NFS Payback's Speed Cards and Upgrading System explained

NFS Payback is here and it does things a bit differently compared to before. You still have cars to play with only now, besides classic arcade racing, there are billboards to be destroyed and derelicts to be found. Most interestingly, you also have slot machines to spend your tokens on, in order to make your ride faster. We’ll now try to disentangle the performance upgrade system the new Need for Speed title features.
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[@alexey553]

I love how he spends the entire video saying “please don’t go. There’s more”

[@ivandiaz7766]

it is literally a slot machine i dont know how much more blunt gambling needs to be

[@gabrielleraul488]

This card system absolutely killed this game for me. Win races, get money, upgrade, how difficult is that? What the hell is this card bullshit, so damn confusing.

[@aaatsug7337]

@Short Bus Bomber bc you need to spend a lot of hours in a car just to make them "better"

[@xijinpingsupremeleader5259]

bro i figured out by myself just by looking at the cards for less than a minute its really not that hard maybe you should go back to gta (:

[@eddyanarchy3507]

Is a game based on Las Vegas and gambling thats why they did it

[@rxydxn.24]

2:22 explains what perks the different brands have

[@almirb2753]

Most wanted carbon and underground 2 are the best tuning need for speed games and they ruined it with this card sh...

[@martinezzthebig]

I think that Rivals did one thing good, and that's the opportunity to test every car there is in the game. In Payback it's back to the old system where you have to choose between all the cars and in the end, end up playing with only 3-4 cars throughout the whole game. The only reason you play with more cars in Payback is because of the car classes, so you can't play a certain type of event if the car class doesn't match. So I found myself grinding a lot, to buy those cars and upgrade them.

[@Hysteria.]

Subscribed, keep up the good work. 💯

[@GuAp_JZ]

The level 16 upgrade they added in a DLC helped a lot, but it's still hard to get triple perk speed cards on the slot system.

[@jesseschaffer740]

Thank you this was helpful I thought I was crazy trying to figure this upgrade system out 😂😂😂

[@mjsmith1965]

You get even more cards in multiplayer. I'd also like to add that you can move your cursor around in the "slot machine". If you want a specific brand, highlight it and it will spit it a card of that particular brand. Looking for speed? Highlight the "speed" perk and there you go.

[@hybr1dw0lf55]

I wonder: every race class has a different color. And the speed cards have the same colors. Does that mean that outlaw (orange) was made for drag (orange/yellow)?

[@dvdbox360]

Well outlaw specialized in nos right i think you're correct

[@DrMango-vj9px]

So why does one car have lower cards I can buy then the other car that have higher cards that I can buy. I don’t understand

[@jamesstachowiak3905]

Hey I'm having trouble each build which is they best brand for each build outlaw for drag? race?runner?drift?

[@MrJimmytu]

The card system sucks. It’s a bit childish.

[@caneloalavarez8131]

Mr H I Don’t understand why they did this shit lol they should’ve just kept it like last year

[@flursfrost1152]

@@ryze9153 lmao

[@xShareem]

@@caneloalavarez8131 game came out 2017 which was during the great loot box fiasco

[@cashbling1able]

What are the one on top for that says 78 next to your credits

[@narboroughchessclub]

What is the best brand for each build type, outlaw is the best for drag because you don’t need a brake perk in drag racing

[@abuhureraarshad4469]

Chidori in race with 6x allows you to accelerate quick and brake

[@paulstorey5948]

Cool

[@NocnaGlizda]

Hey, DriveMag. Can you tell me what brand is the best for street racing car? It does not matter if the car is muscle or modern? Muscle should not had a good grip comparing to modern car, right? Or in this game it's irrelevant? Sorry for my bad english.

[@abuhureraarshad4469]

Chidori

[@DigitalDreamsyt]

anyone knows why some cars cant get higher speedcards than lvl 12?

