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Fortnite Battle Pass is one of the most exciting additions to the game. This pass contains over a hundred rewards, including several exclusive skins and emotes. Epic Games releases a new pass with each season and never brings it back, making its contents very rare. While this is the main selling point of the Battle Pass, it’s also a double-edged sword.
The Fortnite community has an interesting proposal for Epic, as it seems that most players are in agreement that older passes should return. However, this would also make Battle Pass less popular, and many players would likely pass on it.
Will the older Battle Pass skins return to Fortnite?
Reddit user ProdbyPyxlwhip recently made a post about the older Battle Passes in Fortnite. The player wants Epic Games to bring them back, allowing newer players to get their hands on certain cosmetics. Unfortunately, some popular characters, such as Darth Vader and Aquaman, are locked behind the older passes, meaning they can no longer be obtained.
The post has received a lot of attention, getting more than 10,000 upvotes and over 1,100 comments. Most players agree that it would be nice to bring the older items back, but they understand that Epic may not be willing to do it.
“Epic relies on time-based exclusive items, I doubt they’ll ever release any sort of legacy pass till the game is on its last leg,” chicken_doers_ posted, while Boise-State-Fan1 believes that “people who love gatekeeping skins are just pathetic.”
Many Fortnite players also think that older Battle Pass items should simply come to the Item Shop. “I don’t even need them to be passes. Just sell the items in the shop at normal shop prices. Let the battle pass be early access, a huge discount and super styles,” darkdeath174 wrote. “Make them exclusive for a year to make them more flexworthy,” Wboy2006 agreed, adding a suggestion of their own.
While purchasing older exclusive items would be a dream come true for many Fortnite players, it’s unlikely that it will ever happen. While it’s true that the Battle Pass offers a variety of items for only 950 V-Bucks, many players purchase it for its exclusivity. If Epic removed this, it would likely have a negative impact on sales, which is the last thing the company needs.
Fortnite
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Release Date:
September 26, 2017
- - 01 January 2018 (iOS, iOS)
- - 25 July 2017 (Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4)
- - 12 June 2018 (Nintendo Switch)
- Platform(s): Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
- Genre(s): Action, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter