Respawn explains decisions that led to Apex Legends Season 1 Battle Pass
Respawn Entertainment explained the thought process behind the Season 1 Battle Pass for Apex Legends and what future Battle Passes could be like.
After weeks of waiting players now have a concrete release date for Apex Legends’ Season 1 Battle Pass.
The Battle Pass is coming March 19 and will feature 100 tiers of unlockables and is available for 950 Apex Coins.
Like Fortnite, Apex Legends is giving players the chance to purchase the Battle Pass just once and then using the rewards from it to fund future Battle Passes.
In a perfect world, players would spend the initial $10 for the Battle Pass and never have to put another dime of real money into the game again.
Apex Legends has a bright future.When the curtain was dropped and the contents were revealed, however, some fans were disappointed with the contents of the Battle Pass.
There weren’t a whole lot of skins available for characters and the final tier is just another weapon skin. After seeing what Fortnite does with its Battle Pass, it’s easy to see where Apex can improve in the future.
Respawn Entertainment encourages fan feedback across social media and has said they are also listening to suggestions.
The team released a blog post about the Battle Pass and what could happen with it in the future.
They said they are always looking to innovate and the Season 1 Battle Pass is just the first version on the long road of improvements.
The first Battle Pass is available March 19.The initial Battle Pass exists for players to play and learn the game and the team said it could add in things like quests and challenges in future Battle Passes.
Apex Legends is still in its infancy so there’s still plenty of room for it to grow and expand in the future.
This Battle Pass was created so first-time spenders could get a large base of weapon and character cosmetics for a low price.
All of this sounds like the best is yet to come for Apex Legends.
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Apex Legends’ Battle Pass features 100 tiers.Hey All,
Leeeeeee-RSPN here with a quick post on Battle Pass Season 1 philosophies – where we are with the first iteration of Battle Pass and where we might go in the future.
TL;DR Season 1 is about keeping it focused and allowing players to earn a lot of rewards at a great value (you even get the cost of the base Battle Pass back if you reach level 97). We’ll begin adding more and more innovations each season, as we evolve the Battle Pass.
Our first Battle Pass is all about letting you continue to learn and experiment with the core Apex Legends experience while earning awesome loot at the same time. You’ll notice the first version isn’t built around a complex quest system where you need to do a 720 backflip off of Watchtower Artemis and get two Wingman headshots before hitting the ground. While we think there’s really cool design space in quests and challenges for future Battle Passes, we wanted the initial version to allow our players to just play and learn the game.
All of the rewards in the Wild Frontier Battle Pass are exclusive to Season 1 and will never return to the game after the season ends (excluding Apex Packs and the content dropped in them).
We’ve added a Battle Pass progression bonus tied to playing a variety of characters, because we believe true mastery in Apex Legends means being a badass with anyone in any situation at any time. This season is about exploring the new meta and variety of team comps driven by the launch of our first new Legend, Octane.
In terms of rewards, we’ve tried to create a Battle Pass where first-time spenders can get a strong base of weapon and character cosmetics to fill out their initial collection at a deep discount. In addition, we’ve included our first ever three-stage evolving Legendary Havoc weapon skin (for veterans who are looking for the new hotness), as well as Epic and Legendary Apex Packs. These rewards are all in addition the 1,000 Apex Coins you can earn through the Battle Pass, which you can put towards unlocking the next Battle Pass.
As a studio, we’re always striving to innovate like we did with our Ping system, the Jumpmaster, Respawning, and more. We look to do the same with our Battle Pass. Season 1 is just the first version on a long road of improvements, updates and tweaks. We have a lot of cool ideas in the works, but we want to hear yours too, so let us know on Reddit, Twitter, wherever. We’re listening.