[@drivemaggaming3063]

It may be because of the car's "tier," so to say. Considering some of the cars can be upgraded to as much as 299 (performance rating points), they might not get higher level cards. But it's just a theory. Have you finished the game? What car are you trying to upgrade?

[@DigitalDreamsyt]

DriveMag Gaming I finished the game last weekend. Ich have many 399 cars, only my charger and Skyline r34 get lvl 12 cards as maximum.

[@thatdude4743]

How do u trade cards in to unlock the rims customisation

[@ernestoorozco-jimenez4966]

I️ don’t like the way they did this but at the same time it isn’t a bad system You gotta work for your Parts It’s An okay system but It sucks too

[@tnaqua5630]

What happens to the perks when you send them to the garage instead of selling applying or trading them

[@senkkella7664]

@@tnaqua5630 they stay in the garage

[@EliasRizk53]

I'm stuck in cards level 12 . Why there's not more to purchase higher level ?

[@arjun19861000]

Could you tell me the drifting settings in need for speed

[@ehabal-ganady1436]

Please I need help ,,, I won a speed card and chose to send it to the garage not equip, but when I went to the garage I couldn't find it Where did this card gone?

[@Mexidudes]

me too :/

[@kazumaff3343]

My car upgraded to 299 and IT stop there , what can i do to make IT go to 399?

[@michaelzoorob8955]

Help i sent my cards to the garage and i cant find them where do i look for it??

[@luciorodriguez1539]

FanOfYala YoloSquad go to your garage then to performance customization and there you’ll see them to right side of your screen

[@martindimitrov9119]

I can’t find them in the performance costumization

[@Mexidudes]

@@martindimitrov9119 same :/

[@life-ce6yq]

What cards do you use

[@sameerpq4321]

How can i transfer cards from one car to another

[@maurood]

you cant, you have to buy it for each cars every time you upgrade it,

[@logan36]

If I get a speed card for a car can I use it for a diffrent car ?

[@e-xinfinity3817]

I'm wondering the same thing

[@Sythee05]

Alright so what is the best brand for a runner?

[@paulstorey5948]

Carbon or next

[@amarramoul4027]

Are u still playing this game,, I just buy it and I like it I hope more people joins online

[@OMAR.AL3MODE]

Hmmmm i don't know that 😂😂 any card with green Specifications put it of if it red sell it I have questions what is arttime? And landing? What is Interest from them

[@asubaruthathatesexistance6871]

I dont like the casino styled layout for using part tokens. It just pisses me off when I get some part that is useless for some builds i have

[@Roronoa_zoro1071]

Can we switch speed cards from one card to another

[@iCxrsxd_]

Sadly no

[@znubionek]

why are we still here

[@Rahul-px3my]

Just to suffer

[@creativeminds-pl2uc]

Which is better in overall aspects nfs payback or heat...???

[@hershdixit4128]

Both but heat has more intresting story

[@K3ntucky123]

Heat, Payback is a pile of garbage because of upgrading system

[@romarioarrondell5551]

How to unlock rims?

[@nat99997]

Romario Arrondell after each race u win a card. If u keep it and not equip it, you can trade it in at the tune up shop. Also. U can just buy cheap cards and then trade them or use the slot machine and trade those cards. Trade 5 of these and u will unlock rims

[@gabrielleraul488]

You try rimming.

[@paulstorey5948]

Cards for a runner

[@tacoman4927]

My car has 18 in all 6 and it’s still slow… how can I make it faster?

[@EliasRizk53]

What’s the car level 399 is the max

[@samarths.hosamani2226]

What does airtime and landing do?

[@hybr1dw0lf55]

Airtime is how long u can stay in the air after a jump. Landing is how good u can control the car when landed after a jump.

[@jonayamaha3215]

im a bit late to this game, but i just started playing a few hours ago, and came here because i didnt want the game to explain all this, i just skip everything, and oh boy, this upgrade system is the most realistic ever, you spend money on a upgrade, the mechanic is a gamble, you are not satisfied and intermediately grab another upgrade, wich is a gamble too because your mechanic its not from nascar, and then you just go to another mechanic to keep the gambling going until you car works, it blows up or you run out of money.

