Fortnite's Battlepass Is Failing

Fortnite's Battlepass Is Failing
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[EpikCarp]

Ironic, since Fortnite has possibly the best battle pass of any game. The fact that after buying one pass, you can buy all the subsequent passes is incredible.



It’s extremely sad to me however since I bought my first pass in c4s3 and I missed out of so many collabs. I still wish Laura Croft would come back sometime but it’s probably not happening ;-;

[vergil_]

personally, the spider-man remixes mean NOTHING to me, the MCU spider-man not only is different in terms of design and history, but I always really wanted the symbiote spider-man and we never got a skin for him as a remix

[NattsuSamon]

Hypothetically, if the Fortnite devs were to make OG Fortnite a gamemode, they can have it so you can buy previous passes from the item shop to complete them (they don't get rotated out), or if you already purchased a particular pass in the past, you can continue it. You could also buy the pass again, considering they would have to remix the skins and styles so players who already owned that skin don't get mad because of the influx of new players with that same skin, the newer versions can be an edit style for players who already own that skin.

[mirrormagic]

I've always thought that they could easily make old Battlepasses purchaseable (or at least individual items from said passes) for what they would be worth in the item shop for that rarity/item. Then to keep collectors happy they could release an edit style for each skin (It could be a basic colour swap for each skin, it wouldn't have to be much.). That way, OG players still feel satisfied with owning something rare, new players can play as old skins, the FOMO still exists for something rare and Epic makes more money for the hiked-up Item Shop prices.

[Lukeisaloser]

I think they should add a feature that if you used to have an old battlepass, you could do some challenges to get more xp to finish them. I think an alternative route would be to just release alternate styles for the original owners, like with skull trooper.

[itsbenini]

A lot of people are talking about the collabs, which honestly I totally agree should not be exclusive, but also as a lore fan it KILLS me that there are so many super important lore characters locked behind the battle pass. I really think Epic should just make old battle passes available and allow you to grind them, maybe giving original owners of the pass exclusive reskins like what they did with the purple skull trooper. The OG playerbase who cares about flexing their rare skins is steadily getting replaced by new players who are being punished for not being able to play in the past, and I don't think it's good for a game's longevity to be punishing the new playerbase who is coming in to replace the old. Nowadays if anyone new wants to play as their favorite character, lore or collab, and that character was in an old pass, they need to buy an account with those exclusive skins on it. Account buying is of course against Epic's TOS, but this exclusivity policy encourages that market to exist. :/

[Sklton]

Make all battle passes permanent - Like Halo Infinite.
Players who bought the pass during the time it was released should get an extra exclusive style (super levels + bonus rewards should be still unlockable)
The battlepasses should remain at 950 V-Bucks, and you should be able to select which pass you want to continue.

[TheGameiestGamer]

If people are worried about styles to skins like the Golden Peely example Epic could just make challenges for those extra styles last forever but continue on with new seasons. So even though there’s a new season you can still work for that variant of Peely you want.

[sephiroth]

selling/letting us complete old battle passes would:
-be healthy for the community
-it would drop the amount of account selling drastically
-OG's would get to keep their cosmetics
-the predatory business practice of FOMO would be eliminated
-people can play as their favorite fortnite/collab characters
-it gives more wiggle room for those who can't play the game 24/7
-gives the game more replay ability (if you have to grind to get the rewards)

anyone who disagrees just likes to gatekeep skins that they rarely use. people should stop being selfish and let others enjoy cosmetics.

[TheDigitalApple]

Really wish we had secret skins again, crossovers revealed on day 1 aren’t “secret skins”, they’re promotions!

[hotdogonthebbq]

I really feel like the only real way to fix the problem is to make all Battle Passes available forever with no expiration date to buy or finish them by, this means items would still be Battle Pass exclusive without being broken up for individual sale in the Item Shop yet would still be available to unlock after the season or chapter ends.

[average-jack]

idk if it's been mentioned, but the Halo: Infinite model seems to be the best I've seen. Once you buy the battle pass you own it forever, you can switch between which season pass you want to progress and earn the rewards in your own time. I've never felt cheated by buying a Halo season pass

[Justiin]

I think a good fix to the current battle pass problem is if you buy the battle pass you’re able to complete it whenever. Kinda like what halo infinite does with their battle pass.

[Reapyrdabest_]

I remember in season five, if you didn’t finish unlocking styles, you could unlock them in the next season. I think Fortnite should bring back this so I can finish some of the styles I missed out on someone of the skins I have like ultima knight

[jtlane]

Release old passes for twice the original price, and then give people who purchased it extra styles or rewards that relate to those seasons they’ve already purchased

[omarcasablanca]

If im being honest epic basically wasted their marvel contract by making a marvel season and a spiderman season. And theyre in a sort of silent panic because a few days ago the item shop just kept being random characters with most being characters that nobody knows about or even remembers like rouge and gambit or silver surfer. I think it wouldve been better to sell those iconic superheroes as their own bundles so you can individually pick out your favorite hero while epic gets more money since they would most likely be worth more than 950 (aka standard battlepass price)

[rengoku]

I dont think epic should be valuing the opinions of the 9 year olds who want cross overs and cool battle pass skins to be "og" or "rare" because collabs shouldnt be exclusive unless they cant be re-added due to controversy and otherwise bp collab skins and rare collab skins shouldnt be that way

[XDarkAlphaZ]

it seems the best compromise would be to allow people to buy old battle passes but give those who originally completed the pass like a special skin or something

[antiviii]

I wouldn’t be upset if they started selling BP skins in the shop. I joined during Marvel and barely anyone uses them that I see. Be nice to see more variety in the actual gameplay and people buying aren’t going to get the deal I got on them by having the BP back then. It’s just a skin - so much other stuff in life to be worried about 😂

[rinnuo]

guaranteed more people would appreciate epic selling old battlepass items than would complain, it's the only good move they have after bringing so many new players into the game