While FC 27 announced its expected launch date of September 25th this year, EA SPORTS FC 26 welcomed its new Ultimate Team mode Season 9 on July 9th.
This Season, themed around the upcoming World Cup,, introduced a wealth of new content and will run until August 13th, at which point Season 10 will be released. Starting with Season 10, the game will enter Pre-Season phase, laying the groundwork for FC 27.
Therefore, Season 9 is, in a sense, FUT 26's last major Season, containing a large number of high-rated player cards, Phenoms and FUTTIES series player cards, coins, and more – not to be missed.
If you are not yet familiar with the specific activities, I will introduce them to you in detail.
Season Pass
The first activity to introduce is Season Pass. Season 9's Season Pass comes in two versions: Standard Pass and Premium Pass, both offering very generous rewards.
Rewards Introduction
In Standard Pass, players start with a customizable National Pride rarity player card, allowing for customization and gradual attribute upgrades.
Upon reaching level 14, the player card unlocks its second phase, pushing its overall rating cap even higher.
At level 30, players can directly claim a FUTTIES Icons player - Kenny Dalglish - with a rating of 96. Throughout the upgrade process, players also receive various rare card packs.
Premium Pass offers even more impressive rewards. Players can obtain player cards such as 95-rated version of Warren Zaïre-Emery, 97-rated version of Maximiliano Araújo, and 96-rated versions of Nico González and women's soccer star Mariona.
The ultimate reward of Premium Pass is 97-rated FUTTIES Legendary version of Brazilian winger Jairzinho, a card with top-tier speed and dribbling stats.
Premium Pass Token
Most excitingly, previously players had to pay to unlock Premium Pass. However, Season 9 introduced a Premium Pass Token as a reward at level 22 of Standard Pass, which can directly unlock Premium Pass.
This means players can obtain various valuable player cards that previously required payment for free. Furthermore, players can choose to carry it over to Season 10, where it will also unlock Premium Pass.
This design may be because Seasons 9 and 10 are the final two seasons of FC 26, or it may be compensation for the previously controversial paid season packs. Regardless, it's a great opportunity for players to acquire a large number of FC 26 Coins and valuable player cards.
Pre-Season Mechanism
In addition, Season 9 also serves as a prelude to the upcoming FUT 27, introducing a cross-generation inheritance mechanism. After reaching level 30 in Season Pass during Season 9, players can claim the corresponding carryover rewards by logging in with the same account after FIFA 27 launches.
Go for Knockout Glory
The second FC 26 Season 9 event to introduce is the daily elimination tournament called Go for Knockout Glory.
This is a limited-time tournament mode open to all players. The tournament uses a three-round elimination format, where players need to win three consecutive single-elimination matches to win the championship.
Players can obtain rewards for this event in two ways. The first is by directly winning the match; winning all three rounds grants core rewards, including National Pride version of Martín Zubimendi.
The second is by accumulating the number of matches played. Even if you don't win the championship, reaching a certain number of matches will still earn you rewards such as card packs and coins.
In addition, since Evolution missions usually require players to complete a certain number of matches or achieve specific data metrics, the fast pace of the elimination tournament mode is perfect for efficiently completing these missions.
Players can complete Evolution missions while aiming for cup championships, achieving two goals at once.
Future World Tour
The Future World Tour aims to recognize young stars who will shine in the next World Cup.
The event divides players into five independent player objective groups, releasing one group weekly. Each group revolves around a series of match missions designed for a single player - Rio Ngumoha, Estevão, Lennart Karl, Can Uzun, and Éli Junior Kroupi.
Each group's rewards include high-rated rare player packs, with cards boasting ratings and attributes very close to the game's top tier.
Future World Tour Completionist is the series' ultimate objective, with very lenient completion requirements: players only need to complete any four of the five objective groups to unlock the ultimate reward - FUTTIES legend Frank Lampard.
Tokens
FC 26 Season 9's Token System follows the design framework of Season 8, with several optimizations and adjustments.
First, FUTTIES Tokens are the core tokens of Season 9, obtainable through various game modes, but with a weekly cap of 1,000 tokens and a maximum of 5,000 tokens earned throughout the season.
Second, Season 9 has significantly revamped Champions Tokens mechanism. The previously complex points system has been simplified to "100 tokens for each win," a change particularly beneficial for lower and mid-ranking players. High-ranking players will also receive additional rewards beyond tokens.
Furthermore, the game has increased the token rewards for some events and adjusted FUTTIES Token Store refresh time to Friday instead of Thursday, giving players more time to collect and spend weekly reward tokens.
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In conclusion, Season 9 offers very generous rewards, and all rewards are free to obtain, making it an exciting season that every player should not miss.