[@Rahul-px3my]

Wtf u sound like Rav

[@ThePentti]

6 different brands? u listed 5?

[@ziggywood3124]

I know my reply is 2 years old, and chances are that you already figured this out, I’m sure. So this reply is more for anyone else who read your comment and is looking for the answer. So the answer is as follows: He just worded it wrong is all. There are 5 “brands” of cards. But there is an extra type of card, which is not a brand. It’s simply the Stock card, which offers no amount bonus when you have 3 or 6 cards, nor are there any perks.

[@mareks3352]

In-game credits, cards and tokens?! NFS is dead. It has always been an arcade racing game but this is too much. In-game credits should be all you need. Credits for parts. That's it. Maybe hide parts and wads of money in the open world to make exploring the map worth your while.

[@drivemaggaming3063]

Tbh it's a pity because the gameplay isn't bad (it's actually better than in the 2015 title).

[@mareks3352]

That's nice. I got my money's worth from the 2015 NFS. Bought it for cheap from a sale. Something like 25 hours but struggled with persistent understeer. I'd be interested in testing if the new one is better but I can't support EA's decisions by giving them any more of my money.

[@rashawunjones6113]

Marek S that simple bro card machine is fuckery

[@hanifloka130]

Marek S agreed. What we all wanted is just buy and install.

[@wildstyle2738]

It KILLS ME to see ppl rolling for any lv than 18 it a true waste Buy the lv 16 catch up pack AT LEAST then it'll throw u a few level 18s when u roll I feel for any one rolling to lv 18

[@AnaheimBN]

What language is that?

[@acethepanther2153]

Anaheim racists

[@mohanadjihad]

Thanks

[@paulstorey5948]

Runner

[@paulstorey5948]

Speeds cards offroad runner

[@lee099000]

i wonder if anyone has a ride max out with carbon speed cards... anyone?

[@drivemaggaming3063]

Haven’t tried it... yet.

[@joelingram1791]

I do

[@sownheard]

Gambling it's in the game

[@pdebie1982]

These carda and slot machine are only good for one thing. Micro-transactions!

[@peterdelaney6416]

THIS GAMES STORYMODE AND FORZAS MECHANICS N SHIT

[@Megadriver]

What kind of absolute moron thought a slot machine is the best way to tune a car?! It takes you a good 120 rolls and an hour of virtual casino to max out a car. I get it... tuning is supposed to be a challenge, but isn't earning money enough? I'd rather race and do challenges than to stare ea's stupid slot machine. It's childish and stupid. But... the real reason they have this is microtransactions... for people that don't know cheat engine exists to partly walk around stupid designs such as this. Only if there was a way to mod your perfect card too...

[@Tubarel]

Yeah, I agree too. I even 1000 tokens of this shit with a trick with I make and I only got 2 speed cards with I like. Man, this is a fucking trash.

[@valsorim5334]

F@ck this upgrade system, EAFools...

[@paulstorey5948]

Speeds cards offord

[@smilloww2095]

This is absolutely horrible :( literally nothing wrong with spending money for specific upgrades, 0 need for a chance. Unwanted, unneeded.

[@pawelkapica5363]

you can buy tokens for real money and gamble them in a slot machine, wow yet another casino for kids by EA! What was wrong with the old tuning system? nothing. Why do they have to take parts about the game that were great and replace them, but invest a huge amount of resources in a shitty story with totally unbelievable characters and the dumbest dialogues ever?

[@rasmusnielsen3386]

I actually kinda like the new upgrading system

[@AniketSingh-hr8mi]

what a stupid way to upgrade cars

[@paulstorey5948]

Cards for a runner

[@paulstorey5948]

Cards for a runner

[@paulstorey5948]

Runner