The rest of the Battle Pass changes will remain.
Apex have announced a u-turn on their proposed Battle Pass changes, that were set to start in Season 22. The initial proposals for a huge overhaul of the Battle Pass included removing the ability to buy it directly with Apex Coins. Instead, real life money would be used. This was also tied to a new system of two Battle Passes per season. One per half season.
Previously, players could always earn enough Apex Coins by completing a previous Battle Pass to unlock the next seasons Pass for free. The proposal removed this entirely. This sparked a huge backlash from the entire Apex Legends Community. Social media has been flooded with complaints, and Apex fans have been 'review bombing' the game on Steam.
Those efforts have resulted in Apex announcing a change in their plans for the overhauled Battle Pass. The other reworks remain in place, but you will still be able to buy the future Battle Passes with Apex Coins.
Season 22 Battle Pass can still be bought with Apex Coins
"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.
It’s our intention to improve the overall value and experience across our Battle Pass offerings. For a summary of the updated Battle Pass offerings starting with Season 22 Split 2 on September 17th, please check out the infographic. Here’s what we’d like you to know:
- With the launch of Season 22 on August 5th 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.
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. As a next step, there are a number of improvements and game stability bug fixes coming in Season 22 that will be outlined in the Patch Notes dropping on August 5th.
Thank you again for all of your passion and time in Apex Legends, because we couldn’t do this without you."
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Cheating issue acknowledged
Notably, the statement acknowledges the huge complaints about cheating and game crashes that many players have shared. Cheating has become a serious issue at the top level of Apex Legends ranked yet again. Many players used these proposed Apex Battle Pass changes to vent their frustration about the state of the game overall.
The statement highlights that a "number of improvements and game stability bug fixes" are coming in Season 22. This should hopefully help address this issue.
Apex player numbers have been steadily declining for several months, and Respawn and EA will hope this transparent statement will help rebuild sentiment ahead of Season 22 information releasing over the next few weeks.
Battle Pass will still reward 1300 coins
Following this u-turn, the Apex team have provided an updated Battle Pass breakdown. The rest of the changes will be in place. That includes the new Ultimate+ Tier will costing real life money. However, now the Ultimate tier will have small additional bonuses over the Premium Tier, that reverts back to costing 950 Apex coins.
Most excitingly for players is that the amount of coins on offer has not reduced. You still get 1300 per pass, meaning you will accumulate 350 coins for free per Battle Pass.
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Stay tuned to esports.gg for the latest Apex Legends Season 22 news.
