Need for Speed: World/Driver Skills

Driver Skills are a series of upgradable attributes for players. There are three Driver Skills classes: Race, Pursuit, and Explore, with each having its own unique benefits. Players earn a Skill Point upon reaching a new level. A Skill Point can be assigned to a single skill attribute to unlock its benefits. Players can continue to add their Driver Skills as they level up with more Driver Skills becoming unlocked as they progress to higher levels and increase the Ranks of certain Driver Skill classes. Some Driver Skills are locked until the player reaches a certain rank in another or has placed a certain number of Skill Points into a particular class. Driver Skills extend the duration, increase the effectiveness, and reduce the cooldown period of Power-Ups and increases the performance of the player's car. Overall there are 24 Driver Skills: 12 Race Skills, 5 Explore Skills, and 7 Pursuit Skills. Driver Skills were replaced with Skill Mods on May 30, 2012.

Race Skills

Skill	Description	Rank 1 Effect	Rank 2 Effect	Rank 3 Effect	Rank 4 Effect	Rank 5 Effect	Rank 1 Unlock	Rank 2 Unlock	Rank 3 Unlock	Rank 4 Unlock	Rank 5 Unlock
Extended Nitrous	Increases the duration of a Nitrous Power-Up.	+10% Duration	+15% Duration	+20% Duration	+25% Duration	+30% Duration	Requires Driver Level 4	Requires Driver Level 12	Requires Driver Level 20	Requires Driver Level 28	Requires Driver Level 36
Perfect Start	Boosts a car's performance at the beginning of a Race if you keep the revs in the sweet spot when the light turns green.	2.5 Second Boost	3.0 Second Boost	3.5 Second Boost	4.0 Second Boost	4.5 Second Boost	Requires Driver Level 3	Requires Driver Level 10 & 2 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 17 & 4 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 24 & 6 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 31 & 8 Points in Race Skills
Catch Up	Increases the performance of your car if your third place or lower in a race.	+10% Performance	+15% Performance	+20% Performance	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 3	Requires Driver Level 13	Requires Driver Level 23	N/A	N/A
Dragster	Increases the acceleration performance of your car.	+10% Increase	+15% Increase	+20% Increase	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 17 & 2 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 27 & 4 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 37 & 8 Points in Race Skills	N/A	N/A
Need for Speed	Increases your car's top speed.	+10% Increase	+15% Increase	+20% Increase	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 20 & 2 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 30 & 4 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 40 & 8 Points in Race Skills	N/A	N/A
Nerves of Steel	Improves your car's handling.	+10% Increase	+15% Increase	+20% Increase	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 15 & 2 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 25 & 4 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 35 & 8 Points in Race Skills	N/A	N/A
Rapid Fire	Reduces the cooldown period for the Nitrous Power-Ups.	25 Second Cooldown	20 Second Cooldown	15 Second Cooldown	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 2	Requires Driver Level 12 & 2 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 22 & 4 Points in Race Skills	N/A	N/A
Strong Finisher	When One More Lap is activated, your car's performance is increased.	+5% Increase	+10% Increase	N/A	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 6 & 2 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 16 & 4 Points in Race Skills	N/A	N/A	N/A
Super Shot	Increases the power of the Nitrous Power-Up.	+10% Increase	+15% Increase	+20% Increase	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 8	Requires Driver Level 21 & 4 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 34 & 8 Points in Race Skills	N/A	N/A
Traffic Cop	Reduces the cooldown time on Traffic Magnets.	25 Second Cooldown	20 Second Cooldown	15 Second Cooldown	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 8	Requires Driver Level 14	Requires Driver Level 23 & 4 Points in Race Skills	N/A	N/A
Jumpstart	Power-Ups can be played more quickly at the start of a race.	5 Second Cooldown	No Cooldown	N/A	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 5	Requires Driver Level 15	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rolling Fortress	Increases the duration of a Shield Power-Up by a few seconds.	+5 Second Duration	+10 Second Duration	+20 Second Duration	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 4	Requires Driver Level 14 & 2 Points in Race Skills	Requires Driver Level 24 & 4 Points in Race Skills	N/A	N/A	N/A

