In de nasleep van de controverse rond het progressiesysteem en de microtransacties in Star Wars Battlefront II heeft EA ook veranderingen doorgevoerd aan het progressiesysteem van Need for Speed Payback. Daarin draait alles rond loot crates in de vorm van Shipments, terwijl ook Speed Cards en Speed Points van de partij zijn. Dit systeem wordt niet verwijderd, maar spelers krijgen voortaan blijkbaar wel meer genereuze beloningen krijgen, waardoor er sneller vooruitgang geboekt kan worden.
- Increased the amount of REP awarded by taking part in events.
- Increased the amount of Bank awarded by taking part in events.
- Bait crates now reward increased REP.
- Bait crates now reward increased Bank.
- Competing against a Roaming Racer will reward you with increased REP.
- Competing against a Roaming Racer will reward you with increased Bank.
- Air Suspension will now appear more frequently within Shipments.
- Slightly increased REP and Bank for finishing an event outside of first place.
- Decreased the time it takes for new parts to appear in Tune-Up shops, down from 30mins to 10mins.
- Increased rate in which parts are rewarded within Ranked Speedlists.
