Insurance will prevent a vehicle incurring any form of damage although it only covers a vehicle for one week. A player can purchase " Insurance" on a vehicle with 250 SpeedBoost points. Players can repair a vehicle with in-game cash although the amount required will differ depending on the vehicle's Tier and damage amount. A vehicle will be completely damaged once this bar is depleted at which point a vehicle will no longer have functioning tuning parts. It is shown in the form of a blue bar displaying a vehicle's structural integrity. The amount of damage a vehicle has sustained is displayed on the bottom right of the screen. The police chases seen in the game is similar to those seen in Need for Speed: Carbon, although new police models and usable power-ups have been added.Ī player's vehicle will always receive a damage increase upon completing an event. The golf course in Rosewood was temporarily covered in snow during Christmas 2010 and in December 2011, and now December 2012. A Treasure Hunt element was added on June 28, 2011. The weather system in World doesn't feature rain or nighttime racing but does cycle daytime from sunrise to sunset. Both cities and their districts are connected by highways. The roads in World are a mix of Rockport and Palmont City. Gems are hidden in a different location every day.
A player will increase their driver level by earning a certain amount of reputation. The amount of reputation a player has is indicated by a large blue bar along the top of the screen. Reputation (aka Rep) is the amount of experience the player has in Need for Speed: World. The rewards given to the player can be either power-ups, additional in-game currency, additional reputation, or high level performance parts.
Players can only choose one of five cards. This is similar to the reward card scheme in Need for Speed: Carbon. Players are offered reward cards after completing an event or finishing a police pursuit. Players can unlock more events by reaching higher levels. The players progress is measured by their current level with a cap upon reaching level 50. Cars handle in a similar manner as Need for Speed: Most Wanted, although vehicles will loose significantly more speed if they collide with an obstacle. Players advance through the game by participating in race events and engaging in police pursuits. The game's environment is a mixture of Rockport from Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Palmont City from Need for Speed: Carbon. Also included is 8000 SpeedBoost points, $60,000 in-game cash, 10 day 2x Rep Amplifier, and a favoured login. For the same price as the earlier pack, players get the Toyota Supra, BMW Z4, and Porsche Cayman S.
On January 21, 2011, a new Starter Pack became available.
EA gave those who purchased a Starter Pack a free one-week rental of the Audi R8, Lamborghini Gallardo, and BMW M3 GTR as consolation. Although many gamers felt that they had been ripped off after the level 10 cap was removed on September 8, 2010. This pack is only purchasable until December 31, 2011.īefore September 8, 2010, the Starter Pack had to be purchased in order to remove the level 10 limit. Players who purchased it before the release got a favoured login, a free orange and black Mazdaspeed 3, removed level 10 cap, and 8000 SpeedBoost points (SpeedBoost is a second in-game currency that you can only get with the exchange of real life currency). The Starter Pack is a small bundle that costs $20.