Was the Fortnite battle pass better before? The question is resurfacing on social media as Chapter 3 Season 3 is in full swing. On Reddit, a post accumulating more than 2000 upvotes recently set fire to the powder. The author denounces a “lie” on the part of Epic Games. Indeed, the current formula of the battle pass was, according to Epic, to allow players to unlock the objects of their choice and in the order that suits them. but the reality of feature is quite different.
A bogus choice
Thanks to the acquisition of battle stars, players on this Battle Pass can unlock the cosmetics on each page by themselves. On the surface, this sounds like more autonomy and freedom, except that the publisher has implemented limits: the pass is not open bar! You have to unlock a number of rewards to access the following pages, and sometimes you find yourself having to unlock items you don’t care about.
In the end, the current Battle Pass gives an illusion of choice, so to speak, but players must most of the time unlock all the objects, and in a rather forced order, it must be said.
Motivation vs Frustration
In fact, the old Battle Pass models were also subject to an order of obtaining the rewards. Which, by the way, this time was downright one-sided. But at least the publisher was then playing cards on the table: you go up levels, you win the indicated rewards. Point.
This is not the case with the current battle pass, which gives the impression of having a choice, but which is still underpinned by a strict order of obtaining. And that’s what Fortnite players don’t like!
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