Explore Skills

Skill	Description	Rank 1 Effect	Rank 2 Effect	Rank 3 Effect	Rank 4 Effect	Rank 5 Effect	Rank 1 Unlock	Rank 2 Unlock	Rank 3 Unlock	Rank 4 Unlock	Rank 5 Unlock
Radar	Displays cops on the minimap within a certain range.	100 Yards	200 Yards	300 Yards	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 3	Requires Driver Level 11	Requires Driver Level 19	N/A	N/A
Most Wanted	Gives your driver more rep from escaping cop Pursuits.	+2% Increase	+4% Increase	+6% Increase	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 9	Requires Driver Level 19 & 2 Points in Explore Skills	Requires Driver Level 29 & 4 Points in Explore Skills	N/A	N/A
Socialite	Increases the amount of Cash you win from Multiplayer Races.	+5% Increase	+10% Increase	N/A	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 5 & 3 Points in Explore Skills	Requires Driver Level 15 & 5 Points in Explore Skills	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tycoon	Increases the amount of Cash you win from all Races.	+2% Increase	+4% Increase	+6% Increase	+8% Increase	+10% Increase	Requires Driver Level 2	Requires Driver Level 11	Requires Driver Level 20	Requires Driver Level 29	Requires Driver Level 38
Lightning Reflex	Reduces the cooldown period of the Ready! Power-Up.	80 Second Cooldown	70 Second Cooldown	60 Second Cooldown	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 5	Requires Driver Level 10	Requires Driver Level 15 & 4 Points in Explore Skills.	N/A	N/A

Pursuit Skills

Skill	Description	Rank 1 Effect	Rank 2 Effect	Rank 3 Effect	Rank 4 Effect	Rank 5 Effect	Rank 1 Unlock	Rank 2 Unlock	Rank 3 Unlock	Rank 4 Unlock	Rank 5 Unlock
Ram	Increases the weight of a car for collisions with cops and traffic.	+12% Increase	+24% Increase	+36% Increase	+48% Increase	+75% Increase	Requires Driver Level 3	Requires Driver Level 12 & 2 Points in Pursuit Skills	Requires Driver Level 21 & 4 Points in Pursuit Skills	Requires Driver Level 30 & 6 Points in Pursuit Skills	Requires Driver Level 39 & 8 Points in Pursuit Skills
Cooldown	Decreases the time needed to escape a Pursuit.	+10% Decrease	+20% Decrease	+30% Decrease	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 4	Requires Driver Level 12	Requires Driver Level 20	N/A	N/A
Terminator	Receive larger rewards for taking out cops during a Pursuit.	+10% Increase	+25% Increase	+30% Increase	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 10 & 2 Points in Pursuit Skills	Requires Driver level 18	Requires Driver Level 26	N/A	N/A
Demolition Man	Increases the damage done to police when you crash into them.	+10% Increase	+15% Increase	+25% Increase	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 5 & 2 Points in Pursuit Skills	Requires Driver Level 11 & 4 Points in Pursuit Skills	Requires Driver Level 17	N/A	N/A
Evasion	Increases the power of the Emergency Evade and Team Emergency Evade Power-Ups.	+10% Increase	+15% Increase	+25% Increase	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 4	Requires Driver Level 14 & 2 Points in Pursuit Skills	Requires Driver Level 27 & 4 Points in Pursuit Skills	N/A	N/A
Untouchable	The 'Evade' meter fills up more quicklyduring Pursuits.	+10% Increase	+20% Increase	+30% Increase	+40% Increase	+50% Increase	Requires Driver Level 2	Requires Driver Level 10	Requires Driver Level 18	Requires Driver Level 26	Requires Driver Level 34
Rampage	Increases the duration of the Juggernaut Power-Up by a few seconds.	+4 Second Duration	+6 Second Duration	+8 Second Duration	N/A	N/A	Requires Driver Level 2	Requires Driver Level 17	Requires Driver Level 27 & 3 Points in Pursuit Skills	N/A	N/A