August 2020
Hi,
I love Apex, but I missed buying some previous battle passes. Since then I have supported the game financially and I played for over a year before I bought anything. I played during the previous seasons but I cannot buy the rewards once the season is over. I think a lot of loyal players like me would buy it if we got a chance, and many players would come back and support the game further.
Here are some ideas to implement this:
1. Make it so only players who played in a previous season can buy that pass.
2. Make it so you could only buy a pass up to the level you reached during the season OR make it so you can buy a previous pass at whatever level you reached and either level it up for free or level it up by buying the tiers you missed OR make it so only those who reached max level on a previous pass can buy a previous pass.
3. Give any players who bought any previous pass some free rewards. Some free Apex Coins, packs and crafting Metals would be in order, but also some new exclusive cosmetics, such as re-colours of past tier 100/110 skins or some other new cosmetics would also be appreciated.
4. Previous passes should be available for an increased price, for example 1900 Apex Coins rather than the usual 950.
I think this is an act of goodwill for many past players who would like to support the game and get some cosmetics they may have missed for various reasons. This would continue Apex's reputation as the most consumer-friendly free to play BR and give it an edge over the competition. I also believe there are a lot of players who didn't or couldn't buy a previous pass, but played during the season and would buy it if they had the chance. I think Apex is missing out on a lot of potential support they could be getting by not improving on the battle pass formula, and this small change could be financially beneficial to implement and worth the extra work.
I understand there are a lot of issues with Apex and there is a lot of development being done under unideal circumstances. These may be more important than the ideas here but I do think inovating the game's overall monetisation system is also important.
If anyone has anything to say about this, please feel free to reply. Anyone from EA or Respawn is also welcome to say what they like in the replies.
Thanks for reading. Stay safe
Sincerely, a fan
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