Recently, Respawn Entertainment announced that they would be making a whole lot of changes to the way Battle Passes are handled in Apex Legends, most notably adding two passes per split and removing the long-time feature of being able to purchase a pass with in-game coins earned through the pass.
This obviously caused a lot of outrage, as players dedicated to finishing the pass could purchase it once and then any future pass that was released as long as they kept playing. These changes meant they would have to spend $9,99 every time the pass was refreshed.
After a spate of Review Bombs, Respawn has backpedalled and announced that they would bring back the ability to purchase the Premium Pass with 950 Apex Coins.
Respawn said in their announcement:
- With the launch of Season 22 on August 6th through Split 1, we want to give you an opportunity to get the Premium Battle Pass. You can unlock it by completing a series of simple in-game challenges.
- Starting with Split 2 on September 17th, you can get the Premium Battle Passes the same way as before: by using 950 Apex Coins. You’ll be able to earn enough Apex Coins via the Battle Pass to get future passes.
- The Battle Pass options now include better rewards – and with the re-tuned Battle Pass challenges, it’ll be faster to complete at only 60 levels.
While they’ve reverted this change, most of the other changes from the original announcement have remained.
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