The wave of criticism directed at the new battle pass system has not passed by the creators of the free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends. Respawn Entertainment will do to make concessions to the community.
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Let us recall that, as part of the changes announced two weeks ago, among other things, battle passes were prohibited from being purchased for Apex coins – only for real money ($10 every half-season).
In response to the new policy, players have lashed out at the developers (and Electronic Arts), with recent reviews of Apex Legends on Steam becoming “overwhelmingly negative” (with only 7% of the 80,500 reviews in the last 30 days positive).
Full text of the appeal (image source: Respawn Entertainment)
In a new statement, Respawn apologized to players for poorly explaining its intentions and announced the return of the ability to pay for the premium battle pass with Apex Coins (950 units).
The season pass structure announced on July 8 is also a thing of the past. Now, in addition to the free and premium battle passes, there will be Ultimate ($10 every half-season) and Ultimate+ ($20) options:
Free: 18 rewards, 200 Apex Coins, seven Apex Packs Premium: 92 rewards, 1,300 Apex Coins, 1,200 Crafting Metals, 14 Apex Packs, 10 Exotic Shards Ultimate: 95 rewards, 1,300 Apex Coins, 1,200 Crafting Metals, 14 Apex Packs, 10 Exotic Shards, instant unlocks Ultimate+: 95 rewards, 1,300 Apex Coins, 1,200 Crafting Metals, 14 Apex Packs, 20 Exotic Shards, two Legendary skin variations, instant unlocks (including all Legends).
New Battle Pass Structure (Image source: Respawn Entertainment)
During the first half of Season 22 (August 6 to September 17), users will be able to get a premium battle pass for free by completing several challenges, and from the second half – buy it for 950 Apex Coins, as was the case before.
The developers assured that they do not lose sight of the true priorities of Apex Legends development: cheaters, game stability and quality improvements. Some of the future changes will be revealed in the description of the pre-season patch on August 5.
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