Respawn recently shared a post on X and announced that they are reverting back to the old Battle Pass system with minor changes here and there.
On July 8, 2024, Respawn made an announcement on the X platform regarding an upcoming Battle Pass overhaul that was meant to go live at the beginning of Apex Legends Season 22. Several modifications were implemented as part of the overhaul, one of which was removing the ability for players to buy the Battle Pass with 950 Apex coins and restricting it to real money purchases.
Chaos broke out among the Apex Legends community as soon as the news was made public. Unsurprisingly, almost everybody hated the new Battle Pass changes and urged Respawn to revert them back. The potential Battle Pass overhaul had such a negative impact that the community started negative-review-bombing Apex Legends on Steam. As of this writing, the game has received overwhelmingly negative reviews in the past 30 days, with a whopping 93% thumbs down.
However, Respawn was not sitting idle. After quietly observing the community feedback, Respawn finally broke the silence and made an announcement on X on restoring the Battle Pass system to the old one. Moreover, Respawn also admitted that they messed up.
You’ve spoken, and we’ve listened. With the release of Season 22, we will restore the ability to get the premium Battle Pass for 950 Apex Coins. We recognize that we could have handled the Battle Pass changes better– that’s on us.” Said Respawn.
Although most new changes are going away, changes like 2 BP in season [1 BP in each split], 60 levels inside each BP and the introduction of a new Premium type BP still remain.
Apart from the BP revert, Respawn also addressed the community’s biggest complaints concerning cheaters and game-related issues. Respawn promises to be more transparent and acknowledges the fact that they need to improve their communication with the community moving forward.
Moving forward, we recognize that we need to be more timely, transparent, and consistent in our communications with you. Your priorities are our priorities: cheaters, game stability, and quality of life updates are top of mind. We need to get better and it’s why we’re acknowledging them here.” Said Respawn in the statement.
Hopefully, Respawn will learn from its mistakes, listen to the community in the future, and work toward making Apex Legends the best Battle Royale game once again.
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