Respawn Leisure has introduced Apex Legends’ upcoming Season 22 will make important modifications to the free-to-play shooter’s Battle Go “expertise”, by releasing two Battle Passes per season as an alternative of 1, after which charging full worth for every.
As of Season 22, Apex Legends will ditch its present season-long Battle Go in favour of two half-season Battle Passes – one launching at a season’s begin and one other at its mid-point “cut up” – every that includes 60 ranges of rewards, in comparison with the earlier model’s 110.
Regardless of the truncated variety of development ranges, every new half-season premium Battle Go prices roughly the identical because the older season-long model. Beforehand, a premium Battle Go value 950 Apex Cash (a 1000-coin bundle is priced at $9.99 USD), and Respawn’s new half-season Battle Passes value $9.99 every. A brand new Premium+ tier (changing the prevailing Premium Bundle) is $19.99 each half-season, and a free tier stays out there.
Moreover, the overhauled Battle Go will now not be purchasable utilizing Apex Cash (beforehand, cash earned in a single Battle Go might be spent on the following) and is simply out there by spending actual cash. “The choice to maneuver from [premium currency] shouldn’t be one which we made frivolously,” Respawns writes in its announcement publish, “nevertheless it does enable us to lower the worth of Premium+ for our group.”
It additionally insists the Battle Go modifications are required to make the system “extra approachable and lifelike for our international participant group”, and that the “up to date elements… make the Battle Go extra attainable and worthwhile on your money and time”.
Respawn’s “worth” argument extra particularly pertains to the reward “refresh” it is making throughout all three tiers of its Battle Passes. These changes have seen the elimination of lesser-used rewards, twice as many Crafting Supplies now being awarded throughout a season, three extra Legendary/Epic Apex Packs per Battle Go, plus further rewards for the Premium+ tier as per the infographic beneath. Respawn claims these modifications quantity to “double the Battle Go rewards throughout the complete season”.
Unsurprisingly, the group response to Respawn’s Battle Go modifications has been removed from optimistic, with feedback over on the Apex Legends’ subreddit calling the transfer every thing from an “abysmal choice” and “a very embarrassing cash seize” to “the worst fucking shit I’ve ever seen”. The announcement on Twitter/X has over 2.9K replies on the time of writing, and the final sentiment is overwhelmingly detrimental.
Will the group outcry be sufficient to persuade Respawn and writer EA to reverse the choice? Time will inform, however for now, Respawn is hoping to reel gamers into the brand new system by gifting away Apex Legends’ first half-season Battle Go without cost when it launches alongside Season 22 later this yr – nevertheless it’ll solely be free for these gamers who log in and full a set of challenges inside the first two weeks of its launch.
Apex Legends’ twenty first season, Upheaval, began in Could and is because of conclude in August.
