Today, EA has announced the upcoming third season of its Rally Pass for EA SPORTS WRC, which will be free to all players. A slew of updates will be included beginning on Feburary 13. There’s also a patch to go with this and the notes can be read below. The development team has also expanded on the Unreal Engine’s shader compilation process to help alleviate stutter that has been reported on PC during game play. With Season 3, players can expect a new set of customization items for both drivers and cars, which is also shown off in the trailer. Players will unlock items by earning XP throughout the game as there are twenty levels of rewards in total. Drivers can unlock up to ten free items plus an extra five with EA Play, then an additional fifteen with the VIP Rally Pass for a total of thirty items.
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All players will be reset to Level 1 of their Rally Pass once this releases, so Season 2 rewards can be unlocked up until the release. Season 3 also brings new Moments that celebrate the history of WRC with daily challenges. Since the 2024 season has officially started, Moments will be coming from the current season in about 1-2 weeks after each event going forward. Season 2 currently has the Rallye Monte Carlo as a Moment now, and all Season 2 Moments will be moved to the Archive tab once Season 3 starts.
Rally.TV Contest
Rally.TV is the official streaming service for the FIA World Rally Championship. This includes live coverage, onboards, historic rallies and more to watch. Players can take part in the virtual Rally Sweden event in-game, then go over to EA Racenet and give a code to re-watch Rallye Mone Carlo, this season’s opener. There are only 3,000 codes available for this, but this provides a three month subscription to the streaming service. You can check out the patch notes and the Season 3 trailerhere.
