Need For Speed Unbound Vol.6 Update is now live. Titled Head To Head, this update brings three cars (one brand new to NFS), a dedicated PVP mode and a new Speed Pass.
First thing’s first, everyone say howdy to Audi as the brand makes a return to Need For Speed. Audi was inconspicuously missing from Need For Speed Heat but it’s now here in Unbound via the post-launch update. Two of the cars are familiar names (as there were literally the only two Audis from Payback): Audi R8 Coupé (2019) and Audi S5 Sportback (2017). The new car here is the Audi RS 6 Avant (2020).
Each of the cars has customisation parts, bodykits and interestingly, distinct handling style. The patch notes revealed that the three Audi cars have tweaked handling model which in theory is addressing how twitchy yet lumbering the handling physics can be. The patch notes describes the handling model as such:
- Introduces a more gradual loss of grip to make initiating a drift feel smoother and make the loss of traction feel more predictable.
- Smoothed out the high grip spec experience, aiming to reduce the amount of snapping that can occur, keeping you in grip more and punishing you less for a loss of grip.
- Making high drift spec drifting easier to initiate and retain a more consistent flow when transitioning.
With Audi returning, NFS Unbound is also adding Darius’ Audi R8 (the hero car from Need For Speed Carbon), another throwback car from past NFS games, now labelled under NFS Legends.
Curiously, all the three Audi cars are not available for direct purchase from the garage yet. You will need to progress through the Speed Pass to unlock them.
Need For Speed Unbound Vol. 6 New Cars
- Audi R8 Coupé (2019)
- Audi S5 Sportback (2017)
- Audi RS 6 Avant (2020) (Requires Paid Premium Speed Pass)
For those playing multiplayer, there is now a dedicated PVP mode so you can immediately queue up for races from the garage in multiplayer mode, rather than go mucking about in the open world in Free Roam.
In addition to that, there are now 25 new PVP races. As well as new PVP Playlists. There will be also NFS Legends playlists themed around the classic NFS hero cars, as well as four new S+ Tier Playlists for the fastest cars. Also, there are also playlists where you can preview the new Audis without owning them, and give the new handling model a spin.
Plus, there is now a new ranking system called the Global Player Rank. And this rank increases by playing multiplayer, the dedicated PVP mode or the single-player story mode. The rank caps at 200 for this volume, so expect it to be raised when the next volume arrives.
Speed Pass now has a Premium track which requires an additional purchase to unlock. The Premium track, like most Battle Passes/Season Passes seen in other games, will immediately unlock the new car (RS 6 Avant).
Though a handy new change is that single-player progression will contribute to Speed Pass progression, as well as the Global Player Rank. So even if you’re still going through the four weeks of racing to prep for The Grand, you still can claim the new unlocks from the Speed Pass.
Need For Speed Unbound is having another year of live service updates, with three more volumes in store for this year. The game is out now on PS5, PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, EA App) and Xbox Series X|S.
Source: Need For Speed