Victory: Apex Legends developers cancel controversial change to battle passes amid mass criticism

A wave of criticism towards the new battle pass system has not escaped the creators of the free-to-play royal battle Apex Legends. Respawn Entertainment will make concessions to the community.

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Let us remind you that as part of the changes announced two weeks ago, among other things, it was forbidden to buy battle passes with Apex coins – only with real money ($10 every half-season).

In response to the new policy, players have lashed out at the developers (and Electronic Arts) with criticism, and recent Apex Legends reviews on Steam have become “extremely negative” (only 7% of 80,500 reviews in the last 30 days are positive).

Full text of the appeal (image source: Respawn Entertainment)

In a new message, 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 subscription 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 each):

• Free – 18 rewards, 200 Apex coins, seven Apex packs;
• Premium – 92 rewards, 1300 Apex coins, 1200 valuable metals, 14 Apex sets, 10 exotic shards;
• Ultimate – 95 rewards, 1300 Apex coins, 1200 valuable metals, 14 Apex packs, 10 Exotic shards, instant unlocks;
• Ultimate+ – 95 rewards, 1300 Apex Coins, 1200 precious metals, 14 Apex packs, 20 Exotic shards, two variants of Legendary skins, instant unlocks (including all Legends).

New Battle Pass Structure (Image Source: Respawn Entertainment)

During the first half of Season 22 (from August 6 to September 17), users will be able to receive a premium Battle Pass for free for completing several challenges, and from the second half they will be able to purchase Apex Coins for 950, as before.

The developers assured that they do not lose sight of the true development priorities of Apex Legends: cheaters, game stability and quality improvements. Some of the future changes will be revealed in the description of the preseason patch on August 5.