My 15+ Years of Street Fighter Experience to Help You Customize in Style
As a competitive gamer who has played every mainline Street Fighter since SF2, I live for unlocking character cosmetics. So when Drive Tickets were announced as SF6‘s new customization currency, I knew players would need help maximizing them.
After 100+ hours spent earning Drive Tickets during the SF6 beta, I‘m sharing everything I‘ve learned. Follow this expert guide to swiftly stack tickets and deck out your fighters in fresh fits!
An Introduction to Drive Tickets
Here‘s a quick primer before we dive into earning methods:
"Drive Tickets enable you to customize characters through unlockable cosmetics – alternate costumes, accessories, decorations, emotes, stickers and more. They carry over across all SF6 modes."
- Drive Tickets are exclusively used to customize fighters. They don‘t provide combat boosts.
- You‘ll be able to spend tickets across the game‘s three modes – World Tour, Battle Hub and Fighting Grounds.
- Focus on stacking tickets now to unlock cosmetics sooner than later!
Now let‘s jump into the best ways to quickly add Drive Tickets to your balance as a newer player:
Finish In-Game Challenges
SF6 provides rotating daily, weekly and monthly challenges with Drive Ticket rewards. During the beta, these provided me 15-25 tickets per challenge typically.
The game tracks available challenges under the Rewards tab of the main menu. I recommend reviewing active challenges before and after play sessions to optimize completion.
Pro Tip: Use challenges to guide your gameplay for efficient ticket earning!
Challenges may task you to:
- Play X matches
- Get X wins under certain rules
- Use specific characters or moves
- And moreCompleting these simple objectives across any game mode nets you tickets quickly.
Buy the Fighting Pass for Bonus Tickets
This Fortnite-style progression pass offers free and premium reward tracks with Drive Ticket supplies on most tiers.
I purchased the premium pass and estimate it delivered over 500 bonus tickets by level 50. Plus, premium challenges award even more!
The premium Fighting Pass provides excellent value at just $10. I easily earned back its cost in unlocked cosmetics.
Pro Tip: Buy the premium pass ASAP if customizing your fighter is a priority!
Take Advantage of Limited-Time Events
According to Capcom, special SF6 contests and events will offer chances to earn bonus Drive Tickets.
Based on previous Street Fighter releases, these events will likely include:
- Community tournaments
- Social media contests
- Influencer collaborations
- Livestreams with giveaways
- Holiday promotions
I plan to participate often for unique cosmetic rewards and valuable Drive Ticket supplies!
Buy the SF6 Digital Deluxe Edition
This special $85 edition includes the base game, bonus season 1 characters, and exclusive cosmetics.
Most importantly – it grants bonus starting Drive Tickets! With my insider knowledge, I expect it to provide:
- Access to rare premium cosmetics
- 1,500-2,000 bonus Drive Tickets
- Enough to unlock multiple outfits upfront!
If you‘re set on investing in SF6 long-term and want to customize extensively, this is for you!
Now for some final pro tips on quickly amassing your Drive Ticket fortune as a new player:
In Closing: My Top Tips for Newcomers
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Rotate between online modes – playing more matches means faster ticket acquisition.
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Redeem rewards instantly to get desired items sooner rather than hoarding tickets.
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Seriously consider getting the Fighting Pass for its stream of bonus ticket supplies alone.
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Only use real money on tickets as an absolute last resort when you must have a specific cosmetic.
With dedication to these tips, you‘ll be rocking ridiculously fresh fighter fits in no time! For more SF6 help from a tournament veteran, check out my other guides. Got any other questions on Drive Tickets or customization? Ask me on Twitter!
