We automatically add you to a Starter Crew early in the game so you can see the perks of being in a Crew for yourself, and see everyone’s custom rides in the Crew Garage.

Every member of a Crew contributes to the Crew’s level—and leveling up your Crew means rewards for every member of the Crew. 

Crew rewards include:

• Increased Heat
• Bank
• Rep boosts

You’ll find the Crews menu under Social on the main menu.

Once you’ve found your feet and partied up with other players, you can choose to leave the Starter Crew and then start a Crew of your own or join a different one.

1. Choose Social from the main menu.
2. Select Crews. 
3. Choose Members.
4. Select Leave Crew.
5. Confirm you want to leave your current Crew.

If you’ve already been invited to join another Crew, check the Invites area on the Crews menu. 

If you choose to accept an invite there, you’ll automatically leave your current Crew.

1. Choose Social from the main menu.
2. Select Crews.
3. Choose Find Crew.
4. Browse the available options to find a Crew you’d like to join. 
5. Select Join Crew on the one that suits you best. 
6. Sometimes joining is automatic, and other times the Crew Leader will need to approve you joining. If approval is needed, you’ll need to wait for that before you’re added.

If you don’t want to join a different Crew, you can always start your own. Choose the Create Crew option that shows when you quit the Starter Crew.

As Crew leader, you get to name your Crew, choose a logo, and invite other players to join.

You can also set your Crew to be Public (available through the Find Crew option) or Private (membership by invitation only). 

• If it’s Public, you can choose whether players can auto-join or need to be approved by you first.
• Players needing approval show in the Requests list.

You can change most of your Crew Settings in the Edit Crew option on your Crews menu.

You can play cross platform but can’t join or form cross platform Crews. If you are playing on PC, you can’t join a Crew whose players are on PS4 or Xbox One and vice-versa.

Whether you want to group up with Crew members or friends, we’ve got you covered: 

• Use Find Players on the main menu to add players to your Friends list in-game. Search for them using their EA ID, gamertag or PlayStation Network ID.
• Choose the Create Party option to invite someone from your friends list, or search for a player’s name to invite them to your Party. 

When you’re in a Party and you get close to an event marker on your map, you’ll be asked if you want to race alone, invite Party members, or challenge everyone on the server to race against you. 

If you’ve found yourself in a Party you’d rather not stay in, you can drop the Party at any time by choosing the Leave Party option from the menu. You’ll find it at the lower left of most menu screens.

We’re all for the spirit of competition and we know there’s a certain amount of banter that comes with that. But if someone crosses the line and gets personal, things can quickly stop being fun for everyone else. That’s where you might want us to step in. 

If you end up in a party or a Crew with someone who is being offensive, either to other players or by driving a car with an offensive custom wrap or plate, let us know about it.