finding stuff to do. Im doing it with out tany strain so how hard can it be if one really wants to.. All in all this is great , yes I still like to see just a few more fixes and add ins but for me the free roam is great and I am having a blast. Just finished a fun jump distance comp with some players as well as some top speed side by side runs. Was fun as *** 🙂