Battlepass Dead? Game Is Dead

[E.y]

@Croms_Faithful

I may be a minority on this one, but I was saddened to heard that the Battle Pass was being retired. Three reasons come to mind for me. The first was that they were probably my largest source of new content, surpassing the free content updates. They each also told a compelling story through their storyboards. And finally, they gave us something else to do when we did not know what else to do, and it was another activity we could partake in.

When the game becomes less interesting than its skins*, maybe that’s when the game is dead? lol
I am jesting, I do not think that the game is dead at all, I think they are working on it a lot if anything, and I do hope that the last quizz which asked if we wanted a new map, in-game events, seasonal events, a fixing of bugs… will be considered or has been considered for that new direction they are taking.

Croms, I feel the opposite.
I am a desperate case of skins lover in games you see, and if I dare say, one of the most desperate you might even ever meet.
And yet, even when I lack the motivation to be in the game (I only played a few hours since the wave of bans), or if I enjoy its visual contents more than its gameplay contents (those few hours served me to complete the BP in admin mode), I do not miss the BP system at all.
It does not mean I agree with the bazaar prices. It just means, the battle pass system is one I forced myself to complete to get the items I wanted, but was not enjoyable in its nature.

I explained it in the other post, I will just copy-past it here again.

@E.y

I think it is a good thing they removed the battle pass. I was never fond of the idea to grind just to receive items I already paid for. The battle pass model in which they take your money but deliver the items with condition (grinding + minding their dead line as you do) and delay (can’t get everything upon payment), is so bland. So I am actually relieved they chose to remove the battle pass model. I would rather receive the items I paid for at once through equivalent packs in their bazaar or as DLCs again. And if they don’t? Well, they don’t. I will just wait for prices to lower or not buy, simple as that.

If I must “play”, I will play for the game contents.
If I just just “grind the battle pass” in admin mode and leave the game without getting to know its events and new content, without building or exploring its old content, then I hardly see how it is considered playing at all: no feedback from me, no gaming for hours, no participation to an official/private server, no advertisement of fun experiences in solo mode.
In short: the battle pass is not what makes one truly “play” if you consider that the game itself is not worth your time on the moment, and just log in to not miss out.

This message is just an expression of what I think though. I read what was written, and hear that some of you guys can consider the grinding part as playing.

In short, Conan Exiles should never be considered “alive” for its optional content only, nor “dead” just because that optional content is no more. We should strive for improvements to the core game.
And that is something coming from someone who is obsessed with skins.

*I heard you Deacon and can somehow relate, but Nemesis is right into saying fresh players like me do understand right away what he means when using the word skin… In this case, all the optional content which was not meant to give an unfair advantage to a category of players nor affect the gameplay balance. In others words: DLCs, BP, and bazaar contents. I am not talking about the cases of abuse by players of that said content to their advantage, but of the original spirit in which they were released.