NFSol is currently 2 years old.
NFSol is probably somewhere in the middle of its life span.
The Chinese players are not aware, that EA/Tencent will most likely terminate the online service sometime in the next two years.
BIRTH:
The signing EA-Tencent contract: http://v.qq.com/x/page/b0196j5dr1z.html
(Mirror: https://youtu.be/rq884AvzwvE )
FIRST BABY STEPS:
2016-04-26 First closed alpha
2016-08-17 Second closed beta
2016-12-15 Third closed beta
2017-03-16 Fourth closed beta
OPEN BETA & GOING LIVE:
2017-06-28 Public beta, player achievements are not deleted
2017-10-27 Official release date
END of the KOREAN VERSION:
2019-05-30
TODAY - still have REGULAR PATCHING*, NEW CARS & COMMUNITY EVENTS:
(I will post a lot of replies with this stuff...)
*Patch notes - the "attachment topic": https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Need-for-Speed-Games/NFSol-Patch-notes/m-p/8272359/highlight/true#M10341
Source links:
https://www.ali213.net/news/html/2017-10/325935.html
https://baike.baidu.com/item/极品飞车/84408
http://v.qq.com/vplus/afc830c285ef4098cfd603be13eae39a?page=video
Race with Props & obstacles (道具赛)
Old and new "props & weapon accessories" icons:
Source links:
http://nfsol.qq.com/cp/a20160704guide/pvp.shtml
http://nfsol.qq.com/cp/a20161208guide/tools.shtml
NFS Rivals map:
NFSol map:
Comparing the ^pictures, We can see, the entire NFS RIVALS's map has been adapted to NFSol.
