Inviting your friends and beginning a speedlist with then put all of you into an empty free-roam session, where you can explore the entirety of Fortune Valley and access both Snapshot Pro Mode and Live Tuning. As long as all players do not ready up, the speedlist will not start, though with handful of annoying issues. When selecting Multiplayer, you'll be put in a lobby menu where you can invite friends on your friends list, view your stats, change cars and select the type of speedlist you wish to start. This has caused quite a big controversy for fans looking to pick this game up, with many taking to the Need for Speed subreddit to voice their opinions on the missing feature. Since going live earlier this week, EA and Origin Access subscribers on Xbox One and PC playing the trial for Need for Speed Payback discovered that the game has no dedicated online free-roam option in it's multiplayer section.
