“That’s a Horrible Idea” Valorant Fans split as devs announced previous Battle Pass items will be available to buy in Episode 7

Players since this news, have been split, some supportive while some totally hostile to this new feature.

“That’s a Horrible Idea” Valorant Fans split as devs announced previous Battle Pass items will be available to buy in Episode 7

Riot Games achieved its biggest success in the FPS genre with Valorant. Valorant’s biggest best-selling feature is the selection of unique in-game characters and its in-game cosmetics. Moreover, the game has an excessively large cosmetics market, along with its unique in-game mechanics. This market includes a unique & time-exclusive Battle Pass every season. However, this unique & time-exclusive trait might be going away soon. In the recent Valorant Dev Diaries, developers revealed that players would be able to unlock previous items from battle passes.

This news has left the player base split. Usually, a battle pass is a monetization model in competitive video games where players can purchase a pass to unlock cosmetic rewards as they play. These battle passes have levels to them, which increase as the player plays the game. With the completion of each level, players receive a reward. This is a good model for incentivizing players and encouraging them to play the game. Moreover, the game does not reintroduce most of the items in the battle pass once the time limit expires, as they are exclusive time-limited items.

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In the recent Riot Games‘ Valorant Dev Diaries, developers have revealed their plans for the upcoming episodes. Amongst many other reveals, one has struck the player base hard. This is the availability of previous battle pass items for players who missed out on them to acquire. This new reveal has received mixed reactions from the player base.

This is because the best-selling feature of battle passes is their exclusivity. After the set amount of time is over, players can obtain the items featured in the battle pass. However, this new upcoming feature would take away this aspect of the Battle Pass.

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New Battle Pass progression that lets you buy previous Battle Pass items

Valorant Fans split as devs announced previous Battle Pass items will be available to buy in Episode 7
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The main principle behind Battle Passes is that they contain exclusive, time-limited goodies. These goodies don’t appear after the period for Battle Pass is over. To acquire these goodies, players need to buy these battle passes using real-world currency and then play the game to stack up the progress so they’re eligible to acquire these items. This is a very lucrative incentive system that motivates the player base to play the game. Valorant introduces a new Battle Pass every new act. Furthermore, all these Battle Passes are distinct from each other.

However, during the recent Valorant Dev Diaries, developers introduced a new progression system that would let players acquire items from the previous Battle Passes. And since the news was released, two groups have emerged among the player base: Supporters and Critics. Most of the supporters are those who have missed out on certain previous battle pass items, despite whether they bought the actual battle pass of that act or not. And well, the critics are the critics. That’s all. They are hostile towards this new system. Some of the fans’ reactions are:

One of the most lucrative items that players want from the previous Battle Pass is the melee weapon, the Ruin Dagger. So, previous items coming back are a good deal for new players. Other games like Destiny 2 & Fortnite allow their players to acquire previous battle pass items. So this feature in Valorant won’t be new for the gaming industry. However, the method of acquisition and the extent of it are not yet fully explained. So before forming opinions, players need to wait for a detailed official statement from the developers.

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