This is inaccurate.
For this one’ buck, the Battle Pass is entirely a worse price than the DLCs.
The cost to buy the pass outright is absurd.
The alternative, of a one time investment of a pittance, but then having to level up the pass, involves work on this one’s part. It’s in game work, but it is still this one’s time being used in a way other than as this one pleases.
Those whose time isn’t valuable, or who aren’t compensated much for it, may discount this. That is fine for them. But just because their leisure time is worthless does not mean others have the same situation. This one’s time to engage in drudgery (per hour) basements at just over the amount of money that acquires 7800 cc.
The claim that the BP will be completed during normal play is also disingenuous in the extreme. What is “normal play”? It’s a fake narrative invented by marketing slurms.
The 1200 CC buy in is the hook to drive engagement. Sink that cost so you feel obligated to play. Do your digital job.
For those who enjoy paying for the privilege of being told what to do (which is fairly common it seems, there is good money to be made helping children with too much money by making decisions for them), it’s just mandatory fun time.
But for those otherwise inclined, it can be a very different animal.
But in short, the BP (as all BPs are) is another aspect of how disgusting the whole industry is becoming.
When this one purchases something, this one wants it at the time of transaction. This one doesn’t see value in paying for the privilege to then work for the product over weeks.
For those tracking, the actual CC cost of the battle pass if you aren’t going to engage in digital drudgery is 8400 the first time and 7200 subsequently
60 levels, at 1800cc/15 levels is 7200
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1200 (refunded) for the initial buy in.
Edit: And because it bears mentioning, this one does think that the Battle Pass as implemented in this game is one of the more benign ones. As far as such things which this one loathes go, it’s one of the least atrocious.
This one has always noted that they despise Battle Passes.
That’s a complete thought and has never encountered an exception.
But to their Credit, Funcom has made one that is comparatively less offensive.