New map | Fangwai City
The map was created under the influence of traditional Chinese architecture and modern Asian metropolises. The developers emphasize that Fangwai City is the result of all the experience they gained over the past two years, and especially note the smoothness of the destruction.
From what we saw, the city looks detailed, authentic, and truly beautiful, but in our opinion, Fangwai City especially shines at night.
New Mode | Point Break
Point Break is essentially a pumped-up version of Cashout, with more dynamics and more players. If we talk about specific things, then the attacking side must destroy 9 Grand Vaults using a limited number of tokens for revival. The defending side does the opposite, trying to protect the Grand Vaults, or exhaust the tokens for the revival of the attacking side
New Progression
The idea of the new progression is quite simple. If previously you had to play World Tour to advance through the season and receive rewards, you can now play any mode, and it will pump the season. It is worth noting that, as the mode does not disappear, the World Tour itself will now be called "Cashout".
Ranked is NOT merged into the new progression, and it remains separate, with its own unique Ranked rewards.
Reward System Rework
Now, instead of getting random rewards, the player will receive a special currency, with which he can buy exactly what he wants. You can spend the new currency on seasonal rewards, emerald rewards, and certain items from progression.
In our opinion, this is an excellent idea because it adds transparency and will force developers to create more interesting items, since we no longer have to grind to the maximum level to get the best of the best.
Summary
We don't want to make a huge article about everything that has been changed, but cover the most essential things from The Finals Season 9.
In addition to what we described, the game has received many fixes, quality-of-life features, optimization improvements, balance changes, and other updates. If you are interested in finding out how much you can get, you can visit the news on the official game page here.