How to Earn Viewer Rewards in FC 26

Hey everyone!

We've got a little step-by-step guide for you on how to earn in-game rewards from watching official YouTube or Twitch livestreams. 

If you haven’t linked your YouTube or Twitch accounts to your EA account yet, you’ll also receive additional rewards for doing so. Each reward is limited to one per EA account. You’ll be able to find information on how to link your account for Twitch and YouTube below:

Twitch

1. Ensure you have an existing Ultimate Team club
2. Ensure you link the correct EA account to your Twitch account at https://ea.com/twitchlinking. Age restrictions apply. See Twitch Terms of Service for details
3. Watch the stream for the intended watch duration
4. Claim the reward on Twitch from the drops inventory page
5. When you have your copy of FC 26, log into your Ultimate Team club and claim your objective before the objective window expires. There may be a 24-hour delay, so please try again before the objective window expires.
6. See Twitch support for more information: How to Earn Drops

YouTube

Ensure you have an existing Ultimate Team club

1. Go to the Connected Apps page on YouTube Settings
2. Ensure you link the correct EA account to your YouTube account by clicking Connect to Electronic Arts (more info below in the blog and here)
3. You’ll be asked if you want to allow Electronic Arts to Connect accounts and watch approved events and videos to earn in-game rewards. Click Connect
4. Confirm your EA Account. If it’s not the right account, click Not your account? to switch to the right one
5. Click Continue. If you have Login Verification turned on, you’ll be asked to verify your identity
6. Click Link Accounts
7. Click Return to YouTube
8. Watch the stream for the required watch duration
9. Log back into your Ultimate Team club and claim your objective before the objective window expires. There may be a 24-hour delay, so please try again before the objective window expires

Here is also a quick video showcasing how it works:

 

FAQ

When and how will I receive my viewership awards in my account?

Watch the stream for the required watch duration. Earning viewership rewards will complete the associated objective in Ultimate Team. Log in to your Ultimate Team, go to the Ultimate Team objectives and claim your objective before the objective window expires.

How do I claim a reward on Twitch?

While watching on Twitch, you can check your progress towards Drops at any time by viewing the Drops Inventory page.

Once you have reached 100% progress for the active Drop within a campaign, you will receive a claim notification at the top of the Twitch navigation.

If you’re unable to claim the Drop in time, you will be able to claim it from the Drops Inventory page until 24 hours after the Drops campaign has ended.

For more information on how to claim your drop, please review this Twitch help article: How to Earn Drops.

How do I claim a reward on YouTube?

In general, drops on YouTube do not need to be claimed. Once you complete the watch time requirements, you will receive your in-game rewards, through completion of the in-game objective, within 24 hours after claiming the reward on YouTube.

For more information on how to claim your drop, please review this help article: How to link your EA Account to YouTube.

How long do I need to watch a livestream to earn a reward?

Please see the objective descriptions for watch time requirements.

If I link my EA and Twitch accounts and I watch for the right amount of minutes, will I get the reward? Or will you give them only to select viewers?

If you link your EA and Twitch accounts, you watch for the designated amount of time during an eligible event, and you claim your rewards through the rewards system, you will receive the rewards.

How can I link my EA and Twitch accounts?

Go to https://ea.com/twitchlinking to link your EA and Twitch accounts.

How can I link my EA and YouTube accounts?

Go to How to link your EA Account to YouTube for instructions to link your EA and YouTube accounts.

I linked my accounts in the past. Do I need to do it again?

If you have not used your Twitch account in the last six months, you will need to relink your account. You can always confirm your Twitch and EA accounts are linked by going to https://ea.com/twitchlinking.

If I have multiple platforms linked to my EA account, which platform will receive my viewership rewards on?

Your viewership rewards will be awarded on the EA account associated with the first platform you log into EA SPORTS FC 26 after claiming the reward on Twitch or YouTube.

Eligible events, dates and broadcast channels are subject to change, eligible events will be communicated on https://twitter.com/easportsfc.